Effluent Guidelines: Get Involved
You can get involved in the Effluent Guidelines review and planning process:
- Contact EPA about an Industry
- Learn about Industrial Discharges in Your Area
- Review the Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and Supporting Documents
- Submit Comments on the Plans or on Proposed Rules
- Additional Information
Contact EPA about an Industry
If you are concerned about pollution from industrial discharges in your area, you can contact the EPA. Any information you provide about specific industrial wastewater discharges can help the EPA focus its reviews on categories that may require effluent guidelines development or revision.
Learn About Industrial Discharges in Your Area
The Water Pollutant Loading Tool provides information about industrial and municipal facility discharges, the amount and types of pollutants they are discharging, and where those facilities are located. You can use this tool to learn more about industrial pollution and the health of surface water bodies in your area, using the Data Explorer functions and other search tools.
Review the Effluent Guidelines Program Plans and Supporting Documents
Refer to the EPA’s most recent Effluent Guidelines Program Plan documenting the EPA’s findings and planned actions for industrial water pollution control. You can also review the list of effluent guidelines under development and ongoing studies to learn more about the EPA’s most recent reviews and actions.
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Preliminary Plan 16 (December 2024)
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Final Plan 15 (January 2023)
Submit Comments on the Plans or on Proposed Rules
The EPA also accepts public comments on proposed rules for new or revised effluent guidelines. Refer to the EPA’s list of current effluent guidelines under development and ongoing studies for more information.
The EPA requests public comments on each Preliminary Plan and sometimes also on its Final Plans. The Federal Register notice for each Plan provides instructions on submitting comments.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Doruntinë Rexhepi (rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov) or 202-566-2532.