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Online Wetlands Permit Customer Service Survey More About Wetlands New Water Quality & Wetlands Restoration Team Wetlands Permit Streamlining Task Force- Final Report Appendices Proposed Amendments (Categorical Permit) (8/1/07) Draft Compliance Self-Certification Packet (8/1/07) Stakeholder Workshop Minutes (8/15/07)		Freshwater Wetlands Responsible for regulating alterations of Rhode Island's freshwater wetlands through an orderly application process that verifies delineated wetland edges, determines the presence of wetlands, & reviews proposed projects in & adjacent to freshwater wetlands for any applicant who is the owner of the property in question. The technical staff consisting of biologists & engineers carry out site inspections, develop protective terms & conditions for permit approvals or acceptable mitigation strategies, provide expert testimony at hearings, & render recommendations through the collection of scientific data to program supervisors who then make final decisions. The responsibilities & duties of the applications/permitting program are supported through fees supplemented by general revenues. Annually, the program reviews 500-600 applications. For more information, go to the Wetlands Topics page, or contact the Wetlands general information person at 401-222-6820. Online Wetlands Permit Search   Wetlands Fact Sheets and Guidance Wetlands Training Workshop Slides (12-6-07) If you require the free Acrobat Reader software Click Here Rules and Forms Regulations NEW 2007 Regulations (eff. 6/1/07) January 2001 Amendments (Uniform Appeal Process) August 2001 Amendments NEW Application Form (eff. 6/1/07) Edge Delineation Forms Army/RI Programmatic General Permit

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