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.

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