The Department of Environmental Management adopted amendments to Rules Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in order to implement the Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007. The law becomes effective August 4, 2010. http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf//DEM/6067.pdf for the regulation. http://www2.sos.ri.gov/cgi-bin/topdf/tmp/6067tmp.pdf for the notice