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Contacts for Rhode Island
Septic Systems
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Deb Knauss
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-4700 x7612
Fax: (401) 222-3564
Email: dknauss@dem.ri.gov
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Ernie Panciera
Principal Environmental Scientist
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-4700 x7612
Fax: (401) 222-3564
Email: epancier@dem.ri.gov
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Jonathan Zwarg
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-4700
Fax: (401) 222-3564
Email: jonathan.zwarg@dem.ri.gov
Links for Rhode Island
Publications by Other Organizations 
- Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Septic System Fact Sheets - Provides fact sheets developed by the Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, Home*A*Syst program. The fact sheets include maintaining your septic system, septic system additives, how to order and buy a septic tank, and how to hire a contractor for septic system installation or repair.
State and Tribal Programs
- Rhode Island, Rules and Regulations Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems [PDF]
- Rhode Island, Septic System Check Up: The Rhode Island Handbook for Inspection [PDF]
- University of Rhode Island Home *A* Syst
Training Centers
Demonstration Projects for Rhode Island
- Title: Rhode Island, Chepachet Village: Alternative Technologies, Rhode Island
Description: Five alternative technologies were installed as part of the Chepachet Village project. Two of the five demonstration systems are small systems of 600- to 660-gallons-per-day (gpd) design flow, serving buildings with ground floor retail and apartments above. Another system in the 600-gpd-design-flow range treats wastewater from an apartment building and cottage on one property. A fourth system is a small cluster treatment system with a design flow of 900 gpd serving three buildings on three different parcels. The largest of the five demonstration systems is a 2,700-gpd cluster treatment system serving a restaurant and a small commercial block with retail and office buildings.
Contact: Lorraine Joubert
(401) 874-2138
George Loomis
Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program
(401) 864-4558For More Information: http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/mtp/PDFs/chepachet_mar05.pdf
- Title: Rhode Island, Green Hill Pond and Block Island: GIS and Database, Rhode Island
Description: This project is a joint effort by three Rhode Island communities - New Shoreham, South Kingstown and Charlestown–in partnership with URI Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program. The goal is to establish comprehensive local wastewater management programs in each community using a watershed approach with selective use of advanced treatment systems in high risk areas to protect critical ground water supplies and sensitive coastal waters.
Contact: Lorraine Joubert
Department of Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Rhode Island
(401) 874-2138For More Information: http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/bighp.html