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-150-10-1.40 - Fact Sheet

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A fact sheet
				  shall be prepared for every draft permit for a major facility or activity, for
				  every general permit (§
										1.33 of this Part), for
				  every draft permit that incorporates a variance or requires an explanation, and
				  for every draft permit which the Department finds is the subject of widespread
				  public interest or raises major issues. The fact sheet shall briefly set forth
				  the principal facts and the significant factual, legal, methodological and
				  policy questions considered in preparing the draft permit. The Department shall
				  send this fact sheet to the applicant and, on request, to any other
				  person.
B. The fact sheet shall
				  include, when applicable:
1. A brief
				  description of the type of facility or activity which is the subject of the
				  draft permit;
2. The type and
				  quantity of wastes, fluids, or pollutants which are proposed to be or are being
				  treated, stored, disposed of, injected, emitted, or discharged.
3. A brief summary of the basis for the draft
				  permit conditions including references to applicable statutory or regulatory
				  provisions and appropriate supporting references to the administrative record
				  required by §
											1.41 of this
				  Part.
4. Reasons why any requested
				  variances or alternatives to required standards do or do not appear
				  justified;
5. A description of the
				  procedures for reaching a final decision on the draft permit including:
a. The beginning and ending dates of the
				  comment period under §
												1.42 of this Part and the
				  address where comments will be received;
b. Procedures for requesting a hearing and
				  the nature of that hearing; and
c.
				  Any other procedures by which the public may participate in the final
				  decision.
6. Name and
				  telephone number of a person to contact for additional information.
7. Any calculations or other necessary
				  explanation of the derivation of specific effluent limitations and conditions,
				  including a citation to the applicable effluent limitation guideline or
				  performance standard provisions as required under §
											1.17 of this Part and
				  reasons why they are applicable or an explanation of how the alternate effluent
				  limitations were developed.
8. When
				  the draft permit contains any of the following conditions, an explanation of
				  the reasons why such conditions are applicable:
a. Limitations to control toxic
				  pollutants;
b. Limitations on
				  internal wastestreams; or,
c.
				  Limitations on indicator pollutants under
				  40 C.F.R. §
													125.3(g), incorporated above
				  at §
												1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
9. A sketch
				  or detailed description of the location of the discharge(s) described in the
				  application.
10. For every permit
				  to be issued to a treatment works owned by a person other than a state or
				  municipality, an explanation of the Department's decision on regulation of
				  users under §
											1.17(E) of
				  this Part.