ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO
STORMWATER MASTER PLAN

Due to ongoing water quality issues in the Roger Williams Park pond system, in 2013, The Providence Parks Department with support from a group of stakeholders, developed a Water Quality Management Plan to identify areas of improvement and suggest mitigation strategies. However, the Roger Williams Park Zoo wetland area was not included in this original plan. 

 

In 2023, the Stormwater Innovation Center received funding from a Restore America's Estuaries Watershed Implementation grant to collaborate with the Zoo on a Stormwater Master Plan that would focus specifically on the Zoo property. The Master Plan identifies potential sources of pollution, existing stormwater infrastructure, and potential future green infrastructure installations or retrofits. In May 2026 the Stormwater Master Plan for the RWP Zoo was completed.  The final plan can be viewed HERE. 

 

The Master Plan was developed in collaboration with the Roger Williams Park Zoo, Audubon Society of RI, Horsley Witten Group, the University of Rhode Island, the City of Providence and the Providence Parks Department,

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To view the original Horsley Witten Water Quality Management Plan for Roger Williams Park, visit our Reports page at https://www.stormwaterinnovation.org/reports. 

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