TITLE 45
Towns and cities
CHAPTER 45-46
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
SECTION 45-46-1
§ 45-46-1 Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from
certain areas of the state that are undergoing development for certain
nonagricultural uses as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational
facilities, commercial facilities, and roads. Erosion occurring in these areas
makes necessary costly repairs to gullies, washed out fills, roads, and
embankments. The resulting sediment clogs storm sewers and road ditches, roils
streams, and deposits silt in ponds and reservoirs. In some of the state's
waters, silt resulting from erosion has become a major water pollutant and
threatens water supply, recreational, aesthetic, and wildlife habitat values
associated with these waters. The general assembly finds that certain
agricultural lands also experience extensive erosion and sedimentation. The
general assembly directs the department of environmental management division of
agriculture and the Rhode Island state conservation committee to work with
landowners on these lands to implement conservation plans and/or activities.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 261, § 1.)