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<p class="MsoNormal">Attention OWTS Designers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To reduce permit processing times and improve customer service effective
<u>December 1, 2017</u> the DEM OWTS Permitting Staff will begin emailing design review comments to designers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Email Process<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If an application is found deficient an email will be sent to the designer summarizing the revisions that are required. If revisions to the tri-color application form or another application form are required these forms will continue to
be mailed out via regular mail in addition to the email notification. If revisions to an application form are not required, no regular mail will be sent, only an email notification.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Please Include Your Email on the OWTS Application Form</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For this new process to be implemented we are encouraging all designers to provide DEM OWTS with their email address on the application form prior to submittal. If an email address is not provided on the application form the standard mail
process will be utilized.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your attention to this matter. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F4E79">Mohamed J. Freij, PE, PLS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F4E79">Supervising Sanitary Engineer</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Centaur",serif;color:#1F4E79">
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Utsaah",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Office of Water Resources – Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">401.222.4700 ext. 7707
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/"><span style="color:#1F4E79">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">NEW!
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F3864"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/DEM/isdssearch/"><span style="color:blue">Generate & Print CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE for OWTS conformed AFTER 1990</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F3864">[Permit status and historical information also available.]
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000"> </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">NEW!
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F3864"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/app/dem/owts_historic_search"><span style="color:blue">View & Print ALL CONTENTS of OWTS conformed BEFORE 1990</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F3864">[Previously stored on microfilm.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00B050">STAY INFORMED!</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00B050">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F3864">– Join the RIDEM/OWTS Program Email Distribution List to receive the latest updates in regard to OWTS topics, policies, and regulation changes. Click here to sign up:
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://listserve.ri.gov/mailman/listinfo/owtsinfo" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2BA6CB">http://listserve.ri.gov/mailman/listinfo/owtsinfo</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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