Sewer Commissions News Today

The Sewer Commissioners have begun to meet with the Wareham Water Department to discuss the

It’s hard to get away for a vacation when you run a 24-hours-per-day operation with a limited staff. That is the case for both the Water and Sewer Departments on

Historic District approves a door, a fence, and signs

After what Block Island Water Company Superintendent John Breunig described as “clerical and quorum issues,” the Joint Water and Sewer Commissions finally mustered a minimum quorum to hold a public hearing and pass water usage restrictions for the...

Town Manager Maryanne Crawford announced that Captain Peter Chabot of the Rhode Island State Police has been selected to serve as interim police chief on Block Island. The New Shoreham Town Council acted on his appointment at its meeting on Monday,...

The Block Island Joint Water and Sewer Commissions have been able to issue water allocations to two applicants that were denied previously due to lack of available capacity during the months of June and July. “I’ve thought about this a lot,” said...

To the Editor, The article, “Block Island Water Company considers conservation measures,” (Feb. 4), stated in its first paragraph, “The Block Island Water and Sewer Commissions approved a new water allocation for Salt Pond Settlement despite having...

The Block Island Water and Sewer Commissions approved a new water allocation for Salt Pond Settlement despite having denied at least three allocation applications from commercial water users last month. The Water Company has exceedingly little water...

Water Superintendent John Breunig has been trying to get the attention of the town and the broader community on an issue of utmost importance: the Water Department’s infrastructure can not support future growth within the district, much less outside...

Nearly half of Wilton’s American Rescue Plan Act funds are back on the table after the town learned the planned purchase of communications equipment isn’t an allowed use.Towns across the state are getting access to federal COVID-19 relief funding...