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NOTICE for RIPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Construction Activity</span></strong><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">The 2018 RIPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Construction Activity (Construction General Permit or "CGP") expires on September 25, 2020. The Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) intends to re-issue the Construction General Permit for a five-year period, extending coverage until September 25, 2025 for stormwater discharges from construction activities disturbing one or more acres.
A Public Comment period on the draft 2020 Construction General Permit is in effect from July 27, 2020 to September 11, 2020. No substantive changes were made to the re-issued Construction General Permit, and
<b>no action is required for existing permit holders to maintain authorization</b>. The permit has been updated to include several minor updates and clarifications to permit language and to conform with the current version of the EPA’s 2017 Construction General
Permit (most recently amended in June 2019) and the updated EPA Effluent Limitation Guidelines (most recently amended in 2014).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#44546A"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">A copy of the attached Public Notice and all related documents can be found on our website at:
<b><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/stormwaterconstruction">www.dem.ri.gov/stormwaterconstruction</a></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#44546A"></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">Please email questions to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black">Chuck Horbert at
<a href="mailto:chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov">chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov</a> or Sarah Frazar at
<a href="mailto:Sarah.Frazar@dem.ri.gov">Sarah.Frazar@dem.ri.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#0070C0">Chuck Horbert,
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Groundwater & Freshwater Wetlands Protection</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RIDEM Office of Water Resources</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(401) 222-4700, ext. 7402</span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#44546A">View Permit Status, Historical Information and download available documents at
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/" title="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/">
<span style="color:blue">dem.ri.gov/waterpermits</span></a></span></p>
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