Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria TMDL

The Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria TMDL consists of a Core TMDL Document and Waterbody Summaries. The Core Document contains the generic information required by US EPA to complete a TMDL, while each Waterbody Summary contains specific information about the pertinent waterbody. EPA approved the Core TMDL Document and 57 Waterbody Summaries on September 22, 2011. EPA approved an additional six Waterbody Summaries on September 17, 2014.

For more information contact: Jane Sawyers

Supporting Documentation

Click on the links below to view the Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria Core TMDL Document (in PDF format) and other documentation supporting the Statewide Bacteria TMDL.

Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria TMDL Core Document (September 2011) PDF file, about 1

Updates to the Rhode Island Statewide TMDL Core Document (August 2014) PDF file, less than 1

Updates to the Rhode Island Statewide TMDL Core Document (September 2023) PDF file, less than 1

2011 Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria Public Meeting Presentation PDF file, about 3

2014 Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria Public Meeting Presentation (Westerly) PDF file, about 3

2014 Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria Public Meeting Presentation (East Greenwich) PDF file, about 4

2023 Rhode Island Statewide Bacteria Public Meeting Presentation PDF file, about 2

Interactive Map of Statewide Bacteria TMDL Waters
(Requires Microsoft Silverlight plugin. Contact Paul Jordan at 401-537-4497 if you have questions.)

Final Waterbody Summaries

Impaired Water	Impairment / Pollutant	Municipality
Watershed Planning Area 1: Aquidneck Island
Bailey's Brook (RI0007035R-01)	Enterococci	Middletown
Maidford River (RI0007035R-02A)	Fecal Coliform	Middletown
Maidford River (RI0007035R-02B)	Fecal Coliform	Middletown
Paradise Brook (RI0007035R-03)	Fecal Coliform	Middletown
Watershed Planning Area 2: Barrington - Palmer - Warren Rivers
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 3: Bristol - Kickemuit River
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 4: Buckeye Brook
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 5: Greenwich Bay
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 6: Hunt River
Frenchtown Brook (RI0007028R-01)	Enterococci	East Greenwich, West Greenwich
Hunt River (RI0007028R-03D)	Enterococci	North Kingstown, Warwick
Sandhill Brook (RI0007028R-05)	Fecal Coliform	North Kingstown
Pierce River (RI0007028R-07)	Enterococci	East Greenwich, Warwick
Watershed Planning Area 7: Jamestown
Jamestown Brook (RI0007036R-01)	Fecal Coliform	Jamestown
Watershed Planning Area 8: Branch - Blackstone Rivers
Branch River (RI0001002R-01A)	Enterococci	Burrillville
Branch River (RI0001002R-01B)	Enterococci	North Smithfield
Chepachet River (RI0001002R-03)	Enterococci	Burrillville, Glocester
Clear River (RI0001002R-05C)	Enterococci	Burrillville
Clear River (RI0001002R-05D)	Enterococci	Burrillville
Pascoag River (RI0001002R-09)	Enterococci	Burrillville
Tarkiln Brook (RI0001002R-13B)	Enterococci	Burrillville, North Smithfield
Crookfall Brook (RI0001004R-01)	Enterococci	Lincoln, North Smithfield, Smithfield
Long Brook (RI0001006R-02)	Enterococci	Cumberland
East Sneech Brook (RI0001006R-03)	Enterococci	Cumberland
Burnt Swamp Brook (RI0001006R-06)	Enterococci	Cumberland
Watershed Planning Area 9: Moshassuck River Basin
Moshassuck River (RI0003008R-01A)	Enterococci	Lincoln
Moshassuck River (RI0003008R-01B)	Enterococci	Lincoln, Pawtucket, Central Falls
West River (RI0003008R-03B)	Enterococci	Smithfield, Lincoln, North Providence, Providence
Watershed Planning Area 10: Narrow River
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 11: New Shoreham - Block Island
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 12: Pawtuxet River
Nooseneck River (RI0006012R-05)	Enterococci	Coventry, West Greenwich
Boyd Brook (RI0006013R-01)	Enterococci	Scituate, Coventry
South Branch Pawtuxet River (RI0006014R-04B)	Enterococci	Coventry, West Warwick
Tiogue Tributaries (RI0006014R-05)	Enterococci	Coventry
Huntinghouse Brook (RI0006015R-11)	Enterococci	Glocester, Scituate
Moswansicut Brook (RI0006015R-16)	*E-coli*	Scituate
Winsor Brook (RI0006015R-30)	Enterococci	Foster
Meshanicut Stream (RI0006017R-02)	Enterococci	Cranston, West Warwick, Warwick
Dry Brook (RI0006018R-02A)	Enterococci	Johnston
Simmons Brook (RI0006018R-04)	Enterococci	Johnston, Cranston
Roger Williams Park Ponds (RI0006017L-05)	Fecal Coliform	Providence
Mashapaug Pond (RI0006017L-06)	Fecal Coliform	Providence
Watershed Planning Area 13: Providence - Seekonk Rivers
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 14: Prudence Island
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 15: Quinebaug River
Moosup River (RI0005011R-03)	Enterococci	Foster, Coventry
Watershed Planning Area 16: Eastern Sakonnet River
Borden Brook (RI0010031R-01)		Tiverton, Little Compton
Quaker Creek (RI0010031R-04)		Tiverton
Tributary to Nonquit Pond (RI0010031R-20)		Tiverton
Watershed Planning Area 17: Saugatucket River
Fresh Meadow Brook (RI0010045R-01)	Enterococci	North Kingstown, South Kingstown
Watershed Planning Area 18: Southeast Coastal
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 19: Southwest Coastal
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 20: Stafford Pond
Sucker Brook (RI0007037R-01)	Enterococci	Tiverton
Watershed Planning Area 21: Ten Mile River
No TMDL Plans at this time.
Watershed Planning Area 22: West Bay
Belleville Upper Pond Inlet (RI0007027R-02)	Enterococci	North Kingstown
Watershed Planning Area 23: Wood - Pawcatuck Rivers
Ashaway River (RI0008039R-02A)	Enterococci	Hopkinton
Chickasheen Brook (RI0008039R-05A)	Enterococci	Exeter
Meadow Brook (RI0008039R-13)	Enterococci	Richmond
Mile Brook (RI0008039R-14)	Enterococci	Hopkinton
Pawcatuck River (RI0008039R-18B)	Enterococci	Charlestown, Richmond
Pawcatuck River (RI0008039R-18C)	Enterococci	Charlestown, Richmond, Hopkinton, Westerly
Pawcatuck River (RI0008039R-18D)	Enterococci	Hopkinton, Westerly
Pawcatuck River (RI0008039R-18E)	Enterococci	Hopkinton, Westerly
Taney Brook (RI0008039R-23)	Enterococci	Richmond
Tomaquag Brook (RI0008039R-24)	Enterococci	Hopkinton
White Horn Brook (RI0008039R-27B)	Enterococci	South Kingstown
Dutemple Brook (RI0008039R-30)	Enterococci	Exeter
Parmenter Brook (RI0008039R-37)	Enterococci	Hopkinton
Spring Brook (RI0008039R-41)	Enterococci	Westerly
Acid Factory Brook (RI0008040R-01)	Enterococci	West Greenwich
Breakheart Brook (RI0008040R-02)	Enterococci	West Greenwich, Exeter
Brushy Brook (RI0008040R-03B)	Fecal Coliform	Hopkinton
Canonchet Brook (RI0008040R-04B)	Enterococci	Hopkinton
Phillips Brook (RI0008040R-14)	Enterococci	West Greenwich
Wood River (RI0008040R-16A)	Enterococci	Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton
Baker Brook (RI0008040R-18)	Enterococci	Richmond
Watershed Planning Area 24: Woonasquatucket River
Cutler Brook (RI0002007R-02)	Enterococci	Glocester
Latham Brook (RI0002007R-05)	Enterococci	Smithfield
Stillwater River (RI0002007R-09)	Enterococci	Smithfield

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