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-150-05-2.8 - Application for Dredging and the Management of Dredged Material

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An application for permission to dredge in
				  the marine waters of the state and/or to dewater, dispose or make beneficial
				  use of dredged material shall be submitted to both the Department and the
				  Council on forms prescribed and provided by the agencies. The Department will
				  accept applications that have been made part of a submittal to the Council,
				  provided such part complies with all requirements set forth in these
				  regulations and in the form(s) prescribed by the Department.
B. To be accepted as complete, an application
				  must include, or address, at a minimum, all of the following:
1. Site plan(s), including all applicable
				  requirements as identified in §
											2.16 of this Part, Appendix
				  A;
2. Results of the sampling
				  conducted pursuant to the Sediment Sampling Plan, as approved by the Department
				  in accordance with §
											2.7 of this Part;
3. A description of the dredging process,
				  including the proposed dredging method and an estimate of the length of time
				  necessary to complete the dredging project;
4. Type of dredging equipment to be
				  used;
5. Stamped calculations
				  performed by a Professional Engineer with experience with dredge projects,
				  verifying the estimated volume of dredged material;
6. Cross sectional plans of the area to be
				  dredged. Plans must show the existing and proposed contours of the dredging
				  area;
7. A narrative description of
				  aquatic resources in the area to be dredged such as shellfish beds, eel grass
				  beds, spawning areas and migratory pathways for finfish, and other aquatic
				  resources;
8. The proposed starting
				  and completion dates for the dredging project. Depending on the size, location
				  and complexity of the project, the Department may require the submission of an
				  evaluation of the impacts to fishery resources including migratory and spawning
				  behavior and habitat, and the presence of early life stages of particular
				  sensitivity. Dredging projects proposed outside the standard dredge window may
				  require the submission of additional resource information;
9. The method of transport to the disposal or
				  beneficial use area and a description of handling techniques (i.e. stockpiling,
				  dewatering);
10. Consistency of the
				  proposed project with the beneficial use and disposal priorities for dredged
				  material management established in the R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-6.1-2 and with
				  the dredging plan adopted by the Council pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											46-6.1-5;
11. Location(s) of dredged material
				  dewatering, handling, disposal or beneficial use site(s);
12. Other specific information required by
				  §§
											2.9,
				  2.10 and
				  2.11 of this Part, to the
				  extent applicable.