Welcome to the BASF Cranston, RI Community Outreach Website.

Welcome to the former Ciba Geigy facility community update website

This site serves as a source of news and information regarding progress at the former Ciba Geigy facility located in Cranston, Rhode Island for the residents and surrounding communities.

Objectives

Under the guidance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), BASF, as the current property owner, is implementing measures to ensure the site remedy and restoration efforts achieve these three key objectives:

1. To make sure that the former Ciba Geigy facility in Cranston is protective of human health and the environment;

2. To ensure the remediation activities facilitate reuse and repurpose of portions of the property; and

3. To preserve and enhance the ecological assets of the property in a manner that creates value to the local community and region.

Update - May 2025

USEPA recently approved the Sediment Sampling and Cap Inspection Work Plans for the former Ciba Geigy site in Cranston, RI. BASF is in the process of retaining contractors and coordinating with a laboratory to implement the approved sediment sampling work plans. Three main activities are scheduled to take place during implementation of the work plans: 
 
•    A boat contractor and field sampling team will be at the site to conduct the work. The boat will be used to navigate to the proposed sediment sampling locations to collect sediment cores. Those samples will then be sent to the lab for analysis.  

•    The sand cap located in the Pawtuxet River adjacent to the BASF property will be inspected and sampled consistent with the approved sediment cap inspection work plan. 

•    The bottom of the river will be surveyed using a small boat.  

Work is scheduled to start on May 19, 2025, and take approximately three to four weeks to complete. The results of this sediment sampling investigation will help characterize the Pawtuxet River and inform a path forward.