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Cyanobacteria advisory, Oct 29, 2026
Advisory active · RIDEM and RIDOH cyanobacteria advisories (RIDEM advisories layer)
Source: RIDEM and RIDOH cyanobacteria advisories (RIDEM advisories layer) via ri-dem-cyano, record 63, updated by the source Oct 29, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice
Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST.
A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.
1. The reported outfall
Outfall reported by an operator the record does not name. Location: 41.78496, -71.40829, given in the source record.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Willow Lake - RWP Ponds”. Not placed on a tracked water.
3. Modeled downstream reach
Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.
Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
When: three different times
The time of the event, the time the source reported, published or updated it, and the time we fetched it are kept apart. Times are shown in New England time; the record keeps the original offsets.
- Started
- Ended
- not reported
- Precision
- Known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- not given
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- We fetched it
What and how much
- Type
- Cyanobacteria advisory
- Status in the record
- Advisory active
- Material
- not stated
- Volume
- not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume in the source's words
- none
Advice
The record carries no advice text from RIDEM and RIDOH cyanobacteria advisories (RIDEM advisories layer).
- Advice window
- not stated in the record; the state's window on the methods page applies
- Basis
- not stated
Source and revisions
- Source
- ri-dem-cyano
- Record id at the source
- 63
- Original notice
- https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/…
- Revision of
- none (first record)
- Revised by
- no later revision
Every field of the record
event_id | ri-dem-cyano:63 |
|---|---|
source_id | ri-dem-cyano |
source_record_id | 63 |
parent_event_id | null |
event_type | hab_advisory |
status | advisory_active |
discharger_id | null |
discharger_name | null |
npdes_permit | null |
outfall_id | null |
outfall_name | null |
waterbody_text | Willow Lake - RWP Ponds |
water_slugs | [] |
water_match | none |
lat | 41.784963 |
lon | -71.408289 |
coord_source | source |
coord_precision_m | null |
started_at | 2026-10-29T15:49:32-04:00 |
ended_at | null |
time_precision | minute |
reported_at | null |
published_at | null |
source_updated_at | 2026-10-29T15:49:36-04:00 |
fetched_at | 2026-11-02T11:55:05Z |
material | null |
volume_gal | null |
volume_text | null |
estimate_flag | unknown |
authority | RIDEM and RIDOH cyanobacteria advisories (RIDEM advisories layer) |
advice_text | null |
advice_window_hours | null |
advice_window_basis | null |
source_url | https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/cyanobacteria-blue-green-algae |
parse_error | null |
fixture | false |
file | events/ri-dem-cyano~3A63.json |
duplicate_of | null |
placement_note | null |
unplaced_reason | null |
set_aside | null |
superseded | null |
reach | null |
reach_band | null |
The source's record (raw)
{
"OBJECTID": 63,
"WaterbodyN": "Willow Lake - RWP Ponds",
"Town": "25",
"SecMun": null,
"F2024_Advis": "C",
"AdvisoryPo": 1793303372000,
"AdvisoryL": null,
"MoreInfo": null,
"AdditionalInfo": null,
"Town_name": "Providence",
"SecMun_name": null,
"layer_url": "https://services1.arcgis.com/HAt3zp2GOzn12Lxk/arcgis/rest/services/Cyanobacteria_Advisories_WFL1/FeatureServer/0",
"water_placement": null,
"time_note": "layer timestamps as entered by RIDEM; may differ from the press release time"
} Source: RIDEM and RIDOH cyanobacteria advisories (RIDEM advisories layer) via ri-dem-cyano, record 63, updated by the source Oct 29, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice
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