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View NPDES Individual and General Permits
EPA is gathering PDF copies of NPDES individual and general permits and fact sheets for major facilities issued after November 1, 2002. Because this is an ongoing effort, the search engine below does not include all individual and general permits. If you are unable to find a permit, contact your permitting authority for assistance.
- An individual permit is a permit specifically tailored to an individual facility. Once a facility submits the appropriate application(s), the permitting authority develops a permit for that particular facility based on the information contained in the permit application (e.g., type of activity, nature of discharge, receiving water quality).
- A general permit is an NPDES permit that covers several facilities that have the same type of discharge and are located in a specific geographic area. A general permit applies the same or similar conditions to all dischargers covered under the general permit. Using a general permit to cover numerous facilities reduces paperwork for permitting authorities and permittees, and ensures consistency of permit conditions for similar facilities.
States may apply to EPA for authorization to issue general permits. Once EPA or a state has issued a general permit, a facility wishing to be covered under the permit submits a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the permitting authority. EPA or the State may still require the facility to submit an individual permit application and receive an individual NPDES permit if it determines that coverage under the general permit is inappropriate.
New! Using the first search feature below, you can identify individual permits issued by permit number, facility name, city, state and county, date issued, date expired, or permit category.
Using the second search feature below, you can identify general permits issued by permit category, state, permit title, or permit number.
To view by state or permit category, select from the drop-down list provided to view all permits issued in that state or permits in that category. You can enter partial permit numbers by entering a few characters. For example, "CA" will return all permit numbers that begin with CA. You can also enter partial permit titles by entering one or more words. For example, typing "construction" will return all permits with the word "construction" in the title.
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