ISDS 



Recommendations made by the Division of Planning in Report # 62 and by the ISDS 

 Task Force, in addition to other pertinent recommendations, would potentially apply to 

 different entities depending upon the mode of administration set up for tiie WWMD and the 

 implementation responsibilities assigned to specific authorities. For example, existing 

 sewer authorities or public works departments might reasonably assume certain 

 responsibilities, while others would be handled most effectively by a new WWMD 

 Commission or Board. 



Although a range of organizational options are available to towns, certain criteria of 

 accountability apply in conimon to any effective program, and are presented here: 



• All commissions, boards or other public bodies are subject to the requirements of 

 the R.L open meetings law. 



• All requests for variances and special exceptions made to the RIDEM ISDS Section 

 should be forwarded (before action is taken) to the appropriate Town or WWMD 

 authorities so that pertinent data on the system and affected areas can be collected 

 and recorded in the WWMD accounting system, and so that consistency with 

 WWMD and Town policies can be assured. RIDEM actions on such requests, and 

 conditions attached, should also be forwarded to the appropriate Town or WWMD 

 authorities so that data can be effectively recorded in the WWMD accounting 

 system. 



• All requests for variances and special exceptions above should be published as 

 Town Notices. Requests and their outcomes, including conditions attached, should 

 be published again as Town Notices before occupancy permits are issued. 



• Records of requests for variances and special exceptions, and their outcomes, 

 should immediately become deed encumbrances which are made available to 

 potential buyers and financial institutions to support adequate system inspection as 

 required at the time of transfer of property ownership. 



• All agreements established between the WWMD/Town and property owners 

 concerning results of failure evaluations, inspection and cleaning schedules, and 

 other issues of potential concern to other affected parties, should have permanent 

 effect, should immediately become deed encumbrances, and should clearly stipulate 

 property owner and WWMD/Town obligations. 



Zoning 



***Zoning density should specifically consider cumulative impacts of 

 ISDS-related resource contamination and other non-point source pollutants 

 associated with density, should reflect siting limitations identified in the 

 environmental review, and should be consistent with public health 

 protection objectives. 



♦♦♦Areas identified during the environmental inventory as having been 

 developed beyond carrying capacity (for example, at densities of one 

 residential unit per 1/2 to 1/8 acre or less) should be considered as having 



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