Section 250-RICR-140-25-2.5 - Applicability and ConstructionA. These Regulations are applicable to activities conducted in or on the waters or land of the State, as well as to those activities conducted in a location where oil or other pollutants are likely to enter the waters of the State. All persons who engage in the storage, delivery, or transportation of oil, including industry and Federal, State, and local governments, as well as, to a limited extent, residential homeowners, may be subject to these Regulations.B. Persons and activities subject to these Regulations may also be subject to other State and Federal Regulations, including, but not limited to: Rhode Island Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Part 150-10-1 of this Title), Rules and Regulations for Underground Storage Facilities Used for Petroleum Products and Hazardous Materials (Part 1 of this Subchapter), Water Quality Regulations (Part 150-05-1 of this Title), Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter) and Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management (Subchapter 10 Part 1 of this Chapter).C. These Regulations shall be construed in harmony with other Rhode Island Regulations and those Regulations promulgated by the Coastal Resources Management Council and Federal agencies who may have concurrent jurisdiction. In cases where these Regulations may conflict with other Regulations, the more restrictive Regulations shall govern.D. The DEM may require any person subject to these Regulations to provide additional information about any activity subject to these Regulations where such information is deemed necessary. Failure to disclose such information shall be cause for initiating appropriate enforcement action and shall constitute valid cause for denial of a permit or order of approval and may result in an order restricting certain activities.E. These Regulations shall be liberally construed to permit the DEM to effectuate the purposes of the State law.F. Nothing in these Regulations shall be deemed to interfere with the Director's power and duty to issue an immediate order pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 4612-10 and 42-17.1-2.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-140-25-2.5
Amended effective 5/2/2018
Amended effective 7/20/2022