View Full Version : 800,000 gallons of untreated sewage discharged into Providence River


wdmso
05-08-2026, 03:55 AM
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/800000-gallons-of-untreated-sewage-discharged-into-providence-river/


via broken pipe. ouch this is going to kill the bull rakers. hopefully the state will provide some kind of Assistance

this is a bad pun but #^&#^&#^&#^& happens.

JohnR
05-08-2026, 04:42 AM
This is not far off from what happens in hard rains

RIROCKHOUND
05-08-2026, 08:32 AM
This is not far off from what happens in hard rains

Except it happens Much less frequently since the CSO tunnel went online.

ivanputski
05-08-2026, 10:29 AM
This happens a lot in holyoke mass also, and it all floats down the CT river and ultimately into Long island sound