Section 250-RICR-150-20-6.6 - Administrative FindingsA. Discharges of wastewater from wastewater treatment facilities, despite careful regulation and monitoring, are known sources of pollution that affect the quality of the bays and rivers of Rhode Island.B. Wastewater treatment facilities collect wastewater from users of sewer systems, who pay fees for the utilization of the system, and from septage transporters, who collect septage from users of onsite sewage disposal systems.C. All persons or entities generating pollutants that affect Rhode Island's bays, rivers and watersheds, including those using onsite sewage disposal systems, should be required to contribute to the costs of providing effective pollution control, mitigating environmental degradation of ecosystems, restoring impaired ecosystems, and monitoring the environment to characterize the impacts of the pollutant loadings, including changes that may occur as the level of treatment is improved.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-20-6.6