FIRE BAN IN EFFECT In response to the continued elevated risk of wildfires, DEM has issued a fire ban at all State Parks, campgrounds, and management areas until further notice. The ban is effective as of today (10/28/24) and includes campfires in designated campfire areas, including charcoal fires and cooking fires. This preventative measure applies to all DEM-managed lands and aims to reduce the threat of human-caused wildfires. DEM will continue to monitor and evaluate conditions to determine when the ban can be lifted. Together we can protect our communities and keep first responders safe by reducing the risk of wildfires: 📞 Call 911 if you spot a fire/smoke. Timely information is critical to contain fires before they spread. 🔥 Remember, any outdoor fire is a potential source for a wildfire. Be careful with cigarettes and ashes. When disposing of wood stove ashes, put the ashes in a metal bucket of water. 🚒 Check with your local fire department for any other restrictions and permitting information. 🚨 Stay informed and find resources at dem.ri.gov/wildfirestatus.
Wastewater Treatment Facility Resilience Fund In 2018, Rhode Island voters approved the Green Economy and Clean Water Bond referendum which provided funding support for the Wastewater Treatment Resilience Fund (WWTFRF). Using a competitive grant process, the WWTFRF provides funding to municipalities and/or quasi-state entities to protect government-owned wastewater collection systems and treatment facilities against the effects of climate change and flooding. WWTFRF projects will harden, relocate, repair/replace, and/or provide redundancy infrastructure at these wastewater treatment facilities. Approximately $5,000,000 of funding was provided in the initial round of WWTFRF grant projects. Current projects include: City/Town/Entity Project Title Barrington Barrington/Warren Joint Portable Generators - Barrington Cranston Installation of Watertight Doors at the Pontiac, Worthington, and Youlden Pump Stations East Greenwich Construction of WWTF resiliency measures and emergency generator replacement East Providence Silver Street Pump Station Floodproofing Narragansett Scarborough WWTF Outfall Groin Restoration Newport Long Wharf Pump Station Flood Protection New Shoreham Ocean Avenue Pump Station Quonset Development Corporation Quonset WWTF Resiliency Action Plan, Phase R1 Smithfield Smithfield WWTF – Grit Removal System South Kingstown Middlebridge Pump Station Resiliency/Hardening Warren Barrington/Warren Joint Portable Generators - Warren Warren Wood Street Pump Station Resiliency Improvements Westerly New Canal Street Pump Station Flood Retaining Wall Woonsocket Woonsocket WWTF Building Hardening At this time, the WWTFRF grant program is not accepting proposals. For more information, contact: Sean McCormick (sean.mccormick@dem.ri.gov) or 401-537-4254. RESOURCES Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure Resilient Rhody Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure (Full Study) PDF file, about 20mbmegabytes Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure (Executive Summary) PDF file, about 13mbmegabytes
Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure (Full Study) PDF file, about 20mbmegabytes
Implications of Climate Change for RI Wastewater Collection & Treatment Infrastructure (Executive Summary) PDF file, about 13mbmegabytes