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 Greetings! 

 

You are invited to attend the new workshop:  

Communities Protecting Drinking Water Sources

 

Current Challenges, New Strategies for RI Municipal Officials    

  

Are your local ordinances and regulations adequate to protect critical drinking water supplies with future growth? Pressure to develop marginal sites with shallow ground water, increased density with comprehensive permit applications, and new storm water design standards all challenge community ability to manage impacts of changing land use. This workshop will explore these issues focusing on current science, local planning and legal authority, and updated standards adopted by some towns in recent years.  

 

The focus is on Source Water Protection Areas - groundwater aquifers serving public and private wells, well head protection areas, and surface reservoir watersheds. Most communities adopted overlay ordinances and other standards to protect these important resources years ago. Please join us in this interactive workshop to discuss what's needed to meet today's land use challenges.

 
 

 


When: December 1, 2011

    

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 PM*

*Registration and refreshments begin at 8:30AM  

 

Where: Quonset "O" Club, North Kingstown, RI

 

Cost: Free for RI municipal officials and non profits, but registration is required. All other attendees standard rate of $50 applies. 

  

Who Should Attend?

  • Municipal planners
  • Council, Board and Commission members
  • Watershed/water supply managers
  •  Others interested in protecting local drinking water sources 

 

Program Topics

  • Balancing Safe Water Supply and Affordable Housing Goals
  • State Planning Guidelines for Source Water Protection
  • Science of Source Water Delineations
  • Costs of Public Water vs. Private Wells
  • Drinking Water Source Protection Examples from RI communities

Presenters Include 
  • Nancy Letendre, Esq., Ursillo, Teitz & Ritch LTD
  • Paul Frieze, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Robert Ferrari, Northeast Water Solutions, Inc.
  • Town Planners
  • State agency planning and regulatory staff

 

How Do I Register?

RI government and non profit attendees are FREE but registration is required. All other attendees will be charged a standard rate of $50.00. Lunch, AM and PM refreshments and workshop materials are included. For registration details and payment form, click below.

 

 

Please register early. Space is limited and registration will be accepted in the order received. Payment must be received to hold your registration. Questions? Contact Lisa Hollister at lhollister@uri.edu or 401-874-5687.  



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This workshop is offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its partners including the RI Department of Health, the RI Department of Environmental Management, the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, RINEMO, the Atlantic States Rural Water and Wastewater Association, the RI Statewide Planning Program, the RI Chapter of the American Planning Association.

  

 

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AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance credits for this event (pending approval)  

 

Sincerely,

 

 
Lisa Hollister
RI NEMO
tel: 401.874.5687
email: lhollister@uri.edu