Restore America’s Estuaries: Southern New England Program
Name of Project: Estimating Groundwater Contributions to Narragansett Bay and Southern R.I. Coastal Lagoons
Year: 2018
Organization(s): University of Rhode Island
Award Amount: $474,633
Description: URI will study the flow of groundwater into Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island’s South Shore salt ponds. Better understanding of groundwater flows is critical to managing coastal water quality and protecting coastal drinking water supplies.
Location: South Shore Salt Ponds & Greenwich Bay, RI