[Rimarinefisheries] UPPER BAY CONDITIONAL SHELLFISH AREA CONIMICUT TRIANGLE REOPENED FRIDAY DEC. 16TH

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UPPER BAY CONDITIONAL SHELLFISH AREA Conimicut Triangle REOPENED FRIDAY DEC. 16th
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced that the Conimicut Triangle in Upper Narragansett Bay reopened to shellfish harvesting at noon, Friday December 16, 2016; the opening comes three and one-half days earlier than anticipated.

The shellfish closure began at sunrise on Tuesday, December 13 - following 0.55 inches of rainfall in the Providence area. A seven-day closure of the Conimicut Triangle is enacted after a half-inch (0.5") of rainfall.

DEM uses post-storm monitoring data and operational information to determine whether the completion of Phase II of the NBC's Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project has improved water quality so that these areas can be opened earlier. The data used to determine this early opening was collected Wednesday, December 14.

At this time, all conditional areas are open and the seasonal closure of Greenwich Bay remains in effect until sunrise, January 1, 2017

DEM maintains a 24-hour shellfishing hotline, providing updates on shellfish closure areas: 401-222-2900. For more information on DEM<http://www.dem.ri.gov/index.htm> divisions and programs, visit www.dem.ri.gov<http://www.dem.ri.gov/index.htm>. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM<http://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM> or on Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM) for timely updates.

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