Site work for a water / sewer project in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Town of North Kingstown completed a Wastewater Facility Plan (Plan) for the commercial and residential areas of the Post Road Corridor and Wickford. That Plan broke Post Road into 2 phases, Post Road North (Rt 403 to Austin Road) and Post Road South (Rt. 403 to State Police Barracks). Each of these phases was further broken down into sub-phases to be designed and built over multiple years. The Town Council approved the Plan in October, 2011 and it has subsequently been approved by R1DEM. Post Road South sewers were approved by the voters in 2009 and 2010, and construction was completed in 2016. Earlier voter approval also included funds to upgrade the QDC treatment facility, as required by the town's Intergovernmental Agreement with QDC. Voters more recently approved sewers for the commercial district in Wickford ($4.9 million) and sewers for the section of Post Road between Route 403 and School Street ($6.6 million). The town is currently constructing new metering chambers to measure flows entering the Quonset Business Park and recently completed renovations to the Mark Drive pump station. Wickford sewers are under construction, with an anticipated construction completion of Spring 2018. The approved Post Road North project has not been designed, but could start in FY 20. Other estimated costs contained in the Plan include Post Road South Residential at $5 million, Post Road North Commercial at an additional $5 million from currently approved funding, Post Road North Residential at $24 million, Shore Acres at $13 million, Wickford Village and Poplar Point at $34 million. The sewer department currently is administered by two part-time staff, a superintendent to oversee construction and maintenance and a part-time clerical person to handle administration and billing. This Plan will require an addition of a part-time maintenance operator as more customers come online; these three part-time positions will be funded from sewer usage fees. Per the owner, as of August 29, 2024, this project is on hold for the foreseeable future.