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Providence Water: Chlorine Leak at Treatment Site Contained

[CREDIT: Providence Water] Providence Water reports a chlorine leak at their Scituate facility drew authorities but was quickly contained.

[CREDIT: Providence Water] Providence Water reports a chlorine leak at their Scituate facility drew authorities but was quickly contained.
[CREDIT: Providence Water] Providence Water reports a chlorine leak at their Scituate facility drew authorities but was quickly contained.
SCITUATE, RI — Wednesday morning, Providence Water, Warwick’s main water supplier, found and contained a chlorine gas leak at their Scituate water treatment facility.

Providence Water said in statement that fire and police were contacted and arrived on site. Out of an abundance of caution, the water treatment facility was temporarily closed down. No Providence Water employees were injured, according to the utility.

The leak was identified and isolated, and the facility is back online and operating using a backup chlorine gas supply, Providence Water reported. Customers’ water, including most of Warwick, is safe to drink.

With the exception of the Potowomut area, one hundred percent of Warwick’s water is purchased directly from the Providence Water Supply Board, a surface water supplier.  Water for the Potowomut system is purchased from Kent County Water Authority.

 

Rob Borkowski
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Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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