Providence Water maintains and operates over 10 facilities that support the transmission and
delivery of clean potable water. These facilities are located throughout the Northern Rhode
Island area. Many of these facilities do not have Providence Water employees stationed at them,
but on occasion are visited for periodic service and monitoring.
a. In accordance with the requirements set forth in 40 CFR § 112, facility Spill Prevention,
Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans are required to be reviewed and/or amended every
five years.
b. All sites have been visited and SPCC plans have been prepared, however, 5-year SPCC
updates are mandated. Additionally, new locations have been added to the Providence Water
facilities list and there are no existing plans for those locations.
c. Providence Water seeks to have existing SPCC plans rewritten in a concise, user-friendly
format, or amended that guides the reader through the steps necessary to maintain compliance
with 40 CFR § 112.