River Questions

Posted 1/24/24

To the Editor,

My name is George and I always have many questions. Perhaps someone can answer this one. We have had some major floods. Could they have been avoided?

The Pawtuxet River is …

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River Questions

Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2024 12:00 am

To the Editor,

My name is George and I always have many questions. Perhaps someone can answer this one. We have had some major floods. Could they have been avoided?

The Pawtuxet River is basically overflow from the Scituate Reservoir. If the reservoir water level was lowered when the forecast was for 2” – 4” of rain PRIOR to scheduled rain forecast, the low reservoir would mean a lower river. When 4” of rain filled the reservoir, then the river would reach a normal to high. Maybe a lot of disasters could be avoided. This sounds like a simple solution. So, my question is, can and should this have been done? I hope someone can answer this.

Thanks,
George Gervais