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Wastewater Discharge Permits
The work of the NPDES Permits Unit is to regulate industrial and municipal discharges of pollutants to surface waters in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The purpose of NPDES permitting is to ensure that our lakes, rivers, streams and coastal estuaries and seas are clean enough for children to swim in and healthy enough for fish and other aquatic life to thrive in.
The NPDES Permits Unit is responsible for issuance and modification of permits. Compliance with effective permits - and enforcement of the Clean Water Act where no permit exists - is the responsibility of the NPDES Compliance Unit. Also, please take a look at the NPDES Permits Unit mission statement and let us know what you think. |
EPA REGION 10 INFORMATION
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What's New
EPA proposes reissuance of an NPDES permit to Kennecott Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska . The revised public comment period is November 9 to December 9, 2004.
EPA proposes modification of the NPDES Permit issued to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for discharge from the Valdez Marine Terminal, Valdez, Alaska. Public comments will be received between October 27 and November 26, 2004.
EPA proposes reissuance of NPDES Permits for the Cities of Grangeville, Inkom, Lava Hot Springs, Montpelier, & Wilder and for Elk Valley Subdivision and Southside Water & Sewer District, all in Idaho. Public comments will be received between October 27 and November 26, 2004.
EPA proposes two NPDES permits for municipal storm sewer systems to discharge into Chena River and other nearby waters in the greater Fairbanks, Alaska, area. Public comment on both permits will be accepted through December 2, 2004.
EPA is extending the public comment period on the draft NPDES permit for the US Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Kodiak, discharging to St. Paul Harbor on Kodiak Island near Kodiak, Alaska. The extended public comment period is 09/17/04--11/02/04.
Permit Application Software System (PASS): software provided by EPA to facilitate applications for NPDES permits.
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) and Toxicity Reduction Evaluation Guidance for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
EPAs Sewage Sludge (biosolids) National Standards (40 CFR 503) (Txt file, 184Kb)
1996 Guidance on Water-Quality-Based Effluent Limits Below Analytical Detection/Quantitation Level (PDF file, 34 Kb)
Unit: Permits Unit (NPDES)
Point of contact: Sharon Wilson
Email: wilson.sharon@epa.gov
Phone Number: (206) 553-0325
Last Updated: 11/08/2004 06:41:20 PM
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