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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AES Tri-Pipe Wastewater System (Alternative Leachfield Component)
<span style="color:black">Certification</span> and Design Manual<span style="color:black"> Revision</span>s</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AES Tri-Pipe Wastewater System RIDEM OWTS A/E Technology<span style="color:black"> Certification has been revised to reference an updated Design Manual</span>
 dated December 2022. <span style="color:black">&nbsp;</span>The Certification was revised on December 21, 2022 and is now available on our website with the revised Design Manual. The manual updates were made by the Vendor to provide improvements to the design examples
 and associated diagrams to eliminate points of confusion for designers and DEM reviewers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please refer to the current RIDEM OWTS A/E Technology List with a revision date of
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">December 21, <span style="color:black">2022</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for details of the changes summarized above. The current list can be found at this</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
 direct<span style="color:black"> link: </span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur861/files/2022-12/ialist_0.pdf">https://dem.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur861/files/2022-12/ialist_0.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can also find the latest A/E Technology list on our RIDEM OWTS A/E Technology page found here:
<a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/permitting/owts-septic-alternative-tech">
https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/permitting/owts-septic-alternative-tech</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*Reminder &#8211; Don&#8217;t forget to hit the refresh button on your web browser if the latest list is not showing up.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,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:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,sans-serif;color:#767171">Office of Water Resources &#8211; Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,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:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,sans-serif;color:#767171">Website Address:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,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:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,sans-serif;color:#767171">OWTS Phone Line: 401.222.3961;&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,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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