To view the most current updates posted directly by WSA, please click on these links to view the City of Warwick website information:
Information available on the WSA site includes the following FAQ’S:
- Assessments
- Assistance Programs
- Construction Grinder Pumps
- Sewer Usage Billing
- Bayside Sewer System Preliminary Construction Schedule
- Bayside Construction Area Map
The above link brings you to a PDF that is periodically updated by WSA with the latest announcements. The most current ‘post’ is added to the top of the PDF.
Rhode Island Cesspool Phaseout Act of 2007
“In 2015, the Rhode Island Cesspool Phaseout Act of 2007 was expanded to provide for the eventual removal of all cesspools in the state. Effective January 1, 2016, cesspools must be replaced with approved onsite wastewater disposal systems (OWTS) or connection to municipal sewers within one year of sale or transfer of a property. Certain waivers apply (see first attachment).”
Refer to the above link for a variety of information pertaining to the Phase Out Act and the driving reason (amongst others) that Bayside requires a sewer option for residents.
A letter to the Warwick Sewer Authority (WSA) from RI DEM, Dated May 18, 2016
Re: Rhode Island Cesspool Act Applicability to Future Sewered Areas in Warwick, RI
Click on the above to see the full letter.
An excerpt pertaining to Bayside/Longmeadow (including River Vue and Highland Beach Neighborhoods) appears below:
miles of sewer main to service nearly 900 properties including the River Vue and Highland
Beach neighborhoods. The project is generally bounded by Tidewater Drive to the west and
Narragansett Bay to the east; Buckeye Brook to the north and Medford Street to the south.
The project has been repeatedly delayed due to several issues, including structural concerns with
the Mill Creek bridge and the discovery of the remains of a significant Native American village
concentrated around the Mill Cove Brook. The archaeological site, named the Mill Cove Site,
was the location of a major battle in July 1676 between the Colonists and the Narragansett Indian
Tribe.
In 2012, the Mill Cove Site was deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic
Places. Because funding for this project comes from loans subsidized by the federal government,
it is subject to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Warwick Sewer
Authority has been working in consultation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, and the Narragansett Indian Tribe
to develop sewer construction plans for the Bayside project which avoid and/or minimize
impacts on archaeological and cultural resources contained within the Mill Cove Site.
The Warwick Sewer Authority’s preliminary design for sewers in this area includes a gravity
interceptor on Tidewater Drive with low-pressure lateral sewers off that main line. The plan
involves construction using trench-less technology.
The design engineer on the project is Gordon R. Archibald, Inc. (GRA). The total estimated
costs for all three phases of the Bayside Wastewater Collection System include:
- Estimated engineering costs to complete design (including archaeology): $2,000,000
- Estimated costs of construction*: $18,000,000
- Estimated construction/administration/inspections/archaeology: $2,000,000
- TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS $22,000,00
RANGE OF COST/ASSESSMENT PER PROPERTY: $20,000 – $30,000
*Includes contingency based on design stage but no future cost escalator.
List of Streets in Bayside Project Area:
Alden Avenue
Arlington Avenue
Avon Avenue
Basset Avenue
Beatrice Avenue
Beatrice
Terrace
Bolster Street
Bourne Street
Boylston Street
Brinton Avenue
Burnett Avenue
Burns Avenue
Cady Avenue
Camp Street
Channing Street
Chapin Avenue
Clara Avenue
Cliff Road
Concord Street
Curry Place
Cyr Street
Friendship Avenue
Grove Avenue
Hamlin Avenue
Harborview Drive
Heights Avenue
Hope Avenue
Lighthouse Drive
Lippitt Avenue
Longmeadow Avenue
Lyndon Avenue
Mayflower Avenue
Medford Street
Melrose Street
Mill Cove Road
Ocean Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Palmer Avenue
Park Avenue
Payton Avenue
Pender Avenue
Possner Avenue
Priscilla Avenue
Pyle Avenue
Ridge Road
Riverside Avenue
River Vue Avenue
Sable Street
Samuel Gorton Drive
Seacrest Lane
Shore Avenue
Standish Avenue
Surf Avenue
Tidewater Drive
Van Zandt Avenue
Webb Avenue
Wentworth Avenue
Whipple Avenue]
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