Water bodies.
§ 218-78. Water bodies.
A. Generally. No facility designed to leach liquid wastes into the soil shall be located in areas outlined below, except by the granting of a special use permit. Exception: The repair or alteration of an existing waste disposal system.
(1) Within one hundred feet of a boundary of a fresh water or coastal wetland as defined by Rhode Island General Laws §§ 2-1-14 and 2-1-20.
(2) That area of land within two hundred feet of the edge of any flowing body of water having a width of ten feet or more and that area of land within one hundred feet of the edge of any flowing body of water having a width of ten feet or less; and (3) That area of land within one hundred feet of the edge of any intermittent stream; and (4) The area of land defined as a one hundred year flood hazard boundary indicated by Zone A or Zone V on the official Flood Insurance Rate Maps of the Town of Charlestown prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and dated September 30, 1995 and any and all revisions thereto.
B. Wetlands. No wetland, as defined by state law, and in any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be excavated, drained or filled nor any other alteration be made to the natural conditions of any wetlands without the prior approval of the R1 DEM, the Charlestown Town Council and/or the RI CRMC.
C. Submittal Requirements. The following information shall be submitted by the applicant as part of the special use permit application relating to water bodies:
(1) Proximity to the one hundred year flood hazard boundary;
(2) Location of coastal features and relationship to jurisdiction of the RI CRMC and special area management plans that may be in effect;
(3) The location and delineation of, and distance from the nearest groundwater aquifer and all wells used for drinking water supply within four hundred feet;
(4) Proximity to Class SA and/or Class A water body or areas where the water quality is suitable for harvesting shellfish for direct consumption, where applicable;
(5) Soil types present on the site as defined in the Soil Survey of R.I. of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(6) Depth of soil to water table.
(7) Perk rates of all soils on the site between the site and any water body.
(8) The presence or absence of fragipan between the soil surface and groundwater.
(9) Detailed soil morphological characteristics to a minimum depth of four feet as analyzed by a professional soil scientist, to determine seasonal high-water table.
(10) Direction of groundwater flow.
(11) The dimensions of the proposed structure, and the square footage apportioned to living space.
(12) Precise reference points to locate the property and the proposed ISDS site.
(13) The surveyed edge of all coastal and/or freshwater wetlands within one hundred feet of the leach field as verified by the RI DEM or RI CRMC.