Recent History
In July 2009, the city completed the first phase of a $185 million Combined Sewer Overflow Project, consisting of a 20-foot (6.1 m) diameter deep rock tunnel designed to capture wet weather sewer overflows which previously entered the Quequechan River and Mount Hope Bay and divert these flows toward the city's sewer treatment plant instead. The project is expected to result in a dramatic improvement of the water quality in the river
There are also plans being made to improve access to the Quequechan River for recreational purposes, including a proposed bike path along the former railroad right-of-way. Other plans propose to "daylight" the falls, restore or re-create them, and build a green belt with a connection to the waterfront.
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