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Eliminating Sanitary Sewer Overflows in Rhode Island:  News and Events

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North Providence Fined, Will Take Action on Sewer Overflows, July 29, 2010

LOCAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES TO HOLD PUBLIC TOURS AS PART OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE MONTH: Facilities Seek to Raise Awareness About the Systems that Protect Public Health and the Environment and Support Economic Development, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, October 8, 2008

Sewer: Period of Discovery, An EPA mandate forces a Rhode Island community to examine operations and discover hidden weaknesses and valuable strengths, Municipal Sewer & Water, September 2008

DEM Issues Amended Requirements for Sewage Collection and Treatment: Rules Aimed at Improving Operation and Maintenance of Sewage Systems to Further Protect Public Health and the Environment, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, May 6, 2008

Rhode Island Town Will Pay Fines for Illegal Sewage Discharges, March 11, 2008

Six Rhode Island Communities Ordered to Address Sewage Overflows - EPA continues effort to improve water quality in R.I. waters, August 10, 2007

EPA Effort Addresses Rhode Island's Harmful Sewage Overflows - Wastewater Utility and Five Municipalities Ordered to Comply, February 20, 2007

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