CPWL Christmas Potluck RSVP

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Friday, December 6th
6:00 pm- 9:00 pm

Laurel Grange
351 Snake Hill Rd., Harmony RI

Download the PDF flyer and spread the holiday cheer!

Remember to bring a non-perishable item for our local food bank

Ugly Sweater or Festive Attire Encouraged

RSVP Before November 29th

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Lake Drawdown Update

Thanks to a very quick response time by the RI Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Town of Smithfield, the obstruction has been cleared from the culvert under West Greenville Road.  We thank the RI DOT and the Town for acting on this so quickly.

Drawdown of the lake will begin Tuesday, November 5th.  Water will drop about 12” per week, until we are at a level of between 60” and 72” below the spillway.  We anticipate this level will be maintained until March 25, 2025, when we will begin to raise the water level.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email cpwl@cpwl.org

Lake Drawdown Delay

Historically, we have begun the lake drawdown on November 1st.  As part of a pre-release inspection, we discovered the culvert under West Greenville Road is 90% blocked with debris.  If we were to release water, it is likely it would overflow West Greenville Road within hours if not minutes.

While CPWL is not responsible for fixing this problem, we are impacted by it, and it will affect the drawdown timetable slightly.

Bob Eaton and Phil Viall met with a response team of Smithfield officials Thursday afternoon, including Emergency Management, Fire, Police, Public Works, Town Engineer, and Town Manager.  As West Greenville Road is a state road, they will coordinate with the RI Department of Transportation in the cleaning of this culvert.

There was concern on the part of officials that if any downstream culverts are blocked, road wash out might be a problem downstream when the West Greenville Road culvert is cleared, and a sudden rush of water is released.

This problem will hopefully be resolved next week, and we will begin releasing water as we have historically.  We will notify the membership before we begin the drawdown.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email cpwl@cpwl.org