CURRENT NEWS

ODD/EVEN WATER USE RESTRICTIONS NOW IN EFFECT

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.

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 ten 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.  

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 initiated a disinfection pilot study in July of 2005 using liquid chlorine.  

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.