Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 835 - Narragansett Bay Commission
Chapter 20 - Sewer Usage
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Customer Services Rules and Regulations
Section 835-RICR-20-00-2.6 - Non-Residential Consumption Sewer Use Fees

Universal Citation: 835 RI Code of Rules 20 00 2.6

Current through September 18, 2024

A. All structures not classified as residential under § 2.5 of this Part shall be classified as non-residential users and assessed consumption fees in accordance with rates set by the NBC and approved by the PUC. The non-residential structures are classified as follows:

1. Commercial - shall include any structure conducting a service business. This shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Residential structures with greater than six (6) dwelling units;

b. Office buildings;

c. Mixed-use structures combining residential and non-residential uses. Any residential structure containing a commercial use, such as a business or office, shall be considered a mixed-use structure and will be billed at the commercial rate;

d. Halfway houses and/or boarding type facilities where unrelated persons rent rooms;

e. Hospitals;

f. Commercial Laundromats;

g. Dry cleaners;

h. Restaurants;

i. Colleges and schools;

j. Hotels;

k. Nursing homes;

l. Retail and wholesale stores; or

m. Any other non-industrial or non-residential structure.

2. Industrial - shall include any structure engaging in:
a. The manufacture, processing, or packaging of a product or component of a product; or

b. Industrial laundering; or

c. The development, recovery, or processing of natural resources. This shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Platers;

(2) Metal fabricators;

(3) Syrup, soup and wine canners or producers;

(4) Meat packing facilities; or,

(5) Mixed-use structures. Where an industrial use is combined with a commercial use it shall be billed at the commercial rate, for example, where there is an office in a manufacturing plant.

B. The definitions of commercial and industrial as used herein are limited to the establishment of non-residential consumption sewer user fees and are unrelated to a user's classification as a permitted industrial or commercial user for purposes of the NBC's pretreatment program.

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