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CSO PROJECT

In 2001, the NBC set out on an ambitious project to dramatically reduce wet weather related sewage overflows from harming our urban rivers and Narragansett Bay. Today the Bay is cleaner than it has been in 150 years and the final phase of the NBC’s Combined Sewer Overflow project is underway.

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The rain did not stop us today! Spent the morning

The rain did not stop us today! Spent the morning with @groundworkrhodeisland to tour the state-of-the-art Water Quality Science Building and Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility. Thanks for visiting!

#wastewatertours #fieldspoint #providence #narrabay

We had so much fun celebrating our fifteenth year

We had so much fun celebrating our fifteenth year receiving the Best Places to Work Award from the @providencebusinessnews . Thanks for having us PBN!

A huge shoutout to our staff for making this award possible!!

📸 credit: @pbn & Anne Marie Higgins

#pbnbestplacestowork #employeeappreciation #wastewatertreatment #RI #largecompany

Bucklin Point has been under some serious construc

Bucklin Point has been under some serious construction over the last few years, between the CSO Phase III project #RestoredwatersRI, new buildings, and more; we are so excited for the end result of all these upgrades to the facility and the future of clean water!

Pictured is one of two of our newest additions, a final clarifier that will greatly enhance the secondary treatment capacity at BP. Last week they completed the first concrete placement for the base slab. This tank is 110ft in diameter, 16ft deep and will be one of largest final clarifiers at BP. The two new tanks are scheduled to be completed by July 2026.

#BucklinPoint #EastProvidence #Pawtucket #WastewaterTreatment #Upgrades #CleanWater

Last week we celebrated our 22nd year hosting our

Last week we celebrated our 22nd year hosting our award-winning Watershed Explorers Program and its end-of-year conference with almost 800 students from 13 different schools in the NBC service area. We had a rainy start, but it turned out to be an amazing day for these students and teachers as we concluded the end of the program. The program encourages students and teachers to become stewards of the environment, focusing on their local watershed and other surrounding water bodies. Students participate in in-class lessons, field trips, and exploring and completing experiments in their watershed in the hopes that they grow to understand how vital watersheds are and work to protect them for future generations.

The day was full of student presentations and fun activities from NBC staff, Save the Bay, Audubon, RWPZ, Mass Audubon, RIRRC, Mystic Aquarium, Norman Bird Sanctuary, and 15minute field trips.

NBC’s amazing Environmental Education Coordinator Cynthia Morissette deserves a round of applause for all her hard work and dedication to this program. She puts her heart and soul into it for these kiddos and the future of environmental education.

#NBCWatershedExplorers #EnviornmentalEducation #ElementaryEducation #FutureScientists

Congratulations to NBC’s Field Point WWTF and Bu

Congratulations to NBC’s Field Point WWTF and Bucklin Point WWTF on receiving the Gold and Silver awards from @ricwa1952 !

Field’s Point received the Gold Award for being in perfect compliance with no violations for the calendar year. Bucklin Point received the Silver Award which recognizes a facility with only one violation during a calendar year. Wastewater treatment facilities have about 250-300 opportunities to violate permit requirements every month which tells you what a significant honor these two awards are.

Congratulations and most of all THANK YOU to our incredible, FP and BP staff for working hard to make sure our facilities stay in compliance!

📸 : Aerial shot of Field’s Point

#CleanWater #Awards #RICWA #Compliance #Narrabay #Wastewater

Our first shellfish transplant of 2025 was a huge

Our first shellfish transplant of 2025 was a huge success yesterday. 60 fishermen participated and collected 1,524 (50 lb) bags of shellfish, totaling 76,200 lbs to transplant into designated shellfish management areas.

The next transplant will be on Thursday, May 15th.

#Shellfishing #Shellfishermen #ShellfishingTransplant #NarragansettBay #GreenwichCove #CleanWater

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 We got outside today with ou

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 We got outside today with our Pleasant View Elementary 5th graders at Mowry Conservation for our macro invertebrate study and to celebrate our beautiful planet. Students found many macro invertebrates that thrive in cleaner water, which is a great sign for the health of the upper part of the Woonasquatucket River.

It’s a beautiful day out there today, get outside and do something for our wonderful planet! 💚🌎

#EarthDay2025 #Celebrate #CleanWater #WatershedExplorers #GetOutside

We had a great time with @risdlandscape today tour

We had a great time with @risdlandscape today touring the Water Quality Science Building and talking all things #cleanwater and data. Thanks to Professor Fatema Maswood for her continued interest in our work!

On Saturday, April 12th NBC hosted an Open House i

On Saturday, April 12th NBC hosted an Open House in part of RI’s Clean Water Week and it was HUGE success. The weather wasn’t great but we had an amazing turnout, thank you to all the folks who came out to “follow the flush” regardless of the weather!

#RICleanWaterWeek #WastewaterTours #Providence #FieldsPoint #CleanWater #FollowTheFlush

Thank you @risecstate for your inspiring words thi

Thank you @risecstate for your inspiring words this morning at the NBC’s Environmental Merit Awards ceremony! And CONGRATULATIONS to the 18 local companies who received recognition for perfect compliance with their NBC permits!

#cleanwater #goodcitizenship #narrabay

We had a great time with the folks from @buildingf

We had a great time with the folks from @buildingfuturesrhodeisland touring the CSO tunnel pump station! We went deep—300 Ft!—-to talk about #cleanwater

Looking for something fun to do during April’s s

Looking for something fun to do during April’s school vacation week with your kiddos?

Join us for some FREE clean water activities Tuesday, April 15th at Field’s Point from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Students must be accompanied by an adult. Contact nbcpr@narrabay.com for more information and to sign up.

#StudentActivities #CleanWater #AprilSchoolVacation #Providence #FieldsPoint #EnvironmentalEducation

The Croft School joined us today to “follow the

The Croft School joined us today to “follow the flush”, learning the ins and outs of wastewater treatment AND we were almost able to squeeze all 20 students in our pipe project display!

#WastewaterTours #EnvironmentalEducation #Science #Providence #FollowTheFlush #SewerPipe

Last week we hosted our 4th annual career day even

Last week we hosted our 4th annual career day event with Central Falls High School students. Students visited and toured the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility and the state-of-the-art Water Quality Science Building, getting the full experience on what goes into operating the Narragansett Bay Commission and the many possible future career paths students could take. In addition to the tours and meeting with staff, students were able to do their own water quality testing, testing the water from Collier Park in Providence.

A big shout to our wonderful staff for being great ambassadors and taking the time for these students and thank you to CFHS students for being such wonderful guests, we hope we helped guide you in one way or another on your future career endeavors!

#CareerDay #CentralFallsRI #CentralFallsHighSchool #Education #FutureCareers #Science

In celebration of RI’s Clean Water Week the NBC

In celebration of RI’s Clean Water Week the NBC will be hosting an open house on Saturday, April 12th 10 AM - 1 PM at the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility.

We will be offering free public tours of the wastewater treatment facility, the state-of-the-art Water Quality Science Building, touch-a-truck, touch-a-boat, pipe walk through and other fun activities.

Tours will start every half hour starting from 10 AM with the last tour taking place at 1 PM. For more information and to book your tour, please contact nbcpr@narrabay.com. Space is limited!

#RICleanWaterWeek #OpenHouse #WastewaterTour #FieldsPoint #Providence #CleanWater #Celebrate

We had a great time with Nuevas Voces last weekend

We had a great time with Nuevas Voces last weekend talking about #cleanwater!

Beautiful day for a wastewater tour! Thanks for vi

Beautiful day for a wastewater tour! Thanks for visiting @seekonkhigh !

#FieldsPoint #Providence #WastewaterTour #EnvironmentalEducation #Science #CleanWater #NarragansettBay

The Narragansett Bay Commission is proud to sponso

The Narragansett Bay Commission is proud to sponsor its 32nd annual student poster contest. The theme of this year’s contest is The Best Day I Had With Water.

The NBC would like students to artistically showcase a day they remember having a great time with water. There are so many activities that involve water. Students could draw themselves at a beach, a water park, in a canoe, using their own pool, or even enjoying a drink of water after a grueling sports activity. Water helps us daily, let’s celebrate it!

The contest rules are as follows:

Students must be in grades K-6 and reside in Providence, North Providence, Johnston, Central Falls, Lincoln, Pawtucket, Cumberland, Cranston, Smithfield, or East Providence.

Posters cannot be larger than 11x17 or smaller than 8 1/2x11.

Posters must include the student’s name, grade, school, home address, and phone number on the back.

Posters become the property of the Narragansett Bay Commission.

Winners receive a $100 cash prize, winning posters are printed in NBC’s 2026 poster calendar, and winners are invited to a recognition ceremony on Wednesday, June 4th at 5:00 at the NBC Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility at 2 Ernest Street, Providence.

Mail posters to the Narragansett Bay Commission’s Public Affairs Office at One Service Road, Providence, RI 02905.

THE CONTEST DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025!

#2025PosterContest #TheBestDayIHadWithWater #YoungArtists #EnvironmentalEducation #GradesKthrough6

The Narragansett Bay Commission will be conducting

The Narragansett Bay Commission will be conducting smoke testing investigations in the Providence/Cranston area next week. These investigations are being conducted to identify sources of extraneous water that discharge into its sanitary sewers.

The testing involves blowing white smoke into the sanitary sewer lines in the street and observing/recording where the smoke leaks out. The smoke is harmless, odorless, non-staining, and leaves no residue. A Material Safety Data Sheet can be provided upon request. The smoke will not enter your house or building unless there are defects in your sanitary plumbing. Although unlikely, should smoke enter your building, do not be alarmed. Simply open the windows, and then notify the EST Associates crew in the street at 617-212-6714 that smoke has entered your building. Please be assured that the smoke will disappear quickly. Prior to testing, you can reduce the chances of smoke entering your building by pouring about a gallon of water down each sink and flush each toilet in your home. This will allow water to fill each trap (bend in the piping under the fixture), which will in turn prevent the smoke from entering the building.

The smoke testing is being coordinated by the Narragansett Bay Commission’s engineering consultant, Tighe & Bond, and will be conducted by EST Associates, Inc. Representatives of these firms will carry photo identification and EST vehicles will be clearly labeled with the company name and phone number. Field crews will be on your street within the next week to perform this test on March 13th 2025. The hours for testing are between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Monday through Friday. The Fire and Police Departments are being notified of the smoke testing work locations.

If you suffer from lung or respiratory ailments and have concerns, please contact EST at (781) 455-0003 and special arrangements will be made.

If you have any specific questions regarding the smoke testing please contact Bryan Weiner, PE, Project Manager for Tighe & Bond at (781) 708- 9846 or Michael Caruolo, PE, The Narragansett Bay Commission at (401) 461-8848 x357.

A BIG shoutout and congratulations to both of our

A BIG shoutout and congratulations to both of our wastewater treatment facilities, Bucklin Point and Field’s Point for each receiving the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Peak Performance Silver Award for 2023.

The Peak Performance Award recognizes NACWA members facilities for excellence in permit compliance. The Silver Awards are presented to facilities with no more than five violations per calendar year.

Congratulations and thank you to all our staff that helped make this award possible, making sure our facilities are operating to their fullest!

📸 credit: @petergphoto , Field’s Point

#PeakPerformanceAward #SilverAward #Wasterwater #FieldsPoint #BucklinPoint #Compliance

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