August – Tropical Storm Irene – August 29, 2:00 p.m. Update

Thank you for your patience throughout the ongoing outdoor water ban. As many of you know, drought conditions have affected our region for much of the last year. According to the latest Rhode Island drought maps, 99% of the state is still classified as “abnormally dry.”

However, after closely monitoring our water production and remediating several wells, CREW is implementing a change in restrictions to allow some outdoor water use. Effective immediately, we will be moving from a full outdoor water ban to an even/odd day watering schedule.

What does this mean?

  • Even-numbered addresses may water outdoors on even-numbered days of the month.
  • Odd-numbered addresses may water outdoors on odd-numbered days of the month.


This change is a balance between conserving water and providing some relief to our customers. We will continue to monitor the drought conditions, and if rainfall improves, we will reevaluate and aim to lift the outdoor water ban completely.

We appreciate your understanding and continued efforts in conserving water during these challenging times.

Pascoag Utility District crews have made substantial progress clearing debris and repairing pole and wire damage from the effects of Hurricane Irene.Ê PUD has had full crews and additional contract workers out in the field since approximately 8 a.m. Sunday.Ê We are waiting for our two main feeder lines from National Grid to be re-energized.Ê Once those main lines are restored and we have power available at our substation, and we will be able to begin to return service to our customers circuit by circuit.

 

Additionally due to storm damage, we lost all 7 of our incoming customer phone lines, and appreciate the kind words and patience our customers have shown us when they have stopped by our office to report outages. You can continue to call the office but all calls are currently being routed through one cell phone so please be patient as we now only have one line. Our crews will continue to work at the incredible pace they have until every last customer has its electricity supply back in service.

 

We ask that our customers under no circumstances put themselves in proximity of downed power lines, as they can be energized at any time as restoration continues.

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