{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-21.1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-21.1-6","heading":"Standards.","body":"(a) The department shall adopt minimum sanitation standards for pathogens and/or pathogen indicators present in the bathing water, consistent with §§ 23-1-17 and 23-1-18, in order to protect the public from illnesses associated with swimming in contaminated bathing waters. This may include standards for:\n(b) Pathogens and/or pathogen indicators including, but not limited to, total coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococci.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 21.1 Sanitation Standards for Bathing Beaches"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-21.1/23-21.1-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:55Z","sha256":"f72ba4355fed67f36e5efe4b4e955a961b644e281d4e4f23759f40fd2cb0be4c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-21.1-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-21.1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}