South River Source

First things first. Save the date of Oct. 20. Now lets talk about the West/Rhode Riverkeeper. The work of the West/Rhode Riverkeeper in South County includes everything from running down sources of pollution in the West and Rhode Rivers to water quality monitoring, lobbying for environmental laws, promoting restoration, helping homeowners with rain gardens and [...]

Water quality testing by the South River Federation and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper‘s offices found a couple of spots with high bacteria counts this week. Swimmers who choose to use the area should exercise caution because high bacteria counts can put swimmers at increased risk for skin infections, ear infections and gastrointestinal disorders (cramping, diarrhea and [...]

Surely nobody wants to swim in bacteria-infected waters. And nobody wants to get an infection from swimming in the river. But how do you know? Water quality changes week-to-week. Well, local riverkeepers are introducing an App to keep you apprised of water quality at several spots in the river, giving you the ability to use [...]

According to water samples taken by the West/Rhode Riverkeeper‘s office, water quality is looking pretty good this week in the West and Rhode rivers. The information in the table below is collected by volunteers on June 27 (Wednesday) who check 16 sites around the West and Rhode rivers. This week, no samples showed excessive bacteria, [...]