Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 05 - Water Quality › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Dredging and the Management of Dredged Materials (250-RICR-150-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-05-2.13 - Review and Processing of Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Evaluation Criteria: In reviewing the application, the Department may use, but
				  is not limited to, the following documents: the most recent version of the
				  Rhode Island Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, developed jointly by
				  RIDEM and U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
				  Service; State of Rhode Island Stormwater Design and Installation Standards
				  Manual, developed jointly by RIDEM and Coastal Resources Management Council;
				  Storm Water Management for Construction Activities (EPA 832-R- 92-005), U.S.
				  Environmental Protection Agency; the Technical Support Document for Water
				  Quality-based Toxics Control, March 1991, EPA/505/ 2-90-001; Evaluation of
				  Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal -Testing Manual, February 1991,
				  EPA-503/ 8-91 /001; Guidance for Performing Tests on Dredged Material Proposed
				  for Ocean Disposal, developed by the USEPA and the USACE; Evaluation of Dredged
				  Material Proposed for Discharge in Water of the U.S. - Testing Manual, 1998,
				  developed by USEPA and USACE; Interim Regional Policy for New England Stream
				  Flow Recommendations, U. S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service;
				  Water Quality Standards Handbook, 2nd. Ed., August 1994, EPA-823-B- 94-005a;
				  §404(b)(1) Guidelines of the Clean Water Act, December 1980; and
				  regulations, laws, standards or policies accepted by the Department.
B. Application Completeness
1. Upon receipt of an application, the
				  Department will review the application for completeness and shall, within
				  thirty (30) days, notify the applicant in writing whether the application is
				  complete.
2. If the application is
				  incomplete, the Department shall list the information necessary to make the
				  application complete and shall specify in the notice of deficiency a date for
				  submitting the necessary information. Where the Department has deemed an
				  application to be deficient, the processing of the application will be
				  suspended and the applicant shall correct said deficiencies to the satisfaction
				  of the Department.
3. If the
				  applicant fails or refuses to correct said deficiencies within the specified
				  time period, and if an extension has not been granted by the Department, the
				  permit will be denied.
4.
				  Certification of Complete Applications: Once an application pursuant to these
				  regulations is considered complete, the Department may request additional
				  information from an applicant but only when necessary to clarify, modify, or
				  supplement previously submitted material. Requests for such additional
				  information will not render an application incomplete, but if the applicant
				  fails or refuses to submit such information, the permit may be
				  denied.