Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.5 - ApplicationA. The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be liberally construed in conjunction with the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq., and accompanying Federal Regulations to allow the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law.B. Upon adoption by EPA or the State of additional or more stringent regulations affecting the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program or the pretreatment standards, these rules shall be revised to comply with such new regulations following the notice, hearing and public comment provisions of the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.C. These regulations apply to: 1. Pollutants from non-domestic sources covered by Pretreatment Standards which are indirectly discharged into or transported by truck or rail or otherwise introduced into POTWs as defined in § 2.4(A) of this Part;2. POTWs which receive wastewater from sources subject to National Pretreatment Standards; and,3. Any new or existing source subject to Pretreatment Standards. National Pretreatment Standards do not apply to sources which discharge to a sewer which is not connected to a POTW Treatment Plant.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-10-2.5