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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-1. Short title
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Water Use and Efficiency Act.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-2. Legislative findings
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(a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Rhode Island is fortunate to have sufficient precipitation to meet Rhode Island’s water needs, if that water is not wasted and if it is well and fairly managed. With scarcity of water a growing concern for many southern and we…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-3. Purposes
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The purposes of this act are: (a) To help assure reasonable, needed and adequate future water supplies by: (1) Managing demand; (2) Reinvesting in water supply infrastructure and water supply resources; and (3) Protecting and preserving the health and ecological functioning of th…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-4. Duties of water suppliers
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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 s…