Laws & Regulations

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule – Phase 2 Extension

provides states and EPA additional time to implement electronic reporting for certain Clean Water Act discharge permitting requirements

Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment - Part 2

Creating and implementing effective SOPs, Managing your WWTP to promote compliance, finding technical assistance programs and resources

Best Management Practices for POTW Compliance: Critical Elements of Successful Wastewater Treatment - Part 1

Sampling and Monitoring - Compliance v. Process Control, Implementing a Process Control Plan and Making Operational Adjustments, Managing Effective and Educated Operators

Asset Management 101 – Finding Financial Assistance for Infrastructure Upgrades

This webinar provides a high level orientation to the core concepts of asset management, how to prioritize system needs, how to secure funding

When Small POTWs Should Establish a Pretreatment Program

This webinar starts with a brief explanation of the basic principles of pretreatment, then it covers what operators need to know in terms of the plants’ treatment capabilities, what to look for that may indicate pass-through and interference

Optimizing Performance of Aerated Wastewater Lagoon Systems - Part 2

Training on optimizing performance of wastewater lagoons

Discharge Monitoring Reports - Avoiding Common Mistakes

This orientation level webinar presents helpful information for NPDES permittees on how to calculate typical permit parameters from sampling data, including weekly and monthly averages, monthly flow and pollutant load.

Biosolids Part 1: Overview of Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Clean Water Act Regulatory Structure

the first part of a two-part biosolids series which discusses the history and regulatory framework of the Biosolids Rule, touches on the EPA Biosolids Center of Excellence and data entry of compliance monitoring data into EPA’s Compliance Database: NetBIO.

EPA Good Laboratory Practices Inspections

A list of GLP Inspections

National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI)

listing of environmental enforcement training courses

Voluntary Cancellation of a Pesticide Product or Use

A registrant can cancel the registration of a pesticide product or cancel a use from the product’s label at any time as stated in Section 6(f) of FIFRA. Learn how to request a voluntary cancellation or use deletion.

EPA Issues Sulfoxaflor Registration for Some Uses

Deviation from 40 CFR §35.3520(e)(1) for Water Intake Dam Replacement Project for the City of Richwood, West Virginia (2021)

deviation for Richwood, West Virginia

SRF Fund Management Handbook

This document provides an in-depth analysis of how to measure the financial health of the SRF programs, spotlighting potential risks, and methods to avoid pitfalls

EPA Temporarily Waives Some Requirements under New Confidential Business Information Procedures Rule

The U.S. EPA is waiving some of the reporting requirements under the final Confidential Business Information (CBI) Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rule until October 16, 2023.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Proposed Amendments

proposed rule and fact sheet for boiler MACT amendment

Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Learn more about the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) rule for polymeric coating by reading the rule summary, rule history and the code of federal regulations subpart. Information on related rules is also on this page.

Primary Copper Smelting: New Source Performance Standards

Includes rule history, rule summary and Federal Register citations.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry Subpart LLL Rule Guidance

This Spring 2016 document is intended for the use of EPA staff, State and Local regulatory agencies and their staff, and industry plant managers for the NESHAP for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry.

New Source Performance Standards—Appendices

The attached letters are EPA’s response to questions raised by API and AF&PM regarding implementation of the December 2015 Refinery Sector Rule.