MONITORING

Established by RIGL § 46-31-9, the Rhode Island Environmental Monitoring Collaborative (RIEMC) is charged with developing and coordinating an environmental monitoring strategy that addresses critical state resource management needs. Its work includes identifying state monitoring priorities, establishing statewide environmental indicators, and specifying protocols to ensure consistent and useful data are delivered to resource managers, decision makers and the public. This in turn serves to provide the public and elected leaders with a deeper understanding of the status of Rhode Island's environment and natural resources... The Environmental Monitoring Collaborative is chaired by URI Coastal Institute, with the RI Department of Environmental Management and the Narragansett Bay Commission serving as vice-chairs.