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In 2017, as a result of improved water quality in the upper Bay largely due to the success of CSO Phases I & II, the RIDEM removed the rain restrictions to shellfishing in Conditional Area B and relaxed the restrictions in Conditional Area A. In addition, bathing beach closures have decreased dramatically since 2014.
Phase III facilities as originally designed included another deep rock tunnel through Pawtucket and Central Falls, terminating at the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility. In response to the USEPA's recent guidance documents on affordability and integrated planning, the NBC undertook a re-evaluation of Phase III in 2013, convening a group of stakeholders to provide review and input. The project was approved by the RIDEM in 2018, with construction on various components slated to begin as early as 2020. Learn more about the Combined Sewer Overflow Project!
Recent News
Three Narragansett Bay Commission employees received regional awards for excellence at the 2019 annual conference of the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA).
Nora Lough, Biologist, received the Wastewater Trainer of the Year Award from…
Read More..The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) announce the execution of a Consent Agreement (CA) that will direct the NBC’s clean water efforts. The CA addresses the protections against wate…
Read More..The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) is offering grants ranging from $250 up to $1,000 for local Earth Day River and Lake Cleanups, restoration or beautification projects for areas located within the NBC service area or receiving waters.
The goal o…
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Under virtually every street in the NBC service area is a sewer pipe that carries away unwanted wastewater from homes, schools, businesses and industries to one of the Narragansett Bay Commission's two wastewater treatment facilities - the Field's Point facility in Providence, and the Bucklin Point facility in East Providence.
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