§ 23-66-1 Legislative findings. – The general assembly recognizes and declares that:
(1) Proper disposal of sewage sludge is important becausecontaminated or improperly handled sewage sludge can result in pollutants inthe environment;
(2) Improper sewage sludge management could lead toenvironmental degradation of land and air;
(3) Concern for air quality necessitates proper controls oversewage sludge incineration;
(4) Protection of the public health of the residents of RhodeIsland is of paramount importance; and
(5) "Sewage sludge" means solid, semi-solid, or liquidresidue generated during the treatment of sewage in a publicly owner treatmentworks. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, domestic septage; scum orsolids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatmentprocesses; and a material derived from sewage sludge. Sewage sludge does notinclude ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludgeincinerator or grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment ofsewage in a publicly owned treatment works.
(6) "Sewage sludge incineration facility" means any plant,structure, equipment, and other property, real, personal, or mixed, for theincineration of sewage sludge, or any property or system to be used in whole orin part for the incineration of sewage sludge, whether or not another purposeis also served by it.
(7) The general assembly declares that in order to protectthe public health and welfare, the construction and operation of new sewagesludge incineration facility must be preceded by a comprehensive health riskassessment (hereinafter called the "assessment").
§ 23-66-1 Legislative findings. – The general assembly recognizes and declares that:
(1) Proper disposal of sewage sludge is important becausecontaminated or improperly handled sewage sludge can result in pollutants inthe environment;
(2) Improper sewage sludge management could lead toenvironmental degradation of land and air;
(3) Concern for air quality necessitates proper controls oversewage sludge incineration;
(4) Protection of the public health of the residents of RhodeIsland is of paramount importance; and
(5) "Sewage sludge" means solid, semi-solid, or liquidresidue generated during the treatment of sewage in a publicly owner treatmentworks. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, domestic septage; scum orsolids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatmentprocesses; and a material derived from sewage sludge. Sewage sludge does notinclude ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludgeincinerator or grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment ofsewage in a publicly owned treatment works.
(6) "Sewage sludge incineration facility" means any plant,structure, equipment, and other property, real, personal, or mixed, for theincineration of sewage sludge, or any property or system to be used in whole orin part for the incineration of sewage sludge, whether or not another purposeis also served by it.
(7) The general assembly declares that in order to protectthe public health and welfare, the construction and operation of new sewagesludge incineration facility must be preceded by a comprehensive health riskassessment (hereinafter called the "assessment").
§ 23-66-1 Legislative findings. – The general assembly recognizes and declares that:
(1) Proper disposal of sewage sludge is important becausecontaminated or improperly handled sewage sludge can result in pollutants inthe environment;
(2) Improper sewage sludge management could lead toenvironmental degradation of land and air;
(3) Concern for air quality necessitates proper controls oversewage sludge incineration;
(4) Protection of the public health of the residents of RhodeIsland is of paramount importance; and
(5) "Sewage sludge" means solid, semi-solid, or liquidresidue generated during the treatment of sewage in a publicly owner treatmentworks. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, domestic septage; scum orsolids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatmentprocesses; and a material derived from sewage sludge. Sewage sludge does notinclude ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludgeincinerator or grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment ofsewage in a publicly owned treatment works.
(6) "Sewage sludge incineration facility" means any plant,structure, equipment, and other property, real, personal, or mixed, for theincineration of sewage sludge, or any property or system to be used in whole orin part for the incineration of sewage sludge, whether or not another purposeis also served by it.
(7) The general assembly declares that in order to protectthe public health and welfare, the construction and operation of new sewagesludge incineration facility must be preceded by a comprehensive health riskassessment (hereinafter called the "assessment").
