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CODE OF RHODE ISLAND RULES
AGENCY 07. RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SUB-AGENCY 000. GENERAL
CHAPTER 011. QUONSET BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
07 000 011. QUONSET BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
6.1.3.3. Adjusted Noise Standards in Areas Not Bordering Residential Districts QDC shall adjust the values in Table 1 in specific instances for sites that are not adjacent to residential districts. The noise levels in Table 1 shall be adjusted for noncontinuous noises associated with daily operations or those associated with impact activities. These adjustments shall not apply to noises emanating from construction and maintenance activities between 7 AM and 7 PM ; noises emanating from safety signals, warning devices, and emergency pressure relief valves; or transient noises of moving sources such as automobiles, trucks, airplanes and railroads.
a. The levels specified in Table 1 may be exceeded by ten (10) dBA for a single period, no longer than fifteen (15) minutes, in any one-day.
b. For impact noise levels, the values in Table 1 increased by twenty (20) dBA, shall apply. Impact noises shall be considered to be those noises whose peak values are more than six (6) dBA higher than the values indicated on the sound level meter.
c. Limits are intended for normal continuous day-to-day operations. These limits may be exceeded by a reasonable amount of time for temporary and short-term operations during construction, maintenance, or emergency conditions.
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7.4.12. Privately owned and operated pump stations and collection systems connected to or desiring to connect to the QDC Wastewater System shall adhere to the following:
a. Owners of Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities shall maintain the system in good working order and operate the facility as efficiently as possible. Proper operation and maintenance shall include, but shall not be limited to, effective performance-based on-facility design, adequate operator staffing and training, adequate laboratory process and controls, including quality assurance procedures as determined to be appropriate by QDC, and backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems to assure compliance or effective performance. Proper operation and maintenance must include emergency procedures and reporting requirements in case of power outages, natural disaster, labor shortage (whether the result of intentional work stoppages or epidemics), equipment failure, acts of terrorism/vandalism, accidental discharges or sanitary sewer overflow. Reporting requirements shall include verbal notification to the Director and RIDEM as soon as possible, but not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours of discovery of the event. A written report must be submitted to the Director and RIDEM within five (5) business days of the event's ending.
b. The owner shall submit, for review and approval, an Operations and Maintenance Plan describing standards and procedures by which the Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities, pump station(s) and/or collection system(s) will be staffed, operated and maintained during normal and emergency conditions. Should development of the Plan include the practice of engineering, the Plan must be prepared and certified by a Rhode Island Registered Professional Engineer. The Operations and Maintenance Plan must be approved prior to the commencement of the construction of the new Wastewater Treatment Facility.
c. The owner is required to conduct (at a minimum) monthly inspections of any pump station(s) within their facility. The inspection reports shall be forwarded to the QDC within fifteen (15) business days after the inspection. At a minimum, the inspection report shall provide the name of the individual or firm performing the inspection, hours of operation for each pump, generator run time, summary of alarms, any maintenance undertaken during that month, condition of the station, and recommendations.
d. The Operations and Maintenance Plan shall include, but not be limited, to the following elements:
i. Describe the detailed operating procedures for the pump station(s) and collection system;
ii. Provide a Preventative Maintenance Plan forth e pump station(s);
iii. Provide staffing requirements;
iv. Provide a list of material suppliers and essential spare parts necessary to be kept on the site for normal and emergency conditions;
v. Provide operating procedures for the emergency generator and automatic transfer switch;
vi. Provide a Spill Prevention Plan;
vii. Provide a description of the auxiliary system, such as water, heating, ventilation, sump pump, and dehumidifying;
viii. Provide a description of the alarm system and response procedures;
ix. Provide names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all emergency contacts, facility owners, and facility operators;
x. Provide a list of subcontractors that are on call for emergency equipment rental (e.g., septage hauler, portable pump, generator, etc.);
xi. Provide emergency procedures and reporting requirements in case of power outages, natural disasters, equipment failure, acts of terrorism/vandalism, or sanitary sewer overflow;
xii. Provide a descriptions of the means of record keeping (the records must be accessible for a three (3) year period);
xiii. Provide as-built plans for the pump station(s) and/or collection system;
xiv. Provide a map of the collection system, including but not limited to, the overall service area, diameter of pipes, distance between manholes, slopes and direction of flow; and
xv. Provide all required procedures, easements, or other administrative items necessary to allow the QDC access to the site for unannounced periodic inspections pursuant to Section 7.7;
xvi. Provide a summary of a monthly report.
e. Owners of an Existing Privately Owned Wastewater Treatment Facility without an approved Plan must submit for approval of a Plan as appropriate and as described herein to comply with the requirements of this Sewer System Regulation within one (1) year of its passage.
f. There shall be an Operations and Maintenance Plan Review Fee that shall be set from time to time by the Director.
g. There will be an Annual Fee set from time to time by the Director.
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8.2.9. Monitoring and Maintenance
The large-scale ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation owner or operator shall maintain the facility in good condition. Maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, painting, structural repairs, and integrity of security measures. Site access shall be maintained to a level acceptable to the local Fire Chief and Emergency Medical Services. The owner or operator shall be responsible for the cost of maintaining the solar photovoltaic installation and any access road(s). All material modifications to a solar photovoltaic installation made after issuance of the required building permit shall require approval by the QDC.
**Note: Only the section analyzed by the PHASYS team is included here as the entire regulation exceeded ~100 pages.
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