(a)  The cities and towns may promulgate all ordinances and regulations to implement a wastewater pretreatment program. Those ordinances and regulations may include the authority to:

(1)  Impose penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day per violation for each and every day during which a violation of the ordinance or regulation occurs either through judicial proceedings or administrative procedures established pursuant to this section;

(2)  Seek injunctive relief for any violation;

(3)  Recover damages caused by any noncompliance;

(4)  Obtain reasonable attorney fees incurred by seeking compliance, penalties, or damages;

(5)  Require compliance by all users of the city or town‘s sewer system, whether or not the user is a resident of that city or town; and

(6)  Include any other provisions consistent with state and federal pretreatment programs.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-6-2.3

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  To the extent that this statute conflicts with any other general or public law, this statute controls.

History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 336, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 272, § 1.