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RI Gen L § 46-15.8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15.8 - Water Use and Efficiency Act|Section 46-15.8-4 - Duties of water suppliers.

§ 46-15.8-4. Duties of water suppliers.All public drinking water supply systems that are subject to the requirements of § 46-15.3-5.1 shall have a duty:(1) To manage demand to assure the long-term viability of water resources and water supply, to provide for strategic, prudent, reasonable and necessary use of water supplies, to control and/or curtail water use during periods of diminished water supply availability including droughts; to take such actions as may be necessary to achieve compliance by wholesale and retail customers with requirements for demand management; and(2) To maintain fiscal integrity and adequate capacity by establishing and maintaining such revenue stabilization funds, operating reserves, debt service reserves, and infrastructure replacement and capital improvement program funds as are necessary; and to institute by December 31, 2013, billing at least as frequently as quarterly.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 288, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 341, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-15.8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15.8 - Water Use and Efficiency Act|Section 46-15.8-5 - Duties of state agencies.

§ 46-15.8-5. Duties of state agencies.In order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter:(1) The water resources board shall establish and maintain no later than July 31, 2010, targets for non-agricultural demand management and water use, and for non-billed water which shall include the goal of reducing leakage to no more than ten percent (10%) of water supplies in public water supplies subject to the provisions of § 46-15.3-5.1;(2) The statewide planning program shall incorporate, by July 1, 2011, such amendments as may be necessary into state guide plan elements to require:(i) The use of water availability estimates developed by the water resources board and the department of environmental management and other relevant information sources in local comprehensive plan elements and the review of major land development and subdivision reviews;(ii) The incorporation of the executive summaries of the water supply system management plans, as appropriate, into the services and facilities element and the land use element of local comprehensive plans;(3) The public utilities commission shall assure, in accordance with provisions of chapter 15.1 of title 39, that the rates of water suppliers subject to its jurisdiction are adequate to implement capital improvement plans, water supply system management plans, and demand management plans and to cover system costs when revenues decline as a result of decreased demand.(4) State agencies need to become advocates for positive solutions by removing overlapping and burdensome planning and regulatory requirements.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 288, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 341, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-16-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-1.1 - Reaffirmation of support.

§ 46-16-1.1. Reaffirmation of support.This state reaffirms its support of the cooperative approach to the abatement and control of water pollution as embodied in the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact. In view of the increases in population concentrations, the growing need of industry and agriculture for water of reasonable quality, and the quality requirements of water based recreation and other uses, the New England interstate water pollution control commission shall develop and maintain its programs, including research on water quality problems, at such levels, including, to the extent necessary, levels above those originally provided when this state first enacted the compact, as may be appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 47, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-1.2 - Personnel authorizations.

§ 46-16-1.2. Personnel authorizations.In addition to the minimal personnel authorizations contained in article IV of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact, the commission may employ such engineering, technical, and other professional, secretarial, and clerical personnel as the proper administration and functioning of the commission may require.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 47, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-1.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-1.3 - Concurrence in additional powers.

§ 46-16-1.3. Concurrence in additional powers.(a) This state hereby concurs in the conferring of any powers or duties on the New England interstate water pollution control commission by other states, in addition to those conferred by provisions of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact. This concurrence is pursuant to article II of that compact.(b) The concurrence is subject to the following limitations:(1) Unless this state specifically confers a power or duty on the commission, other than one conferred by the compact itself, no financial or other burden or duties shall be placed upon this state, or any agency, officer, or subdivision thereof by reason of the conferring or exercise of the power or duty. At any time the governor shall have the power to make inquiry of the commission and to examine its books and records in order to ascertain the state of compliance with this chapter.(2) The rights, privileges, and responsibilities of this state with respect to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact and the commission established thereby, shall not be limited or impaired.(3) The commission shall include in its annual report to the governor and the legislature of this state a full account of any additional powers or duties administered by it.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 47, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-2 - Appointment of commissioners - Expenses - Powers and duties.

§ 46-16-2. Appointment of commissioners — Expenses — Powers and duties.The governor shall appoint five (5) commissioners to the New England interstate water pollution control commission, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, one of whom shall represent the department of health and one of whom shall represent the department of environmental management. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their actual expenses incurred and incident to the performance of their duties. The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to the limitations set forth in § 46-16-1.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1901, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-16-2; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 5.
RI Gen L § 46-16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-3 - Development of training standards.

§ 46-16-3. Development of training standards.The New England interstate water pollution control commission, hereinafter called "the commission", may develop standards for the training, educational, and experience requirements for operating personnel necessary to the proper operation of sewage and other waste treatment plants.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-4 - Issuance of certificates to employees of treatment plants.

§ 46-16-4. Issuance of certificates to employees of treatment plants.(a) The commission may administer programs of training and certification for personnel, and may make classifications thereof. Any certificate issued by the commission shall be accepted by this state and all agencies and subdivisions thereof as conclusive evidence that the holder has the training, education, and experience necessary for certification for the class of position or responsibility described therein. The director of the department of environmental management may impose and administer any other requirements for certification within any applicable provisions of law, but it shall not reexamine or reinvestigate the applicant for a certificate with respect to his or her training, education, or experience qualifications.(b) The commission shall keep a record of all certificates issued by it, and in response to any inquiry concerning such a certificate, the commission shall inform the inquirer concerning its issuance and validity. The commission shall annul any certificate issued by it, if the commission finds that the certificate was obtained by misrepresentation of any material fact relating to the education, training, or experience of the applicant. The annulment shall be pursuant to rules and regulations of the commission which shall afford due notice to the certificate holder and an opportunity to present relevant evidence for consideration by the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-5 - Revision of standards.

§ 46-16-5. Revision of standards.Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit or abridge the authority of the commission to revise its standards and to issue new or additional certificates. In any such case, the director of the department of environmental management may require an applicant for a certificate to present a certificate or certificates which evidence training, education, and experience meeting the current standards of the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-6 - Recognition of certificates issued by commission.

§ 46-16-6. Recognition of certificates issued by commission.(a) Certificates issued by the commission shall be recognized and given in connection with personnel employed in or having responsibilities for plants discharging into any waters of this state.(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any person to have a certificate in order to be employed in the operation of a sewage or other waste treatment plant. Those requirements, if any, shall be as set forth in or pursuant to other laws of this state; provided that in any case where a certificate is required, an appropriate certificate issued by the commission shall be accepted in lieu of any certificate otherwise required.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-7 - Commission to act independently in some circumstances.

§ 46-16-7. Commission to act independently in some circumstances.To the extent that the authority conferred upon the commission by this chapter is not otherwise exercisable by the commission under the provisions of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact, the commission shall not require the financial or other support of the program or programs, authorized hereby, by any state not having enacted legislation substantially similar to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-8 - Water quality network.

§ 46-16-8. Water quality network.(a) The New England interstate water pollution control commission, hereinafter called "the commission", in cooperation with this state and such other states signatory to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact as may participate, shall establish and maintain a water quality sampling and testing network. The network shall, to the fullest extent practicable, rely upon the sampling and testing programs of this state, the other participating states, and upon information available from agencies of the federal government, and shall not duplicate any of their activities. However, if the sampling and testing programs of this state and other states, and the information available from agencies of the federal government, are insufficient to provide the commission with records of water quality adequate for its needs, the commission may supplement the sampling and testing otherwise available to it.(b) Sampling pursuant to this chapter shall be at points at or near the places where waters cross a boundary of this state, and the samples shall be tested in order to determine their quality. The sampling and testing provided for herein shall be scheduled by the commission or in accordance with its requests, and shall include such factors or elements as the commission shall request. Any sampling and testing done by the water pollution control agency of this state as part of the activities of the commission's network shall be reported fully and promptly by the agency to the commission, together with the results thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 46, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-9 - Compliance with requirements for water quality.

§ 46-16-9. Compliance with requirements for water quality.(a) If the commission ascertains that particular waters, at or near a boundary of this state, do not comply with the standards of the commission made pursuant to article V of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact, or are not otherwise of a quality complying with state law, the commission shall inform the water pollution control agency of this state and of any other state concerned, and shall afford the agencies an opportunity to verify, explain, supplement, or correct the information in the possession of the commission and, if the facts warrant, to take or secure the taking of any necessary remedial action.(b) If a remedial action is not taken or secured in a timely fashion, the commission may hold a public hearing on due notice, as provided in its rules and regulations, in order to ascertain all the relevant facts and circumstances.(c) Following a public hearing pursuant to subsection (b), the commission may issue an order directed to the source or sources of waste discharge causing or contributing to the deteriorated water quality. The order or orders may require reduction or cessation of waste discharges or the improvement of their quality. No order of the commission pursuant to this subsection shall be valid, unless supported by substantial evidence adduced at the public hearing.(d) An order of the commission made pursuant to subsection (b) shall prescribe the date or dates by which discharges of waste are to be reduced, discontinued, or treated, and may contain timetables or schedules for specific steps to be taken in order to comply therewith.(e) An order of the commission made pursuant to this section may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. Proceedings shall be only on the record made before the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 46, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-16-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-16 - New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission|Section 46-16-10 - Limitations.

§ 46-16-10. Limitations.Unless otherwise conferred by law, the commission shall not have power to issue permits or licenses in connection with the discharge or treatment of wastes, or pass upon plans or specifications for particular waste treatment or collection equipment or facilities.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 46, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17 - Interstate Compacts for Protection of Resources|Section 46-17-1 - Governor authorized to enter compacts.

§ 46-17-1. Governor authorized to enter compacts.The governor is hereby authorized to enter into compacts with the governors of other states for the protection of water resources of this state originating outside of this state and for the protection of water resources of other states originating within this state.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1224, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-17-1.
RI Gen L § 46-17-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17 - Interstate Compacts for Protection of Resources|Section 46-17-3 - Ratification by Rhode Island.

§ 46-17-3. Ratification by Rhode Island.When the governor shall have executed the compact on behalf of this state and caused a copy thereof to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, as required by § 46-17-2, and the compact shall have been ratified by any three (3) or more of the states named in article X thereof in accordance with the constitution and laws of the states, and when the United States has provided by law for the designation of its representation on the commission, then the compact shall become operative and effective between this state and other members of the compact. The governor is hereby authorized and directed, upon the execution of the compact by the governor and the filing of the required copy thereof in the office of the secretary of state, to notify forthwith the governors of the named states and the president of the United States, that this state on its part has ratified the compact. The original notice of ratification received from the governor or other duly authorized official of any member joining in the compact shall be filed with the official copy of the compact in the office of the secretary of state; and the notice, if any, as may be received from the president or the congress of the United States, signifying that the United States has provided by law for the designation of its representation on the commission, shall be filed in the same manner.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 171, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-17-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17 - Interstate Compacts for Protection of Resources|Section 46-17-4 - Appointment.

§ 46-17-4. Appointment.After the aforesaid compact shall become operative and effective as provided in § 46-17-3, the governor shall appoint the member of the commission to represent this state on the northeastern resources commission. The member shall receive the expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of the commission as provided in article VII(D) of the compact.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 171, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-17-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17 - Interstate Compacts for Protection of Resources|Section 46-17-5 - Powers.

§ 46-17-5. Powers.There is hereby granted, to the commission and member from this state, all powers provided for in the compact and all powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular. All officers of this state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the compact and the purposes thereof. All powers granted to the commission shall be in aid of and supplemental to, and in no event a limitation upon, the powers vested in the commission by the laws of this state or by the laws of other party states or by the congress or the terms of the compact.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 46-17-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17 - Interstate Compacts for Protection of Resources|Section 46-17-6 - Audit.

§ 46-17-6. Audit.The controller of the state of Rhode Island is hereby designated as the representative of this state to inspect the accounts of the commission in accordance with article VII(F) of the compact and to report the results of that inspection to the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 171, § 5.
RI Gen L § 46-17.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.1 - Conservation of Marine Resources|Section 46-17.1-1 - Transporting of waste and dredge materials over state waterways prohibited.

§ 46-17.1-1. Transporting of waste and dredge materials over state waterways prohibited.Except as permitted under § 46-23-18.1 or otherwise, no person, either as principal, agent, or servant, shall transport or cause to be transported, dump, or cause to be dumped within the territorial waters of the state, any waste or dredge material. Every person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both, for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 271, § 5; P.L. 1996, ch. 281, § 5.
RI Gen L § 46-17.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.1 - Conservation of Marine Resources|Section 46-17.1-2 - Issuance of permit to transport dredge or waste materials over state waters.

§ 46-17.1-2. Issuance of permit to transport dredge or waste materials over state waters.(a) The director of the department of environmental management may issue a permit for the transporting and disposal of waste materials within the territorial waters of this state, provided, that upon receiving an application for the permit, the director shall hold a public hearing and give complete details as to the nature of the transporting and dumping request. After the hearing and appropriate investigation, if the director determines that the movement and disposal of the materials as set forth in the application would not be in conflict with the marine ecology within or adjacent to the state's territorial waters, and that existing fishing grounds would not be damaged or destroyed, he or she may then issue the permit to the applicant; provided, further, that a state inspector be on board the tow vessel at all times during transporting and dumping operations to assure compliance with the terms contained in the permit. The state inspector shall be a qualified sailor selected by the director of the department of environmental management. Inspector's wages will be determined on the basis of the current rate for comparable work. Wages will be paid to inspectors from the general treasury. However, all wages to be paid to inspectors will be paid to the state in advance by the person or firm requesting the permit. The director may revoke the permit at any time for sufficient cause.(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by state conservation officers within the department of environmental management. Nothing herein shall be deemed to apply to dredging, disposal of dredge materials and/or the transportation thereof regulated under § 46-23-18 and/or 46-23-18.1.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 271, § 5; P.L. 1996, ch. 281, § 5; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 54.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-1 - Short title.

§ 46-17.2-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Tributyltin Antifoulant Paint Control Act".History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.