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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">RE-ISSUANCE OF RIPDES CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The 2020 RIPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Construction Activity (Construction
General Permit or "CGP") is in effect as of September 26, 2020, with an expiration date of September 25, 2025. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">No action is required for existing permit holders to maintain authorization. </span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">No substantive changes were made to the 2020 CGP from the previous version; several minor updates and clarifications
to permit language were made to provide permit clarity and in order to conform with the current version of the EPA’s 2017 Construction General Permit. A document summarizing the changes to the 2020 CGP is available in the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/pn/ripdes/summary.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">Summary of
Changes</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">A public comment period was held from July 27, to September 11, 2020, during which no substantive comments
were received. A public hearing was not requested during this time and therefore no public hearing was held. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The 2020 CGP and associated documents/forms are available on the RIDEM Stormwater Construction Permitting website
at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/stormwaterconstruction" target="_blank">dem.ri.gov/stormwaterconstruction</a>. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please email questions to </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Chuck
Horbert at <a href="mailto:chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov" target="_blank">chuck.horbert@dem.ri.gov</a> or Sarah Frazar at <a href="mailto:Sarah.Frazar@dem.ri.gov" target="_blank">Sarah.Frazar@dem.ri.gov</a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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