Rhode Island H7992 urges the Department of Environmental Management to study and regulate wake boats' impact on public waterways.

Rhode Island H7992 urges the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to study and regulate the impact of wake boats on Rhode Island's public waterways. The resolution highlights concerns about shoreline erosion, degraded fish habitat, infrastructure damage, and financial burdens on property owners. It also notes the potential for increased water turbidity, nutrient loading, and harmful algal blooms. The study will analyze lake size, depth, shoreline characteristics, sediment composition, and nutrient loading, and review regulatory models from other New England states.

Rhode Island H7992 urges the Department of Environmental Management to study and regulate wake boats' impact on public waterways.

Rhode Island H7992 urges the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to study and regulate the impact of wake boats on Rhode Island's public waterways. The resolution highlights concerns about shoreline erosion, degraded fish habitat, infrastructure damage, and financial burdens on property owners. It also notes the potential for increased water turbidity, nutrient loading, and harmful algal blooms. The study will analyze lake size, depth, shoreline characteristics, sediment composition, and nutrient loading, and review regulatory models from other New England states.