Wastewater Discharge Permits
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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Tools
- 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.
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NPDES Technical Guidance
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Contact Information
The NPDES Compliance Program is responsible for compliance with effective permits and enforcement of the Clean Water Act where no permit exists.
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