Rhode Island Senate Proposal Would Phase Out Failing Cesspools.

From: Providence Journal (Providence, RI) | Date: April 20, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Edward Ortiz

Apr. 20--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A state Senate bill introduced on Governor Carcieri's behalf would require cesspools to be phased out at up to 28,000 properties statewide. The bill is one of the first outgrowths of Carcieri's Narragansett Bay and Watershed Planning Commission.

The phaseout would require the inspection and removal of failing cesspools within a 15-year period.

If the legislation passes, many homeowners with failing ...

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