Public Drinking Water

216-RICR-50-05-1 PROPOSED RULE

Title 216 Department of Health
Chapter 50 Environmental Health
Subchapter 05 Water Quality
Part 1 Public Drinking Water
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Proposed
Filing Notice Date 10/08/2025
Filing Hearing Date(s) 10/28/2025
Public Comment Dates 10/08/2025 to 11/07/2025

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-32-1 et seq.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-13-18(a)
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-1

Purpose and Reason:

In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.7, notice is hereby given that the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) proposes amendments to the Public Drinking Water regulations (216-RICR-50-05-1) (Regulations) pursuant to its authority under R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-13-18(a) and Chapter 23-1. Most of the amendments are to incorporate the revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (“NPDWR”) for Consumer Confidence Reports (the “Revised CCR NPDWR”) promulgated in 2024 by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). The Revised CCR NPDWR was published as a Final Rule on May 24, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 45980). RIDOH is proposing amendments to the Regulations consistent with the Revised CCR NPDWR because RIDOH is the state primacy agency responsible for enforcing the federal NPDWRs in Rhode Island. In accordance with SDWA and 40 CFR Part 142, RIDOH must adopt state regulations that are at least as stringent as the NPDWRs in order to attain and maintain primacy.

The Revised CCR NPDWR provisions that RIDOH is proposing to adopt are located in 40 CFR 141 Subpart O, which are located in Sections 1.16.11 and 1.16.12 of the proposed amendments to the Regulations. To the extent helpful, the table below compares the section numbering for the Revised CCR NPDWR, RIDOH’s proposed CCR changes, and RIDOH’s current CCR regulations:

Revised CCR NPDWR

Proposed RI Regulation

Current RI Regulation

40 CFR 141 Subpart O – Consumer Confidence Reports

216-RICR-50-05-1.16.11 – Consumer Confidence Reports

216-RICR-50-05-1.16.11 – Consumer Confidence Reports

§ 141.151 – Purpose and applicability of this subpart

1.16.11 (A) – Purpose and Applicability of § 1.16.11 of this Part

1.16.11 (A) – Purpose and Applicability of this Subpart

§ 141.152 – Compliance dates

1.16.11 (B) – Compliance dates

1.16.11 (B) – Effective dates

§ 141.153 – Content of the reports

1.16.11 (C) – Content of the reports

1.16.11 (C) – Content of the reports

§ 141.154 – Required additional health information

1.16.11 (D) – Required additional health information

216-RICR-50-05-1.16.12 – Required additional health information

§ 141.155 – Report delivery, reporting, and recordkeeping

1.16.11 (E) – Report delivery, reporting, and recordkeeping

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1.16.12 (G) – Report delivery and recordkeeping

§ 141.156 – Summary of report contents

1.16.11 (F) – Summary of report contents

 

Appendix A to Subpart O of Part 141—Regulated Contaminants

216-RICR-50-05-1.16.12 – Appendix A to § 1.16.11 – Regulated Contaminants

216-RICR-50-05-1.16.13 – Appendix A to § 1.16.12 – Regulated Contaminants

RIDOH is also proposing some corrections and clarifications to other sections of the Regulations.

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