R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-14-2.1: Contamination of private well — Notice to municipal water supply agency.

Any state department or agency which discovers or receives information that a private well or water supply has become contaminated, which contamination may pose a potential danger to the local public water supply, shall, upon receipt of the information, provide written notification to the local public water supply agency and the chief executive officer of the city or town where the well is located of the potential contamination.