Section 46-32-3. – Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants.
§ 46-32-3. Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants. If the director of the department of health decides to publish a notice pursuant to the provisions of § 46-32-4(b)(1) then on or before June 1, 2024, the director of the department of health shall, pursuant to this section, file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with […]
Section 46-32-4. – Standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as a class or subclass.
§ 46-32-4. Standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as a class or subclass. (a) If the director of the department of health decides to publish a notice pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b)(1) of this section then on or before February 1, 2024, the director of the department of health shall initiate a public […]
Section 46-32-5. – Groundwater quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
§ 46-32-5. Groundwater quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. On or before December 31, 2023, the director or the department of environmental management shall file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state to adopt groundwater quality standards for, at a minimum, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic […]
Section 46-32-6. – Surface water quality action levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
§ 46-32-6. Surface water quality action levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. On or before December 31, 2023, the director of the department of environmental management shall file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state to adopt surface water quality action levels to address the contamination of Rhode Island waters from […]
Section 46-32-7. – Investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination.
§ 46-32-7. Investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination. (a) On or before November 1, 2023, the director of the department of environmental management shall publish a plan for public review and comment to complete a statewide investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. As part of this […]
Section 46-32-8. – Landfill monitoring.
§ 46-32-8. Landfill monitoring. On or before December 31, 2022, the director of the department of environmental management shall file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state to adopt standards and procedures for groundwater and leachate monitoring at and around landfills including, at a minimum, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid […]
Section 46-31.1-3. – Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund.
§ 46-31.1-3. Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund. (a) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the Department of Environmental Management to be called the Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund; (b) The fund shall consist of any funds which the state may from time to time appropriate, as well as money received as gifts, […]
Section 46-31.1-4. – Severability.
§ 46-31.1-4. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared […]
Section 46-32-1. – Short title.
§ 46-32-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “PFAS in Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 144, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 169, § 2, effective June 27, 2022.
Section 46-32-2. – Interim drinking water standard and testing requirements.
§ 46-32-2. Interim drinking water standard and testing requirements. (a) As used in this chapter, “PFAS contaminants” means perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). (b) On or before July 1, 2023, all public water supply systems in the state […]