NPDES General Permit for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in Washington

Permittees: Because of COVID-19 response, access to the Region 10 EPA building is limited. Until further notice, please send Notices of Intent (NOIs), updated NOIs, and any other permit-related notices (e.g., notice to transfer or terminate coverage) to Martin Merz (merz.martin@epa.gov). Please attach compliance-related and enforcement-related notices or reports to Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) submittals in NetDMR if this option is available, or otherwise submit to Jason Rodriguez (rodriguez.jason@epa.gov).

Below is EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit and supporting documents for federal aquaculture facilities and aquaculture facilities located in Indian Country within the boundaries of Washington State.

Permit number: WAG130000

Effective date: August 1, 2016

Permit expires: July 31, 2021

NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf) (June 9, 2016)
Fact Sheet, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf) (December 2015)
Describes technical basis for permit.
Response to Comments, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf) (June 2016)
EPA's responses to comments received on the draft NPDES general permit.
Biological Evaluation, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf) (December 2015)
EPA's Biological Evaluation for Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation.
Water Sampling and Testing for Formaldehyde at Northwest Fish Hatcheries (pdf) (August 2017, EPA-910-R-17-005)
Categorical Exclusion Determination for Chief Joseph Fish Hatchery, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf) (June 8, 2016)
Categorical exclusion under NEPA for continued coverage of the Chief Joseph Fish Hatchery under the reissued general permit.
Annual Report Form, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf)
Blank form for reporting annual operations.
Notice of Intent (NOI) Form, NPDES General Permit #WAG130000 (pdf)
Blank form for applying for coverage under the NPDES general permit.