Draft Multi-Sector General Permit Public Workshop: Session 2

The Office of Water Resources, Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES) Program administers the RIPDES Industrial Stormwater Program. As a delegated State by EPA, RIDEM last issued a statewide Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) on May 3, 2019 (“2019 MSGP”), to cover stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, excluding discharg­es from construction sites. This General Permit expires on May 2, 2024. At this time, the Department is proposing to reissue the MSGP in 2024, which will replace the 2019 MSGP. The informational workshop highlights the proposed significant revisions to the RIPDES MSGP, which the RIDEM plans to reissue in the late spring/early summer of 2024.