Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution

Section 46-12-1. - Definitions. - § 46-12-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following...

Section 46-12-2. - Administration. - § 46-12-2. Administration. (a) It shall be the responsibility of...

Section 46-12-2.1. - Repealed. - § 46-12-2.1. Repealed.

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

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

Section 46-12-4. - Repealed. - § 46-12-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 370, §...

Section 46-12-4.1. - Repealed. - § 46-12-4.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 182, §...

Section 46-12-5. - Prohibitions. - § 46-12-5. Prohibitions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any...

Section 46-12-6. - Investigation and hearing — Records. - § 46-12-6. Investigation and hearing — Records. (a) If the...

Section 46-12-7. - Subpoena of witnesses — Enforcement. - § 46-12-7. Subpoena of witnesses — Enforcement. (a) All subpoenas...

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

Section 46-12-9. - Notices of violation and compliance orders. - § 46-12-9. Notices of violation and compliance orders. (a) The...

Section 46-12-10. - Emergency powers. - § 46-12-10. Emergency powers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

Section 46-12-11. - Service of orders. - § 46-12-11. Service of orders. A copy of each order...

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

Section 46-12-13. - Civil penalties. - § 46-12-13. Civil penalties. Except as specified in §§ 46-12-26...

Section 46-12-14. - Criminal penalties. - § 46-12-14. Criminal penalties. (a) Except as specified in §§...

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

Section 46-12-16. - Prosecution of violations. - § 46-12-16. Prosecution of violations. The director, without being required...

Section 46-12-17. - Proceedings for enforcement. - § 46-12-17. Proceedings for enforcement. The superior court for Providence...

Section 46-12-18. - Records of operation. - § 46-12-18. Records of operation. The director may, by regulation,...

Section 46-12-19. - Public access to information. - § 46-12-19. Public access to information. (a) Any permit, permit...

Section 46-12-20. - Rules — Proceedings. - § 46-12-20. Rules — Proceedings. In establishing any rule or...

Section 46-12-21. - Liability. - § 46-12-21. Liability. Any person who shall negligently or intentionally...

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

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

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

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

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

Section 46-12-24.3. - Repealed. - § 46-12-24.3. Repealed.

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

Section 46-12-25.1. - Repealed. - § 46-12-25.1. Repealed.

Section 46-12-26. - Penalty for failure to report. - § 46-12-26. Penalty for failure to report. Any person, firm,...

Section 46-12-27. - Penalty for falsification of report. - § 46-12-27. Penalty for falsification of report. Any person, firm,...

Section 46-12-28. - Protection of groundwaters. - § 46-12-28. Protection of groundwaters. Groundwaters shall be and shall...

Section 46-12-29. - Effective date of chapter. - § 46-12-29. Effective date of chapter. This chapter shall take...

Section 46-12-30. - Repealed. - § 46-12-30. Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.1. - Repealed. - § 46-12-30.1. Repealed.

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

Section 46-12-30.3. - Repealed. - § 46-12-30.3. Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.4. - Repealed. - § 46-12-30.4. Repealed.

Section 46-12-30.5. - Bonds authorized. - § 46-12-30.5. Bonds authorized. The general treasurer is hereby authorized...

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

Section 46-12-37. - Waste from seagoing vessels. - § 46-12-37. Waste from seagoing vessels. The owners and/or agents...

Section 46-12-38. - Licensing of underground storage tank tightness testing. - § 46-12-38. Licensing of underground storage tank tightness testing. (a)...

Section 46-12-39. - Discharge of sewage from boats. - § 46-12-39. Discharge of sewage from boats. (a) It shall...

Section 46-12-39.1. - No discharge certificate decal — Required. - § 46-12-39.1. No discharge certificate decal — Required. (a) Definitions....

Section 46-12-40. - Penalty for violations. - § 46-12-40. Penalty for violations. (a) Every person in violation...

Section 46-12-41. - Enforcement. - § 46-12-41. Enforcement. (a) The department of environmental management, harbormasters,...