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Woonsocket public works director warns of looming wastewater and incineration costs tied to Synagro transition
Summary
The city’s public works director told the council the city will assume responsibility for an incineration facility currently run by Synagro on July 1, 2027, and warned the cost of required work could be in the "tens of millions." He urged a council workshop and said litigation and operational changes make planning urgent.
The Woonsocket public works director told the City Council the municipality faces a major financial risk tied to the wastewater incineration facility currently operated by Synagro and that the city will assume responsibility for the plant on July 1, 2027.
The director described the coming transfer as a potential “financial tsunami” and repeatedly urged the council to hold a workshop to consider options and litigation exposures. “In 07/01/2027… we are going to inherit that plant and all the issues that go along with it. And I can assure you it is in the…
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