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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>October 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>State of Rhode Island – Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>STORMWATER GUIDANCE FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT SITES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Guidance regarding RISDISM Manual pg 3-7 “infiltration practices should not be used where subsurface contamination is present from prior land use due to the increased threat of pollutant migration associated with increased hydraulic loading from infiltration systems, unless the contamination is removed and the site has been remediated, or if approved by DEM on a case-by-case basis.” <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please see attached document for the Department’s guidance to assist with the case-by-case basis. The document is numbered so that you may print it out and insert it as a page in your copy of the stormwater manual.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you have any questions, or need clarification, please feel free call Alisa Richardson or Ernie Panciera at 401-222-4700.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>