Public Comment Hearing re: Amendments to DEM’s Groundwater Quality Rules
Changes are proposed to the RI DEM Groundwater Quality Rules (250-RICR-150-05-3). These changes are necessary to implement legislation passed by the General Assembly during the 2022 legislative session. Specifically, RIGL § 46-32-5. Groundwater quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances directs the Department to establish groundwater quality standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by December 31, 2023. The proposed rule text is available on the R.I. Secretary of State’s web page.
A public hearing on the proposed rules will be held as follows:
- Date: October 19, 2023
- Time: 2:00 P.M.
- Location: RI Department of Environmental Management
- 235 Promenade Street
- Room 300, 3rd Floor
- Providence, RI, 02908
All interested parties are invited to request additional information or submit written or oral comments concerning the proposed amendment until November 3, 2023 by contacting Jonathan Zwarg, jonathan.zwarg@dem.ri.gov, or via US mail at:
- Department of Environmental Management
- Office of Water Resources
- 235 Promenade Street
- Providence, RI 02908