2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-15.3 Public Drinking Water Supply System Protection
Section 46-15.3-23 Sanitary device retrofitting.

§ 46-15.3-23. Sanitary device retrofitting.

(a) Water supply system management shall include retrofitting existing water users not in conformance with the state plumbing code standards for new or replacement sanitary devices with water-saving plumbing equipment, including, but not limited to, low-flow faucet aerators and shower heads, toilet displacement equipment, and materials for toilet tank leak detection.

(b) A water utility may act as a central purchaser and supplier of water efficiency devices which comply with state plumbing codes and may enter into cooperative agreements with other water suppliers or other agencies to facilitate bulk purchases of water efficiency devices required to implement, approved retrofit plans. A retrofitting program shall include, without limitation:

(1) Annual notification to each residential class user of the objectives and accomplishments of the retrofit program and of the availability of water-saving plumbing devices at cost or at no direct cost;

(2) Installation of water saving plumbing equipment for residential class users by the water supplier at cost or at no direct cost as scheduled in the water supply system management plan;

(3) Technical assistance and water audits to formulate and implement retrofit programs for major multiple unit housing areas or developments and commercial and industrial users. Water suppliers may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners or management of such users for the preparation of specifications, bulk purchase, and installation of sanitary device retrofit equipment for the purpose of implementing retrofit programs.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1997, ch. 360, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 51.)