Technical Summary 



Technical training and licensing programs need to be developed for 

 practitioners and agency staff to ensure consistency of implementation. 



A technical training manual should be prepared, describing the basis and rationale of 

 site evaluation with respect to non-point source control, principles of ISDS function, 

 principles of stormwater and sediment control facility function, issues of concern in 

 installation and maintenance, and potential water quality impacts of failed systems. 



A policy evaluation manual describing growth management issues 

 should be prepared for town and state ofllcials and the Rhode Island 

 courts. The publication should reference available documentation regarding the costs of 

 sprawl and the need to channel growth into areas where waste disposal can be made 

 effective and safe, and non-point source impacts can be minimized. The handbook should 

 address the need for protection of water supply aquifers and other natural resources, the 

 pervasive impacts which non-point source pollutants can create across property lines and 

 jurisdictional boundaries, the costs and benefits of controls, and other issues of concern. 



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