Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual
250-RICR-150-10-7 INACTIVE RULE
| Title | 250 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
| Chapter | 150 | Water Resources |
| Subchapter | 10 | Wastewater & Storm Water |
| Part | 7 | Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual |
| Type of Filing | Adoption |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 12/28/2010 to 06/03/2015 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL Chapters 2-1-20.1, 42-17.1, 45-61.2, and 46-12
Purpose and Reason:
The primary purpose of the Stormwater Manual is to implement the "Smart Development for a Cleaner Bay Act of 2007" (RIGL 23-45-61.2-1, et. seq.), by updating the 1993 version of the stormwater manual to incorporate new science and engineering practices for stormwater management. Changes from draft: Changes were made primarily to the following: design rainfall amounts; redevelopment/infill standard; minimum standard 8; LID stormwater credit; construction standards for wet vegetated treatment systems, infiltration systems, permeable paving, filtering systems, open channel systems, proprietary devices, and practices for recharge/storage; and the glossary.
Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document. If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.