Storm water and Sediment 



sediment management planning, design and installation of best management practices, and 

 maintenance and repair of facilities. 



***Revise certification procedure to specifically incorporate the technical 

 requirements, recommendations and language of the Stormwater and 

 Erosion Control Committee regarding stormwater management planning, 

 design and installation of best management practices, and maintenance and 

 repair of facilities. In coordination with the principal permitting agency or section, 

 ensure that applicable stormwater controls and maintenance and repair provisions which are 

 attached as permit conditions sufficiendy address the goals of water quality certification. 



♦♦•Revise certification procedure to specifically incorporate the technical 

 requirements, recommendations and language of the Stormwater and 

 Erosion Control Committee regarding erosion and sedimentation control, 

 design and installation of best management practices, and maintenance and 

 repair of facilities. These technical requirements will be defined in the updated Rhode 

 Island Sediment and Erosion Control Handbook, currendy in press. In coordination with 

 the principal permitting agency or section, ensure that applicable erosion and sedimentation 

 controls and maintenance and repair provisions which are attached as permit conditions 

 sufficiendy address the goals of water quality certification. 



♦♦As a joint effort of applicable DEM Divisions and CRMC, establish a 

 pre-development and post-development water quality monitoring program 

 for use in critical' watershed areas and estuarine waters. Define how water 

 quality measurements will be used in evaluating the adequacy of stormwater, erosion, and 

 sedimentation control measures and facility designs. Define how water quality measures 

 will be used in measuring adequacy of facility poformance through time, and in initiating 

 enforcement procedures where maintenance schedules are not adhered to and non-point 

 source controls are allowed to become insufficiendy effective. 



I ***Hire additional staff as necessary to allow the Division of Water Resources to: 



a) develop policy and prepare necessary technical guidance; 



b) review applications and prepare water quality certifications with full attention to the 

 technical recommendations and stipulations set out by the Stormwater and Erosion 

 Control Committee regarding erosion and sedimentation control, design and 

 installation of best management practices, and maintenance and repair of facilities; 



c) make site visits with permit enforcement personnel to ensure compliance with permit 

 specifications; 



d) participate fully in the Coordinative Review process, including attending meetings 

 with agency staff and applicants. 



DEM PERMTmNG UNDER RIPDES 



Findings and Concerns 



If urban mnoff is channeled into a sewage or storm drain system, or into a stream 

 network or other receiving waters, it becomes a significant source of pollution, as outhned 



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