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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Over the past several months, RIDEM’s Office of Water Resources (OWR) has been working to update requirements for Water Quality Certifications to be consistent with the
new “Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule<span style="color:#0D0D0D">”</span> (40 CFR Part 121) which went into effect on September 11, 2020. This effort required changes to DEM’s application requirements for Water Quality Certifications needed as
part of a Federal permit. In the process of incorporating these new requirements, OWR took the opportunity to make additional revisions to its Application for Stormwater Construction Permit and Water Quality Certification to reflect other process improvements.
This new form is now accessible on DEM’s website and should be used for any new or modification applications to OWR. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Below is a summary of the changes that have been made. You can access the new form at this link: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/stwapp.xlsm"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/stwapp.xlsm</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Questions on the form, or reports of problems encountered using the form, can be directed to Chuck Horbert, Deputy Administrator for Groundwater & Freshwater Wetlands Protection,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Summary of Changes: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General Changes </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The “Start” tab was removed. This tab provided outdated and unnecessary information. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The “Notice of Start of Construction” and “Notice of Termination” tabs were removed. These forms are now available as fillable pdfs on the Stormwater Construction Permitting website. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A Supplemental Water Quality Request Form was added as a tab. This form was added to comply with new requirements under the EPA’s finalized Clean Water Act 401 Water Quality Certification Rule. This form only
applies to projects that are requesting a Water Quality Certification as part of Federal Permit for activities that are not covered by a General Permit (e.g. the RI General Permit issued by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). The form requires the applicant to
list additional permits applicable to the project, to include documentation of a pre-application meeting request, and to sign a newly required certification. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tab for STW & WQC New or Modification Application Form </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The informational text block at the top of the page was updated for clarity and to include information about, and a link to, the new Supplemental WQC Request Form. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Site & Project section, “RI Federal Aid Project #” was replaced with “RIDOT PSID #”. These numbers are only applicable to RIDOT projects. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Owner/Applicant section, “Contact Name of Owner’s Representative for Questions” was updated to “Name and Email of Owner’s Representative for Questions” to clarify that both name and email are requested. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Owner/Applicant section, “Email” was updated to “Owner’s Email” and was marked as required. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Professional section, “Email” was updated to “Professional’s Email”. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Permit History section, a link to the RIDEM Online Permit Search Tools was added. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Stormwater Construction Activity section, the box referring to applications submitted to RI CRMC was removed. This box is no longer relevant. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the Stormwater Construction Activity section, in the box addressing discharges of stormwater to waters of the State, the reference to discharges within or to a Natural Heritage Area was removed. Discharges
within or to a Natural Heritage Area are covered in the Appendix A Checklist. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Water Quality Certification section was updated to clarify the different types of Federal Permits that require a WQC. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Submission Requirements section was updated to clarify that a Stormwater Management Plan includes a Stormwater Analysis and Drainage Report, a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, and a Post-Construction
Operation and Maintenance Plan. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0070C0">Chuck Horbert,
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0070C0">Deputy Administrator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Groundwater & Freshwater Wetlands Protection</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RIDEM Office of Water Resources</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(401) 222-4700, ext. 77402</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">New!</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/DEM/wqcsearch/" target="_blank" title="https://www.ri.gov/DEM/wqcsearch/"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1">Water
Quality Certification and Stormwater Construction Permit Online Search Tool</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Submit Notices for </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/soc.pdf" title="http://dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/soc.xlsx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1;background:white">Start
of Construction</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"> and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/not.pdf" title="http://dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/swcoord/not.xlsx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1;background:white">Termination</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">via
email: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:DEM.STWConstruction@dem.ri.gov" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1">DEM.STWConstruction@dem.ri.gov</span></i></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Visit our updated webpage: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/ripdes/stormwater/construction.php"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">dem.ri.gov/stormwaterconstruction</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/" target="_blank" title="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1">ONLINE
PERMIT SEARCH TOOLS</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">View Permit Status, Historical Information and download
available documents at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/" target="_blank" title="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0563C1">dem.ri.gov/waterpermits</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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