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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-46 > Chapter-46-13 > 46-13-12SECTION 46-13-12
§ 46-13-12 Hearing on unsafe conditions– Order to correct deficiencies. – Whenever investigations indicate that the water from a public water supplysystem is not safe, potable, or is subject to contamination and, in the opinionof the director, the health of the water consumers is or may become endangered,the director may call the person maintaining the system to a hearing at a timeand place designated by the director. The notice of the hearing shall be servedin person or by registered mail upon the person giving the time, place, andreason for the hearing; and in the case of a municipality or a corporation, theservice shall be upon an officer thereof. At the hearing, the personmaintaining the water supply system shall be given an opportunity to show causewhy sanitary defects should not be corrected or operation of the water supplysystem improved in order to make the water safe and potable; and, if in theopinion of the director cause is not shown, the director shall order in writingany such corrections, changes, or additions to be made as may be necessary toprovide safe and potable water, directing that within a specified timethereafter, corrections, changes, or additions shall be provided. The authorityof the director, as set forth herein, shall be in addition to the authority ofthe director as set forth in §§ 46-13-2.2, 46-13-15, and 46-13-16,and any other provision of law.
