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Checking the drains

Sewer Dept. to re-line leaking pipes this spring

Earth and Arbor Day Fair a great success

“At first blush, I haven’t figured out which part of the web complicates the next (part),” Second Warden Sven Risom said, describing the requests of the Sewer Commission . . .

Earth and Arbor Day Fair a great success

Sewer Dept. to re-line leaking pipes this spring

Earth and Arbor Day Fair a great success

By all accounts, Block Island’s first Earth and Arbor Day Fair held last Thursday, April 21, was a resounding success . . .

Sewer Dept. to re-line leaking pipes this spring

Sewer Dept. to re-line leaking pipes this spring

Sewer Dept. to re-line leaking pipes this spring

When the Sewer Department sent cameras through its lines last November, the results weren’t pretty. Numerous leaks in the pipes were found in three areas of the sewer district: . . .

Sewer lines may be next infrastructure nightmare

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

Sewer lines may be next infrastructure nightmare

At the joint Water and Sewer Commissions' meeting in October, Sewer Superintendent Dylan Chase had said what was thought . . .

Challenges ahead for water and sewer

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

Sewer lines may be next infrastructure nightmare

The Water and Sewer Commission met and wrestled with daunting challenges in their budget meeting late Tuesday this past week.

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

Behind the scenes of the pristine environment that gave Block Island the designation of one of the Western Hemisphere’s “last great places . . .

Sewer accounts headed for a tax sale

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

Chase named treatment plant operator of the year

The New Shoreham Sewer Commission has finalized its list of delinquent accounts that will be headed for a tax sale . . .

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WJAR) — Wastewater testing predicted the current surge in COVID-19 cases in locations across the country . . .

Sewer company used its generators this summer

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

NBC 10 I-Team: Wastewater testing offers COVID-19 warning as vaccine approaches

The Block Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, just like the island itself, used to be powered by generators . . .

Water and Sewer numbers come in strong for August

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

Latest testing at Wastewater plant detects no evidence of Covid

The good news coming out of the Water and Sewer Commissions meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, is that billings for the month of August came in far better than anyone had predicted.

Latest testing at Wastewater plant detects no evidence of Covid

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

Latest testing at Wastewater plant detects no evidence of Covid

Wastewater Treatment Plant Supt. Dylan Chase shared with The Block Island Times the results of the two most recent tests for the presence of Covid-19 in the town’s sewage.

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

As continued testing of raw influent at the Block Island Wastewater Treatment Plant shows a pattern of fewer and fewer possible cases of Covid-19 on the island, Supt. Dylan Chase also believes that testing can be used as a predictor to prevent possible outbreaks, particularly at schools...

NBC 10 I-Team: Sewage testing offers early warning for schools

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

Sewer Supt.: Wastewater testing can prevent outbreaks of Covid-19

Keeping kids safe as they head back to school during the pandemic means keeping a close eye on COVID-19 numbers in local communities. Some communities are using an early warning sign...

Water and Sewer Company numbers for July come in strong

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

In the early months of 2020, the uncertainty on whether or not there would be any business on the island during the summer was heightened enough that town financial planners braced for a 50 percent...

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

When we received our next report, the concentration was higher at 20,368 parts per liter of sewage, with an estimation of 25 cases. A 24-hour composite sample was begun on July 19 at 7 a.m. ...

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

NEW SHOREHAM – Wastewater on Block Island has tested positive for COVID-19, indicating the island has seen a greater presence of the virus than was previously known. Block Island’s Medical Center has reported two cases...

Water and Sewer budgets approved

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

In a meeting that was both quiet and quick, the fiscal year 2021 budgets for the Water Company and Wastewater Treatment Facility were approved at their annual Financial Town Meetings on Monday, July 6...

Water and Sewer looking at cuts across the board

Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

Water, Sewer Departments 2021 budget talks delayed

With water and sewer flows expected to be dramatically reduced for this upcoming summer season, the Water and Sewer Companies are also having to adjust their fiscal year appropriations accordingly.

Water, Sewer Departments 2021 budget talks delayed

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

Water, Sewer Departments 2021 budget talks delayed

Although the current shutdown of government activities on Block Island has interrupted several projects . .

Sewer Company tax sale scheduled for this year

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

The Sewer Department will be sending out a courtesy notice in bills mailed in February that will notify customers that a tax sale is scheduled for this year . . .

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

Sewer Company Supt. Dylan Chase informed the members of the Sewer Commission that he is thinking of undertaking a study . . .

Artist transforms pump station

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

Artist transforms pump station

An unsightly concrete and metal sewer pump station located on Ocean Avenue has been transformed into a work of art, with the goal of camouflaging it . . .

Blane retires after 23 years

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

Artist transforms pump station

Sewer Company Supt. Chris Blane, at right, accepts a plaque and a handshake from Sewer Commission Chair Pete McNerney . . .

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

Disposable wet wipes have become such a problem that members of the Sewer Commission approved a measure . . .

Wet wipes an ongoing strain for sewer system

Wet wipes an ongoing strain for sewer system

Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

The headline in The Atlantic magazine on Oct. 14, 2016 could not be more succinct: “Wet wipes may be wrecking the world’s sewers.”

Loans available for sewer tie-ins

Wet wipes an ongoing strain for sewer system

Power source to pump station needs replacing

Island homeowners with antiquated septic systems may have an opportunity to connect to the town sewer system affordably through a state run program if they’re eligible

Power source to pump station needs replacing

Wet wipes an ongoing strain for sewer system

Power source to pump station needs replacing

An electrical wire just under 1,000 feet long that connects the Old Harbor pump station to the Wastewater Treatment facility has been buried underground for more than 40 years,

Cable laid to close to sewer line

Sewer personnel patch 35-year old hole in pipe on Ocean Avenue

Cable laid to close to sewer line

The Water and Sewer Commissions are notifying Deepwater Wind that the installation of its electric ductbank is too close to their water and sewer mains along Beach Avenue. . .

Sewer plant receives recognition

Sewer personnel patch 35-year old hole in pipe on Ocean Avenue

Cable laid to close to sewer line

The New Shoreham Wastewater Treatment Plant has received an award that recognizes the staff for its “commitment to ongoing training and advancement in wastewater technology.” . . .

Sewer personnel patch 35-year old hole in pipe on Ocean Avenue

Sewer personnel patch 35-year old hole in pipe on Ocean Avenue

Sewer personnel patch 35-year old hole in pipe on Ocean Avenue

A 35-year old hole in an Ocean Avenue sewer pipe has been fixed. . .