[Owtsinfo] Public Notice of Proposed Changes to the OWTS Rules

[Onsite Wastewater Treatment System]

Public Notice of Proposed Changes to the OWTS Rules

This rule change is necessary to make the OWTS Rules (250-RICR-150-10-6)
consistent with the recently adopted "Rules and Regulations Governing the
Administration and Enforcement of the Freshwater Wetlands Act" (Freshwater
Wetlands Rules) (250-RICR-150-15-3), which go into effect July 1, 2022.
The effective date of the OWTS Rule revisions will also be July 1, 2022.

Proposed OWTS Rules and Public Notice can be viewed on the Secretary of State's Office at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/12739/PBN_12739_20220218105003.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!ZhGLE3GBpPpLMNoiCmGf8jEY8GW3UCwhxTDxMePj5bXJRZwiA8YAu21uQ4qDfvdrrLu5PV4$ [risos-apa-production-public[.]s3[.]amazonaws[.]com]

A summary of the proposed Rule change is provided in the attached pdf document.

In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.8, an oral hearing will be granted if
requested by twenty-five (25) persons, by a governmental agency or by an
association having at least twenty-five (25) members. A request for an oral hearing
must be made within ten (10) days of the publication of this notice.

All interested parties are invited to request additional information or submit written or
oral comments concerning the proposed amendment until March 21, 2022 by
contacting the appropriate party at the address listed below:

Jonathan Zwarg
Department of Environmental Management
Office of Water Resources
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
jonathan.zwarg at dem.ri.gov<mailto:jonathan.zwarg at dem.ri.gov>







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