Resources

Official Sites and Sources

Prudence Island Water District
- This site is home to PIWD information, such as bylaws, fee schedules, public notices, information, elections, etc.: http://pih2o.org/
- Personally, I’ve found useful information disappears from this page as it expires. A good source of older information is the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/*/pih2o.org
- Official meeting agendas and minutes can be found on the website of the Rhode Island Secretary of State: https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/OpenMeetingsPublic/OpenMeetingDashboard?subtopmenuId=201&EntityID=2942
- Portsmouth maintains a site for the PIWD, including the board of directors: http://www.portsmouthri.com/218/Prudence-Island-Water-District
Rhode Island Department of Health – Drinking Water Main Page
- This site contains useful reference information.
- URL: http://www.health.ri.gov/water/
RIDoH Drinking Water Watch (DWW)
- This system logs all the information about water systems in RI, such as system information, water quality test results, violations, compliance actions, etc.
- Main URL: https://dwq.health.ri.gov/DWW/JSP/SearchDispatch
- The “system ID” for PIWD is RI1592023
- From there, click the Water System Number for a detailed look at water system records

An easy read about coliform bacteria can be found here: https://extension.psu.edu/coliform-bacteria
Backflow Prevention: Wikipedia Article and AWWA Video

EastbayRI https://www.eastbayri.com/stories/prudence-island-seeks-states-help-with-water-woes,89335?
Heard Around The Dock (This page has a lot of interesting discussions): https://www.facebook.com/groups/124488071071077/
NewportRI.com article (Note: The author of PIWater.org does not agree with many of the positions, opinions, and analysis in this article, but it is included for reference): https://www.newportri.com/news/20190207/prudence-island-faces-prolonged-water-problem