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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">FRESHWATER WETLANDS RULES -- PRELIMINARY DRAFT REVISIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) have developed preliminary draft revisions to the Freshwater Wetlands Rules needed to implement the findings and recommendations
of a legislative task force that examined the adequacy of freshwater wetlands protection in RI. The state Freshwater Wetlands law was previously amended to achieve two important goals: strengthen wetlands protection and streamline the permitting processes
for development and other activities conducted in proximity to freshwater wetlands. More specifically, amendments to the law expanded state jurisdiction over lands near wetland resources and mandated that the agencies (DEM and CRMC) develop standards for
wetland buffers taking into account resource characteristics, watershed protection needs and existing land use.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">PUBLIC WORKSHOP:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">DATE:</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> Wednesday, September 11, 2019<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TIME:</span></strong> 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WHERE:</span></strong> RI Department of Environmental Management, Cafeteria - Room 390<br>
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information about the Public Workshop and the Preliminary Draft Revisions to the Freshwater Wetlands Rules is available at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/pn-wetland.php">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/pn-wetland.php</a>.
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