The Port of New Bedford has submitted a $15 million TIGER grant for the 2017 round offered by the US Department of Transportation. The Port is seeking funds to build 800 feet of additional bulkhead in the North Terminal and complete Phase V dredging.
70 projects in 44 communities eligible to receive 580 million in 2 percent interest-rate loans to fund construction and planning projects designed to improve water quality, upgrade or replace aging drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and cut treatment plant energy use and costs.
Middletown property owners with septic systems, or 22 percent of the town’s commercial and residential buildings, may soon be subject to local regulation.
MassDOT is providing an Enterprise GIS platform that gives all MassDOT staff the ability to view, create and share GIS data in a collaborative environment.
DEM and RIDOH is conducting the Source Water Protection Initiative for Newport's Drinking Water Reservoirs study to guide efforts to restore water quality in the ponds, facilitating drinking water treatment and improving conditions for aquatic life. The study involves all nine supply reservoirs: South Easton Pond in Newport; North Easton Pond, Gardiner Pond, and Paradise...