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Our Infrastructure
Close at hand is the issue of water quantity and water quality, and making sure Jamestown has safe and dependable access to clean water for drinking, harvesting, and recreation. The Town's Water Supply Management Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and many other efforts are helping to address this serious issue. Further, the infrastructure being built today will still be in service when the island feels the effects of sea level rise and more frequent and intense storms. Private properties, as well as roads, bridges, and other town facilities, must be built or retrofitted to be resilient.
Our Infrastructure Fact Sheet
Issues (Learn More):
Water Supply System
Roads & Bridges
Wastewater Disposal
Stormwater Management
Interested in water quality and the health of Narragansett Bay? Visit the Our Resources section
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Goal:
Provide needed services that keep up with technology and meet sustainability goals.
Actions:
Work with state and regional partners to monitor climate change data and evaluate the impact on public infrastructure and services. Determine appropriate actions to minimize those impacts.
Investigate ways to sustainability move towards residential buildout (the maximum number of homes allowed by current zoning), as calculated in the Jamestown Comprehensive Plan, with respect to water supply and use.
Work with RI Resource Recovery Corporation to identify long-term solutions for waste management in Jamestown, including ways to increase recycling of items that are not put in bins.
Develop an outreach campaign that educates residents about critical water supply issues on the island and the need for multi-user, comprehensive approaches to sustaining the local supply for the future. The campaign should highlight how users of the public water supply and those with private wells are hydrologically connected and the influence of each on the town’s overall available water.
Develop ways to notify the public about water supply reservoir levels and what they mean for water usage.
Develop a local green and complete streets policy that requires the consideration of transit, walking, and biking on local roadways as well as stormwater best management practices.