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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Effective March 1, 2020</b> the RIDEM Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Program will no longer mail hard copies of Certificates of Conformance to system owners and municipal building officials.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After March 1, 2020 when a Certificate of Conformance is issued by the RIDEM OWTS Program it will be available for download on the DEM website (<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/septic">www.dem.ri.gov/septic</a>) at the start of the next business
day. To download an electronic copy of a Certificate of Conformance you may do so by performing an online permit search using the instructions provided on our website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the online Certificate of Conformance capability has been available on the website for several years already therefore the only significant change is that the RIDEM OWTS Program will no longer be mailing hard copies in
an effort to reduce waste and streamline our permitting process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the change please contact the RIDEM OWTS Program using the contact information provided below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="117" height="57" style="width:1.2187in;height:.5937in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D5DB60.00068BB0" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D5160E.C63939D0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">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:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Website Address:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#233A9D"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/septic"><span style="color:blue">www.dem.ri.gov/septic</span></a>;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">OWTS Phone Line: 401.222.3961;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">OWTS General Information Email Address:
<a href="mailto:DEM.OWTS@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:blue">DEM.OWTS@dem.ri.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/septicsmart"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="220" height="92" style="width:2.2916in;height:.9583in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D5DB5F.6367F0F0"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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