General NPDES Permits
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Alaska General Permits
Idaho General Permits
Washington General Permits
Storm Water General Permits for Idaho, Alaska, Indian Country and Federal Facilities in Washington
NPDES Permit Applications and Forms
Placer Mining
General Permit for Small Suction Dredge Placer Miners (effective June 5, 2007 -- May 31, 2012)
General Permit for Medium-size Suction Dredge Placer Miners (effective October 4, 2005 -- October 4, 2010)
General Permit for Mechanical Placer Mining (effective October 4, 2005 -- October 4, 2010)
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Seafood Processing
Proposed Issuance of General NPDES Permit for Offshore Seafood Processing Facilities in Alaska. Comment Period has been extended to December 10, 2008.
Alaskan Seafood Processors General Permit (coastal seas and tidal rivers of Alaska and the fishery conservation zone adjacent to Alaska). (effective July 27, 2001 -- July 27, 2006)
For questions, contact Lindsay Guzzo at 206-553-0268 or guzzo.lindsay@epa.gov.
General Permit for Seafood Processors in Kodiak (effective May 1, 1998 -- April 30, 2003)
General Permit for Pribilof Onshore & Offshore Seafood Processors and the City of St. Paul (effective February 8, 1999 -- February 8, 2004)
For questions, contact Kathleen Collins at 206-553-2108 or collins.kathleen@epa.gov.
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Oil and Gas
Arctic Oil and Gas General Permit (effective June 26, 2006 -- June 26, 2011)
(located on the outer continental shelf and contiguous State waters in the Beaufort Sea, the Chukchi Sea, Hope and Norton Planning Basins.)
Arctic Oil & Gas Final General Permit (61 pp, 358k, pdf)
- Attachment 1: Notice of Intent Information Sheet (5pp, 63Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 2: Noncompliance Notification (1pp, 19Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 3: Appendix 1 to Subpart A of Part 435 – Static Sheen Test (4pp, 33Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 4: Appendix 2 Subpart A of Part 435 – Drilling Fluids Toxicity Test (10pp, 69Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 5: Appendix 3 to Subpart A of Part 435 – Procedure for Mixing Base Fluids with Sediments (3pp, 24Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 6: Appendix 4 to Subpart A of Part 435 – Determination of Biodegradation of Synthetic Base Fluids in a Marine Closed Bottle Test System: Summary of Modifications to ISO 11734:1995 (1pp, 19k, pdf)
- Attachment 7: Appendix 5 to Subpart A of Part 435 – Determination of Crude Oil Contamination in Non-Aqueous Drilling Fluids by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) (14pp, 112Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 8: Appendix 6 to Subpart A of Part 435—Reverse Phase Extraction (RPE) Method for Detection of Oil Contamination in Non-Aqueous Drilling Fluids (NAF)(8 pp,72Kb,pdf)
- Attachment 9: Appendix 7 to Subpart A of Part 435—API Recommended Practice 13B–2 (15pp,123Kb,pdf)
- Attachment 10: Appendix 8 to Subpart A of Part 435—Reference C16–C18 Internal Olefin Drilling Fluid Formulation (1pp, 19Kb, pdf)
- Attachment 11: Example Drilling Fluid (MUD) Plan for Region 10 Oil and Gas NPDES Permits (17pp, 369Kb, pdf)
Fact Sheet (47 pp,401k.pdf)
Response to Comments (41pp, 172Kb, pdf)
Federal Register Notice Date of Notice: 5/26/06 (2pp, 19Kb, pdf)
Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Exploration General Permit (effective 07/02/07--07/02/12)
North Slope Oil & Gas General Permit comment period open from July 2, 2009 to August 17, 2009.
The below was effective from January 02, 2004 - January 02, 2009.
Alpine Satellite Development Plan Coverage:
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General Permits for Log Transfer Facilities in Alaska (effective December 1, 2008 -- November 30, 2013)
2008 Reissuance of General Permits for Log Transfer Facilities in Alaska effective 12/1/08--11/30/13.
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Small Sewage Treatment Plants
General Permit for Small Sewage Treatment Plants Discharging to Fresh Water (effective July 21, 2004 -- July 21, 2009)
General Permit for Small Sewage Treatment Plants Discharging to Marine Water (effective July 21, 2004 -- July 21, 2009)
Federal Register Notice, Fact Sheet and Response to Comments (Fresh and Marine Water)
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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Idaho (effective May 27, 1997 -- May 27, 2002)
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Aquaculture
Permits for Idaho Aquaculture Facilities and Associated Fish Processing Facilities
The following permits were signed October 25, 2007, and will be effective December 1, 2007—November 30, 2012. The permit issuance date is November 15, 2007. A notice in the Federal Register (PDF) was published on November 1, 2007. (2pp, 68K)
The basis for requirements in these permits are documented in the following documents;
Notices of Intent
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Groundwater Remediation Facilities
General Permit for Groundwater Remediation Facilities in Idaho (effective July 1, 2007 -- June 30, 2012)
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Washington General Permits
Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities in Indian Country
On July 1, 2009, EPA is publishing in the Federal Register the issuance of a final NPDES general permit for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities in Indian Country in the state of Washington--WAG130000. The permit will be effective August 1, 2009 -- July 31, 2014.
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Region 10Storm Water General Permits
Storm Water Construction General Permit
Storm Water General Permit for Industrial Activities
NPDES Permits Homepage
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