Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution
Section 46-12-9. - Notices of violation and compliance orders.

§ 46-12-9. Notices of violation and compliance orders.
(a) The director shall follow the procedures provided in § 42-17.1-2(21) in issuing any notice of violation or compliance order authorized pursuant to this chapter or any rules, regulations, or permits promulgated thereunder.
(b) Where an order of the director does not specify the system or means to be adopted, the person against whom an order is entered shall, before proceeding to install a system or means, submit to the director a plan or statement describing the system or means that the person proposes to adopt.
(c) Any order or notice issued by the director shall be eligible for recordation under chapter 13 of title 34. The director shall forward the original order or notice to the city or town wherein the subject property is located and the order or notice shall be recorded in the land evidence records in the city or town wherein the subject property is located. Any subsequent transferee of that property shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of the order or notice. Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements of the order or notice, the director shall provide written notice of the same to the owner of the subject property, which notice shall be similarly eligible for recordation.
History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 5; P.L. 1921, ch. 2090, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-8; P.L. 1966, ch. 261, § 16; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 147, § 1, effective July 3, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 148, § 1, effective July 3, 2021.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 46 - Waters and Navigation

Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution

Section 46-12-1. - Definitions.

Section 46-12-2. - Administration.

Section 46-12-2.1. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-3. - Powers and duties of the director.

Section 46-12-3.1. - [Transferred.]

Section 46-12-4. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-4.1. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-5. - Prohibitions.

Section 46-12-6. - Investigation and hearing — Records.

Section 46-12-7. - Subpoena of witnesses — Enforcement.

Section 46-12-8. - Expert assistance in investigations and prosecutions.

Section 46-12-9. - Notices of violation and compliance orders.

Section 46-12-10. - Emergency powers.

Section 46-12-11. - Service of orders.

Section 46-12-12. - Modification or revocation of order.

Section 46-12-13. - Civil penalties.

Section 46-12-14. - Criminal penalties.

Section 46-12-15. - Inspection powers — Rules and regulations.

Section 46-12-16. - Prosecution of violations.

Section 46-12-17. - Proceedings for enforcement.

Section 46-12-18. - Records of operation.

Section 46-12-19. - Public access to information.

Section 46-12-20. - Rules — Proceedings.

Section 46-12-21. - Liability.

Section 46-12-22. - Access of enforcement officers to premises.

Section 46-12-23. - Town and city expenditures for pollution control.

Section 46-12-24. - State grants and loans for pollution prevention facilities to governmental entities.

Section 46-12-24.1. - State grants and loans for pollution prevention facilities to nongovernmental entities.

Section 46-12-24.2. - Rhode Island Clean Water Act environmental trust fund.

Section 46-12-24.3. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-25. - Report required by owners or lessees of solid waste disposal areas.

Section 46-12-25.1. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-26. - Penalty for failure to report.

Section 46-12-27. - Penalty for falsification of report.

Section 46-12-28. - Protection of groundwaters.

Section 46-12-29. - Effective date of chapter.

Section 46-12-30. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.1. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.2. - Definitions and guidelines for replacement and periodic inspection of tanks.

Section 46-12-30.3. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.4. - Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.5. - Bonds authorized.

Section 46-12-31 - — 46-12-36. [Transferred.]

Section 46-12-37. - Waste from seagoing vessels.

Section 46-12-38. - Licensing of underground storage tank tightness testing.

Section 46-12-39. - Discharge of sewage from boats.

Section 46-12-39.1. - No discharge certificate decal — Required.

Section 46-12-40. - Penalty for violations.

Section 46-12-41. - Enforcement.