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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-23 > Chapter-23-19-3-1 > 23-19-3-1-3SECTION 23-19.3.1-3
§ 23-19.3.1-3 Mandatory installation ofcheck valves. – All new residential construction that will connect to a sanitary sewer systemand any residential construction where the existing sewer connection will besubstantially altered shall have a check valve installed, that is automaticallyactivated, on the main building sewer line for purposes of protecting residentsfrom the possible backflow of, and exposure to, untreated sewage.
