Rhode Island § 24-5-16 § 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-5-16 — § 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.

Rhode Island § 24-5-16

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-5Maintenance of Town Highways

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-5-16 (2026).

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§ 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.
No surveyor of highways shall cause any watercourse in any highway to be so conveyed
            as to incommode any person's land, house, store, shop or other building, or to obstruct
            any person in the prosecution of his or her business or occupation, without the consent
            or approbation of the town council of the town, signified in writing to the surveyor.
         

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§ 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.

No surveyor of highways shall cause any watercourse in any highway to be so conveyed as to incommode any person's land, house, store, shop or other building, or to obstruct any person in the prosecution of his or her business or occupation, without the consent or approbation of the town council of the town, signified in writing to the surveyor.