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Cyanobacteria advisory (harmful blue-green algae) reported, Jun 29, 2026

Advisory active · Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program

Source: Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program, record slack-town-beach:smithfield-johnston:2026-06-29, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 15:55 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: 41.86566, -71.55237; location source: given in the source record.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Slack Town Beach (Smithfield/Johnston)”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Jun 29, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 15:55 UTC

What and how much

Type

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Status in the record

Advisory active

Material

not stated

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Beach Monitoring Program

Source record number

slack-town-beach:smithfield-johnston:2026-06-29

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "Beach": "Slack Town Beach (Cyanobacteria Advisory)",
  "City/Town": "Smithfield/Johnston",
  "Closed On": "6/29/2026",
  "Re-Opened": "",
  "Number of Days Closed": "",
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