FIRE BAN IN EFFECT In response to the continued elevated risk of wildfires, DEM has issued a fire ban at all State Parks, campgrounds, and management areas until further notice. The ban is effective as of today (10/28/24) and includes campfires in designated campfire areas, including charcoal fires and cooking fires. This preventative measure applies to all DEM-managed lands and aims to reduce the threat of human-caused wildfires. DEM will continue to monitor and evaluate conditions to determine when the ban can be lifted. Together we can protect our communities and keep first responders safe by reducing the risk of wildfires: 📞 Call 911 if you spot a fire/smoke. Timely information is critical to contain fires before they spread. 🔥 Remember, any outdoor fire is a potential source for a wildfire. Be careful with cigarettes and ashes. When disposing of wood stove ashes, put the ashes in a metal bucket of water. 🚒 Check with your local fire department for any other restrictions and permitting information. 🚨 Stay informed and find resources at dem.ri.gov/wildfirestatus.
TMDL and Water Quality Restoration Study Documents Click on the highlighted segment(s) to view a TMDL document (in PDF format) or to e-mail the contact person for each project. You may also call the project contact at (401) 222-4700. The tables below include both Draft and EPA Approved TMDL documents and are arranged by sub-basin. Draft Documents Statewide º Blackstone River Basin º Coastal Waters º Moshassuck River Basin º Narragansett Basin º Pawcatuck River Basin º Pawtuxet River Basin º Ten Mile River Basin º Thames River Basin º Woonasquatucket River Basin If you require the free Acrobat Reader software Click Here Impaired Water Impairment / Pollutant TMDL Status Contact Statewide No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Blackstone River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Coastal Waters No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Moshassuck River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Narragansett Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Pawtuxet River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Ten Mile River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Thames River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. Woonasquatucket River Basin No Draft TMDL Plans at this time. EPA Approved TMDL Documents Statewide º Blackstone River Basin º Coastal Waters º Moshassuck River Basin º Narragansett Basin º Pawcatuck River Basin º Pawtuxet River Basin º Ten Mile River Basin º Thames River Basin º Woonasquatucket River Basin If you require the free Acrobat Reader software Click Here Impaired Water Impairment / Pollutant TMDL Status Contact Statewide Northeast Regional Mercury TMDL Mercury Approved 12/20/07 Scott Ribas Statewide Bacteria TMDL Bacteria Approved 9/22/11 Updates Approved 9/17/14 and 9/27/23 Jane Sawyers Blackstone River Basin Blackstone River Watershed Blackstone River Cherry Brook Mill River Peters River Fecal Coliform Enterococci Cadmium Copper Lead Approved 4/22/13 Data Summary and Appendices WQ Field Report & Response to Comments Skip Viator Scott Pond Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Approved 8/12/14 Scott Ribas Coastal Waters Eutrophic Ponds Almy Pond North Easton Pond Phosphorus Approved 9/27/07 Scott Ribas Green Hill Pond Ninigret Pond Factory Pond Stream and Tribs Teal Pond Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 2/16/06 Green Hill Pond Bacteria Source Tracking Report Brian Zalewsky Indian Run Brook Dissolved Metals Approved 6/2/08 Skip Viator Pettaquamscutt (Narrow) River Mumford Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 6/25/01 Jane Sawyers Crooked Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 2/19/03 Jane Sawyers Point Judith Pond Billington Cove Champlin Cove Potter Pond Channel Lower Saugatucket River Fecal Coliform Approved 6/26/08 Presentation Heidi Travers Sakonnet River (Portsmouth Park) The Cove, Island Park Fecal Coliform Approved 5/7/05 Cindy Hannus Sands Pond Phosphorus Excess Algal Growth Turbidty Taste and Odor Approved 6/2/08 Presentation Skip Viator Saugatucket River Mitchell Brook Rocky Brook and Tribs Indian Run Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 7/8/03 Jane Sawyers Moshassuck River Basin No TMDL Plans approved at this time. Narragansett Basin Barrington River Fecal Coliform Approved 12/6/02 Heidi Travers Belleville Ponds Belleville Ponds Belleville Upper Pond Inlet Phosphorus Approved 12/28/10 Scott Ribas Buckeye Brook Watershed Buckeye Brook Lockwood Brook Parsonage (Knowles) Brook Warner Brook Old Mill Creek estuary Tributaries to Warwick Pond Fecal Coliform and Enterococci Approved 12/23/08 Skip Viator Buckeye Brook and Tributaries to Warwick Pond Biodiversity Benthic Macroinvertebrate Cadmium Copper Lead Iron Dissolved Oxygen Impairments Final Data Quality Report July 2021 Buckeye Brook and Tributaries to Warwick Pond Data Report February 2016 Skip Viator Eutrophic Ponds Brickyard Pond Gorton Pond Warwick Pond Phosphorus Approved 9/27/07 Scott Ribas Greenwich Bay Apponaug Cove Brush Neck Cove Buttonwoods Cove Greenwich Cove Warwick Cove Baker Creek Dark Entry Brook Gorton Pond Trib Greenwood Creek Hardig Brook and Tribs Maskerchugg River Mill Brook Saddle Brook Southern Creek (Carpenter Brook) Tuscatucket Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 2/16/06 Presentation Heidi Travers Hunt River Fecal Coliform Approved 2/1/01 Brian Zalewsky Fry Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 2/1/01 Brian Zalewsky Scrabbletown Brook Fecal Coliform Approved 2/1/01 Brian Zalewsky Kickemuit River Upper Kickemuit River Kickemuit Reservoir Fecal Coliform Phosphorus Approved 9/29/06 Cindy Hannus Mount Hope Bay and the Kickemuit River Estuary Fecal Coliform Approved 1/14/10 Mount Hope Bay Kickemuit River Wet Weather Sampling 2006 Final Data Report Brian Zalewsky Newport Water Supply Reservoirs North Eastons Pond South Eastons Pond Paradise Pond Gardiner Pond St. Marys Pond Sisson Pond Lawton Valley Reservoir Watson Reservoir Nonquit Pond Total Phosphorus and Total Organic Carbon Presentation: Newport Water Supply Reservoirs Total Maximum Daily Loads (6/21) Nonquit Pond Tributaries Water Quality Study and Pollutant Source Identification (5/18) Internal Phosphorus Loading Analysis Watershed Treatment Model Report Source Water Protection Initiative for Newport Water Supply Reservoirs Surface Water Monitoring in the Newport Water Supply Reservoirs 2015 Data Report (amended) Maidford River and Paradise Brook Water Quality Study and Pollutant Source Identification Development of Numeric Phosphorus and Chlorophyll Targets for the Newport Water Supply Reservoirs Brian Zalewsky Palmer River Fecal Coliform Approved 8/2/02 Heidi Travers Runnins River Fecal Coliform Approved 12/6/02 Heidi Travers Stafford Pond Phosphorus Approved 3/23/99 Jane Sawyers Pawcatuck River Basin Pawcatuck River Basin Little Narragansett Bay Waters Estuarine Pawcatuck River Little Narragansett Bay Watch Hill Cove Mastuxet Brook Fecal Coliform Enterococci Approved 12/1/10 Heidi Travers Yawgoo Pond Barber Pond Chickasheen Brook Phosphorus Approved 6/21/04 Jane Sawyers Pawtuxet River Basin Eutrophic Ponds Roger Williams Pond Sand Pond Spectacle Pond Upper Dam Pond Phosphorus Approved 9/27/07 Scott Ribas Mashpaug Pond Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Approved 9/27/07 Cindy Hannus Ten Mile River Watershed Ten Mile River Watershed Upper Ten Mile River Central Pond Turner Reservoir Lower Ten Mile River Omega Pond Fecal Coliform Enterococci Total Phosphorus Dissolved Oxygen Lead, Cadmium Aluminum & Iron Approved 4/17/14 Ten Mile River 2007 Final Data Report Brian Zalewsky Thames River Basin No TMDL Plans approved at this time. Woonasquatucket River Basin Woonasquatucket River Assampumpset Brook Fecal Coliform Dissolved Metals Approved 7/6/07 Brian Zalewsky Return to Restoration Studies Home