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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 will be public noticed on Friday, May 10, 2024 with the comment period ending on Friday, June 21, 2024</u></b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The draft permit will be available on the DEM/RIPDES webpage located at:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/ripdes/">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/permits/ripdes/</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions, please contact Aaron Mello at the information listed below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Aaron Mello</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">, Environmental Engineer II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Office of Water Resources/RIPDES Program</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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