Work
Projects
Programs
Water Supply System Management Plans
Water Supply System Management Plans (WSSMPs) are prepared by water suppliers that produce over fifty million gallons of water per year.
Water Facilities Assistance Program
Since 1983, the Water Resources Board has administered a grant program to finance up to 50% of design and construction costs for new public water supply facilities.
Water Allocation
In 1999, the RI General Assembly granted the agency sole authority to devise a fair and equitable allocation of water resources among users and uses to ensure that long-range considerations of water supply prevail over short-term considerations.
Public Drinking Water Protection
This popular program is often referred to by municipal water suppliers as the “penny per hundred” program.
Drought Management
Rhode Island can experience extended periods of dry weather, from single season events, like the drought of 1999, to multi-year events such as experienced in the mid 1960s...
