As payloaders and heavy trucks struggled to move the mountains of snow from last week’s record-setting blizzard, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued guidelines allowing for the dumping of snow into certain waterways in the state, citing the “extreme conditions” after the storm.
In most communities, snow is brought to designated dumping sites, which are usually vacant lots. But if the cities and towns run out of room, DEM said it is OK to dispose of snow in certain bodies of water.
“Waterways may be used in accordance with the following conditions,” DEM said in issuing the guidelines, which include:…