In 1991, Rhode Island enacted the “Water Supply Management Act”. This required that all Rhode Island potable water purveyors delivering more than 50 million gallons of potable water per year, complete and file a detailed Water Supply System Management Plan (WSSMP). Current Rhode Island Water Resources Board (RIWRB) regulations titled “Rules and Procedures for Water Supply Systems Management Planning”, were promulgated pursuant to the requirements and provisions of Chapter 42-35 and pursuant to Chapter 46-15.3 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended.
Under the current Regulations, the Town’s Water Division is mandated to prepare and submit thirty (30) month and five (5) year updates of our Water Supply System Management Plan (WSSMP) to the RIWRB, for review and approval. The WSSMP update also includes an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) sub-section. The Town’s 5-year update is currently under review with the State.
The following documents represent the Towns recent submission for the WSSMP update (inn DRAFT form). The completed documents is expected to be approved in March 2025: