Section 250-RICR-150-05-3.5 - ApplicabilityA. These rules apply to all of the groundwater of the state.B. Persons subject to these rules may also be subject to other regulations of the Department and may also be subject to federal regulations. Obligations of facility owners and facility operators hereunder shall be joint and several.C. These rules shall be construed in harmony with other Department regulations and the regulations of federal agencies. Nothing in these rules shall affect the Director's power and duty to issue or require any form of groundwater monitoring, groundwater remediation, enforcement action or other action pursuant to any other regulatory program administered or enforced by the Director.D. Construction Standards for Monitoring Wells: Monitoring wells installed pursuant to these rules shall be in compliance with the construction standards in § 3.22 of this Part.E. Abandonment procedures: Private drinking water wells, monitoring wells, piezometers and other subsurface borings shall be abandoned in accordance with the procedures in § 3.22 of this Part.F. The Director may require any facility owner or operator subject to these rules to provide any information deemed necessary to determine compliance with these rules. Failure to disclose such information shall be cause for initiating appropriate enforcement action and shall constitute valid cause for denial of any Departmental approvals under these rules or the suspension of any approval issued hereunder.G. Nothing in these rules shall affect the Director's power and duty to issue an immediate compliance order or take any other action pursuant to the R.I. Gen. Laws.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-05-3.5
Adopted effective 1/9/2019
Amended effective 12/28/2023