D’Ercole PowerPoint targets causes of Warwick Pond algae bloom

Posted 10/6/15

Philip D’Ercole will host a presentation of his PowerPoint, “Death of a Pond,” tonight and tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library in the Idea Studio.

Ever since the …

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D’Ercole PowerPoint targets causes of Warwick Pond algae bloom

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Philip D’Ercole will host a presentation of his PowerPoint, “Death of a Pond,” tonight and tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library in the Idea Studio.

Ever since the Department of Health (HEALTH) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) released an advisory earlier this summer urging residents to avoid contact with Warwick Pond water due to cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae bloom, D’Ercole believes not enough is being done to prevent conditions from worsening.

He is hopeful that people with pond residences as well as local and Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) officials, who he says have a “starring role” in his presentation, and “anyone who cares about not allowing external influences destroy a natural resource,” will attend.

His biggest concern is that the “blame” or responsibility is being placed on homeowners when their fault is minimal in contrast to other, larger projects occurring around the pond.

D’Ercole fears too many Warwick and Rhode Island residents aren’t aware of “what has been going on for decades.”

He claims the presentation will be the “environmental history of RIAC and RIDEM,” as it applies to the Buckeye Brook Watershed.

“This presentation tells a story that everyone must view to have a better understanding of the state organizations that we will be dealing with in an effort to permanently fix the pollution issue at Warwick Pond,” D’Ercole wrote in an email. “We must know the culture that exists in the organizations and their roles that have negatively impacted the water quality of the Buckeye Brook Watershed for decades.”

The presentation will be both tonight and tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. in the Idea Studio at the Warwick Public Library.

Space is limited to 50 people per night. If you plan on attending either night, call or email D’Ercole at 739-5804 and c.dercole@cox.net.

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