Public Workshop re: Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport RIPDES Permit

DEM's Office of Water Resources is holding a Public Workshop to discuss the reissuance of the draft Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES) permit for Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (“the Airport”) located at 2000 Post Road, Warwick, RI.  

The draft permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater flows to surface waters from seventeen (17) perimeter outfalls from the Airport’s storm drainage system. At this workshop, DEM will offer a short presentation with a summary of the changes between the 2024 draft permit and the 2012 permit. These proposed changes include the addition of PFAS wet weather monitoring, the addition of dry weather metals monitoring and water-quality-based permit limits, the requirement to develop and submit an Impervious Cover Reduction Plan, as well as updated Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) conditions. After the presentation, DEM will be available to address any questions and/or concerns from attendees.

The draft permit is currently available for public comment and is the subject of a public hearing schedule for Monday, September 9.  

Please note that this workshop is informal and not intended to be a forum for submittal of comments into the official record regarding the draft permit. Only written comments received during the comment period, and oral testimony provided at the hearing regarding the draft RIPDES permit, will be considered part of the record.

For questions regarding the workshop, public hearing, or the permit reissuance process, please reach out to Aaron Mello at (401) 537-4255 or aaron.mello@dem.ri.gov.