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-150-10-1.11 - Information to be Included in the Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All
				  applications for a RIPDES permit shall be submitted to: Department of
				  Environmental Management, Office of Water Resources, 235 Promenade Street,
				  Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5767.
B. Any person who discharges or intends to
				  discharge pollutants into the waters of the state must apply for a RIPDES
				  permit except as otherwise provided in §
										1.9 of this Part. Any person
				  who has a valid NPDES permit shall apply for a RIPDES permit in accordance with
				  the schedule in §
										1.10 of this Part.
				  Pre-application conferences with the Department are strongly
				  recommended.
C. All applicants for
				  NPDES permits, other than POTWs and other TWTDS, must provide the information
				  required under 40 C.F.R.
				  §
											122.21(f),
				  incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
D. Existing
				  manufacturing, commercial mining, and silvicultural dischargers applying for
				  NPDES permits, except for those facilities subject to the requirements of
				  §
										1.11(E) of
				  this Part, shall provide the information required under
				  40 C.F.R. §
											122.21(g), incorporated
				  above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
E. Except for storm
				  water discharges, all manufacturing, commercial, mining and silvicultural
				  dischargers applying for NPDES permits which discharge only non-process
				  wastewater not regulated by an effluent limitations guideline or new source
				  performance standard shall provide the information required under
				  40 C.F.R. §
											122.21(h), incorporated
				  above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
F. New and existing
				  concentrated animal feeding operations (defined in §
										1.28 of this Part) and
				  concentrated aquatic animal production facilities (defined in §
										1.29 of this Part) shall
				  provide the information required under
				  40 C.F.R. §
											122.21(i), incorporated
				  above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
G. All POTWs and other
				  dischargers designated by the Director must provide, at a minimum, the
				  information required under 40 C.F.R. §
											122.21(j), incorporated
				  above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
H. New manufacturing,
				  commercial, mining and silvicultural dischargers shall provide the information
				  required under 40 C.F.R.
				  §
											122.21(k),
				  incorporated above at §
										1.3(B) of
				  this Part.
I. The Department may
				  require that an applicant for a RIPDES permit provide additional data, reports,
				  specifications, plans or other information concerning the existing or proposed
				  pollution control program.
J.
				  Recordkeeping. Applicants shall keep records of all data used to complete
				  permit applications and any supplemental information submitted to the
				  Department under these regulations for a period of at least 5 years from the
				  date the application is signed.