The final phase of a major Rhode Island CSO project has been delayed for at least another three years.The Narragansett Bay Commission was initially scheduled to begin the final of three large tunnels in 2018. According to a Rhode Island Public Radio report, the commission is in discussions with the state’s Department of Environmental Management to extend the project timeline in order to make it more affordable for ratepayers.“We’re not surprised that with a project of this magnitude, nearly $800 million, both the Narragansett Bay Commission and the Department of Environmental Management would want to take the time in front
News Briefs: Utility Delays Overflow-Control Project to Help Ratepayers
In this week’s news briefs, the Narragansett Bay Commission in Rhode Island is putting off completion of a multi-phase CSO project for at least three years to keep rates down, and Florida’s drought has Lake Okeechobee at its lowest level in six years
Jun 09, 2017
| by Kyle Rogers |















