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Planning Board names liaison for URI groundwater‑monitoring study and sets target for kickoff
Summary
The board agreed to assign a planning‑board liaison and requested a kickoff meeting with University of Rhode Island researchers on a 12‑month groundwater well assessment for areas near Tiverton's development sites; the board set a goal to host URI in June and assigned Member Stuart Hardy as liaison.
The Planning Board reviewed a proposed groundwater well assessment and monitoring project authored by faculty at the University of Rhode Island. The 12‑month contract (anticipated start May 1; end April 30, 2026) is intended to collect baseline groundwater and well data in affected neighborhoods, help assess impacts from development proposals and build a monitoring database.
Board members agreed the study requires coordination with town staff and with private well owners willing to allow sampling. The board selected Member Stuart Hardy to serve as the Planning Board liaison to URI for the effort and asked staff to coordinate the June meeting, at which URI researchers are expected to present the study approach and sample‑site requirements. Members noted the town administration and department staff may need to assist in outreach to private well owners and said the board would not be responsible for landlord outreach work.
Hardy will contact the URI researchers to coordinate a kickoff meeting and will work with staff to align the study’s timelines with the town’s needs.
