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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>THE RHODE ISLAND POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (RIPDES) PERMITTING PROGRAM WEBPAGES HAVE BEEN UPDATED <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>Recently the RIDEM Office of Water Resources took steps to revise and update the RIPDES Permitting Program Webpages. Now there is a page for RIPDES (non-stormwater) and RIPDES Stormwater Programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>All RIPDES (non-stormwater) permitting information can be found at the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/index.htm"><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/index.htm</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'> RIPDES Stormwater Permitting Information can be found at the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/index.htm"><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/index.htm</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>The RIPDES Stormwater Permitting pages underwent the most significant changes and are now organized into the following subsections:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>Construction Activity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>Industrial Activity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>If you have any questions regarding any of the content on these pages please call or email the RIPDES Program staff directly at: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management</span></b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><br>Office of Water Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Nevis'>RIPDES Permitting Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>235 Promenade Street<br>Providence, RI 02908-5767 <br>phone: 401-222-4700<br>email: </span><a href="mailto:water@dem.ri.gov"><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif"'>water@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Nevis'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><img border=0 width=164 height=69 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D08743.DD871340" alt="cid:image001.png@01D0397D.4F197CB0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Nevis'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=BodyText-Append style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=BodyText-Append style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=BodyText-Append style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>