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<span style="color: black;">Dear Municipal Leaders, Administrators, Public Works Directors, Engineers, Planners, and State Agency Partners:</span></div>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">RIDEM Office of Water Resources is pleased to announce the third workshop in a series focused on the New Freshwater Wetlands Rules:</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">RIDEM - New Freshwater Wetlands Rules Workshop #3</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">Place: Zoom Webinar (</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_atiZ-iVnTYSBWbRAMGBj5g__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!fh0dq_DWAdpcbMi9YKEGHv8geflvKNv_p5nSvBs07djHNhqw7IPSuRqcWjCT7yE56irSh5A$" target="_blank"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">Register
Here</span></span> [us02web.zoom.us]</a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">)</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, RIDEM will be offering the third workshop in a series regarding the New Freshwater Wetlands Rules (referenced as 250-RICR-150-15-3) that will take full effect on July 1,
2022. This workshop will be held as a Zoom Webinar. </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_atiZ-iVnTYSBWbRAMGBj5g__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!fh0dq_DWAdpcbMi9YKEGHv8geflvKNv_p5nSvBs07djHNhqw7IPSuRqcWjCT7yE56irSh5A$" target="_blank"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">To
register, please click here.</span></span> [us02web.zoom.us]</a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E"> After registering, you will receive a follow-up email from Zoom with the link to the webinar and additional information. </span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The workshop is tailored to persons involved in the wetland</span><span style="color:#201F1E">s
</span><span style="color:black">permitting process including applicants, design professional</span><span style="color:#201F1E">s,
</span><span style="color:black">and consultants. The agenda for this workshop will include:</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">New or revised exemptions</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Infill standards</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Variances (Part II)</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Municipal coordination</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Please note that RIDEM has created a form for submitting questions about the new rules that is available through our website
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VGrKUmVENUa_82XQqEEiiDLLN3rvy7dEhpnwI-d_LxBUNTdUWlg1OTZHNlk0SjA3VEg5VklUMUoyNC4u__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!fh0dq_DWAdpcbMi9YKEGHv8geflvKNv_p5nSvBs07djHNhqw7IPSuRqcWjCT7yE598aR5e4$" target="_blank"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">and
here</span></span> [forms.office.com]</a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">. RIDEM encourages the submittal of questions in advance of the workshops in order to tailor the content of presentations to address the common issues being raised. </span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E">The new </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/pn-wetland-guidance.php" target="_blank"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">RIDEM
Freshwater Wetlands Rules Training and Guidance materials website</span></span></a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#201F1E"> has launched! After each workshop, the materials (PowerPoint slides, Question & Answer document, and video
recording) will be posted here. Additional guidance documents and resources will be added to this website as they are developed. </span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">For additional information on the Freshwater Wetlands Rules, see:
</span></span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/newwetlandsrules" target="_blank"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">dem.ri.gov/newwetlandsrules</span></span></a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#445369">.</span></span></u><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#445369"> </span></span></p>
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<b>Sean McCormick, MESM</b></p>
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Office of Water Resources</p>
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E: <a href="mailto:sean.mccormick@dem.ri.gov">sean.mccormick@dem.ri.gov</a> </p>
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