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State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Report a Spill or Release

Please call and report any oil (petroleum) or hazardous materials release or if you suspect a release is imminent - of any amount - on land, into water, or air.

If you have inquiries regarding Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) please email dem.ast@dem.ri.gov or call our normal business hour phone listed below.

DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (Mon-Fri, 8:30-4:00) - Call (401) 537-4533
ANYTIME, ANY EMERGENCY - Call (401) 222-3070 "The Environmental Police" (the Division of Law Enforcement) at the DEM Hot-line

To report or to learn about an environmental incident on Narragansett Bay (such as a fish kill or algal bloom) Please click the tab below.

BART & Bayline