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In celebration of Thanksgiving Day, our offices and call centers will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Regular business hours will resume on Friday, November 29 at 8:30 a.m.

En celebración del Día de Acción de Gracias, nuestras oficinas y centros de llamada estarán cerrados el jueves, 28 de noviembre de 2024. El horario laboral regular se reanudará el viernes, 29 de noviembre a las 8:30 am.

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Reports & Policies

Environmental Data

Environmental Data

  • Data Quality
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Quality Assurance Project Plans

 

Annual Reports

2020-2023 Progress Report PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
2004 Progress Report PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
2002 Progress Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2001 Progress Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2003 Progress Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2000-2001 Progress Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
PPA Tracking Tool Report (2006) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2024-2027 Agreement with EPA PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
2020-2023 Agreement with EPA PDF file, about 5mbmegabytes
2017-2019 Agreement with EPA PDF file, about 4mbmegabytes
2002-2003 Agreement with EPA PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2006-2007 Agreement with EPA PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
2004-2005 Agreement with EPA PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2002-2003 Supplement PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2000-2001 Agreement with EPA PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
  • Lists of Impaired Waters
  • Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Reports

 

  • Narragansett Bay Estuary Program CCMP and Reports
  • South County Design Manual
  • Rapid Site Assessment Guide (URI)
RI Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan PDF file, about 9mbmegabytes
State Guide Plan Element Water Quality 2035 PDF file, about 8mbmegabytes
Plan for Managing Nutrient Loadings to RI Waters (2/05) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2012 RI Lakes Report PDF file, about 11mbmegabytes
Blackstone River Water Quality Final Report PDF file, about 59mbmegabytes
2000 Narragansett Bay Water Quality Status & Trends PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
1998 Narragansett Bay Water Quality Status & Trends PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Summary of RI Municipal Onsite Wastewater Programs PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes

Watersheds

Work Plan FY2000: Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Partners in Resource Protection - Watershed Survey Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Watershed Assessment and Restoration Priorities PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Farming and Forestry Strategies PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Model Land Use Ordinances PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Wetlands Status and Trends Reports
Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Reports
2007 - Responses to Comments: Wetlands Rules/Regs
2007 - Vernal Pool Protection Queen's River Watershed
2007 - Responses to Comments: Queen's Vernal Pools
2006 - Wetland Monitoring & Assessment Plan
2006 - RI Wetland Profile (pp 85-95 in ELI report)
2003 - Wetland Restoration Plan Woonasquatucket
2002 - Outcome of Restorations ordered by DEM OCI
2001 - Rhode Island Vernal Pools
2001 - Development of Statewide Restoration Strategy
2001 - Responses to Comments: Restoration Strategy
2001 - Options for Mapping RI's Wetlands
2001 - Results of Survey of RI Wetland Map Users
2001 - Wetland Task Force Report
2001 - Wetland Task Force Report: Appendices
ISDS ISDS Permit Streamlining Task Force Final Report
Waste Site Remediation Waste Site Remediation Permit Streamlining Task Force Final Report
Third-Party Professional Site Remediation Report
Background Levels of Priority Pollutant Metals in RI Soils
Water Quality Restoration Plans Other Reports: Green Hill Bacteria Source Tracking Study, Joint Improvement Strategy for 10 Priority Beaches
Dam Safety View reports and publications

Land Conservation in Rhode Island by Fiscal Year (scroll to bottom of webpage)

Air Pollution Control Preconstruction Permits

Air Pollution Control Operating Permits

Community-Scale Air Toxics Monitoring Grant: Evaluation of the Impact of On-Road Mobile Source Air Toxics on Air Quality at Sensitive Receptors Adjacent to Interstate Route 95 in the Providence Metropolitan Area PDF file, about 10mbmegabytes
Exceptional Event Demonstration: Fort McMurray Wildfire, May 25 & 26, 2016 - Draft PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
2011 Air Quality Data Summary PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
aq-exceptionalevent ppsx file, about 59mbmegabytes
Strategies for Diesel Emissions Control PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
2011 Air Quality Data Summary PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Final 2014 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Final 2015 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
Final 2016 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
Final 2017 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 4mbmegabytes
Final 2018 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
Final 2019 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
Final 2020 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
Final 2021 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
Final 2023 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 4mbmegabytes
Final 2024 Air Network Monitoring Plan PDF file, about 5mbmegabytes
Infrastructure Certification for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Infrastructure Certification for the 2010 One-Hour NAAQS for NO2 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
TF Green Airport Monitoring Study Final Report PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
Maximizing PM Reductions from Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes

Visit DEM's greenhouse gas emissions inventory webpage.

Annual Solid Waste Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Hazardous Waste Generation Fees Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Rhode Island Fertilizer and Lime Tonnage Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
CAPS 2008 Annual Report PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
New England Beef-to-Institution Marketing Study PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative 2012 Report PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative 2013 Report PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes

Monthly Enforcement Summaries

2018 Annual Report
2017 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Accomplishment Summary
2006 Accomplishment Summary
2005 Accomplishment Summary
2004 Accomplishment Summary
2003 Accomplishment Summary
2002 Accomplishment Summary
2001 Accomplishment Summary
2000 Accomplishment Summary
1999 Accomplishment Summary

Decisions - Index and Links

  • Emergency Response Plan
  • Agricultural Response Plan
  • RI Parks and Beach System Asset Management Plan
  • RI Forestry Asset Management Plan

DFW Reports

2022-23 Pheasant Program Summary PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Overview of Fish & Wildlife Diseases PDF file, about 6mbmegabytes
2021 Wild Turkey Program Summary PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
2022 Wild Turkey Program Summary PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
2023 Wild Turkey Program Summary PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
2023–2024 Pheasant Program Summary PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Bowhunter Sighting Log Summary PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Quick Reference PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Plan (Deer Hunters) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Diseases Affecting Wetland Wildlife and How To Properly Sanitize Gear to Protect Wetland Wildlife PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Five Reasons Why Feeding Waterfowl is Harmful PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Furbearer Harvest Report 2023-2024 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
Pheasant Stocking Program (2021-22 Season) PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
Rabies Protocol Manual PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Reducing Deer Damage in Your Garden PDF file, about 6mbmegabytes
Relocating Wildlife Is Prohibited In Rhode Island PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
RI Reptile and Amphibian Rules and Regulations Factsheet PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Small Game Hunter Harvest Report 2014-2015 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Trapping in Rhode Island PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2017-2018 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2018-2019 PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2019-2020 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2020-2021 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2021-2022 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2022-2023 PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Harvest Information 2023-2024 PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
White-Tailed Deer Hunter Survey 2023-2024 PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
Wildlife Section, Annual Report 2019 PDF file, about 19mbmegabytes
Wildlife Section, Annual Report 2020 PDF file, about 16mbmegabytes
Wildlife Section, Annual Report 2021 PDF file, about 24mbmegabytes
Wildlife Section, Annual Report 2023 PDF file, about 22mbmegabytes
Wildlife Section, Overview of Programs & Responsibilities PDF file, about 42mbmegabytes
Wood Duck Box Program Summary (2022 Season) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes

2011 Saltwater Recreational License Report
State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Survey Results

  • 2010 Sector Allocation Pilot Program Final Report
  • Proceedings of the Menhaden Policy and Science Symposium - 2007
  • Estimating Menhaden Abundance in Narr. Bay
  • Marine Fisheries Section Program Assessment
  • Rhode Island Fisheries Stock Status - An Overview, August 2004
  • Strategic Plan for the Restoration of Anadromous Fishes to Rhode Island Coastal Streams
  • Yellowtail Flounder Survey
  • Rare Native Animals of RI
  • Rare Native Plants of RI
  • Natural Community Classification of RI

Policies/Guidelines

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for School Pest Management PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Rabies Protocol Manual PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Air Toxics Guidelines PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes

Administrative Inspection Guidelines
Enforcement Response Options
Environmental Compliance Incentive Act (Audit) Policy
Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy

Compliance Certification Workbook for Autobody Repair Facilities

Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

DEM Division of Law Enforcement Body Worn Camera Policy PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Division of Law Enforcement Internal Complaint Investigations PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Division of Law Enforcement Use of Force Policy PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
RIDEM Enviromental Justice Policy PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes

Compliance Workbook for Rhode Island Generators
Universal Waste Rule Requirements Fact Sheet
EXPRESS Policy: Expedited Policy for Remediation of Environmental Simple Sites
Guidelines for the Management of Investigation Derived Wastes

Quality Management Plan PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes
Septic System Checkup Manual PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Alternative/Experimental Technologies List PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Guidelines for the Design, Use, and Maintenance of Pressurized Drainfields - November 2013 PDF file, about 5mbmegabytes
Site Investigation Report Checklist PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Environmental Land Usage Restriction  PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Closure Policy for Inactive or Abandoned Solid Waste Landfills PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Guidelines on Beneficial Use Determinations (“BUDs”) for Source Segregated Solid Waste PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Septic System Checkup Manual PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
RI Snow Disposal Policy PDF file, about 2mbmegabytes

Sewer Line/Water Supply Well Separation Policy for Design of Sanitary Sewers
Sewer/Water Line Separation Policy for Design of Sanitary Sewers
Flow Estimation Policy for Design of Sanitary Sewers

What's the Scoop on Wetlands
Avoidance & Minimization Guidance
Subwatershed Map Preparation
Floodplain Impacts
Dry Hydrant Guidance

DFW Management and Response Guides

2021 Wild Turkey Program Summary PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes
2022 Wild Turkey Program Summary PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes
An Evaluation of Deer Management Options PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Best Management Practices for American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Management & Response Protocols for Incidents Involving Coyotes PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Our Buzzing Neighbors: Living with Wasps PDF file, about 12mbmegabytes
Relocating Wildlife Is Prohibited In Rhode Island PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Resolutions for Nuisance Wild Turkey PDF file, about 13mbmegabytes
Resolutions for Resident Canada Geese PDF file, about 21mbmegabytes
Wood Duck Box Program Summary (2022 Season) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Rhode Island Mute Swan Management Plan PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Atlantic Flyway Mute Swan Management Plan PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes

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