{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-15.8-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.8-4","heading":"Duties of water suppliers.","body":"All public drinking water supply systems that are subject to the requirements of § 46-15.3-5.1 shall have a duty:\n(1) To manage demand to assure the long-term viability of water resources and water supply, to provide for strategic, prudent, reasonable and necessary use of water supplies, to control and/or curtail water use during periods of diminished water supply availability including droughts; to take such actions as may be necessary to achieve compliance by wholesale and retail customers with requirements for demand management; and\n(2) To maintain fiscal integrity and adequate capacity by establishing and maintaining such revenue stabilization funds, operating reserves, debt service reserves, and infrastructure replacement and capital improvement program funds as are necessary; and to institute by December 31, 2013, billing at least as frequently as quarterly.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 15.8 Water Use and Efficiency Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-15.8/46-15.8-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:08Z","sha256":"c07873bcf15d214289b39e4ab7c9245822f55dc1195d8ca8ebf9b8f3482e9c89","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-15.8-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-15.8-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}