§ 46-12.10-1 - Legislative findings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-12.10-1

   § 46-12.10-1  Legislative findings. –The General Assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:

   (a) There exists and will continue to exist within the stateof Rhode Island the need to construct, maintain and repair facilities andprojects for the abatement of pollution caused by domestic wastewaterdischarges, including, but not limited to, septic systems and cesspools.

   (b) It is found that there are presently ninety thousand(90,000) cesspools within the State of Rhode Island.

   (c) Failed and poorly functioning ISDS systems contributedirectly to pollution in such environmentally sensitive areas as Greenwich Bay,coastal salt ponds and other water resources.

   (d) It is further found that there is a need to establish afund that shall provide to communities financial assistance to create and adopta community septic system management plan and provide the corpus of a fundwithin the existing State SRF as administered by the Rhode Island clean waterfinance agency that shall enable communities to offer to homeowners withinthose communities the opportunity to access low-cost loans for repair orreplacement of failed or poorly functioning septic systems.