Suit Filed As Advisory Ends For Woonsocket River Discharge Issues

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is lifting a no-contact advisory for the Blackstone River between Woonsocket and Pawtucket....

March 16, 2023
2:20 PM

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is lifting a no-contact advisory for the Blackstone River between Woonsocket and Pawtucket. The notice was triggered by a discharge of partially-treated wastewater from the Woonsocket Regional Treatment Facility earlier this month. At the same time, the DEM and Attorney General Peter Neronha are announcing that a civil complaint has been filed against the city of Woonsocket and the contractors that operate the plant. 'The discharge of partially treated sewage into the Blackstone River – one of Rhode Island's treasured natural resources – has gone on long enough.