Block Island Water Company ~ In The News

The Joint Water and Sewer Commission has denied three new requests for water allocations. All of the requests were for commercial users . . . 

Water Superintendent John Breunig has been trying to get the attention of the town and the broader community on an issue of utmost importance. . . 

What do you do when your water or sewer bill seems high? Most folks assume they have a leak somewhere, and call a plumber. . . 

It will become more difficult for new customers to tap into town water in the near future, as the Block Island Water Company struggles to keep up with demand. On Monday the Water Commission voted to . . . 

 The Block Island Water Company is located in a quaint and picturesque setting next to Sands Pond,  the second largest body of fresh water on the island . . . 

 The New Shoreham Sewer and Water Commissions held a meeting on June 21, in a hybrid format with in-person seating . . .  

The New Shoreham Sewer Commission has finalized its list of delinquent accounts that will be headed for a tax sale. 

 Block Island has seen its share of milestones in the past several years: the construction of the Wind Farm, the purchase of the power company . . . 

The good news coming out of the Water and Sewer Commissions meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, is that billings for the month of August came in far better than anyone had predicted. 

 In the early months of 2020, the uncertainty on whether or not there would be any business on the island during the summer was heightened enough that town financial planners...

 Cheers and applause echoed through the Block Island School as the island wide broadband project was overwhelmingly approved this past week at the annual Financial Town Meeting... 

In a meeting that was both quiet and quick, the fiscal year 2021 budgets for the Water Company and Wastewater Treatment Facility were approved at their annual Financial Town Meetings on Monday, July 6... 

 With water and sewer flows expected to be dramatically reduced for this upcoming summer season, the Water and Sewer Companies are also having to adjust their fiscal year appropriations accordingly. 

 Although the current shutdown of government activities on Block Island has interrupted several projects  . . 

 As the Block Island Water Company prepares for an upcoming vote on securing a bond for a $2.3 million water main project, Supt. John Breunig . . . 

 A Special Financial Town Meeting to vote on a proposed $2.3 million water main project that will be undertaken by the Water Company . . . 

 With the Town Council throwing its support for a special Financial Town Meeting to vote on a $2.3 million water main . . . 

 The members of the Water Commission this week approved spending up to $21,715 to create a design plan and specifications ...

 As of last week, only 30 surveys sent out by the Block Island Water Company had been returned...

 “We are getting a brand new piece of infrastructure. We’re not getting a Band-Aid...

 The Town of New Shoreham is the beneficiary of a newly re-purposed water treatment unit courtesy of grant funding 

 The Atlantic States Rural Water & Wastewater Association (ASRWWA) held its Annual Drinking Water Taste Test... 

 Imagine a water department’s worst nightmare. While workers flush a fire hydrant, the water system’s pressure drops . . .