Reports from Prior Bay Incidents

Fish Kills in Marine Waters of Rhode Island in 2005 PDF file, less than 1

Health and Environmental Advisory for Residents of Conimicut Point PDF file, less than 1

Beach Monitoring Program (RIDOH)
The Greenwich Bay Fish Kill (NBEP)
North Cape Oil Spill of 1996 (DARRP)
World Prodigy Oil Spill of 1989 (DARRP)
Brown Tide Research Initiative (NY Sea Grant)
Burning of H.M.S. Gaspee - June 9, 1772 (Gaspee Virtual Archives)

Contexts and Conditions Nearby:

What You Can Do To Prevent Polluted Runoff, Nonpoint Source Pollution (EPA)
Eyes on the Bay (MD Dept. of Natural Resources)
USGS Studies in Long Island Sound: Geology, Contaminants, and Environmental Issues (USGS)
Long Island Sound Study
Nutrient Pollution of Coastal Rivers, Bays, and Seas (Ecological Society of America)
Water Quality Criteria for Chesapeake Bay(EPA, Chesapeake Bay Program)

BART Report

View the latest data in the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Report (May 15 to Oct. 15)

BART Contact Information

In an emergency (an immediate threat to public safety or the environment) contact DEM Division of Law Enforcement: (401) 222-3070 (24/7)

To report a release of a hazardous substance (such as an oil spill) contact DEM Office of Emergency Response: (401) 222-1360 (Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am-4:00 pm)

To report an environmental incident on the Bay, such as a fish kill or algal bloom call the Bay Line: (401) 222-8888 DEM.bartline@dem.ri.gov

For DEM Public Affairs Office: (401) 222-2771 or view the DEM Pressroom

Bay Line and BART are administered by DEM Office of the Director 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908-5767 Phone: (401) 222-2771