Wastewater Discharge Permits

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Regional NPDES Information

National NPDES Information

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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources such as pipes or man-made ditches that discharge pollutants to surface waters. Industrial, municipal, and other facilities must obtain permits if their discharges go directly to surface waters.

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Current public comment opportunities
Recently issued final permits
Tools managing wastewater
Technical guidance
Contact information

Current Public Comment Opportunities	Comment Period Ends
Proposed NPDES permit for the City of Driggs' Wastewater Treatment Plant	November 23, 2009
Proposed NPDES Wastewater Permit for Naval Base Kitsap Bangor	November 23, 2009
Cancelled - Public Hearing on EPA Objections to City of Portland Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit	Cancelled
Proposed Reissuance of a Wastewater Permit for the City of Ashton, Idaho	December 21, 2009
Proposed Reissuance of a Wastewater General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Idaho	January 19, 2010

Recently Issued Final Permits	Effective Dates
City of St. Anthony, WWTP	December 1, 2009 - November 30, 2014
Mountain Home Air Force Base	December 1, 2009 - November 30, 2014
Washington Tulalip Tribe's Wastewater Treatment Plant	November 1, 2009 - October 31, 2014
City of Twin Falls, Idaho Wastewater Treatment Plant	November 1, 2009 - October 31, 2014
Pacific Energy Resources Osprey Platform	October 01, 2009 - September 30, 2014
BP Endicott Operations and Liberty Development Project	October 01, 2009 - September 30, 2014
Quinault Indian Nation, Moclips River Estates STP	September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2014
Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities in Indian Country in Washington	August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2014
CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co., Hanford Nuclear Reservation	August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2014

Tools

Water Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit Writers - “how-to” manual on designing and implementing water quality trading programs. We are interested in public comment on the Toolkit. A limited number of hard copies are also available through the National Service Center for Environmental Publications

Wastewater Operator Training Program - provides approximately one million dollars annually to improve compliance at small publicly-owned wastewater treatment plants with a discharge of less than five million gallons per day. For more information on this program, please contact Gajindar Singh (singh.gajindar@epa.gov) at (202) 564-0634.

Sustainable Wastewater for Small Communities - A variety of tools to help small communities plan, design, build, and maintain their wastewater infrastructure.

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NPDES Technical Guidance