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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.5-1. Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Septic System Maintenance Act of 1987”.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.5-2. Legislative findings
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The general assembly recognizes and declares that: Septic systems or individual subsurface disposal systems (ISDS) are prone to failure without proper maintenance. ISDS failure poses a risk to public health through the contamination of the state’s surface and underground waters. …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.5-3. Declaration of purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the cities and towns of the state to adopt ordinances creating waste water management districts (WWMD), the boundaries of which may include all or a part of a city or town, as specified by the ordinance. These ordinances must be designa…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24.5-4. Powers of councils
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Any city or town council in the state, by itself or pursuant to chapter 43 of this title, and in accordance with the purposes of this chapter, is authorized to adopt ordinances creating waste water management districts (WWMD), which may be empowered, pursuant to the ordinance, to…