Collection of training presentations from the NPDES permit writers' course.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Session 1: Overview of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the NPDES Program (PDF)(22 pp, 901 K)
- Session 2: Scope and Regulatory Framework of the NPDES Program (PDF)(21 pp, 886 K)
- Session 3: The NPDES Permit Application Process (PDF)(21 pp, 938 K)
- Session 4: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for POTWs (PDF)(25 pp, 1 MB)
- Session 5: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Non-POTWs (PDF)(46 pp, 2 MB)
- Session 6: WQBELs Part I- Identifying the Applicable Water Quality Standards (PDF)(37 pp, 1 MB)
- Session 7: WQBELs Part II- Characterizing the Effluent and Receiving Water.pdf (PDF)(41 pp, 2 MB)
- Session 8: WQBELs Part III- Determining the Need for Chemical-Specific WQBELs (PDF)(49 pp, 2 MB)
- Session 9: WQBELs Part IV- Calculating Chemical- Specific WQBELS (PDF)(35 pp, 1 MB)
- Session 10: Monitoring and Reporting Requirements in NPDES Permits (PDF)(23 pp, 918 K)
- Session 11: Special or Narrative Condition in NPDES Permits (PDF)(25 pp, 1 MB)
- Session 12: Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (PDF)(10 pp, 477 K)
- Session 13: Administrative Process for NPDES Permits (PDF)(28 pp, 1 MB)