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RI Gen L § 46-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-7 - Tanks connected to unsafe supplies.

§ 46-13-7. Tanks connected to unsafe supplies.Any person who maintains a public water supply system connection to a tank which is also supplied with water from a water supply system found by the director to be unsafe, shall maintain the tank open to atmospheric pressure, and the public water supply pipe shall terminate at least two (2) pipe diameters above the maximum level of water in the tank. The tank overflow shall be of adequate size to fix definitely the maximum level.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-7; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-8 - Avoidance of contamination in tanks.

§ 46-13-8. Avoidance of contamination in tanks.Any person who is furnished water from a public water supply system, and maintains a tank supplied only by that water, shall have the tank constructed and maintained to prevent contaminants from gaining access to the tank interior.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-8; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-9 - Assurance of safety in public supply.

§ 46-13-9. Assurance of safety in public supply.Any person maintaining a public water supply system shall direct the operation and maintenance of the water supply facilities so that the water furnished to the public shall be safe and potable.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-9; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-9.1 - Test results - Reports to the director.

§ 46-13-9.1. Test results — Reports to the director.(a) Any water supply sampling, monitoring, testing result or laboratory analysis undertaken by or for a public water supply system to determine whether drinking water is safe and potable, which indicates that drinking water may not be safe and potable, shall be reported concurrently to the public water supply system and to the director.(b) It is the responsibility of all suppliers of public drinking water to protect the potable water system from contamination or pollution and to report any sampling, monitoring, testing result or laboratory analysis indicating contamination or pollution to the director, in accordance with rules promulgated by the director.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-10 - Correction of unsafe conditions.

§ 46-13-10. Correction of unsafe conditions.When the water from a public water supply system is not safe, potable, or is subject to contamination as determined by the director, the person maintaining the public water supply system shall take immediate action to correct sanitary defects, improve operation, provide necessary water treatment, or make any other changes or additions necessary to provide safe and potable water.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-10; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-11 - Reports as to public supplies.

§ 46-13-11. Reports as to public supplies.Any person maintaining a public water supply system shall submit or cause to be submitted by operating personnel such reports of operation pertaining to the sanitary quality, treatment, and output as may be requested by the director. The operation reports shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor by the director, and shall be accurate and as complete as requested by the director. Copies of all reports, as well as the analyses of the reports by the director, shall be supplied to the cities and towns serviced by the supplier upon request.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-11; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-12 - Hearing on unsafe conditions - Order to correct deficiencies.

§ 46-13-12. Hearing on unsafe conditions — Order to correct deficiencies.Whenever investigations indicate that the water from a public water supply system is not safe, potable, or is subject to contamination and, in the opinion of the director, the health of the water consumers is or may become endangered, the director may call the person maintaining the system to a hearing at a time and place designated by the director. The notice of the hearing shall be served in person or by registered mail upon the person giving the time, place, and reason for the hearing; and in the case of a municipality or a corporation, the service shall be upon an officer thereof. At the hearing, the person maintaining the water supply system shall be given an opportunity to show cause why sanitary defects should not be corrected or operation of the water supply system improved in order to make the water safe and potable; and, if in the opinion of the director cause is not shown, the director shall order in writing any such corrections, changes, or additions to be made as may be necessary to provide safe and potable water, directing that within a specified time thereafter, corrections, changes, or additions shall be provided. The authority of the director, as set forth herein, shall be in addition to the authority of the director as set forth in §§ 46-13-2.2, 46-13-15, and 46-13-16, and any other provision of law.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-12; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-12.1, 46-13-12.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-12.1, 46-13-12.2 - Repealed.

§ 46-13-12.1, 46-13-12.2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-13-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-13 - Complaints.

§ 46-13-13. Complaints.The director shall proceed with a hearing pursuant to § 46-13-12 whenever a written complaint made against any public drinking water supplier shall be substantiated by investigation. Any proceedings, pursuant to § 46-13-12, resulting from the complaint shall be held at a public location.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-14 - Delegation of functions.

§ 46-13-14. Delegation of functions.The director is hereby empowered to assign all his or her functions authorized by this chapter to such subordinate or subordinates as the director deems advisable.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-15 - Public nuisances.

§ 46-13-15. Public nuisances.(a) Any violation of any provision of this chapter, any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or any term or condition of any permit, shall constitute a public nuisance. Any person or municipality committing a violation shall be liable for the costs of abatement of any pollution and any public nuisance caused by the violation. The superior court is hereby given jurisdiction over actions to recover the costs of abatement.(b) Any activity or condition declared by this chapter to be a nuisance or which is otherwise in violation of this chapter, shall be abatable in the manner provided by law or equity for the abatement of public nuisances. In addition, the director may proceed in equity to abate nuisances or to restrain or prevent any violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 348, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-13-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-17 - Civil liability unimpaired.

§ 46-13-17. Civil liability unimpaired.Compliance with requirements of this chapter shall in no way release the owners or official custodians of a public water supply system from any liability for damage to person or property caused by or resulting from the installation, operation, or maintenance of a public water supply system.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-16; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-18 - Adoption of regulations.

§ 46-13-18. Adoption of regulations.(a) The director is hereby authorized to adopt regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., and the federal regulations adopted under that act. All new and existing public water supply systems subject to the provisions of this chapter must comply with the provisions of this chapter and with all the regulations adopted under this chapter in order to obtain and/or maintain approval by the director as a public water supply system. The director is further authorized to establish by regulation a schedule of fees for applications, approvals, and renewals required by this chapter.(b) (1) Any community water system serving a population of ten thousand (10,000) or more shall directly deliver a full copy of the consumer confidence report, which is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., to each household within the water system's service area that receives water from that system. The method of delivery shall be determined by the water system, but can include delivery via either:(i) Postal patron mailing;(ii) A community newsletter that is directly delivered to each household;(iii) A community calendar that is directly delivered to each household; or(iv) Any other method that will directly reach each household within the water system's service area that receives water from that system.(2) In the event that within the service area there are buildings with five (5) or more residential units, the system will not be required to deliver directly to each of these units. Instead, the water system shall mail multiple copies of the report to the building manager or other appropriate individual, noting that the reports should be distributed to residents and/or posted in a common area. Additionally, colleges and universities will be exempted from this requirement but are still responsible for meeting all federal requirements.(3) The department of health shall serve as the repository for all consumer confidence reports and shall direct inquiries for copies of the report to the appropriate water system in order to obtain a copy of the report.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 2; § 46-13-17; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 46.
RI Gen L § 46-13-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-19 - Variances and exemptions.

§ 46-13-19. Variances and exemptions.The director may authorize variances or exemptions from the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter under conditions and in such manner as he or she deems necessary and desirable; provided, however, that the variances or exemptions are permitted under conditions and in a manner which is not less stringent than the conditions under, and the manner in which, variances and exemptions may be granted under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, P.L. 93-523, and any amendments thereto, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-18; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-20 - Exclusion.

§ 46-13-20. Exclusion.The provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10 shall not apply to this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-21 - Advisory council.

§ 46-13-21. Advisory council.(a) There is hereby created an advisory council, to be known as the public drinking water supply advisory council, and whose purpose it shall be to advise the director and public drinking water suppliers concerning fees and the implementation of the provisions of this chapter.(b) The council shall be composed of seven (7) members.(1) Two (2) members shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, not more than one from the same political party;(2) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;(3) one member to be the director, or his or her designee;(4) One officer of a community public drinking water supplier appointed by the governor;(5) One officer of a nontransient noncommunity public water supplier appointed by the governor; and(6) One member of the general public, to be appointed by the governor.(c) The legislative members of the council shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Each member may be reappointed for two (2) additional terms.(d) The member of the general public, appointed by the governor, shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years and may be reappointed for one additional term.(e) The members, appointed by the governor, who are officers of a public drinking water supplier, shall be appointed for a one year term, and may be reappointed for three (3) additional terms.(f) The director, or his or her designee, shall serve upon the council without removal.(g) On the third Monday in July after the enactment of this chapter, the members of the council shall meet at the call of the speaker of the house and organize. The speaker shall appoint a chairperson from among the legislative members. The vice chairperson shall be elected by the membership of the council.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 36, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 152; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 46.
RI Gen L § 46-13-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-22 - Cross-connection control.

§ 46-13-22. Cross-connection control.(a) The director is hereby authorized to adopt consistent statewide regulations governing the content of cross-connection control plans and to require that all community public water systems and all non-transient, non-community public water systems prepare a cross-connection control plan. The purpose of these plans shall be to protect the public water system distribution and transmission infrastructure from contamination through cross-connections. All community public water systems and all non-transient, non-community public water systems shall certify to the director that said plan complies with the regulations in accordance with the following schedule:(1) Community and non-transient, non-community public water systems serving more than five hundred (500) people shall submit certification of compliance no later than June 30, 2011, and implement said plan immediately thereafter.(2) Community and non-transient, non-community public water systems serving five hundred (500) people or fewer shall submit certification of compliance no later than June 30, 2012, and implement said plan immediately thereafter.(b) The regulations governing cross-connection control plans adopted by the director shall at a minimum include: the installation of cross-connection control valves at all newly constructed service connections prior to the provision of water service; the installation of cross connection control valves at all commercial and industrial service connections. The installation of cross-connection control devices shall not be made a mandatory condition of a transfer of a residential property that exists as of the effective date of this act [June 27, 2007].(c) Public water supply systems shall be authorized to terminate water service to any customer who fails to install the appropriate cross-connection control device upon due notice.(d) The cross-connection control devices required to be installed shall be models approved by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research of the University of Southern California (FCCCHR, USC), the American Water Works Association (AWWA), and/or the American Society of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE).(e) The director may also adopt and enforce standards including the establishment of fees for certification of persons engaged in cross-connection surveying or backflow prevention, assembly training, repair and maintenance testing.(f) Any regulations and/or standards promulgated, amended and/or administered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall conform to the requirements of chapter 35 of title 42 ("The Administrative Procedures Act.")History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 127, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 138, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13.1 - Groundwater Protection|Section 46-13.1-1 - Short title.

§ 46-13.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Groundwater Protection Act of 1985".History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 494, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13.1 - Groundwater Protection|Section 46-13.1-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 46-13.1-2. Legislative findings.The general assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:(1) Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluable natural resource which is not to be abused by any segment of the state's population or its economy. It is the policy of this state to restore, enhance, and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters, to protect public health, to safeguard fish and aquatic life and scenic and ecological values, and to enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, and other uses of water;(2) The groundwaters of this state are a critical renewable resource which must be protected to insure the availability of safe and potable drinking water for present and future needs;(3) It is a paramount policy of the state to protect the purity of present and future drinking water supplies by protecting aquifers, recharge areas, and watersheds;(4) It is the policy of the state to restore and maintain the quality of groundwater to a quality consistent with its use for drinking supplies and other designated beneficial uses without treatment as feasible. All groundwaters of the state shall be restored to the extent practicable to a quality consistent with this policy;(5) It is the policy of the state not to permit the introduction of pollutants into the groundwaters of the state in concentrations which are known to be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic. To the maximum extent practical, efforts shall be made to require the removal of those pollutants from discharges where such discharges are shown to have already occurred;(6) Existing and potential sources of groundwater shall be maintained and protected. Where existing quality is inadequate to support certain uses, the quality shall be upgraded, if feasible, to protect the present and potential uses of the resource;(7) The groundwaters of the state are to be protected for use as agricultural, industrial, and potable water supplies, and other reasonable uses, and as a supplement to surface waters for recreation, wildlife, fish and other aquatic life, agriculture, industry, and potable water supply;(8) Discharges to groundwater which subsequently discharge into surface waters and which would cause a contravention of surface water quality or standards shall not be permitted.(9) No degradation of the state's groundwaters shall be permitted unless the state chooses to allow lower water quality as a result of the essential, desirable, and justifiable economic, commercial, industrial, or social development.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 494, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13.1 - Groundwater Protection|Section 46-13.1-5 - Groundwater protection study.

§ 46-13.1-5. Groundwater protection study.(a) The department of environmental management is hereby authorized to conduct a statewide groundwater protection study to include:(1) A complete and updated hydrogeologic study depicting the quantities and qualities of groundwater that could be available to specific areas for private or public drinking water;(2) Present and projected demands for water for specific areas;(3) Recommendations for the utilization of the state's groundwater resources, including integrated use with surface waters, for their greatest benefits;(4) Recommendations for such major engineering works or special districts which may be necessary, including the need, timing, and general cost thereof;(5) Recommendations for land use and other measures where appropriate. Pursuant to groundwater classifications as specified in § 46-13.1-4, to insure the desired quality and abundance of water;(6) Consideration of the land and water resource needs of residential, recreational, agricultural, industrial, and commercial interests; and(7) Recommendations for regional and local planning and programs for water use and management of land resources interfacing with groundwater resources.(b) The director shall report the findings and recommendations of the groundwater protection study to the general assembly on or before February 28, 1988.(c) The department of environmental management is hereby directed to make recommendations to identify the physical location of significant aquifers and the identification of any actual or potential harms to those aquifers, and the development of a plan to protect the aquifers from the identifiable harms.(d) The director shall report the findings and recommendations of this portion of the groundwater protection study to the general assembly on or before February 28, 1987.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 494, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 298, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13.1 - Groundwater Protection|Section 46-13.1-6 - Severability.

§ 46-13.1-6. Severability.If the provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, any invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 494, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13.1 - Groundwater Protection|Section 46-13.1-7 - Repealed.

§ 46-13.1-7. Repealed.