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RI Gen L § 46-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-14 - Contamination of Drinking Water|Section 46-14-8 - Penalties.

§ 46-14-8. Penalties.(a) Civil penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day during which the violation occurs.(b) (1) Criminal penalty. Any person who shall be found guilty of violating, willfully or with criminal negligence, any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any rule, or regulation issued pursuant thereto, or an order of the director, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each day during which the violation shall be repeated or continued.(2) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or by any rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter, or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each instance of violation or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 73, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-14 - Contamination of Drinking Water|Section 46-14-9 - Rules and regulations.

§ 46-14-9. Rules and regulations.The director of the department of health may promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary to effect the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 73, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-1 - Legislative declaration.

§ 46-15-1. Legislative declaration.The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:(1) The state of Rhode Island has been endowed with many and abundant sources of water supplies located advantageously, for the most part, throughout the state. The proper development, protection, conservation, and use of these water resources are essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, and to the continued growth and economic development of the state;(2) In recent years it has become increasingly apparent that water supply management, protection, development, and use must be fully integrated into all statewide planning, and rivers and watershed planning and management processes, and that the allocation of the state's water resources to all users, purposes, and functions, including water to sustain our natural river and stream systems and natural biotic communities, must be equitably decided and implemented under a process which emphasizes efficiency of use and management, minimization of waste, protection of existing supplies, demand management, drought management, conservation, and all other techniques to ensure that our water resources serve the people of Rhode Island for the longest time, in the most efficient use, and in an environmentally sound manner;(3) The character and extent of the problems of water resource development, utilization, and control, and the widespread and complex interests which they affect, demand action by the government of the state of Rhode Island in order to deal with these problems in a manner which adequately protects the general welfare of all the citizens of the state;(4) In order to retain and encourage the expansion of our present industries, and to attract new industries, and to promote the proper growth and desirable economic growth of the entire state, and to sustain the viability of water resource-dependent natural systems, agriculture, and recreation, state government must play an active role in fostering and guiding the management of water resources;(5) There are state and municipal departments, special districts, private firms, and other agencies in the state who have capabilities and experience in the design, construction, operation, and financing of water supply and transmission facilities, which capabilities and experience must be brought to bear on the total problem of water resources development in a coordinated manner if the proper development, conservation, apportionment, and use of the water resources of the state are to be realized; and(6) It shall be the duty of the water resources board to regulate the proper development, protection, conservation and use of the water resources of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-1.1 - "Water supply system" defined.

§ 46-15-1.1. "Water supply system" defined."Water supply system" means, but is not limited to, a system which sells water registered through a metering device or pumps over fifty (50) million gallons of water per year.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 461, § 6.
RI Gen L § 46-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-3 - Review of public water supply facilities.

§ 46-15-3. Review of public water supply facilities.The water resources board shall review all proposals and plans for public water supply systems in accordance with the procedures established in this chapter and shall, with respect to each proposal:(1) Make findings concerning the location of existing and potential sources of contamination of the public water supply system;(2) Assess the actual and potential impact of existing and potential sources of contamination of the public water supply system;(3) Prepare recommendations concerning the location, construction, and treatment of the public water supply system; and(4) Report its findings, assessment, and recommendation to the directors of health and the division of planning.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-5 - Water supply to other states.

§ 46-15-5. Water supply to other states.(a) No municipal water departments or agencies, special water districts, or private water companies shall transport or carry through pipes, conduits, ditches, or canals, the waters of any fresh water lake, pond, brook, river, stream, or creek in this state or any well, subsurface, or percolating waters of this state into any other state for use therein except where the consent in writing of the water resources board has been obtained.(b) A petition in writing for that consent must be filed with the water resources board accompanied by such plans and documents as the water resources board may require. The provisions of § 45-15-4 shall, so far as practicable, apply to all proceedings to be had subsequent to the filing of the petition as if the petition were one filed pursuant to the provision of § 46-15-4.(c) The water resources board shall enforce the provisions of this section, and the superior court, by injunction, may, upon an application of the director, prevent any unauthorized diversion or transportation.(d) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect any contracts or other arrangements in existence on September 1, 1990, wherein a municipal water department or agency, special water district, or private water company is supplying to and/or purchasing water from any agency or other entity in another state.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-6 - Supply of water to other water supply systems.

§ 46-15-6. Supply of water to other water supply systems.(a) On any application for a new or additional water supply or source of water supply, the water resources board, after obtaining the recommendations of the director of the department of health and the division of planning, may require or authorize any applicant to make provisions for the supply and to supply water to any area of the state which, as determined by the water resources board in its decision on that application, properly should be supplied with water from the source or sources of water supply sought by the applicant.(b) Any municipal water department or agency, special water district, or private water company within the area may apply to the water resources board for the right to take water from that source of water supply or from any part of the water supply system of the applicant supplied in whole or in part from that source. If the water resources board requires, or if it approves the application, it shall be the duty of the applicant to supply water, subject to such requirements as the water resources board may impose.(c) The amount of water to be taken and the price to be paid therefor may be agreed upon between the applicant and the taker of the water, or if they cannot agree, fair and reasonable amounts and rates shall be fixed by the administrator of public utilities and carriers; provided, further, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as diminishing the powers of the administrator of public utilities and carriers in respect to rates of water suppliers subject to his or her jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 461, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 48.
RI Gen L § 46-15-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-6.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-15-6.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 461, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 11, effective July 1, 2011.
RI Gen L § 46-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-7 - Authority to enter upon lands and waters for purpose of survey.

§ 46-15-7. Authority to enter upon lands and waters for purpose of survey.The water resources board, its assistants, consultants, employees, subordinates, engineers, surveyors, or other agents or servants, upon giving due notice of intent and purpose, without being liable for trespass, shall have the right, with the consent of the landowner, to enter in, over, and onto any lands or waters in the state along with the equipment and devices as may be necessary and appurtenant for the conducting of examinations, investigations, appraisals, surveys, or other studies and for the making of test pits, pumping tests, borings, and other forms of geologic investigations; provided, however, that in the event the landowner refuses to consent to the entry, the water resources board may petition the superior court for the county in which the lands and waters are located for such authorization which shall be granted upon a showing by the water resources board that the entry is necessary for the implementation of the plans and programs of the board. The petition shall be granted priority on the miscellaneous court calendar. Any landowner whose property is damaged by virtue of the authorization granted herein shall have all of the rights, and shall be subject to all of the limitations, set forth in chapter 31 of title 9.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-8 - Rules and regulations.

§ 46-15-8. Rules and regulations.The water resources board is hereby authorized and empowered to make general rules and regulations and to take such actions and issue such orders as may be required for the enforcement of this chapter, and the rules and regulations, in addition hereto and not inconsistent herewith.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-9 - Powers of health department and department of environmental management not affected.

§ 46-15-9. Powers of health department and department of environmental management not affected.Nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the powers granted to the department of health and the department of environmental management pursuant to chapters 12 — 14 and chapter 16 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-10 - Public nuisances - Abatement.

§ 46-15-10. Public nuisances — Abatement.(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, municipality, municipal water department or agency, special water district, or private water company, 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 the 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 water resources board may proceed in equity to abate nuisances or to restrain or prevent any violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-11 - Penalties and remedies.

§ 46-15-11. Penalties and remedies.(a) It shall be the duty of any person to comply with any order issued pursuant to this chapter. If the person fails to comply with the order within such time, if any, as may be specified, the order may be enforced by the superior court, upon application made by the water resources board.(b) Any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation or other order promulgated by the water resources board, or any condition of any permit issued pursuant to the chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred ($500) dollars for each separate offense or to imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.(c) In addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of any provision of this chapter, any rule or regulation pursuant to this chapter, or any term or condition of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, the water resources board may assess a civil penalty upon a person for the violation. The penalty may be assessed whether or not the violation was willful or negligent. When the water resources board assesses a civil penalty, it shall inform the person of the amount of the penalty. The person charged with the penalty shall then have thirty (30) days to pay the penalty in full or, if the person wishes to contest either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, the person shall, within the thirty (30) day period, file an appeal of the action with the water resources board. Failure to appeal within thirty (30) days shall result in a waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty. The maximum civil penalty which may be assessed pursuant to this section is five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day for each violation. Each violation for each separate day and each violation of any provision of this chapter, any rule or regulation under this chapter, any order of the water resources board, or any term or condition of a permit shall constitute a separate and distinct offense under this section.(d) The penalties and remedies prescribed shall be deemed concurrent, and the existence of or exercise of any remedy shall not prevent the water resources board from exercising any other remedy hereunder.(e) Violations on separate days shall constitute separate offenses for purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-13 - Water supply planning.

§ 46-15-13. Water supply planning.The division of planning shall study and evaluate the needs of the state for current and future water supply and shall have the following powers:(1) To formulate and maintain a long range guide plan and implementing program for development of major water resources and transmission systems needed to furnish water to regional or local public water systems as part of the state guide plan adopted pursuant to § 42-11-10.(2) To provide for cooperative development, conservation, and use of water resources by the state, municipal agencies or departments, water resources board, and public water systems, including special water districts and privately owned public water systems, the division of planning may:(i) Divide the state into areas for the purpose of providing water supply facilities;(ii) Designate municipal water departments or agencies, special districts, or privately owned public water systems to perform area-wide water supply operations within each area.(3) To review all plans and proposals for construction or installation of facilities for water supply for conformance with the state guide plan in accordance with § 46-15-2 and report its findings to the water resources board.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-14 - Emergencies and imminent hazards.

§ 46-15-14. Emergencies and imminent hazards.The division of planning, subject to the approval of the governor, shall promulgate an adequate plan for the provision of safe drinking water for the inhabitants of the state when a water emergency has been declared by the governor. A water emergency shall include floods or situations in which water supplies are insufficient to meet the needs of the inhabitants of the state either through a water shortage or contamination of water supplies. In a water emergency, the governor may take such actions and issue such orders as may be necessary to implement the plan, including the imposition of conservation measures and the allocation of water supplies. The actions and orders may be directed to state agencies, municipalities, or entities engaged in the sale of water to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the responsibility for setting rates for the purchase and sale of water shall not be affected by this section.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 180, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-15-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-15 - Consultants.

§ 46-15-15. Consultants.The water resources board is authorized to employ such technical consultants as may be required by the board for the proper performance of its powers and duties within the limit of funds provided therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-16 - Examination of books, records, and accounts.

§ 46-15-16. Examination of books, records, and accounts.For the purpose of ascertaining material information relevant to the function of the powers and duties of the water resources board, the water resources board may freely examine at any time the books, records, and accounts of any municipal water department, special water district, or private water company.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-17 - Filing reports.

§ 46-15-17. Filing reports.The water resources board, on behalf of the board, may require any municipal water department, special water district, or private water company at a designated time or times, to file with its statements and reports, in such form as it may prescribe, covering any data or information which it deems necessary or proper to enable it to carry into effect the applicable provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-18 - Relations with other governmental bodies and agencies.

§ 46-15-18. Relations with other governmental bodies and agencies.In order to adequately protect the interests of the state in its water resources, the water resources board is hereby authorized to:(1) Cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the federal government, of the state or other states, or any interstate bureau, group, division, or agency with respect to the use of ground and surface waters, which are without or wholly or partially contained within this state, and to endeavor to harmonize any conflicting claims which may arise therefrom.(2) Appear, represent, and act for the state in respect to any proceeding before either a federal or state governmental body or agency where the water resources of the state may be affected, and may do and perform such acts in connection therewith as it deems proper to protect the interests of the state.(3) Present for the consideration of the congress or officers of the federal government, as occasion requires, the just rights of the state in relation to its waters, and institute and prosecute appropriate actions and proceedings to secure those rights, and defend any action or proceeding calculated to impair those rights.(4) Facilitate, encourage and support water resources management on a watershed basis, in a manner that supports systems level planning.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-15-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-15 - Water Resources Management|Section 46-15-19 - Construction of references.

§ 46-15-19. Construction of references.Whenever in any general or public law the words, "water resources coordinating board" or "the director of the department of the environment" shall appear, the same shall be deemed to refer to and to mean the "water resources board".History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 30, § 2.