§ 46-15.3-1.1 Legislative findings. –(a) The general assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:
(1) Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluablenatural resource which is not to be abused by any segment of the state'spopulation or its economy. It is the policy of this state to restore, enhance,and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters toprotect public health;
(2) That Rhode Island has abundant supplies of surface andgroundwater and an average level of precipitation adequate to replenish thesesupplies under normal conditions, and that these supplies are sufficient inquantity and quality to meet the present needs of the people and economy ofthis state, but that sources of drinking water are not always located wherethey are needed, are subject to contamination making them unfit for drinkingpurposes, may be used for purposes not requiring water suitable for drinking,and may not be adequate to meet all future needs;
(3) The waters of this state are a critical renewableresource which must be protected to insure the availability of safe and potabledrinking water for present and future needs;
(4) That systematic management of the state's drinking watersupplies is essential to the proper conservation, development, utilization, andprotection of this finite natural resource, if the present and future needs ofthe state are to be met on a continuing and sustainable basis;
(5) It is a paramount policy of the state to protect thepurity of present and future drinking water supplies by protecting aquifers,recharge areas, and watersheds;
(6) It is the policy of the state to restore and maintain thequality of its waters to a quality consistent with its use for drinkingsupplies and other designated beneficial uses without treatment as feasible;
(7) Development of land areas near to supplies of drinkingwater and related construction can threaten the quality of those supplies and,therefore, can endanger public health; thus it is necessary to take immediateand continuing steps to protect the watersheds of surface waters and thereservoirs and recharge areas of ground waters from land uses and activitieswhich may degrade the quality of public drinking water;
(8) Protection of water quality is necessary from thecollection source through the point of delivery to the ultimate consumer;
(b) That the objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To insure that water supply system management plans areprepared, maintained, and carried out by each municipality and by eachmunicipal department, agency, district, authority, or other entity engaged inor authorized to engage in the supply, treatment, transmission, or distributionof drinking water, and
(2) That the said plans and their execution achieve theeffective and efficient conservation, development, utilization, and protectionof this finite natural resource in ways that meet the present and future needsof the state and its people.
§ 46-15.3-1.1 Legislative findings. –(a) The general assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:
(1) Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluablenatural resource which is not to be abused by any segment of the state'spopulation or its economy. It is the policy of this state to restore, enhance,and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters toprotect public health;
(2) That Rhode Island has abundant supplies of surface andgroundwater and an average level of precipitation adequate to replenish thesesupplies under normal conditions, and that these supplies are sufficient inquantity and quality to meet the present needs of the people and economy ofthis state, but that sources of drinking water are not always located wherethey are needed, are subject to contamination making them unfit for drinkingpurposes, may be used for purposes not requiring water suitable for drinking,and may not be adequate to meet all future needs;
(3) The waters of this state are a critical renewableresource which must be protected to insure the availability of safe and potabledrinking water for present and future needs;
(4) That systematic management of the state's drinking watersupplies is essential to the proper conservation, development, utilization, andprotection of this finite natural resource, if the present and future needs ofthe state are to be met on a continuing and sustainable basis;
(5) It is a paramount policy of the state to protect thepurity of present and future drinking water supplies by protecting aquifers,recharge areas, and watersheds;
(6) It is the policy of the state to restore and maintain thequality of its waters to a quality consistent with its use for drinkingsupplies and other designated beneficial uses without treatment as feasible;
(7) Development of land areas near to supplies of drinkingwater and related construction can threaten the quality of those supplies and,therefore, can endanger public health; thus it is necessary to take immediateand continuing steps to protect the watersheds of surface waters and thereservoirs and recharge areas of ground waters from land uses and activitieswhich may degrade the quality of public drinking water;
(8) Protection of water quality is necessary from thecollection source through the point of delivery to the ultimate consumer;
(b) That the objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To insure that water supply system management plans areprepared, maintained, and carried out by each municipality and by eachmunicipal department, agency, district, authority, or other entity engaged inor authorized to engage in the supply, treatment, transmission, or distributionof drinking water, and
(2) That the said plans and their execution achieve theeffective and efficient conservation, development, utilization, and protectionof this finite natural resource in ways that meet the present and future needsof the state and its people.
§ 46-15.3-1.1 Legislative findings. –(a) The general assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:
(1) Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluablenatural resource which is not to be abused by any segment of the state'spopulation or its economy. It is the policy of this state to restore, enhance,and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters toprotect public health;
(2) That Rhode Island has abundant supplies of surface andgroundwater and an average level of precipitation adequate to replenish thesesupplies under normal conditions, and that these supplies are sufficient inquantity and quality to meet the present needs of the people and economy ofthis state, but that sources of drinking water are not always located wherethey are needed, are subject to contamination making them unfit for drinkingpurposes, may be used for purposes not requiring water suitable for drinking,and may not be adequate to meet all future needs;
(3) The waters of this state are a critical renewableresource which must be protected to insure the availability of safe and potabledrinking water for present and future needs;
(4) That systematic management of the state's drinking watersupplies is essential to the proper conservation, development, utilization, andprotection of this finite natural resource, if the present and future needs ofthe state are to be met on a continuing and sustainable basis;
(5) It is a paramount policy of the state to protect thepurity of present and future drinking water supplies by protecting aquifers,recharge areas, and watersheds;
(6) It is the policy of the state to restore and maintain thequality of its waters to a quality consistent with its use for drinkingsupplies and other designated beneficial uses without treatment as feasible;
(7) Development of land areas near to supplies of drinkingwater and related construction can threaten the quality of those supplies and,therefore, can endanger public health; thus it is necessary to take immediateand continuing steps to protect the watersheds of surface waters and thereservoirs and recharge areas of ground waters from land uses and activitieswhich may degrade the quality of public drinking water;
(8) Protection of water quality is necessary from thecollection source through the point of delivery to the ultimate consumer;
(b) That the objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To insure that water supply system management plans areprepared, maintained, and carried out by each municipality and by eachmunicipal department, agency, district, authority, or other entity engaged inor authorized to engage in the supply, treatment, transmission, or distributionof drinking water, and
(2) That the said plans and their execution achieve theeffective and efficient conservation, development, utilization, and protectionof this finite natural resource in ways that meet the present and future needsof the state and its people.
