RI lawmakers look for solution in a small state with a big problem: nowhere to send sludge • Rhode Island Current

RI lawmakers look for solution in a small state with a big problem: nowhere to send sludge • Rhode Island Current

The Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility houses one of two incinerators in the state, treating sewage byproducts from across the region. Its pending closure spurred state lawmakers to review solutions to state wastewater treatment. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)Every toilet flush in Janine Burke-Wells’ West Warwick home sends her family’s sewage on a 670-mile journey. Its first stop: the West Warwick Regional Wastewater Trea…