[Owtsinfo] Freshwater Wetlands Rules -- Preliminary Draft Revisions Workshop

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FRESHWATER WETLANDS RULES -- PRELIMINARY DRAFT REVISIONS
NOTICE of PUBLIC WORKSHOP

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.

PUBLIC WORKSHOP:
DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
TIME: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
WHERE: RI Department of Environmental Management, Cafeteria - Room 390
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908

More information about the Public Workshop and the Preliminary Draft Revisions to the Freshwater Wetlands Rules is available at:
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/pn-wetland.php.







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