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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.51 - Stays of Contested Permit Conditions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If a request
				  for an adjudicatory hearing of a permit under §
										1.50 of this Part is
				  granted, an appeal from any effluent limitation, water quality standard or
				  other applicable standard shall not automatically result in staying the
				  conditions challenged. During the duration of such an appeal, the contested
				  condition shall remain in full force and effect unless a stay is granted by the
				  Chief of the Office of Water Resources on formal application by the permittee.
				  In exercising his/her discretion on such stay requests the Chief shall consider
				  the following factors:
1. Pollution source and
				  impacted ecosystem(s);
2.
				  Technological impediments to either immediate or phased-in compliance;
				  or
3. Economic impacts of immediate
				  or phased-in compliance including the benefits of capital purchases and
				  employment increases required for such compliance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.52 - Decision on Request for Hearing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Following the
				  expiration of the time allowed by §
										1.50 of this Part for
				  submitting a request for an adjudicatory hearing, the Department shall decide
				  the extent to which the request shall be granted. The Department shall grant a
				  request either in whole or in part ordinarily only when the request conforms to
				  the requirements of §
										1.50 of this Part and sets
				  forth material issues of fact relevant to the issuance of the permit.
B. If the Department grants a request for an
				  adjudicatory hearing, the Department shall identify those contested permit
				  conditions for which an adjudicatory hearing has been granted. The Department
				  shall specify these conditions in writing and serve notice in accordance with
				  §
										1.53
				  of this Part. Permit conditions which are not contested or for which the
				  Department has denied the hearing request shall not be affected by or
				  considered at the adjudicatory hearing.
C. If the Department grants a request for an
				  adjudicatory hearing, in whole or in part, in regard to a particular proposed
				  permit, then any other request for an adjudicatory hearing in regard to that
				  permit shall be treated as a request to be a party and the Department shall
				  grant any such request which meets the requirements of §
										1.52(A) of
				  this Part.
D. If a request for a
				  hearing is denied in whole or part, the Department shall briefly state the
				  reasons. Such denial shall be considered the final action of the
				  Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.53 - Notice of Hearing

Current through June 14, 2024
Public notice of the grant of an adjudicatory hearing
					 regarding a permit shall be given by mailing a copy to all persons who
					 commented on the draft permit, testified at the public hearing, or submitted a
					 request for a hearing.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.54 - Conduct of Adjudicatory Hearing

Current through June 14, 2024
Adjudicatory hearings on permit conditions (including
					 denial of variance requests) shall be governed by procedures described in
					 Administrative Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Department of
					 Environmental Management, Part 20-00-1 of this Title and in accordance with the
					 Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.55 - Individual Permits Required on a Case-by-Case Basis

Current through June 14, 2024
Whenever the Department decides that an individual permit
					 should be required for certain Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (§
										1.28 of this Part),
					 Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facilities (§
										1.29 of this Part),
					 Separate Storm Sewers (§
										1.32 of this Part) and
					 certain other facilities covered by a General Permit (§
										1.33 of this Part), the
					 Department shall notify the discharger in writing of the reasons for that
					 decision and shall include an application form in such notice. The discharger
					 shall apply for a permit within 60 days of such notice. The question whether
					 the initial designation was proper will remain open for consideration during
					 the public comment period and in any subsequent hearing.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.56 - Conditions Requested by the Corps of Engineers and Other Governmental Agencies Concerning RIPDES Permits

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				  shall address any comments made by the Corps of Engineers or other government
				  agencies on draft permits in accordance with the requirements of
				  40 C.F.R. §
											124.59, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
D. When affected states
				  make recommendations to draft permits, the Department shall either accept such
				  recommendations or submit a response to the affected states describing in
				  detail the Department's reasons for not accepting the
				  recommendations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.58 - Decisions on Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				  may grant or deny request for the following variances (subject to EPA objection
				  under 40 C.F.R. §
											123.44, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part):
1. Extensions under
				  33 U.S.C. §
												1311(i) (Section 301(i) of
				  the Clean Water Act) for delay in completion of a publicly owned treatment
				  works;
2. After consultation with
				  Regional Administrator, extensions under
				  33 U.S.C. §
												1311(k) (Section 301(k) of
				  the Clean Water Act) based on the use of innovative technology; or
3. Variances under
				  33 U.S.C. §
												1326(a) (Section 316(a) of
				  the Clean Water Act) for thermal pollution.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.59 - Procedures for Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When a request
				  for a variance is filed as required under §
										1.57 of this Part, the
				  request shall be processed as follows:
1. If
				  at the time that a request for a variance is submitted the Department has
				  received an application for issuance or renewal of that permit but has not yet
				  prepared a draft permit covering the discharge in question, the Department
				  shall, subject to EPA review pursuant to
				  40 C.F.R. §
												124.62, incorporated above at §
											1.3(B) of
				  this Part, give notice of a tentative decision on the request at the time the
				  notice of the draft permit is prepared as specified in §
											1.42 of this Part, unless
				  this would significantly delay the processing of the permit. In that case the
				  processing of the variance request may be separated from the permit in
				  accordance with §
											1.59(C) of
				  this Part, and the processing of the permit shall proceed without
				  delay.
2. If at the time that a
				  request for a variance is filed the Department has given notice under §
											1.42 of this Part of the
				  draft permit covering the discharge in question, but that permit has not yet
				  become final, administrative proceedings concerning that permit may be stayed
				  and the Department shall prepare a new draft permit including a tentative
				  decision on the request, and the fact sheet required by §
											1.40 of this Part. However,
				  if this will significantly delay the processing of the existing draft permit or
				  the Department, for other reasons, considers combining the variance request and
				  the existing draft permit inadvisable, the request may be separated from the
				  permit in accordance with §
											1.59(C) of
				  this Part, and the administrative disposition of the existing draft permit
				  shall proceed without delay.
3. If
				  the permit has become final and no application concern it is pending or if the
				  variance request has been separated from a draft permit as described in
				  §§
											1.59(A) 
				  and 1.59(B) of
				  this Part, the Department may prepare a new draft permit and give notice of it
				  under §
											1.42 of this Part. This
				  draft permit shall be accompanied by the fact sheet required by §
											1.40 of this Part except
				  that the only matters considered shall relate to the requested
				  variance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.61 - Consistency with Federal Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
In the event that any of the requirements set forth in this
					 Part conflict with the Federal regulations that are incorporated under §
										1.3 of this Part, then the
					 more stringent standard shall apply.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.62 - Table 1 - Testing Requirements for Organic Toxic Pollutants Industry Category

Current through June 14, 2024
The organic pollutant testing requirements from Table I in
					 Appendix D to 40 C.F.R.
					 §
											122.22, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part, shall apply to the industrial categories identified in the
					 appendices.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.63 - Table II - Organic Toxic Pollutants in Each of Four (4) Fractions in Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS)

Current through June 14, 2024
The organic toxic pollutants in each of the four fractions
					 in Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GS/MS) testing is
					 specified in Table II in Appendix D to
					 40 C.F.R. §
											122.22, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.64 - Table III - Other Toxic Pollutants, Metals, Cyanide, and Total Phenols

Current through June 14, 2024
The other toxic pollutants (metals and cyanide) testing is
					 specified in Table III in Appendix D to
					 40 C.F.R. §
											122.22, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.65 - Table IV - Conventional and Non-Conventional Pollutants Required to be Tested by Existing Dischargers if Expected to be Present

Current through June 14, 2024
The Conventional and Nonconventional Pollutants Required To
					 Be Tested by Existing Dischargers if Expected to be Present is specified in
					 Table IV in Appendix D to 40
					 C.F.R. §
											122.22, incorporated above at
					 §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.66 - Table V - Toxic Pollutants and Hazardous Substances Required to be Identified by Applicants if Expected to be Present

Current through June 14, 2024
The Toxic Pollutants and Hazardous Substances Required To
					 Be Identified by Existing Dischargers if Expected To Be Present is specified in
					 Table V in Appendix D to 40
					 C.F.R. §
											122.22, incorporated above at
					 §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.67 - Criteria for Determining A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

Current through June 14, 2024
An animal feeding operation is a concentrated animal
					 feeding operation for purposes of §
										1.28 of this Part if the
					 criteria from 40 C.F.R.
					 §§
											122.23(b)(4) -
					 (6), incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part, are met.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.68 - Criteria for Determining a Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facility - A hatchery, fish farm, or other facility is a concentrated aquatic animal production facility for purposes of Section 1.29 of this Part if it contains, grows, or holds aquatic animals in either of the following categories

Current through June 14, 2024
An aquatic animal production operation is a concentrated
					 aquatic animal production facility for purposes of §
										1.29 of this Part if the
					 criteria from Appendix C of 40 C.F.R. §
											122.22,
					 incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part, are met.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.69 - Primary Industry Categories

Current through June 14, 2024
The Primary Industry Categories are identified in Appendix
					 A to 40 C.F.R. §
											122.22, incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.70 - Nomographs for Calculating Froude Numbers and Dilution Factor

Current through June 14, 2024
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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.71 - Incorporated Places in Rhode Island with Populations Greater than 100,000 According to 1990 Decennial Census by Bureau of Census (40 C.F.R. Section 122, Section of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
State
Incorporated Place
Rhode Island
Providence
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.72 - Incorporated Places in Rhode Island Located Fully or Partially within an Urbanized Area and Densely Populated Area

Current through June 14, 2024
(This is a reference list only, not a list of all operators
					 of small MS4s subject to §
										1.32(A)(5)
					 of this Part. For example, a listed governmental entity is only regulated if it
					 operates a small MS4 within an "urbanized area" boundary as determined by the
					 Bureau of the Census. Furthermore, entities such as military bases, large
					 hospitals, prison complexes, universities, sewer districts, and highway
					 departments that operate a small MS4 within an urbanized area are also subject
					 to the permitting regulations but are not individually listed here. This
					 reference list reflects populations within regulated areas as shown in §
										1.74 of this Part.
					 Regulated areas include the areas determined by the 1990 UA and 2000 US and
					 2000 densely populated area (DPA) from the Bureau of the Census. See §
										1.4 of this Part for the
					 definition of a small MS4 and the definition of a regulated small MS4).
					 (Source: 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the
					 Census. This list is subject to change with the Decennial Census).
City or Town
Population Within Regulated
								Area
1
Barrington (Town)
16,806
Bristol (Town)
22,308
Burrillville (Town)
8,862
Central Falls (City)
18,725
Coventry (Town)
28,423
Cranston (City)
79,526
Cumberland (Town)
30,029
East Greenwich (Town)
10,656
East Providence (City)
48,505
Exeter (Town)
1,360
Glocester (Town)
1,617
Jamestown (Town)
5,202
Johnston (Town)
27,163
Lincoln (Town)
20,687
Middletown (Town)
16,933
Narragansett (Town)
16,350
Newport (City)
26,282
North Kingstown (Town)
23,306
North Providence (Town)
32,549
North Smithfield (Town)
7,887
Pawtucket (City)
72,912
Portsmouth (Town)
16,769
Providence (City)
173,356
Scituate (Town)
2,468
Smithfield (Town)
18,911
South Kingstown (Town)
20,5032
Tiverton (Town)
10,912
Warren (Town)
11,103
Warwick (City)
85,922
West Greenwich (Town)
997
West Warwick (Town)
29,509
Westerly (Town)
16,6123
Woonsocket (City)
43,224
1Regulated Area includes
								both 1990 and 2000 Bureau of Census UA and as indicated, the 2000 DPA
2Population includes
								both 1990 and 2000 Bureau of Census UA and 2000 DPA
3Population of 2000
								DPA
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 1 - Regulations for the Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Section 250-RICR-150-10-1.73 - Census Designated Places Completely Outside of Urbanized Area in Rhode Island

Current through June 14, 2024
(This is a reference list only, not a list of all operators
					 of small MS4s subject to §
										1.32(A)(5)
					 of this Part. This list represents the populations in Census Designated Places
					 outside of Urbanized Areas used to determine areas that meet the definition of
					 a Densely Populated Area in accordance with §
										1.4 of this Part. See §
										1.4 of this Part for the
					 definition of a small MS4 and the definition of a regulated small MS4).(Source:
					 2000 U.S. Census Data).
Census Designated Place (CDP)
Population Within CDP
Ashaway CDP
1,624
Bradford CDP
1,469
Hope Valley
1,445
Westerly CDP
16,612
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.1 - Purpose and Objectives

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations establish a state and local pretreatment system in conjunction with
				  the National Pretreatment Standards in order to control pollutants which pass
				  through or interfere with treatment processes in Publicly Owned Treatment Works
				  (POTWs) or which may contaminate sewage sludge. These regulations implement
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-12 in conformance with the Clean Water Act,
				  33 U.S.C. §
											1251, et seq., and those regulations and
				  standards promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
				  (EPA). It imposes responsibilities on the state, local government, industry and
				  the public to help implement pretreatment standards.
B. These regulations are intended to fulfill
				  three objectives:
1. To prevent the
				  introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will interfere with the operation
				  of a POTW, including interference with its use or disposal of municipal
				  sludge;
2. To prevent the
				  introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will pass through the treatment
				  works or otherwise be incompatible with such works; and,
3. To improve opportunities to recycle and
				  reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
The authority for these regulations is vested in the
					 Director by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-12, Water Pollution, Chapter 42-17.1,
					 Environmental Management and Chapter 42-17.6, Administrative Penalties for
					 Environmental Violations. These Rules and Regulations are further promulgated
					 pursuant to the requirements and provisions of all Chapters of the R.I. Gen.
					 Laws relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Director for the waters
					 of the State, and in accordance with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-35, Administrative Procedures Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.3 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403 (2018), including Appendices A through G,
					 by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only
					 to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
					 regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The definitions found at
				  40 C.F.R. §
											403.3 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this Part, are hereby
				  amended to include the following definitions:
1. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Environmental Management.
2. "Director" means the Director of the
				  Department or any subordinate or subordinates to whom he/she has delegated the
				  powers and duties vested in him/her by these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.5 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The terms and provisions of these Rules
				  and Regulations shall be liberally construed in conjunction with the Clean
				  Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §
											1251, et seq., and accompanying Federal
				  Regulations to allow the Department to effectuate the purposes of state
				  law.
B. Upon adoption by EPA or the
				  State of additional or more stringent regulations affecting the Rhode Island
				  Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program or the pretreatment
				  standards, these rules shall be revised to comply with such new regulations
				  following the notice, hearing and public comment provisions of the Rhode Island
				  Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
C. These regulations apply to:
1. Pollutants from non-domestic sources
				  covered by Pretreatment Standards which are indirectly discharged into or
				  transported by truck or rail or otherwise introduced into POTWs as defined in
				  §
											2.4(A) of
				  this Part;
2. POTWs which receive
				  wastewater from sources subject to National Pretreatment Standards;
				  and,
3. Any new or existing source
				  subject to Pretreatment Standards. National Pretreatment Standards do not apply
				  to sources which discharge to a sewer which is not connected to a POTW
				  Treatment Plant.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.6 - Local Law

Current through June 14, 2024
Nothing in this regulation is intended to affect any
					 Pretreatment Requirements, including any standards or prohibitions, established
					 by local law as long as the local requirements are not less stringent than any
					 set forth in National Pretreatment Standards, or any other requirements or
					 prohibitions established under this regulation, the Clean Water Act,
					 33 U.S.C. §
											1251, et seq., or
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403 (2018) incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.7 - National Pretreatment Standards: Prohibited Discharges

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Industrial Users shall not discharge any substances that are not consistent
				  with the National Pretreatment Standards, as set forth in
				  40 C.F.R. §
											403.5 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this Part. In
				  addition, the following specific prohibition shall also apply:
B. Legend Drugs (Non-Controlled Prescription
				  Drugs) shall not be discharged to the sewer, unless specifically required by
				  Department of Health "Rules and Regulations Governing the Disposal of Legend
				  Drugs" or FDA guidance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.8 - National Pretreatment Standards: Categorical Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
All Users shall comply and all Rhode Island Industrial
					 Pretreatment Programs shall include requirements to ensure that Industrial
					 Users comply with pretreatment standards specifying quantities or
					 concentrations of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged to
					 a POTW by existing or new industrial users in specific industrial subcategories
					 that are consistent with National Pretreatment Standards, as set forth in
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403.6 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.9 - Revision of Categorical Pretreatment Standards to Reflect POTW Removal of Pollutants

Current through June 14, 2024
All Rhode Island Industrial Pretreatment Programs shall
					 include pretreatment standards that allow for the revision of Categorical
					 Pretreatment Standards to reflect POTW removal credit, as set forth in the
					 requirements found at 40
					 C.F.R. §
											403.7 (2018), incorporated
					 above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.10 - POTW Pretreatment Programs: Development and Implementation by POTW

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All POTWs required to develop a
				  Pretreatment Program shall include pretreatment standards that meet the
				  requirements for Pretreatment Programs by POTWs, as set forth in the
				  requirements found at 40
				  C.F.R. §
											403.8 (2018), incorporated
				  above at §
										2.3 of this Part, which are
				  hereby amended to include the following additional requirement:
1. Zero Discharge Permits shall be issued for
				  Categorical Industrial Users that do not discharge industrial process
				  wastewater to the sewer and that generate over 100 gallons per day of
				  industrial process wastewater. Further, all such industries shall be inspected
				  by the POTW at least annually to verify zero discharge status. Certification of
				  zero discharge must also be submitted by the Industry to the Pretreatment
				  Program a minimum of annually.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.11 - POTW Pretreatment Programs and/or Authorization to Revise Pretreatment Standards: Submission for Approval

Current through June 14, 2024
All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall
					 include pretreatment standards that that meet the requirements for POTW
					 pretreatment programs and/or authorization to revise pretreatment standards and
					 submission for approval, as set forth in the requirements found at
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403.9 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3(A) of
					 this Part, and the requirements of these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.12 - State Program in lieu of POTW Program

Current through June 14, 2024
Notwithstanding the provision of §
										2.10 of this Part, the
					 Department may assume responsibility for implementing the POTW Pretreatment
					 Program requirements set forth in §
										2.10 of this Part, in lieu
					 of requiring the POTW to develop a Pretreatment Program. However, this does not
					 preclude POTWs from independently developing Pretreatment
					 Programs.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.13 - Approval Procedures for POTW Pretreatment Programs and POTW Revision of Categorical Pretreatment Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall
					 include procedures that meet the requirements for approval of POTW Pretreatment
					 Programs and revision of Categorical Pretreatment Standards, as set forth in
					 the requirements found at 40
					 C.F.R. §
											403.11 (2018), incorporated
					 above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.14 - Reporting Requirements for POTWs and Industrial Users

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall include procedures
				  that meet the reporting requirements for POTWs and Industrial Users, as set
				  forth in the requirements found at
				  40 C.F.R. §
											403.12 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this Part, which are
				  hereby amended to include the following additional requirement:
1. Rhode Island Industrial Pretreatment
				  Programs shall develop a definition of "substantial change" in Industrial User
				  discharge and shall implement procedures that require the Department to be
				  notified of these substantial changes in discharge prior to
				  acceptance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.15 - Variances from Categorical Pretreatment Standards for Fundamentally Different Factors

Current through June 14, 2024
All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall
					 include procedures that meet the requirements for variances from Categorical
					 Pretreatment Standards for fundamentally different factors, as set forth in the
					 variance requirements found at
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403.13 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.16 - Confidentiality

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Confidentiality provisions found at
				  40 C.F.R. §
											403.14 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this Part, are hereby
				  incorporated and amended to include the following:
1. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											46-12-19, effluent data, permits,
				  or permit application forms submitted to the Director or to a POTW shall be
				  available to the public without restriction.
2. All other information submitted to the
				  Director or the POTW shall be available to the public at least to the extent
				  provided by R.I. Gen. Laws §
											46-12-19.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.17 - Net/Gross Calculation

Current through June 14, 2024
All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall
					 include procedures that meet the requirements for net/gross calculation of
					 Categorical Pretreatment Standards, as set forth in the requirements found at
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403.15 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.18 - Upset Provision

Current through June 14, 2024
All POTWs required to develop a Pretreatment Program shall
					 include procedures that meet the requirements for upset provisions, as set
					 forth in the requirements found at
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403.16 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.19 - Modification of Pretreatment Programs

Current through June 14, 2024
All Rhode Island Industrial Pretreatment Programs shall
					 include procedures for modification of pretreatment programs, as set forth in
					 the requirements found at 40
					 C.F.R. §
											403.18 (2018), incorporated
					 above at §
										2.3 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 2 - Rhode Island Pretreatment Regulations (250-RICR-150-10-2) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-2.20 - Appendix A - G

Current through June 14, 2024
Appendix A through G found at
					 40 C.F.R. §
											403 (2018), incorporated above at §
										2.3 of this Part, are hereby
					 incorporated.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to ensure
					 that sewage sludge that is treated, land applied, disposed, distributed,
					 stockpiled or transported in the State of Rhode Island is done so in a manner
					 to protect public health and to avoid degradation of the environment. To
					 achieve this purpose, these rules and regulations establish procedures
					 governing the management of sludge.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 requirements and provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.1, "Department of
					 Environmental Management", Chapter 42-17.6, "Administrative Penalties for
					 Environmental Violations", Chapter 46-12, "Water Pollution", Chapter 23-18.9,
					 "Refuse Disposal", Chapter 23-19.1, "Hazardous Waste Management", and Chapter
					 42-35, "Administrative Procedures Act".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.3 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These rules and regulations apply to all
				  sludge generated by publicly owned treatment works or privately owned treatment
				  works that is managed in the State of Rhode Island. All sludge generated by
				  publicly owned treatment works or privately owned treatment works that enters
				  the State of Rhode Island for the purpose of transportation only, shall also be
				  subject to the transportation requirements of these rules and
				  regulations.
B. In addition to
				  compliance with these rules and regulations, certain proposed facilities or
				  sites may require compliance with legal requirements imposed by the federal
				  government, other state agencies or offices within the Department and/or local
				  governmental entities (governmental requirements). These rules and regulations
				  are intended to be and should be interpreted to be consistent and/or
				  complementary with said governmental requirements and any perceived conflicts
				  are unintentional. Should a perceived conflict arise between or among these
				  rules and regulations and the governmental requirements imposed by other
				  departmental regulations or other governmental entities, the most stringent
				  requirement shall govern.
C.
				  Byproducts or wastes from commercial or industrial treatment works that do not
				  contain sewage sludge are not subject to these rules and regulations but may be
				  subject to other applicable State and Federal regulations for solid waste or
				  hazardous waste. Byproducts or wastes from commercial or industrial treatment
				  works that contain sewage sludge may also be subject to applicable State and
				  Federal regulations for solid waste or hazardous waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.4 - Liberal Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these rules and regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.6 - Sludge Management Operations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The owner or
				  operator of a facility or site is required to operate and maintain properly all
				  equipment and systems used to achieve compliance with these rules and
				  regulations. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance,
				  adequate funding, adequate staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and
				  process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures.
B. Upon any interruption in
				  operations of the facility or site due to loss or reduction of power or other
				  equipment failure, the owner or operator shall control management of the
				  facility or site to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with these
				  rules and regulations until such time as power or other equipment is restored
				  or an alternative method of management is provided.
C. The owner or operator shall take immediate
				  action necessary to correct any noncompliance with these rules and regulations
				  when such noncompliance may have an adverse effect on public health or the
				  environment.
D. The owner or
				  operator shall notify the Office of Water Resources in writing, at least ninety
				  (90) days prior to any alteration or modification of the facility or site,
				  change in management practices of the facility or site, or any other activity
				  which may result in noncompliance with these rules and regulations.
E. The owner or operator shall immediately
				  notify the Office of Water Resources of any substantial change in the volume or
				  composition of sludge resulting from the introduction of pollutants into the
				  facility or site. The notice shall include information on the quantity and
				  composition of sludge, the source of the new pollutants or efforts made to
				  discover the source, and any impacts on management practices resulting from the
				  change.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.7 - Requirements for Order of Approval

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The owner or
				  operator of a facility or site must obtain an Order of Approval. The owner or
				  operator of the facility or site must operate at all times in accordance with
				  the Order of Approval, the completed Application for Order of Approval and the
				  Management Plan for the facility or site.
B. Except as provided in §
										3.7(C) of
				  this Part below, an Order of Approval shall be required for:
1. The processing, treatment, transporting,
				  land application, land disposal, co-disposal (of sludge and solid waste),
				  incineration and/or distribution of sludge;
2. All sludge mixing facilities and sites
				  where the resultant sludge is to be used on site or off site;
3. All sludge stockpiling facilities and
				  sites; and,
4. The closure of a
				  land disposal facility or site.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 150 - Water Resources › Subchapter 10 - Wastewater And Storm Water › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Sewage Sludge Management (250-RICR-150-10-3) › Section 250-RICR-150-10-3.8 - Application for Order of Approval

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This rule
				  outlines the information that must be filed with the Department when applying
				  for an Order of Approval to manage sludge. This rule does not apply to an
				  applicant that proposes to only transport sludge (see §
										3.14 of this Part). A
				  registered professional engineer or land surveyor must stamp plans and
				  submissions required below. The plans should be scaled to fit on a standard 24
				  x 36 inch sheet wherever possible. Larger sheets must be used when the minimum
				  scale requirements do not permit the use of 24 x 36 inch sheets. The Director
				  may require additional information if necessary to satisfy the requirements of
				  these rules and regulations.
B.
				  Application Form. The applicant shall provide information on the proposed
				  sludge management activity on an application form obtained from the
				  department.
C. Initial
				  Investigation Plans. Copies of the latest U.S. Geological Topographic Map, Farm
				  Services Agency aerial maps and the United States Department of Agriculture
				  Soil Survey Map, with the facility or site outlined and an indication of the
				  required setbacks shall be submitted to the Office of Water Resources prior to
				  all other required information. This will allow initial evaluation of the plan
				  relating to wetlands, aquifers, and soil type before large investigatory and
				  developmental expenditures are made. A report of the evaluation shall be made
				  to the applicant. The report shall list what submissions, from §§
										3.8(D) through
				  (I) of this Part below and from other rules
				  in this part specific to the proposed management activity, must be submitted to
				  the Office of Water Resources to obtain an Order of Approval.
D. Radius Plan. A radius plan including all
				  the information listed below shall be submitted. The radius plan must be drawn
				  at a minimum scale of one inch to two hundred feet (1"=200') and include all
				  areas within a one quarter (1/4) mile radius from all property lines of the
				  site. The required information includes:
1.
				  All buildings;
2. All water
				  supplies (wells, etc.);
3. All
				  surface watercourses and wetlands;
4. All roads;
5. All boring locations (where
				  applicable);
6. Legal boundaries of
				  facility or site;
7. North
				  arrow;
8. Extent of one hundred
				  (100) year flood plain (where applicable), and,
9. Local zoning and permitting requirements.