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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the final public notice document for the Draft RIPDES Remediation General Permit (RGP). The
<b><u>draft permit was public noticed Wednesday, February 20, 2019</u></b>. The draft permit will be available on the DEM/RIPDES webpage located at:
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/ripdes/">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/ripdes/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions, please contact Aaron Mello.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Aaron Mello</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">, Senior Sanitary Engineer<br>
R.I. Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Office of Water Resources/RIPDES Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">235 Promenade Street<br>
Providence, RI 02908<br>
Phone: (401)222-4700x7405 / Fax: (401)222-6177<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:aaron.mello@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">aaron.mello@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Website:
</span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.dem.ri.gov/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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