Section 45-6-2.3 - Authorization for cities and towns to promulgate and enforce pretreatment and sewer-use ordinances and regulations(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.(b) To the extent that this statute conflicts with any other general or public law, this statute controls.R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-6-2.3
P.L. 1987, ch. 336, §1; P.L. 1994 , ch. 272, § 1.