For Woonsocket Residents: Get a Conservation Kit from the
Water Department! Its free! Call 401-767-9297 to get yours
today. The kit includes a low flow showerhead, 2 aerators for
sinks, a toilet tank bank to conserve water when you flush and a
leak pill that can test your system for leaks.
Follow these links for additional information:
Water Quality Report - 2008
Water Consumer
Confidence Report - 2007
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2000 Water Quality Report -
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Where Does My Water Come From?
Substances Expected to be in Drinking Water &
Special Health Information
The Woonsocket Water Division recognizes the
cornerstone to providing quality drinking water and dependable
service is the replacement and maintenance of critical
infrastructure. This past year the Water division has started a
program for the efficient replacement of key system components. The
past years activities include:
- Design of three storage tanks in order to improve fire
protection, system pressure, and reliability. they are expected
to be placed into service in 2002.
- Improvement of the Rhodes Avenue Pump Station including new
energy efficient pumps, motors and emergency generator.
- Integration of computerized controls into the operation of the
system to increase efficiency and provide state of the art
monitoring and control.
- Water Quality Study to determine treatment options to meet
future Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
Woonsocket Water's commitment to excellence is further
demonstrated by our investment in our employees. All system
operators are state-certified based on a successful comprehensive
national examination and continuing education requirements.
For public comment on an ongoing basis, customers can contact
the office of Mayor Leo T. Fontaine or attend the Woonsocket City
Council Meetings. The Council holds hearings on budget and other
financial matters, approves contracts and considers ordinances that
create or amend local laws. Some of these matters affect the
operation of the Woonsocket Water Division. The council meets on
the first and third Monday of every month at 7:00 pm in Harris Hall
in City Hall, 169 Main Street, Woonsocket, RI. The meetings are
televised live on Cox Cable Channel 18. Public comment is welcome.
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