Town of Portsmouth, RI

OTHER INFORMATION

This is an enormously complex subject. It is difficult to determine how much information and how much detail should be put on this web site. Expertise ranges from those who can design a septic system to those who do not know they have one. Interest ranges from not caring, to very concerned about the cost, to very interested in the technical details.

The remainder of the information provided here tries for a “happy medium”; so that people can make an informed decision on how to answer the question “Do you want sewers or continue with septic systems (which would a waste water management district).

Some of the information was produced specifically for Portsmouth, some is published by the State as regulations and official guidelines, some is from URI’s nationally known experts in septic technologies, and some is from other towns that have implemented wastewater management districts.

WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

SUMMARY OF OTHER WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Kingstown WWMD Regulations

Charlestown WWMD Regulations

Jamestown WWMD Ordinance

Gloucester WWMD Regulations

NarragansettWWMP

RI Law Authorizing Waste Water Management Districts

Summary of Municipal Septic System Regulations (beyond DEM regulations)

INFORMATION ABOUT SEPTIC SYSTEMS (ISDS)

There is an enormous amount of information available for the homeowners about septic systems. These are some of the better ones:

TWO VOLUMES OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION