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NPDES Recent Additions
October 12, 2004
- AFO Virtual Information Center - Tool to facilitate quick access to livestock agricultural information in the US. This site is a single point of reference to obtain links to state regulations, web sites, permits and policies, nutrient management information, livestock and trade associations, federal web sites, best management practices and controls, cooperative extension and land grant universities, research, funding, and information on environmental issues. You can search links by selecting a specific link category, by selecting a state to obtain state-specific links, or view all AFO Virtual Information Center links.
August 26, 2004
- Report to Congress: Impacts and Control of CSOs and SSOs - Presents a comprehensive characterization of CSOs and SSOs, including the extent of environmental and human health impacts caused by CSOs and SSOs, the technologies used by municipalities to address these impacts, and the resources spent by municipalities to control CSO and SSO discharges. The Report finds that the occurrence of CSOs and SSOs is widespread, and that CSOs and SSOs cause or contribute to environmental and human health impacts. Further, the Report finds that there are many existing structural and non-structural technologies that are well-suited for CSO and SSO control.
August 20, 2004
August 11, 2004
- Does Your Construction Site Need a Stormwater Permit? A Construction Site Operator's Guide to EPA's Stormwater Permit Program - This new brochure provides construction companies with a brief overview of EPA's Construction General Permit (CGP) and its requirements. It is being sent to construction companies to inform them of the need to obtain permit coverage for sites disturbing one acre or more. The brochure contains a summary of the major provisions of the CGP, including areas of coverage, using EPA's new electronic notice of intent system for obtaining permit coverage, developing a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and more.
August 06, 2004
- Resource List for Stormwater Management Programs [PDF - 6 pp] - Resources to help stormwater program managers start developing or improve their stormwater programs. This list is divided into six sections: general stormwater information, public education and outreach, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post-construction site runoff control, and pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
July 16, 2004
- Local Limits Development Guidance [PDF - 134 pp] and Appendices [PDF - 128 pp] - The final Technically-Based Local Limits Guidance Manual for municipalities that operate pretreatment programs is now available. This manual provides guidance to municipalities on the development and implementation of local controls for discharges of industrial or commercial wastes to sewage treatment facilities.
April 30, 2004
- Getting in Step with Phase II: A Workshop for Stormwater Program Managers - EPA is sponsoring eight workshops that will provide state and local stormwater program managers with innovative tools and real-world examples that can be used to address the six minimum control measures called for by the NPDES Permit Program Phase II requirements. The workshops will include lively group exercises and many opportunities for discussion.
April 16, 2004
- Guidance on the Ninth Circuit Court Decision for MS4s [PDF Format] - This memo provides interim guidance on implementing the Stormwater Phase II program for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in light of the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Environmental Defense Center, et. al. v. EPA, September 15, 2003). The guidance covers several issues related to the implementation of the MS4 program, including public availability of NOIs, opportunities for public hearings, and review of NOIs by permitting authorities.
March 01, 2004
- View NPDES General Permits - EPA is gathering PDF copies of NPDES general permits and fact sheets for major facilities issued after Novemeber 1, 2002. Use this web page to search and view general permits issued by permit category, state, permit title, or permit number.
January 21, 2004
- Stormwater Program Questions and Answers [PDF Format] - Contains numerous questions and answers about the stormwater program. General stormwater questions address items such as best management practices, TMDLs, endangered species, and individual versus general permits. Construction questions cover who's regulated, stormwater pollution prevention plans, stabilization, and waivers. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and Industrial questions and answers will be available in Spring 2004.
January 12, 2004
- NPDES Permit Writers' Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations [PDF Format] - Provides information to NPDES permitting authorities, owners and operators of animal feeding operations, and the general public on how to implement the Clean Water Act CAFO regulations, including: 1) information to help permitting authorities ensure that NPDES permits conform to the CAFO regulations and 2) general information on Clean Water Act and NPDES requirements that EPA will consider when reviewing the adequacy of State NPDES permits for CAFOs. This Supplement of CAFO Questions and Answers [PDF Format] has information regarding implementation of the Clean Water Act NPDES and ELG regulations for CAFOs.
January 08, 2004
December 29, 2003
- Permitting Implementation Guidance [PDF Format] - Describes EPA's recommended steps and ideas for watershed-based permitting implementation under the NPDES permit program. This approach, aimed at achieving new efficiencies and environmental results, provides a process for considering all stressors within a hydrologically defined drainage basin or other geographic area, rather than addressing individual pollutant sources on a discharge-by-discharge basis.
November 25, 2003
- Electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI) - EPA just announced this new electronic stormwater water permit application system, also known as eNOI, which allows construction operators to quickly obtain permit coverage under EPA's Stormwater Construction General Permit.
November 14, 2003
- The Producers' Compliance Guide for CAFOs - Describes EPA's regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The Producers' Guide includes sections that describe EPA's CAFO regulations, who they affect, what they require, and what assistance is available. If you own or operate a CAFO, you can use this guide to figure out what you need to do to comply with the CAFO regulations.
November 04, 2003
- EPA Issues Draft Policy on Blending at Sewage Treatment Facilities for Public Comment - EPA has issued this draft policy to establish consistent national guidelines on the practice of blending that is used by municipal sewage treatment facilities to manage high flows associated with storm events. Already widely used, blending is a technique to manage high flows that could damage sensitive parts of the sewage treatment system or could lead to overflows of raw sewage into local waterways. The draft policy outlines safeguards and requirements to be followed during blending and restates the requirement that all discharges must continue to meet Clean Water Act permit limits. The public comment period ended on January 9, 2004.
September 03, 2003
- EPA Denies Petition Related to Ballast Water - EPA has denied a petition submitted by a number of environmental groups and other interested parties that sought to repeal provisions of EPA's regulations that cover certain discharges from vessels, including the discharge of ballast water. EPA has denied the petition for a variety
of reasons, particularly because of the wide variety of regulatory and non-regulatory actions currently being taken by other federal agencies to address the potential introduction of invasive species from discharges of ballast water. For more information, please see EPA's decision and supporting documents.
August 25, 2003
- Draft Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Implementation Guidance is Available for Comment [PDF Format] - Describes the concept of and the process for watershed-based permitting under the NPDES permit program. Watershed-based NPDES permitting is an approach to developing NPDES permits for multiple point sources located within a defined geographic area (i.e., watershed boundaries). This approach, aimed at achieving new efficiencies and environmental results, provides a process for considering all stressors within a hydrologically defined drainage basin or other geographic area, rather than addressing individual pollutant sources on a discharge-by-discharge basis. The public comment period [PDF Format] on this draft guidance closed September 24, 2003.
July 17, 2003
- Charge to the NPDES/Pesticides Work Group - Signed July 11, 2003 by G. Tracy Mehan, III, Assistant Administrator for Water and Stephen Johnson, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances that directed an EPA workgroup to compare the risk management/risk mitigation measures that have been adopted as a result of the FIFRA label relative to actions that would be required as a result of an NPDES permit. It also directed the group to identify any recommendations that could be made under either FIFRA/FQPA (Food Quality Protection Act) or CWA that would assist in better coordination, integration, and increased efficiencies between the programs and continued protection of the aquatic environment. These could include modifications in the pesticide registration process or changes in the approach to risk management under the CWA and/or FIFRA.
July 15, 2003
- Interim Statement and Guidance on Application of Pesticides to Waters of the US in Compliance with FIFRA - Addresses 2 sets of circumstances for which EPA believes that the application of a pesticide to waters of the US consistent with all relevant requirements of FIFRA does not constitute the discharge of a pollutant that requires a NPDES permit under the CWA: (1) The application of pesticides directly to waters of the US in order to control pests (e.g. mosquito larvae or aquatic weeds that are present in the water) and (2) the application of pesticides to control pests that are present over waters of the US that result in a portion of the pesticide being deposited to water bodies (e.g when insecticides are aerially applied to a forest canopy where water may be present below the canopy or when insecticides are applied over water for control of adult mosquitos).
July 01, 2003
- 2003 Construction General Permit - EPA reissued its NPDES general permit for storm water discharges associated with construction activity. This permit is effective for 5 years and is available everywhere EPA is the NPDES permitting authority, except EPA Region 4. The permit provides coverage for large (>5 acres disturbed) and small (1-5 acres disturbed) construction activities, the latter being added as a result of the Phase II Storm Water Rule, promulgated on December 8, 1999. Copies of the permit and permit fact sheet, federal register announcement, background information, and procedures on how to comply with the permit are included.
April 01, 2003
- April is Stormwater Month! - A CD-based outreach kit to help communities implement the new requirements of the Phase II NPDES stormwater regulations. The kit includes a wide variety of materials for homeowners, construction site operators, children, and businesses. Local officials can use the Stormwater Month CD to customize these materials with their agency's name, address, and phone number so that citizens will know where to turn for more information.
April 01, 2003
- Watershed-based NPDES Permitting Case Studies have arrived! - EPA has developed a series of fact sheets to highlight existing examples of watershed-based NPDES permitting throughout the country. The information contained in the fact sheets provides the context for watershed-based NPDES permitting and gives details about how the approach is used in each watershed.
March 07, 2003
- Postponement of the NPDES Storm Water Permit Deadline for Oil and Gas Construction Activity Disturbing 1 to 5 Acres of Land - On March 5, 2003, the Administrator signed the final rule that postpones until March 10, 2005, the NPDES storm water permit deadline for oil and gas construction activity disturbing 1 to 5 acres of land. The NPDES storm water regulations (Phase II), finalized on December 8, 1999, include coverage for such facilities. At that time, EPA believed that few of these facilities would be affected by the rule. Since that time, EPA has become aware that as many as 30,000 facilities could be affected. During the two-year postponement, EPA will analyze and evaluate this information and its potential impact.
February 13, 2003
- February is Wastewater Month! - Materials provided will assist communities in raising awareness of important wastewater issues. Local officials will find space on many of the materials to insert local contact information so citizens will know where to turn for more information.
February 01, 2003
- EPA Construction General Permit (CGP) - The CGP for large construction (disturbing five or more acres) for Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 expired on February 17, 2003. EPA is in the process of developing a new permit and expects that it will be finalized in May 2003. In the interim, large construction activities are encouraged to utilize the existing Notice of Intent (NOI) form [PDF Format] and submit it to EPA (complete instructions are included in the form). Large construction activities are also encouraged to comply with the permit conditions of the expired CGP and develop Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and implement erosion and sedimentation controls (best management practices) on their sites. The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has made enforcement for lack of permit coverage a low priority until the new CGP is finalized.
February 10, 2002
February 05, 2003
- Waters of the U.S. Jurisdiction: ANPRM and Guidance - On January 10, 2003, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in order to obtain early comment on issues associated with the scope of waters that are subject to the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC). Comments in response to the ANPRM were due by March 3rd, 2003. This decision has implications for many CWA programs, including Section 404, Section 402 (NPDES), and others. The ANPRM also contains a copy of a January 10, 2003, EPA and Corps joint memorandum that provides clarifying guidance on these issues.
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