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Main Title Digest of Water Pollution Control Legislation. Rhode Island.
CORP Author Public Health Service, Washington, D.C.
Year Published 1958
Stock Number PB-217 680
Additional Subjects ( Water pollution ; Legislation) ; ( Rhode Island ; Water pollution) ;
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NTIS  PB-217 680 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 10p
Abstract
The report outlines the composition, requirements, and duties of the state pollution control board. Provisions are described for the issuance of waste or sewage disposal permits, the review of plans and specifications for facilities, and the establishing of procedures to handle violations. Listed are the authorizations to set rules and regulations in such areas as willful contamination, tidewaters, and the protection of streams and underground waters; to suppress disease and unsanitary practices; and to prevent water supply pollution in general. Authority is given to abate public nuisances by legal proceedings.