|
WATER MAIN FLUSHING
CONTINUES
CREWS WILL BE FLUSHING IN THE SLOCUM AREA
BEGINNING ON MAY 12, 2009
Water Department Overview
The North Kingstown
Department of Water Supply is a municipal owned and operated utility. The
Department of Water Supply is also responsible for administering the Town's
Wastewater Management Program.
Water Department policies
and rates are set by the North Kingstown Town Council.
The water supply for
the Town comes from 11 gravel packed groundwater wells. On average the Town
wells pump 3 million gallons (MGD) of water per day or one billion gallons per
year. The peak summer demand can be as high as 8 MGD.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR SUMMER WATER
USE AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT
While the source water from
the three underlying aquifers is pure enough to not require disinfection, water
quality problems within the distribution system over the past three years have
resulted in a need to disinfect the system's Low
Service Area. The Town
now disinfects the Low Service Area using liquid chlorine. The
Slocum and Saunderstown High Service Areas remain undisinfected.
The Water Department has an
annual budget of just over $2 million dollars. All funds come from user fees.
No tax dollars support the Water Department. The department employs 13 full
time and one part-time employee. The water system consists of more than 9,000
service connections serving 94% of North Kingstown.
General Water Facts
●
Water is a finite resource—even though
about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by
water, less than 1 percent is available
for human use.
●
At least 36 states are projecting water
shortages between now and 2013, according to the
U.S. Government Accountability Office.
●
Between 1950 and 2000, the U.S.
population nearly doubled while water demand more than
tripled.
●
Americans use an average of 100 gallons
of water per day at home.
●
The average household can
save about $170 per year by retrofitting with water-efficient fixtures
and appliances.
The “Rhode Island Water
Lady” Rain Barrel Offer
Want
to do your part to help conserve water? Why not purchase a rain barrel from the
Rhode Island Water Lady. For more information and an
order form, click on the
Rain Barrel
Offer
link on the left or order on-line at
www.riwaterlady.com.
|
