R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-3: Purposes.

The purposes of this act are:

(a) To help assure reasonable, needed and adequate future water supplies by:

(1) Managing demand;

(2) Reinvesting in water supply infrastructure and water supply resources; and

(3) Protecting and preserving the health and ecological functioning of the water resources of the state.

(b) To strengthen water resources and supply planning by implementing, effectively and efficiently, water rates and water supply system management plans that are designed to achieve appropriate infrastructure reinvestment and demand management.

(c) To increase the efficient and effective administration of government responsibilities by establishing municipal water departments, boards, and authorities as self-sustaining enterprise funds.