§ 46-15.8-3 - Purposes. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-15.8-3

   § 46-15.8-3  Purposes. – The purposes of this act are:

   (a) To help assure reasonable, needed and adequate futurewater supplies by:

   (1) Managing demand;

   (2) Reinvesting in water supply infrastructure and watersupply resources; and

   (3) Protecting and preserving the health and ecologicalfunctioning of the water resources of the state.

   (b) To strengthen water resources and supply planning byimplementing, effectively and efficiently, water rates and water supply systemmanagement plans that are designed to achieve appropriate infrastructurereinvestment and demand management.

   (c) To increase the efficient and effective administration ofgovernment responsibilities by establishing municipal water departments,boards, and authorities as self-sustaining enterprise funds.