ISDS 



**Include all data related to applications for variances from ISDS 

 requirements in subcommittee and Council review of CRMC Category A 

 and Category B development permit requests. 



♦Designate a CRMC staff person to provide technical assistance to coastal communities in 

 developing waste water management districts and undertaidng regional wastewater 

 management planning. The staff person would work in this effort with Division of 

 Planning staff and with CRMC staff dedicated to SAM plan implementation. 



***In cooperation with DEM, develop a mandatory licensing and 

 certification program for all professionals associated with ISDS design, 

 siting, installation, inspection, and maintenance. Program staff, engineers, 

 registered surveyors, sanitarians, licensed drain-layers, installers, building inspectors, 

 plumbing inspectors, haulers, and all other associated professionals should be required to 

 complete a classroom training course, pass a written exam, and pass a field exam which 

 would demonstrate the qualifications necessary in responsibly dealing with these systems. 

 Consider requiring confirmation certification for professionals having grandfather&d rights. 

 Shared training program costs should be supported by towns, professional associations, 

 and the state, as well as by license fees. 



*A minimum buffer of 100 feet from the point of subdrain discharge to any surface water 

 body or wetland must be provided. Such buffers must provide adequate effluent treatment 

 via approved mechanisms, including overland flow, infiltration or vegetated channel 

 passage. Buffers must meet applicable requirements of the DEM Freshwater Wedands 

 Program, revised ISDS regulations, and local drainage control requirements, whichever is 

 most stringent 



RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR RIDEM 



**Establish a permitting program for installation of private drinking water 

 wells, specifying design, installation, sealing, and maintenance criteria 

 which ensure protection of public health. Establish a regular monitoring and 

 inspection program for private drinking water wells, coordinated with the ambient 

 groundwater monitoring program recommended to the Groundwater Section in other parts 

 of this plan. 



♦♦Establish a training and licensing program for well drillers, requiring that applicants for 

 licenses complete a course run jointiy by DOH and DEM, and that appUcants complete 

 written and field tests successfully. 



RECOMMENDATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL TOWN COUNCILS 



Chapter 45-22 of the General Laws of Rhode Island required cities and towns to 

 establish planning boards or commissions which are required to prepare comprehensive 

 plans. The plans must include, among other requirements, environmental protection 

 programs and a recommended program of action or implementation. Currentiy, Chapter 

 45-22 does not require development of wastewater management plans or sewer plans as 

 part of the comprehensive plan. 



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