Providence Water

The agenda for the meeting included the Call to Order, Roll Call, and Reports covering the General Manager, Finance, Personnel, and Engineering sections. Key discussion items listed under New Business involved the Election of Officers and the Appointment of a Deputy for the Board of Contract and Supply. An Executive Session was scheduled to address Personnel matters, specifically the General Manager's Performance Evaluation.

The Scituate Reservoir Source Water Assessment and Protection Plan, published by Providence Water, outlines strategies to protect drinking water supplies by evaluating threats to water quality within the watershed. Key components include inventorying and mapping potential pollution sources, assessing contamination risks, identifying practical pollution reduction steps, and evaluating watershed vulnerability to climate change. The plan addresses risk factors such as high-intensity land use, pollution sources within critical buffers, reservoir nutrient enrichment, water quality criteria compliance, and historical contaminant detections, with an emphasis on land acquisition and robust management measures.