Ep. 19. Newport Water: Impaired, But Drinkable

18/01/2024 13 min

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Episode Synopsis

On Aquidneck Island, all of the municipal drinking water sources are impaired. The water is safe to drink, but only thanks to an intense purification process that is getting more and more costly. ecoRI News reporter Colleen Cronin and publisher Joanna Detz discuss the causes of water pollution and how some are working to save the island’s drinking water.