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    80 Boston Neck Road       North Kingstown, RI 02852   Phone (401) 294-3331

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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.

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. 

Double Brace: LEAD AND COPPER RULE EXCEEDANCE
The United States Protection Agency (EPA) and the North Kingstown Water Dept are concerned about lead in your drinking water.  Although most homes have very low levels of lead in their drinking water, some homes in the community have lead levels above the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb), or 0.015 milligrams of lead per liter of water (mg/L).  Under Federal law we have initiated a program to minimize lead in your drinking water. 
This program includes:
1. Corrosion control treatment (treating the water to make it less likely that lead will dissolve into the water);
2. Source water treatment (removing any lead that is in the water at the time it leaves our treatment facility); and
3.  A public education program.
If you have any questions about how we are carrying out the requirements of the lead regulation please give us a call at 401-268-1522.  
CLICK HERE to read about lead in drinking water and the simple steps you can take to protect yourself by reducing your exposure to lead in drinking water.
Frequently Asked Questions about Lead in Drinking Water
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.


 

 

 

 

 

                                          

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