Water Extension Appeals

Certain applicants may appeal a denial by a public water supply facility to the Water Resources Board Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15-2.1. The procedures for review and entities subject to review are further defined in the Water Resources Board Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings (490-RICR-00-00-9).

Jamestown Appeals Submitted July 2024

At their August 21, 2024 meeting, the Water Resources Board initiated the review process and appointed a Prehearing Board (PHB) to develop a recommendation to the full Board.

The PHB reviewed the consolidated appeal from four (4) separate decisions of the Jamestown Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners denying four (4) Appellants' applications to allow extensions from and connections to the existing Jamestown public water supply system to the Appellants' four (4) single family residential properties. Filings, briefs and other documents related to the proceedings as well as the PHB recommendation to the Board are provided below: