800,000 Gallons of Untreated Sewage Discharged Into Providence River

East Providence sewage spill forces closure of top shellfishing area

A tarp partially surrounds the broken sewage pipe along the East Bay Bike path near Watchemoket Cove in East Providence. (Photo by Chris Dodge courtesy of Save the Bay)The most popular and densely populated shellfishing area in Rhode Island is temporarily closed after 800,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Narragansett Bay from a sewage pipe in East Providence Monday. The cause of the ruptured 20-inch pipe near Watchemoket Cove along t…

East Providence sewage discharge prompts RIDEM to limit shellfish harvesting along river

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is closing a portion of the Lower Providence River to shellfish harvesting because of environmental conc

800,000 gallons of untreated sewage discharged into Providence River

Around 800,000 gallons of untreated sewage was discharged into the Providence River near Watchemoket Cove after a pipe broke.

Massive sewage spill shuts down prime quahog beds in Narragansett Bay

Main break sends 800,000 gallons of sewage into Providence River

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Local river closed to shellfishing after the discharge of 800,000 gallons of untreated sewage

PROVIDENCE, RI - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announces that the Lower Providence River conditional shellfish area, Area 16E, is closed immediately to shellfish harvest due to a sewage discharge from the East Providence wastewater collection system. It will remain closed u