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NPDES Permit Program Basics
This section of this website contains basic information on the major features and elements of the NPDES permit program. The information in this section will be most useful to state and tribal officials, interested citizens, and others with an interest in the details of the NPDES program. This information is broadly applicable to all NPDES permits and programs, including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), combined sewer overflows (CSOs), pretreatment, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and stormwater.
View Individual and General NPDES Permits
- Overview
- Water Permitting 101 (PDF) (11 pp, 41K) - Overview of the NPDES permitting process
- NPDES Strategic Plan (PDF) (19 pp, 785K) - The Water Permits Division's Strategic Plan of goals and key actions on protecting the nation's waters through effective NPDES permits - FY 2001 and beyond.
- Water Quality and Technology-Based Permitting:
- Applications
- Applications - NPDES application forms and other related forms
- Electronic Stormwater Notice of Intent (eNOI) - Electronic system for construction sites and industrial facilities
that need to apply for coverage under EPA's Construction General Permit (CGP) or Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)
- Tools for Permit Writers
- Key Tools for Permit Writers - Overview of Tools, NPDES Permit Writers' Manual, Central Tenets of the NPDES Permits Program (PDF) (6 pp, 154K), Municipal Permit Review Checklist (PDF) (4 pp, 260K), Industrial Permit Review Checklist (PDF) (4 pp, 264K), TMDLs to Stormwater Permits Draft Handbook (211 pp, 5.7MB)
- Downloadable Treatability Database (ZIP) [ZIP FORMAT] (1MB) - helps permit writers develop best professional judgement (BPJ) limitations, as referenced in the Permit Writers' Training Course. Click here for technical questions about this database.
- State Program Information
- Permitted Universe and Backlog Reduction
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