NPDES Permit Writers’ Training Presentations

Collection of training presentations from the NPDES permit writers' course.

• Session 1: Overview of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the NPDES Program (pdf)
• Session 2: Scope and Regulatory Framework of the NPDES Program (pdf)
• Session 3: The NPDES Permit Application Process (pdf)
• Session 4: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for POTWs (pdf)
• Session 5: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Non-POTWs (pdf)
• Session 6: WQBELs Part I- Identifying the Applicable Water Quality Standards (pdf)
• Session 7: WQBELs Part II- Characterizing the Effluent and Receiving Water (pdf)
• Session 8: WQBELs Part III- Determining the Need for Chemical-Specific WQBELs (pdf)
• Session 9: WQBELs Part IV- Calculating Chemical- Specific WQBELS (pdf)
• Session 10: Monitoring and Reporting Requirements in NPDES Permits (pdf)
• Session 11: Special or Narrative Condition in NPDES Permits (pdf)
• Session 12: Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (pdf)
• Session 13: Administrative Process for NPDES Permits (pdf)