{
 "topic": "water-sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "question": "What are the water and sewer rules and rates?",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/ri/water-sewer/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026015",
   "name": "Cumberland",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/cumberland/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/cumberland/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/cumberland/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": null,
   "document": "Chapter 40 - Utilities",
   "document_number": "40",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chapter 40 - Utilities."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026023",
   "name": "Johnston",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/johnston/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/johnston/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/johnston/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Town of Johnston Code of Ordinances - Chapter 279 Sewers",
   "document_number": "279",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Johnston, Rhode Island has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Town of Johnston Code of Ordinances - Chapter 279 Sewers; Town of Johnston Code of Ordinances - Chapter 335 Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026038",
   "name": "Smithfield",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/smithfield/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/smithfield/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/smithfield/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Town of Smithfield, RI Sewers (Chapter 294)",
   "document_number": "294",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Town of Smithfield, RI Sewers (Chapter 294); Town of Smithfield, RI Water Supply (Chapter 345), verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026041",
   "name": "Warren",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/warren/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/warren/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/warren/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Warren Chapter 21 — Utilities (Sewer Ordinance)",
   "document_number": "21",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/ri/warren/water-sewer/chapter-21/",
   "answer": "The Town of Warren, Rhode Island has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Warren Chapter 21 — Utilities (Sewer Ordinance), verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026043",
   "name": "West Greenwich",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/west-greenwich/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 3,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "West Greenwich Chapter 313 — Stormwater Management",
   "document_number": "313",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of West Greenwich, Rhode Island has 3 adopted ordinances on file: West Greenwich Chapter 301 — Sewage and Garbage Disposal; West Greenwich Chapter 313 — Stormwater Management; West Greenwich Chapter 378 — Wells, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026045",
   "name": "Westerly",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/us/ri/westerly/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/westerly/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/westerly/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 3,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Westerly Chapter 206 — Sewers",
   "document_number": "206",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": null,
   "answer": "The Town of Westerly, Rhode Island has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Westerly Chapter 206 — Sewers; Westerly Chapter 223 — Storm Sewers; Westerly Chapter 251 — Water, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026046",
   "name": "Woonsocket",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/us/ri/woonsocket/",
   "answer_page": "/us/ri/woonsocket/water-sewer/",
   "json": "/us/ri/woonsocket/water-sewer.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Woonsocket Chapter 18 — Water and Sewers and Sewage Disposal",
   "document_number": "18",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/us/ri/woonsocket/water-sewer/chapter-18/",
   "answer": "In the City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, connection mandatory: True; billing basis: Annual service charge to every user; Class R (residential) charged on a cost per dwelling unit basis (computed average 75,000 gallons/year per dwelling unit); Classes C and M on equivalent-dwelling-unit basis, large/metered users charged per million gallons of waste discharged. Source: Woonsocket Chapter 18 — Water and Sewers and Sewage Disposal, verified 2026-06-05."
  }
 ],
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026022",
   "name": "Jamestown",
   "path": "/us/ri/jamestown/",
   "status": "checked_none_adopted",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026008",
   "name": "Barrington",
   "path": "/us/ri/barrington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026009",
   "name": "Bristol",
   "path": "/us/ri/bristol/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026010",
   "name": "Burrillville",
   "path": "/us/ri/burrillville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026011",
   "name": "Central Falls",
   "path": "/us/ri/central-falls/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026012",
   "name": "Charlestown",
   "path": "/us/ri/charlestown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026013",
   "name": "Coventry",
   "path": "/us/ri/coventry/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026014",
   "name": "Cranston",
   "path": "/us/ri/cranston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026016",
   "name": "East Greenwich",
   "path": "/us/ri/east-greenwich/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026017",
   "name": "East Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/east-providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026018",
   "name": "Exeter",
   "path": "/us/ri/exeter/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026019",
   "name": "Foster",
   "path": "/us/ri/foster/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026020",
   "name": "Glocester",
   "path": "/us/ri/glocester/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026021",
   "name": "Hopkinton",
   "path": "/us/ri/hopkinton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": null
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026024",
   "name": "Lincoln",
   "path": "/us/ri/lincoln/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026025",
   "name": "Little Compton",
   "path": "/us/ri/little-compton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026026",
   "name": "Middletown",
   "path": "/us/ri/middletown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026027",
   "name": "Narragansett",
   "path": "/us/ri/narragansett/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026028",
   "name": "New Shoreham",
   "path": "/us/ri/new-shoreham/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026029",
   "name": "Newport",
   "path": "/us/ri/newport/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026030",
   "name": "North Kingstown",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-kingstown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026031",
   "name": "North Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026032",
   "name": "North Smithfield",
   "path": "/us/ri/north-smithfield/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026033",
   "name": "Pawtucket",
   "path": "/us/ri/pawtucket/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026034",
   "name": "Portsmouth",
   "path": "/us/ri/portsmouth/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026035",
   "name": "Providence",
   "path": "/us/ri/providence/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026036",
   "name": "Richmond",
   "path": "/us/ri/richmond/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026037",
   "name": "Scituate",
   "path": "/us/ri/scituate/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026039",
   "name": "South Kingstown",
   "path": "/us/ri/south-kingstown/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026040",
   "name": "Tiverton",
   "path": "/us/ri/tiverton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026042",
   "name": "Warwick",
   "path": "/us/ri/warwick/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-026044",
   "name": "West Warwick",
   "path": "/us/ri/west-warwick/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  }
 ]
}