What are Rhode Island Towns Doing?

Onsite wastewater (septic system) management is a field that is evolving rapidly. This issue is relevant to almost all Rhode Island towns, although not all communities have begun to implement active wastewater management programs. The following town plans highlight several management approaches. These plans originated from the EPA Block Island/Green Hill Pond National Decentralized Wastewater Management Project, and they serve as examples for other communities seeking to establish such programs.

The goal of the Block Island/Green Hill Pond Project was to establish sustainable, onsite wastewater management programs for Block Island and the Green Hill Pond watershed areas in South Kingstown and Charlestown. For more information click here.

For more detailed information on the specific town programs involved in the Block Island/Green Hill Pond Project, visit each town link below.

New Shoreham (Block Island)

Charlestown

South Kingstown

• For a summary of system management requirements, click here.

• For a summary of the program components in Block Island, Charlestown, South Kingstown, and Jamestown, click here.

Other communities that already have wastewater management programs include:

Jamestown
North Kingstown
Glocester
Tiverton

*If your town is developing a wastewater management program and is not included above, please let us know. Send an e-mail to: LPHILO@uri.edu