Chapter 228
2012 -- H 7803 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/13/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
TOWNS AND CITIES - SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Edwards, Slater, Naughton, and Ferri
Date Introduced: February 28, 2012
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-61.2-2 of the General Laws in Chapter
45-61.2 entitled "The
Smart Development for a
Cleaner Bay Act of 2007" is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-61.2-2.
Implementation. – (a) The
department of environmental management
(DEM), in conjunction with the coastal resources
management council (CRMC) shall, by July 1,
2008, amend the &
and installation standards manual. The
changes shall include, but not be limited to, incorporation
into existing regulatory programs that
already include the review of stormwater
impacts the following requirements:
(1) Maintain
pre-development groundwater recharge and infiltration on site to the
maximum extent practicable;
(2) Demonstrate that
post-construction stormwater runoff is controlled,
and that post-
development peak discharge rates do not exceed pre-development
peak discharge rates; and
(3) Use low impact-design
techniques as the primary method of stormwater
control to
the maximum extent practicable.
(b) City and town
ordinances and regulations may require compliance with the Rhode
Island stormwater design and
installation standards manual, as amended, for any development,
redevelopment, or land disturbance.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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