Section 490-RICR-00-00-7.4 - Collection of Water Quality Protection ChargeA. Water Quality Protection Charges collected and remitted shall be based on supplier billings. Amount "due for supplier's billings" in these rules means amount due from customers at such time customers may pay without the imposition of penalties or interest or such other time as customer bills will not be overdue. The supplier's billings subject to remittance are deemed to be the billings due from the supplier's customers in the amounts and at such times the billings are due to the supplier from its customers, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.3-9.B. The supplier shall remit all amounts due for supplier's billings to the Bank and the Board respectively on or before the twentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing.C. Each remittance to the Bank and the Board shall be accompanied by a completed remittance form provided by the Bank and the Board for their respective funds.D. A record of billings shall be maintained by every supplier, showing: 1. The amount of water billed, amount of water quality protection charges billed, and amounts of water quality protection charges remitted to the Bank and the Board.2. The number of exemptions from the water quality protection charge granted to a purchaser who is 65 years of age and over.3. The number of exemptions from the water quality protection charge granted to a commercial agricultural producer.4. Suppliers shall maintain their records regarding water consumption, billings, sales, and exemptions for at least a 6-year period. Suppliers shall for the same period maintain their records regarding elderly and commercial agricultural exemption applications. Suppliers shall provide the Bank and the Board with full access to their books and records and any other information reasonably required by the Bank and the Board to insure proper remittance of water quality protection charges to the Bank and the Board and compliance with the Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-12.2, and any policies of the Bank related to the administration of water quality protection charges. E. Suppliers shall provide the Bank and the Board with a copy of their audited financial statements within 180 days of the end of supplier's fiscal year. Suppliers shall provide the Bank and the Board with a copy of any annual report filings with the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers regarding billings and consumption. Such materials shall be filed with the Bank and the Board at the same time the filing is made with the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.F. If any supplier fails to pay the water quality protection charge imposed upon it, under the Act, the Bank and the Board shall notify such supplier in writing specifying the amount of charge due and the date by which payment is demanded. If supplier shall contest the amount due, the Bank and the Board shall consider any materials presented by the supplier to support its claim. Upon a determination by the Bank or the Board of the amount due and the failure to pay, the Bank or the Board may invoke the state aid intercept provisions under the Act.490 R.I. Code R. 490-RICR-00-00-7.4
Amended effective 12/19/2018
Amended effective 2/14/2019