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<h1><a name="_Hlk501437073"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">DEM ADVISES ON IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SNOW DISPOSAL SITES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIES
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">PROVIDENCE – With winter approaching, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding businesses, community groups, and
state and local government agencies to begin preparations for snow disposal. DEM has developed
</span></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/t4guide/snowdisp.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">guidelines</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
to assist organizations with selecting and preparing collection sites to minimize impacts on public health and the environment.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Snow collected from roads, parking lots, bridges, and sidewalks may contain harmful contaminants – such as road salt, sand, and litter – that can
compromise water supplies. To minimize the risks, DEM advises organizations to: <o:p>
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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Locate
snow collection sites near or on permeable (porous) surfaces in upland areas, away from water resources and wells. This will allow snow melt to filter into the soil, leaving behind sand and debris. The latter should be removed as soon as possible but no later
than springtime. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Prepare and maintain snow collection sites to maximize their effectiveness – such as installing a silt fence or sediment barriers on the down-sloping
side of the site; maintaining a vegetative buffer between the site and adjacent water bodies; and clearing away debris before and after using the area for snow disposal.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Under normal winter conditions, store and dispose of snow only in upland areas and not in or near waterbodies or wetlands. DEM’s
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/t4guide/snowdisp.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Snow
Disposal Policy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> includes guidance on emergency disposal of snow under extraordinary
circumstances when upland snow storage options are exhausted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For more information, visit
</span></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">http://www.dem.ri.gov/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0065FF">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk501437073"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">or contact Jennifer Stout in DEM’s Office of Water Resources via email at
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