USGS Tracks Salt, Bacteria and Nutrient Loads Entering Scituate Reservoir
September 09, 2026
September 09, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Data Report 1228, 'Streamflow, Water Quality, and Constituent Loads and Yields, Scituate Reservoir Drainage Area, Rhode Island, Water Year 2023,' by Kirk P. Smith. Prepared in cooperation with Providence Water, the report finds that monitored tributaries carried about 3,000 metric tons of chloride and 1,900 metric tons of sodium into Scituate Reservoir during water year 2023. The 40-page report was issued in 2026.
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