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-20-00-2.7 - Fixed Fee Based Sewer Use Fees

1. Residential - Each dwelling unit of a structure shall be assessed a fixed fee in accordance with rates approved by the PUC, whether or not each unit is occupied.

2. Residential Well Customers - Each dwelling unit of a structure shall be assessed a fixed fee only in accordance with rates approved by the PUC.

3. Non-Residential - Each structure shall be assessed a fixed fee based upon the size of each input water meter(s) and/or output meter(s) in accordance with rates and Terms and Conditions approved by the PUC.

4. Vacant Property - Vacant property shall be subject to fixed fees as noted in §§ 2.7(A)(1), (2), and (3) of this Part unless and until the NBC staff confirms that the water service has been terminated or a dwelling unit is uninhabitable (deemed to have no plumbing fixtures). It is the property owner's duty to notify the NBC that the property is vacant or uninhabitable. Credit for non-usage, if any, shall be given from the date of the NBC's inspection.

5. Customers served by compound meters will be assessed a fixed fee based on the size of the domestic use dial in accordance with rates and Terms and Conditions approved by the PUC.