StormwaterONE’s online course for Rhode Island Construction General Permit (CGP) covers all areas of the State of Rhode Island.  The General Permit for Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES) Stormwater Discharge Associated with Construction Activity is the official name of the Rhode Island Construction General Permit. 

Operators of stormwater discharges associated with construction activity located in the State of Rhode Island are authorized to discharge according to the conditions and requirements for compliance with the Rhode Island General Laws.

Operators of stormwater discharges associated with construction activity within Rhode Island who intend to be authorized by this RIPDES CGP MUST meet the application requirements outlined in Part I.D.1 of the permit.

The RIPDES Program of the Office of Water Resources (OWR) realizes that effective regulatory mechanisms to control erosion and sedimentation are currently required by the following:

•  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)   Freshwater Wetland Program,
•   The RIDEM Water Quality Certification Program,
•   The RIDEM Underground Injection Control (UIC)/Ground Permit Program,
•   The RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC); and
•    In those towns and cities which have a Qualifying Local Program (QLP) that has been formally approved by the  Department.

Subject to the terms of this permit, you are authorized to discharge the following:  All new and existing stormwater discharges associated with construction, including, but NOT limited to the following:  clearing, grading, excavation, and filling.

This includes where:

•   Total land disturbance is EQUAL to or GREATER than one (1) acre.
•   Construction activities involving soil disturbances of LESS than one (1) acre
•   IF that construction is part of a larger common plan of development or sale that would disturb one (1) acre or MORE; and
•   The discharge is composed ENTIRELY of stormwater.