Boil Water Notice Issued for Wawaloam Campground Customers

The Wawaloam Campground in West Kingston is required to issue a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in both of the wells that serve the water supply and two samples in the distribution system. For more information, customers should refer to the notice provided to them by their water supply officials. Additional information can be found on the RIDOH Center for Drinking Water Quality website at http://www.health.ri.gov/water/for/consumersduringemergency/. 

The Wawaloam Campground collected a sample at their dug well on 9/14/2026 and E. coli bacteria was present in both wells. They collected two distribution system samples on the same date that were also positive for E. coli. Additional samples will be collected in the distribution system and the wells tomorrow. 

The boil water order will remain in effect until the water system investigates the source of the bacteria, completes corrective actions including disinfection of the water system, collects three consecutive days of absent bacteria samples, and RIDOH notifies the water system officials that the boil water notice can be rescinded.  

Customers with questions should contact Wawaloam Campground at 860-268-1825.