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6/11/2026
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Assembly passes Rep. Casimiro’s bill prohibiting sludge facility at Quonset
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STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Julie A. Casimiro that would prohibit any thermal waste conversion facilities from operating at Quonset.
“When this proposal first came to the public’s attention, the outrage was swift and rightfully so. There is no place for a facility like this that would have been located directly above North Kingstown’s water supply. The risk is simply too high from a contamination and quality of life standpoint, and this legislation will effectively end the public’s worry about a sludge plant being operated in North Kingstown,” said Representative Casimiro (D-Dist. 31, North Kingstown, Exeter).
The legislation (2026-H 8400A) would prohibit the Quonset Development Corporation from authorizing, permitting, leasing, approving or otherwise allowing the siting, operation or construction of any thermal waste conversion facility, or similar chemical or thermal processes designed to convert solid waste, plastics, biomass, or other feedstock into fuels, energy or chemical products, within the boundaries of the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park. It would expire and have no force or effect as of June 1, 2027. The legislation coincides with a newly approved special joint legislative commission to study Rhode Island’s growing biosolids disposal challenges. The commission is expected to report its findings by April 1, 2027.
The bill now heads to the governor for consideration.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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