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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Attention OWTS Designers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">RIDEM’s OWTS Program is pleased to announce that our
</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">NEW!</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A;letter-spacing:.1pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/owtsinspection">OWTS Construction Starts/Inspections Notification form</a> is now available</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A;letter-spacing:.1pt">
for you to complete</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A;letter-spacing:.1pt"> online at:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/owtsinspection">dem.ri.gov/owtsinspection</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">OWTS Licensed Designers of Record may submit this form to notify RIDEM of an OWTS Start of Construction prior to the installation of any OWTS; or to schedule a RIDEM required Construction
Inspection, including a Bottom, Cover or Re-Inspection</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">s</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">. This new option is offered in addition to the existing telephone call in
system, which will remain in place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Designer inspections must be conducted prior to notification and online
<b>forms must be received by 3:00 PM</b> on the business day before a scheduled RIDEM inspection. Please submit a separate form for each OWTS Permit.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">RIDEM Office of Water Resources
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908-5767<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">OWTS General Information Email Address:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:DEM.OWTS@dem.ri.gov">DEM.OWTS@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/septic"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">www.dem.ri.gov/septic</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/owtslicensing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">www.dem.ri.gov/owtslicensing</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/" title="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">ONLINE PERMIT SEARCH TOOLS</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">View Permit Status, Historical Information and download available documents at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/" title="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">dem.ri.gov/waterpermits</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">New!</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Required OWTS Construction Inspections are now
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/DEM/owts"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">published online</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<span style="color:#44546A">at the time of permit approval <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">New!</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#C00000">
</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A">Conformed OWTS files uploaded for public access, daily!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><img border="0" width="116" height="56" style="width:1.2083in;height:.5833in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D77251.AD708970"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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