{"id":540,"date":"2009-04-20T19:09:25","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T23:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=540"},"modified":"2009-04-20T19:09:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T23:09:25","slug":"headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projo.com\/news\/content\/EAST_PROVIDENCE_SEWER_PLANT_04-20-09_E3E3AUD_v14.34f20e3.html\"><strong>The Providence Journal (R.I.)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Upgrading the city\u2019s wastewater treatment facility to comply with environmental regulations and handle the potential full build-out of East Providence\u2019s waterfront may cost $70 million.<\/p>\n<p>The total is contained in a plan drafted by experts hired by the city and approved last month by the state Department of Environmental Management. The department has been pressuring the city for years to make the improvements.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council had a workshop April 14 and is expected to approve a 300-plus-page request for proposals at its Tuesday night meeting. Those proposals are to include private management of the sewer system, which would still be owned by the city.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the cost has council members uneasy. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.projo.com\/news\/content\/EAST_PROVIDENCE_SEWER_PLANT_04-20-09_E3E3AUD_v14.34f20e3.html\">[read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Providence Journal (R.I.) &#8211; Upgrading the city\u2019s wastewater treatment facility to comply with environmental regulations and handle the potential full build-out of East Providence\u2019s waterfront may cost $70 million. The total is contained in a plan drafted by experts hired by the city and approved last month by the state Department of Environmental Management. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2194],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Providence Journal (R.I.) &#8211; Upgrading the city\u2019s wastewater treatment facility to comply with environmental regulations and handle the potential full build-out of East Providence\u2019s waterfront may cost $70 million. The total is contained in a plan drafted by experts hired by the city and approved last month by the state Department of Environmental Management. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blueprint America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tom mcnamara\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tom mcnamara\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"tom mcnamara\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f\"},\"headline\":\"Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":129,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Headlines\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/\",\"name\":\"Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/headlines\\\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\\\/540\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blueprint America\",\"description\":\"A spotlight on America\u2019s decaying and neglected infrastructure.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/search-results\\\/?q={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f\",\"name\":\"tom mcnamara\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/blueprintamerica\\\/author\\\/tom-mcnamara\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS","og_description":"The Providence Journal (R.I.) &#8211; Upgrading the city\u2019s wastewater treatment facility to comply with environmental regulations and handle the potential full build-out of East Providence\u2019s waterfront may cost $70 million. The total is contained in a plan drafted by experts hired by the city and approved last month by the state Department of Environmental Management. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/","og_site_name":"Blueprint America","article_published_time":"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00","author":"tom mcnamara","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tom mcnamara","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/"},"author":{"name":"tom mcnamara","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/#\/schema\/person\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f"},"headline":"Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab","datePublished":"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/"},"wordCount":129,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Headlines"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/","name":"Headlines ~ Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab | Blueprint America | PBS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-04-20T23:09:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/#\/schema\/person\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-rhode-island-70-million-for-sewage-treatment-plant-rehab\/540\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rhode Island: $70 million for sewage treatment plant rehab"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/","name":"Blueprint America","description":"A spotlight on America\u2019s decaying and neglected infrastructure.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/search-results\/?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/#\/schema\/person\/5cb395b99b3e08ceff9a2adde41cfa8f","name":"tom mcnamara","url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/author\/tom-mcnamara\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}