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Change to the taste, odor of water in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
9/8/2022 2:41:31 PM



CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Newport County, RI

Start Date: 9/8/2022 -  
Residents of Portsmouth, Rhode Island have noticed a change in the water's taste and odor. The water quality may have changed due to conservation amid drought, more contaminants after rain, more treatment chemicals, more algal growth or other factors. The Newport Daily News (R.I.), Sept. 8, 2022
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