Rhode Island § 46-32-3 § 46-32-3. Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-32-3 — § 46-32-3. Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants.

Rhode Island § 46-32-3

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-32PFAS in Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-32-3 (2026).

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§ 46-32-3. Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants.
If the director of the department of health decides to publish a notice pursuant to
            the provisions of § 46-32-4(b)(1) then on or before June 1, 2024, the director of the department of health shall, pursuant
            to this section, file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state regarding adoption of the interim drinking
            water standard level of twenty parts per trillion (20 ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid
            (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS),
            perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic
            acid (PFDA) 

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§ 46-32-3. Drinking water standards for PFAS contaminants.

If the director of the department of health decides to publish a notice pursuant to the provisions of § 46-32-4(b)(1) then on or before June 1, 2024, the director of the department of health shall, pursuant to this section, file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state regarding adoption of the interim drinking water standard level of twenty parts per trillion (20 ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) as a maximum contaminant level (MCL). Upon the effective date of the final rule, the drinking water monitoring provisions of § 46-32-2 may be suspended, modified, or superseded by the provisions of the final rule and the maximum contaminant level, as specified pursuant to § 46-32-4, shall apply to § 46-32-2(d).

Legislative History

P.L. 2022, ch. 144, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 169, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 257, § 1, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 258, § 1, effective June 22, 2023.