Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-19.7-4. Permitted use in areas zoned for process manufacturing--Regulation of uses in certain other areas

(a) Hazardous waste management facilities, other than landfills and underground injection wells, shall be a permitted use on any locus zoned for industrial use involving manufacturing processes.

(b) Cities and towns shall not change the zoning designation of any locus zoned for industrial use involving manufacturing processes, after an application for a hazardous waste management facility permit pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Management Act, chapter 19.1 of this title, has been submitted.  Cities and towns may change the zoning designation of a locus zoned for industrial use involving manufacturing processes, after an application for a hazardous waste management facility pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Management Act, chapter 19.1 of this title, has been withdrawn or denied and avenues of appeal have been exhausted or waived.

(c) Cities and towns may by ordinance prohibit or regulate or restrict the use of landfills or underground injection wells as a means for hazardous waste disposal or management.

(d) Cities and towns may, prior to a developer applying for a permit under the Hazardous Waste Management Act, chapter 19.1 of this title, and on the basis of competent hydrologic and water quality analysis, prohibit, or regulate by ordinance the siting of hazardous waste management facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter in the watershed of a public drinking water supply reservoir or in the recharge area of a groundwater acquifer which supplies or has been shown to be capable of supplying a public drinking water system.