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) (880.22 KB)
• Session 2: Scope and Regulatory Framework of the NPDES Program (pdf) (865.41 KB)
• Session 3: The NPDES Permit Application Process (pdf) (915.86 KB)
• Session 4: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for POTWs (pdf) (1.04 MB)
• Session 5: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Non-POTWs (pdf) (1.68 MB)
• Session 6: WQBELs Part I- Identifying the Applicable Water Quality Standards (pdf) (1.37 MB)
• Session 7: WQBELs Part II- Characterizing the Effluent and Receiving Water (pdf) (1.5 MB)
• Session 8: WQBELs Part III- Determining the Need for Chemical-Specific WQBELs (pdf) (1.69 MB)
• Session 9: WQBELs Part IV- Calculating Chemical- Specific WQBELS (pdf) (1.22 MB)
• Session 10: Monitoring and Reporting Requirements in NPDES Permits (pdf) (896.38 KB)
• Session 11: Special or Narrative Condition in NPDES Permits (pdf) (1008.5 KB)
• Session 12: Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (pdf) (465.39 KB)
• Session 13: Administrative Process for NPDES Permits (pdf) (1.08 MB)