News and Information

NOTICE: Rivers Council Public Hearing (PDF)

Kenneth Burke Named Chief of Staff/General Manager for Rhode Island Water Resources Board

Drought News

RI Precipitation 12 Months Ending Feb 08 (PDF)
RI Precipitation 12 Months Ending Jan 08 (PDF)

Regional Drought Analysis through April 2008 (PDF)
Regional Drought Analysis through January, 2008 (PDF)

Drought Indices and Phases 11/19/07 (PDF)

Drought Facts 11/6/07

Drought Indices and Phases 10/15/07 (PDF)

Regional Drought Analysis through December 31, 2007 (PDF)

12/03/07 – Drought Advisory Continues

10/22/07 – Rhode Island Issues Drought Advisory

09/05/07 – DEM, RI Water Resources Board urges public to take voluntary water conservation measures as stream flow levels continue to drop due to lack of rainfall

Reports and Presentations

Rhode Island Water Resources Board and U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Partnership Program proudly announces the publication of two scientific reports:

Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5154, "Estimated Water Use and Availability in the Pawtuxet and Quinebaug River Basins, Rhode Island, 1995-99" by Emily Wild and Mark T. Nimiroski. (PDF)

Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5213, "A Precipitation-Runoff Model for the Blackstone River Basin, Massachusetts and Rhode Island" by Jeffrey R. Barbaro and Phillip J. Zarriello. (PDF)

Water Supply for Rhode Island... Today and Tomorrow (PPT)

Water for Rhode Island: Today and Tomorrow - 2006 (PDF)

Legislative Presentation Regarding KCWA (PDF)

Hunt River Presentation (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2009 (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2005 (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2004 (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2003 (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2002 (PDF)

WRB Annual Report 2001 (PDF)