[Watersheds] DEM Permitting Guidance for Ground-Mounted Solar Arrays

[Panciera, Ernie (DEM)]

NEW! Freshwater Wetlands Program and Stormwater Construction Permitting Ground-Mounted Solar Array Guidance

The RIDEM Office of Water Resources has published the Freshwater Wetlands Program and Stormwater Construction Permitting Ground-Mounted Solar Array Guidance. The purpose of this guidance document is to help design professionals prepare applications that are more likely to satisfy all RIDEM permitting standards and requirements, which in turn will facilitate timely and efficient review by RIDEM. Project designers should consult this guidance document for any project involving a proposal of ground-mounted solar array(s) in Rhode Island. This document is intended to act as supplemental guidance and is not intended to be a substitute for any applicable Rules or Regulations, including but not limited to the Rhode Island Stormwater Management Design and Installation Rules (Stormwater Rules) (250-RICR-150-10-8) and the Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Fresh Water Wetlands Act 250-RICR-150-15-1).

The guidance is available at the following link, as well as the Stormwater Construction Permitting and Freshwater Wetlands Permitting websites.

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/pdfs/solar-guidance.pdf


Chuck Horbert, Deputy Administrator
Groundwater & Freshwater Wetlands Protection
RIDEM Office of Water Resources
(401) 222-6820, ext. 77402

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