I made this petition to make sure that Coventry residents get their water rights back. This issue affects families on and off the pond, as well as the pond’s wildlife and ecosystem! We need change now! Please sign and share with others!

Little backstory. This guy bought the dam for just over a million and now claims he wants 2 million a year to allow water into the lake for the residents or he will drain it on them. Doug Soscia and his company “Soscia Holdings” are the people behind this. - Jason Hawes

The water dropped so quickly at Johnson's Pond over the last five days, that a Coventry resident is using a neighbor's dock for his pontoon and he's still stuck in the mud.
Senator Raptakis, who is also a Coventry resident, observed the drastically low water and muddy shoreline for himself.
The water level became so low on the pond that residents began seeing dead fish float up this past Monday, August 23, 2021. The pond's water has been a contentious issue for months now, with court orders and lawsuits, but one that grew deeper with last weekend's storm.
That’s when the pond's new owners, Soscia Holdings LLC, dropped the water 27 inches below the spillway of a dam they control. It was like pulling the plug out of a bathtub. Soscia Holdings LLC is controlled by a local Coventry family. The company purchased property, the dam, and its’ water rights for $1.7 million in 2020.
Over on Shady Valley Road, a resident found dead fish floating on the pond in the back of her home. “Who’s going to help us with this? If we can’t count on the state’s authority, we’re asking for help!” she said. - NBC10 WJAR