§ 46-25-25.6 - Municipal ordinances. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-25-25.6

   § 46-25-25.6  Municipal ordinances. –(a) Any municipality within the district, which has connected or connects itssewers with the facilities of the project, shall adopt appropriate rules andregulations, pertaining to sewer usage, no less restrictive than the rules andregulations pertaining to sewer usage so adopted by the commission. Themunicipal rules and regulations shall include procedures for monitoring andenforcing compliance, and shall be submitted to the commission prior to theiradoption. The commission shall have the authority to refuse service orconnection to any municipality that fails to comply with this section.

   (b) The commission shall retain the authority to seekjudicial relief for noncompliance by affected dischargers when any municipalityhas failed to seek that relief, or when the municipality has acted to seek thatrelief but has sought a penalty which the commission finds to be insufficient.Nothing in this section shall in any way limit the authority granted thecommission under §§ 46-25-25 – 46-25-25.4.