Councilors: Proposed BCWA rate hike feels rushed
The holiday season might not be the best time for holding public hearings and voting on rate hikes. That’s some how some local officials feel anyway, including a few of those on hand for a meeting of the Barrington, Bristol and Warren Town Councils Wednesday night. The majority of the meeting focused on a presentation [...]
Read More →BCWA sued by Anawan Club
The Anawan Club has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the Bristol County Water Authority alleging the agency has failed to perform maintenance work and repairs at and around the Anawan Dam as required in an agreement with the club. Anawan Club President David Drowne and Vice-President Jack Hutson addressed the suit at a meeting of [...]
Read More →Barrington, Warren and Bristol Town Councils meet with BCWA tonight
The Barrington, Warren and Bristol Town Councils will meet tonight at 7 p.m. The evening will kick off with a presentation from Bristol County Water Authority officials that is scheduled to include information on the agency’s strategic plan, finance plan and a potential rate hike for next year. The agenda also includes a discussion on [...]
Read More →BCWA public hearing moved to Mount Hope High School
The Bristol County Water Authority has re-located a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20 from Warren Town Hall to the Mount Hope High School cafeteria. While Warren Town Hall was identified as the meeting’s location at a board of directors meeting last Wednesday night, an apparent scheduling mix-up resulted in the venue being moved [...]
Read More →THM levels drop in third quarter testing
The Bristol County Water Authority recently received third quarter trihalomethane testing results with levels that fall well below federal regulations. Trihalomethane is a chemical compound that is formed when natural organics found in surface water interact with chlorine. The compound contains chloroform, which can be harmful over over a prolonged period of time. All [...]
Read More →BCWA: THM samples ‘not a violation, an emergency or an immediate risk’
The Bristol County Water Authority issued a press release Thursday afternoon on recent trihalomethane readings, which reads as follows: The Bristol County Water Authority, as an advanced precautionary measure, is notifying our customers that two of our eight sample sites for the last two quarters exceeded 80 parts per billion (ppb) for trihalomethanes. Due to [...]
Read More →BCWA: Capital plan has measures for addressing THM
The Bristol County Water Authority has already started work toward reducing trihalomethane levels in local water through several initiatives spelled out in a recently adopted capital plan. BCWA Executive Director Pamela Marchand said a number of the plan’s elements could be up and running by the end of next fiscal year provided a rate increase [...]
Read More →BCWA: Elevated test results came from Bristol
A pair of sample sites in Bristol reportedly showed levels of trihalomethane that could exceed federal regulations based on tests performed between April and August. Bristol County Water Authority Executive Director Pamela Marchand said the two sites at the southern end of the system tested at roughly 90 and 100 parts per billion. Ms. Marchand [...]
Read More →BCWA: pregnant women may want to contact health department about water
Bristol County Water Authority Executive Director Pamela Marchand said pregnant women or those with infants may want to consult the Rhode Island Department of Health with concerns over trihalomethane levels. A pair of Bristol County sample sites in Bristol were reportedly measured to have higher levels of the compound than what is allowed under new [...]
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