Narragansett Bay Combined Sewer Over?ow Abatement Program | Providence, RI, US Located in Rhode Island Sound, o? the Atlantic Ocean, Narragansett Bay is an estuary that receives fresh water from nearby rivers and streams. It is home to hundreds of species of ?sh. Challenge The Narragansett Bay Commission, created in 1982 and based in Providence, R.I., is charged with keeping the bay clean while providing safe and reliable wastewater treatment. The commission needed a comprehensive treatment program for the waters surrounding Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls due to pollution problems with the over?ows from the existing combined sewer system. Solution More than 20 years ago, the Narragansett Bay Commission retained Louis Bergerto develop its ?rst combined sewer over?ow abatement plan.

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