Rhode Island Department of State

Description
Annual Budget:	$330,550,227
Total Personnel:	268
The Narragansett Bay Commission was created by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1980 to reduce pollution and improve the water quality of Narragansett Bay and its tributaries. The NBC, a non-profit public corporation regulated by the RI Public Utilities Commission, provides wastewater collection and treatment services to over 350,000 people in Providence, North Providence, Johnston, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Lincoln, Cumberland, East Providence, and portions of Smithfield and Cranston.
Responsibilities
The Narragansett Bay Commission owns and operates Rhode Island’s two largest wastewater treatment facilities - the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility in Providence and the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility in East Providence — and is responsible for 110 miles of interceptors, 7 pump stations, 32 tidegates, and 62 combined sewer overflows.

Key Staff

Title	Name	Phone Number	Email
Executive Director	Laurie Horridge, Esq.	(401)-461-8848	[email protected]
Director, Operations and Maintenance	Meg Goulet	401-461-8848	[email protected]
Director, Environmental Science and Compliance	Walter Palm	401-461-8848 x 470	[email protected]
Director, Construction and Engineering	Richard Bernier, PE	401-461-8848 x326	[email protected]
Chief Financial Officer	Karen Giebink	401-461-8848 x342	[email protected]
Director, Administration	James McCaughey PE, BCEE	(401)-461-8848	[email protected]

Narragansett Bay Commission