GRS Projects - Rhode Island

This page summarizes active and completed GRS Development and Testing projects in Rhode Island and provides a link to all final GRS documents. Contact EPA Region 1 or Nuka Research via the information provided on the Home Page to obtain additional information on previously completed projects (e.g., meeting summaries and site selection matrices).

Active Projects

Test 3 Blackstone River GRS

Completed Projects

2024 - 2025 Pawtuxet River GRS Validation/Testing

This project was completed in 2025. Tactics from the GRS listed below were deployed and tested. Each GRS was updated based on the results of testing.

PX-RI-01 Warwick Mall

PX-RI-04 Warwick Ave

2023 - 2024 Blackstone River GRS Validation/Testing

This project was completed in 2024. Tactics from the GRS listed below were deployed and tested. Each GRS was updated based on the results of testing.

BR-RI-06 Pawtucket

2017 - 2018 Blackstone & Pawtuxet River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2018. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

Blackstone River

BR-RI-01 Woonsocket West

BR-RI-02 Woonsocket East

BR-RI-03 Manville Dam

BR-RI-04 Ashton Dam

BR-RI-05 Lonsdale Marsh

BR-RI-06 Pawtucket

Pawtuxet River

PX-RI-01 Warwick Mall

PX-RI-02 Pontiac Boat Ramp

PX-RI-03 Jefferson Blvd

PX-RI-04 Warwick Ave