Resilience Projects

2020: 

CRF DEM Awarded - North Kingstown, $80,000

Incorporate low-impact stormwater management with enhanced green infrastructure to adapt to changing coastal conditions and mitigate stormwater runoff and high tide flooding in the municipal parking lot in Wickford.

July 29, 2020 - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today awarded $4,360,600 in matching grants to 13 municipalities and community organizations for climate resilience projects across Rhode Island. The grants will fund 14 projects to restore and improve the climate resilience of vulnerable coastal habitats, as well as river and stream floodplains and related habitats. Funding includes $4 million from the 2018 Green Economy and Clean Water Bond, along with $360,600 from the 2014 and 2016 Green Economy Bonds for flood mitigation and stormwater. The Governor’s recommended $69 million Beach, Clean Water and Green Bond for 2020 includes additional funding to make critical investments in municipal resilience and clean water.

2021:

MRP Action Grant Grantee: North Kingstown   

Project Name: Roger Williams Drive End of Road Retrofit    

Award: $24,217

At the end of Roger Williams Drive, which extends toward Wickford Cove, the Town will mitigate the impacts of the stormwater flow by removing unnecessary pavement and installing grassy areas, a sediment forebay, and a sand filter. These measures will address erosion and provide stormwater management benefits on site by slowing runoff, increasing infiltration, and catching sediment before it discharges into the cove. The existing scrub shrubbery at the end of the ROW will remain in place as a natural buffer and infiltration area.

MRP Action Grant Grantee: North Kingstown  

Project Name: Wickford Waterfront Improvements  

Award: $647,365

This project will implement low impact stormwater management with enhanced green infrastructure to adapt to changing coastal conditions, mitigate stormwater runoff, and address high tide flooding at the municipal waterfront parking lot, known as the Brown Street Parking Lot, in Wickford Village. These improvements are part of a multi-tiered approach to expand recreational, cultural, and civic opportunities in Wickford, as well as to address climate change impacts including sea level rise and increasing storm surges. The MRP Action Grant will support elevating the lowest segments of the Brown Street Parking Lot that are susceptible to flooding, removing existing impervious pavement, and installing pervious pavers around the exterior of the parking lot. The project will also include the installation of tide gates and bioretention basins. These additions will minimize nuisance flooding in the area and reduce pollutants entering the harbor.

2024:

OSCAR Town of North Kingstown – Town Beach Sea Wall Revetment - $300,000

The Town of North Kingstown will procure engineering services to enhance the resilience of the town beach. The project plan is to relocate and redesign the existing seawall as well as stormwater controls at the facility.  The existing seawall has sustained damage from storms including overtopping by bay waters during weather events, scouring creating voids and shifting of stones. The project builds on earlier work and collaboration with CRMC and Save The Bay on the technically feasible solutions to enhancing long-term resiliency at the beach complex.

BWFR - Gilbert Stuart Museum (Total Project Cost: $67,900; Grant Award: $50,900) 

Project to treat invasive fanwort at Gilbert Stuart Pond (aka Carr Pond) in North Kingstown (54 acres) in the Pettaquamscutt (Narrow) River watershed.