When the U.S. EPA ordered the Warwick Sewer Authority (WSA) to develop a plan to assess the adequacy of its collection system maintenance programs, Mathew Solitro’s first response was, “You’ve got to be kidding.”But now, “We see it as a bit of a blessing,” says Solitro, program engineer for the authority, which serves the city of Warwick, R.I.The EPA, with the Rhode Island Department of Environ-mental Management, had been issuing such mandates throughout the state in an effort to improve water quality. When Warwick’s turn came in August 2007, the WSA decided to use it as the impetus for rigorous
