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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The DEM Office of Water Resources is pleased to announce the recent completion of several Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Guidance Documents and Planning Tools.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Updated!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> RI Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook – July 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The RI State Conservation Committee has approved the July 2016 updates to the 2014 Rhode Island Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook.
<span style="color:#1F497D"> The changes include updates to technical guidance, figures, language, format and clarification of terms.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Major updates<span style="color:#1F497D"> were made to</span>:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Section One</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Introduction, Part A. About this Handbook<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>was updated
to include a section ‘Areas of Special Consideration’ which focuses on Watercourses and Wetlands, Agricultural Operations and Agricultural Lands, and Forestry Operations and Forestry Lands;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Section Two</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Site Planning and Management, Part D. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plans<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>was
updated to be more consistent with the Minimum Standard 10 in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Rhode Island Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual</i>;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Section Six</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Sediment Control Measures, Temporary Crossings<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>w<span style="color:#1F497D">ere</span>
revised<span style="color:#1F497D"> for additional</span> information on ‘Temporary Stream Crossings’, ‘Swamp Mats’<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> and Appendix P,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Review Checklist
for Plan Reviewers</i>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">New!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> RI Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Field Guide<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Field Guide is a newly created companion document to the RI Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. The Field Guide is not intended to be an all-inclusive document. It is intended to be used
<span style="color:#1F497D">by</span> install<span style="color:#1F497D">ers</span>, inspect<span style="color:#1F497D">ors</span>, and maintenance
<span style="color:#1F497D">staff</span>. <span style="color:#1F497D">The format fits nicely on a cell phone or paper for
</span>handy and portable document intended for use in the field. The Field Guide contains information on 45 of the most commonly used control measures that address Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping, Erosion Control, Runoff Control, and Sediment Control.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/water/pdf/soilerosionfield16.pdf"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/water/pdf/soilerosionfield16.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">New!
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SESC Plan Template for Small Sites (< 1 Acre) with Educational Brochure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To comply with the
<i>RI Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual (RISDISM)- Minimum Standard 10 – Construction Activity Soil Erosion, Runoff, Sedimentation, and Pollution Prevention Control Measure Requirements</i>, all construction operators are required to develop
a “Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan” (or “SESC Plan”). Refer to <i>Section 3.2.10 and 3.3.7 of the RISDISM</i> for additional information. The requirement to develop a SESC Plan applies equally to small-scale construction projects as it does to large-scale
construction projects, but the level of detail may vary depending on the nature of a given project. A SESC Plan for the construction of a single residential lot may require less detail because such projects are often easily managed with basic control measures
(CMs). Moreover, these projects are relatively small and are usually completed relatively quickly. Where documentation is required, it can be done in a relatively concise manner. With that in mind, RI DEM has developed the
<i>Small Residential Lot SESC Plan Template</i>, based on US EPA’s December 2015 “Small Residential Lot Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Template (EPA 830-K-15-001). The template can be found on the following webpage:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An Educational Brochure on SESC Plans for Small Construction Sites has also been customized for RI and can be found here:</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/images/sesc-small-lot-2016.pdf"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/images/sesc-small-lot-2016.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">New!</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">DEM Webpage Dedicated to Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Each of the new or recently updated documents listed above have been incorporated into the following newly created DEM webpage. This webpage contains a number of valuable resources dedicated to the topic of
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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