The General Permit for Storm Water Discharge Associated with Construction Activity was issued on September 9, 2003. Included in the newly issued General Permit are Phase II requirements that require permit coverage for construction sites disturbing equal to and greater than one acre and less than five acres (referred to as small construction activity) as well as sites less than one acre of total land area that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb equal to or greater than one and less than five acres.

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Construction General Permit:

Slide 1: Title
Slide 2: Introduction: RIPDES Construction Storm Water Program
Slide 3: Goals of the Construction Storm Water Program
Slide 4: Large Construction Phase I Permitting
Slide 5: Small Construction Phase II Permitting
Slide 6: Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Requirements
Slide 7: SWPPP Requirements Cont'd
Slide 8: SWPPP Requirements Cont'd
Slide 9: SWPPP Requirements Cont'd
Slide 10: Permit Changes: Qualifying Local Programs (QLPs)
Slide 11: Permit Changes: Reasons for QLPs
Slide 12: Permit Changes: Phase II Requirements
Slide 13: Permit Changes: Streamlining
Slide 14: Permit Changes: NOI Form Past IX Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)
Slide 15: Permit Changes: Part IX NHA's Cont'd
Slide 16: Permit Changes: NOI Form Part X SWPPP Development
Slide 17: Authorization Flow Diagram
Slide 18: Authorization Flow Diagram Cont'd
Slide 19: Future Improvements to General Permit
Slide 20: Future Improvements to General Permit Cont'd
Slide 21: RIPDES Contact Information

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On July 24, 2003, the RIPDES Program held a Public Workshop to discuss the responses to comments received on the draft Phase II Storm Water General Permit.

The following presentation presented at the public workshop is available to view by clicking on the image or link below. The presentation is also available to download in PowerPoint format.

Presented by: Eric Beck, P.E.

Slide 1: Introduction
Slide 2: Development of Strategies
Slide 3: Tagging Outfall Pipes
Slide 4: Inspection of Catch Basins
Slide 5: Mapping of Additional Elements
Slide 6: Dry Weather Survey
Slide 7: Outfall Sampling
Slide 8: Development of Strategies and Procedures
Slide 9: Inspection and Cleaning of Catch Basins
Slide 10: Street Sweeping
Slide 11: Controlling Floatables
Slide 12: Discharges Causing Scouring/Sedimentation
Slide 13: Municipal Operations that Do Not Meet the Definition of Industrial Facilities
Slide 14: Municipal Operations that Meet the Definition of Industrial Facilities
Slide 15: Identifying physical Interconnections with Other MS4's
Slide 16: Ordinances

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On July 25, 2001, the RIPDES Program held a Public Workshop introducing the draft Phase II Storm Water Regulations.

The following presentations presented at the public workshop are available to view by clicking on the image or links below. The presentations are also available to download in PowerPoint format.

Presented by: Eric Beck, P.E.

Slide 1: Introduction
Slide 2: Impacts of contaminated storm water runoff
Slide 3: How is Storm Water Regulated under EPA's NPDES Program
Slide 4: Phase I in Rhode Island
Slide 5: EPA Phase II approach for operators of MS4s
Slide 6: State Role and Responsibility
Slide 7: Draft RIPDES Phase II Regulations
Slide 8: Draft RIPDES Phase II Regulations (continued)
Slide 9: Future Deadlines
Slide 10: Future RIDEM Deadlines

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Presented by: Jennifer Stout

Slide 1: MS4 Presentation
Slide 2: Who is Regulated under Phase II?
Slide 3: What is an MS4?
Slide 4: What is a ?small? MS4?
Slide 5: Urbanized Areas
Slide 6: EPA Requires RIPDES to develop Designation Criteria
Slide 7: Densely Populated Area
Slide 8: Map of Phase II Coverage
Slide 9: Sensitive Waters
Slide 10: Waiver under Rule 31(g)(5)(i)
Slide 11: Waiver under Rule 31(g)(5)(ii)
Slide 12: Waiver under Rule 31(g)(5)(iii)
Slide 13: Program Requirements
Slide 14: Public Education and Outreach
Slide 15: Public Involvement/Participation
Slide 16: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Slide 17: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (continued)
Slide 18: Construction Site Runoff Control
Slide 19: Construction Site Runoff Control (continued)
Slide 20: Post Construction Runoff Control
Slide 21: Pollution Prevention
Slide 22: Small MS4 Permit Requirements
Slide 23: Deadline for Small MS4 Compliance
Slide 24: Deadlines for Small MS4 Compliance (continued)

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Presented by: Margarita Chatterton

Slide 1: Construction Presentation
Slide 2: Large Construction (Phase I) Permitting
Slide 3: Large Construction (Phase I) Permitting
Slide 4: New Phase II Rules
Slide 5: New Phase II Rules (continued)
Slide 6: Local Construction Requirements
Slide 7: Construction Activity Survey
Slide 8: Responses
Slide 9: Survey Summary
Slide 10: Survey Conclusion
Slide 11: Conclusion

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Presented by: Margarita Chatterton

Slide 1: Industrial Activities Presentation
Slide 2: Discharge of Storm Water
Slide 3: Phase II Rule: Changes to Industrial Program
Slide 4: What is the ?No Exposure? Provision?
Slide 5: How Does the No Exposure Certification Work?

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Presented by: Eric Beck, P.E.

Slide 1: Future Development of Phase II in Rhode Island
Slide 2: Future Development of Phase II in Rhode Island (continued)
Slide 3: Contact Information

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