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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#00457A">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">235 Promenade Street | Providence, RI 02908 | 401.222.4700 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100 Friday, April 12, 2024<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">DEM HOSTING TWO VIRTUAL INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO 2024 MSGP INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER PERMIT
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RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that its </span>
</span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Office
of Water Resources</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
(OWR) is holding two virtual informational workshops to discuss the proposed revisions to the statewide Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for the
</span></span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/permitting/stormwater-permitting/industrial-ripdes"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Rhode
Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES)</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">.
As a delegated state by the </span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!KlgvcxjaxYbwVJBSs93De6NgOZMmHTgaOZep4rgSFIoVCdUOtYDOBHXfSxHJNBLZ-C7Qx9YURcQUkHBIlY7IeRmFVd02Gg$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">US Environmental
Protection Agency</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span> [epa.gov]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
(EPA), DEM last issued a statewide MSGP on May 3, 2019 to cover stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, excluding discharges from construction sites. This MSGP expires on May 2, 2024. DEM is proposing to reissue the MSGP in late spring/early
summer of 2024, which will replace the 2019 MSGP.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">DEM has scheduled two informational workshops to discuss the proposed MSGP,
which will highlight the proposed significant revisions to the RIPDES MSGP. Both workshops will be held virtually via Zoom to accommodate as many attendees as possible. Industrial stormwater permittees, owners, operators, and consultants, as well as environmental
groups, are encouraged to attend. The same material will be provided in both workshops, and there will be time for questions and answers. The sessions will be recorded and will be made available for those who are unable to attend either of the scheduled workshops.
Pre-registration is required at the links below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/events/draft-multi-sector-general-permit-public-workshop-0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Session
1:</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, April 25, 10:30 AM – 12 PM<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Register here:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/events/draft-multi-sector-general-permit-public-workshop"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Session
2:</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday, April 30, 4:30 – 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Additional Reminders for Facilities Currently
Authorized under the 2019 MSGP:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All existing MSGP permit holders are instructed to continue complying with the 2019 MSGP
when the MSGP expires on May 2, 2024, until the DEM reissues a new MSGP in 2024.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All No Exposure Certification (NEC) and No Discharge Certification (NDC) exclusion holders
will not be affected by the permit expiration. NECs can be renewed in NeTMSGP on a five-year cycle. NDCs do not expire.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Further guidance will be provided to all existing permittees and relevant stakeholders following
the reissuance of the 2024 MSGP. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">For questions regarding these workshops or the permit reissuance process,
please reach out to the RIPDES Municipal and Industrial Stormwater Program staff at
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:DEM.RIPDESMSGP@dem.ri.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">DEM.RIPDESMSGP@dem.ri.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">.
The </span></span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/permitting/ripdes"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">RIPDES
program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
forms the backbone of Rhode Island’s water pollution control strategy by developing and enforcing permit limits for municipal and industrial wastewaters, stormwater, and combined sewer overflows discharged directly to the waters of the state, as well as industrial
wastewaters discharged to municipally-owned treatment facilities. RIPDES permit limits have led to water quality improvements throughout Rhode Island and</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:white">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk163129699"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">supports OWR’s mission to protect the health of our local waters which are
central to our environment, way of life, and economy here in the Ocean State.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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