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A lot more waterfront property this March
This March recorded the most rainfall second only to March 2010 when two nor’easters hit the state within a week with the second storm during 8.79 inches of rain over two days. We weren’t … more
BURST PIPE: Michael DiPetrillo and a section of 30-inch cast iron pipe that carried about half of the 9 million gallons of water the city uses daily. The section of pipe ruptured in December 2018. Fortunately, there was a bypass that the city has depended on since. (Warwick Beacon file photo)
A fix finally
Imagine Warwick as a gigantic bathtub that, depending on the time of year, needs to be filled with 15 to 25 million gallons of water daily. Now imagine two large water spigots each capable of … more
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DEDICATED VOLUNTEER: Veronica Berounsky, Ph.D. 90, takes a sample from Narrow River. The alumni relations and communications coordinator for URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography’s Public Engagement office, has been a Watershed Watch volunteer for more than two decades. (URI photo by Nora Lewis}
URI Watershed Watch finds wet summer affected local water quality in 2023
The intense heat of the summer of 2022 affected water quality in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams throughout Rhode Island, as well at sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. But 2023 was … more
IN CLASS: The school department called in outside contractors Monday in a push to dry out much of the building that was filled with steam following the freezing of a heater ventilator last weekend. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Crews push to dry out Toll Gate for Monday resumption of classes
Crews were working feverously to dry out Toll Gate High School Tuesday and restore it to a condition where it could reopen Monday for classes. “We’re assessing it daily,” … more
ROARING PAWTUXET: Not that we need a reminder that there’s plenty of water to go around but rather, too much of it, the Pawtuxet River has been at flood levels for days now. This image was taken from the village bridge late Wednesday afternoon prior to yet another storm on Saturday. (Cranston Herald photo)
Work begins all over again to receive federal aid after floods
Early on the morning of Wednesday, January 10, Rhode Island was hit with its second significant flooding event in less than a month. This came just days after President Biden made FEMA assistance … more
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Water quality is focus of next harbor management workshop
The second in a series of four workshops on the city’s harbor management plan will be held Jan. 9 starting at 6 p.m. As the workshop coincides with the monthly scheduled Zoning Board meeting in … more
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Isaac Ginis
Just too much water
Last week Warwick was grazed by three major storms, two of which caused significant flash flooding and even  tornados in the northern part of the state. The big name, though- in fact, the … more
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THE PLACE TO BE ON THE BAY: It was a boisterous and friendly crowd in Potter Cove. (Cranston Herald photos)
Party time splashes
By JOHN HOWELL “Coming up,” Warwick Police Officer Andrew Chretien said above the hum of the twin outboards. The engines went from a purr to a roar as police marine vessels cleared … more
TYPES OF WATER PIPES: Michael DiPetrillo holds a display of pipes commonly used for home water service. The bottom pipe with the smallest opening is a lead pipe. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Getting all the lead out
The Warwick Water Division is looking to get the lead out….all the lead by the fall of 2024. Division director Terry DiPetrillo said Monday the plan is to seek bids to replace 157 interior … more
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BURST PIPE: Michael DiPetrillo and a section of 30-inch cast iron pipe that carried about half of the 9 million gallons of water the city uses daily. The section of pipe ruptured in December 2018. Fortunately, there was a bypass that the city has depended on since. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Finally fixing the break
The alarms went off on December 18, 2018. There was a leak in the Warwick water system, not just a dipping faucet or a broken fire hydrant spilling hundreds of gallons into the street. This was much … more
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High water bills trigger shower of questions
Some things are predictable, but the Warwick Water Division couldn’t have predicted it would snow the day the quarterly water and sewer bills arrived. Division director Terry DiPetrillo … more
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Water usage spikes despite appeal to conserve
Despite an appeal for residents to limit outdoor water uses, the consumption of water in the city is running about twice what it usually is for this time of year, averaging more than 1 million … more
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Picozzi explains rational for water conservation
After having a voluntary odd/ even water schedule last week Mayor Frank Picozzi took to Facebook Monday to give an update. “Last week the Kent County Water Authority issued a directive on … more
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THERE WAS A POND HERE: Michael DiPetrillo sands near the site where a major aqueduct and bypass pipe are buried in the shadow of Route 37 and overlooking Route 95. When the aqueduct burst in 2018, the vale below DiPetrillo turned into a pond holding 15 million gallons in three hours.
When Warwick almost went dry
Terry DiPetrillo can tell you the date and even the time that the city came close to losing water. It was Dec. 11, 2018 at 11 p.m. when the city’s water division learned of a burst main. … more
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$20M loan approved for Kent Water Authority offices, maintenance facility
By JOHN HOWELL With approval of a $20 million loan from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank last week, the Kent County Water Authority that serves 4,528 Warwick customers mainly in the Natick, Cowesett and Apponaug sections of Warwick is a step closer more
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STRAIGHT FROM THE TAP: Brian DeLuca of the Warwick Water Division takes a sample from Fire Station 6 on West Shore Road at Cole Farm that will be tested for bacteria. (Warwick Beacon photos)
What's in 'your' water?
By JOHN HOWELL Brian DeLuca is in and out of the Warwick Country Club four days a week year round - even in the winter months when the club is closed. He heads for the kitchen and turns on the water. He's been doing it for about eight years. So, that more
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City now looking to repair, not replace, water tanks
By JOHN HOWELL Intuition and a phone call appear to have saved taxpayers millions of dollars while ensuring residents have a dependable reservoir of water for the next 20 years if not longer. After inspection of the city's two water tanks in May with a more
TIME TO BE REPLACED: The two water tanks on Bald Hill Road with a total capacity of 12 million gallons have outlived their lives according to Terry DiPetrillo, head of the Warwick Water Division. One of the tanks has already been taken off-line because of cracks.
City’s water tanks need replacement
By JOHN HOWELL In Dec. 18, 2018, a 30-inch pipe, a major supply to city water, ruptured under Route 95 where it intersects with Route 37. Since then the city has relied on a by-pass that engineers had the foresight to install for such an event. Now the more
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Complaints on water bills still trickling in
By JOHN HOWELL "Don't tell me it's a leak, because I know it isn't,"Peter Broomfield, operations aide at the water division, remembers the woman on the other end of the line insisting. He listened and agreed to send over a crew to see why her utility more
CHECK FOR LEAKS: Terry DiPetrillo, chief of the Warwick Water Division, holds one of the cards the city distributes enabling customers to check for a toilet leak.
Summer of 2020 makes for flood of water bill complaints
By JOHN HOWELL When Janice Torilli opened her quarterly water/sewer bill last week, she was in for a shock she could least afford at this time of year. The bill, reflecting water usage from June until Sept. 22, was $508, or $204 more than what she paid more
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