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A Narragansett Bay Commission Project
Rhode Island
Joined June 2021
The 40th annual Federal Hill Columbus Day Festival kicks off today with more than 80 food vendors, art and retail vendors, games and amusement rides.
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The reason behind treating wastewater is simple – to protect public health and the environment. Learn more about NBCs efforts to improve environmental conditions in RI.
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The tunnel that we are currently working on will travel through Pawtucket, Central Falls and East providence. It will be 2.2 miles long and have a storage capacity of more than 58 million gallons of stormwater.
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#RestoredWatersRI: Construction of the tunnel dewatering pump station and screening facility continues at 840 School St.
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NBC has a mission to maintain a leadership role by monitoring water quality at buoy locations, mapping surface water quality parameters, and taking samples of the Bay's bacterial and nutrient levels.
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Did you know? CSOs are illegal under the Federal Clean Water Act and NBC is under a federal mandate to minimize them.
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#RestoredWatersRI: Construction of the drop shaft Gate and Screening Structure has commenced at 50 Pleasant St.
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One of the main goals of our work is for today's generation to never know a bay or river that has been polluted and degraded. We want them to only know a clean and healthy bay.
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure is an important component of wastewater management. NBC has incorporated several GSI components into CSO Phase lll, including the new Macomber Field and Perez Field in Central Falls.
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#RestoredWatersRI: Construction of consolidation conduits on Taft Street continues. Taft Street will be intermittently closed while work is ongoing, with exceptions for stadium events.
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Fun fact! With a completion date in 2028, the #PawtucketTunnel will provide over 58 million gallons of stormwater storage.
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#RestoredWatersRI: Finish work of the Pawtucket Tunnel shafts and adits will continue through November 2025.
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The Restored Waters RI project relies on strong communication with residents, businesses, officials, and community groups. Visit the ‘Contact Us‘ page on our website to learn about all the ways you can reach our team.
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The full lighting of the WaterFire 🔥 in Providence is happening this Saturday, with onshore programming and vendors beginning at 5:30pm.
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Construction on the tunnel portion of the project is scheduled to be completed in 2027. Other portions of the CSO project will continue until 2041. Learn more about the project.
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#RestoredWatersRI: The 660 Roosevelt Avenue receiving shaft site continues to be used for staging work inside the tunnel to finish lining the adits and tunnel connections to the drop shafts.
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CSOs are the main reasons behind sections of the waterways and the nearby beaches being closed to the public due to water quality. Fishing in the bay has been limited for many years, especially in times following heavy rainfall.
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The Clean Water Act has greatly improved wastewater treatment and discharges at the Field’s Point and Bucklin Point facilities, significantly cutting the amount of metals and toxic pollutants entering the sewer system and, ultimately, Narragansett Bay.
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#RestoredWatersRI: Construction of consolidation conduits on Taft Street continues. Taft Street will be intermittently closed while work is ongoing, with exceptions for stadium events.
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Do you know? @narrabay collects water clarity samples from 6 different locations to check on quality.
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