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  2. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Proposed National Rulemaking to Strengthen the Stormwater Program Documents

  • National Research Council Report on Urban Stormwater Management in the United States (pdf) (10.52 MB)
 

Information Collection Request (ICR)

  • EPA Stormwater Information Collection Request (ICR) Fact Sheet (pdf) (119.68 KB)
 

MS4 Questionnaire Resources

  • List of MS4 ICR Questionnaire Recipients (pdf) (894.51 KB)
  • Final Advance Regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (pdf) (538.01 KB)
  • Final Advance Non-Federally Regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (pdf) (428.2 KB)
  • Final Advance Transportation-Related Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (pdf) (899.11 KB)
  • Frequently Asked Questions on the Transportation-Related MS4 Questionnaire (pdf) (219.65 KB)
  • Clarification of Questions B-1 and B-3 in the Transportation-Related MS4 Questionnaire (pdf) (97.47 KB)
 

NPDES Permitting Authority Questionnaire

  • NPDES Permitting Authority Questionnaire (pdf) (583.57 KB)
 

Owner/Developer Questionnaire Resources

  • List of Owners/Developers Questionnaire Recipients (pdf) (148.35 KB)
  • Final Advanced Owner/Developer Short Questionnaire (pdf) (315.53 KB)
  • Final Advanced Owner/Developer Long Questionnaire (pdf) (1.33 MB)
 

National Stakeholder Input

Listening Sessions

  • Stormwater Rulemaking Listening Sessions (pdf) (2.7 MB)
 

Chesapeake Bay Stakeholder Input

Fact Sheets

  • Stormwater Rule Fact Sheet for Chesapeake Bay Listening Sessions (pdf) (514.17 KB)
  • Environmental Justice Fact Sheet for Chesapeake Bay Listening Sessions (pdf) (184.47 KB)
 

Presentations and Virtual Listening Session Webcast

October 26, 2010—Baltimore, MD
  • Stormwater Listening Session (pdf) (1.75 MB)
  • Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (2.62 MB)
 
October 28, 2010—Cambridge, MD
  • Stormwater Listening Session (pdf) (1.74 MB)
  • Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (2.76 MB)
 
November 4, 2010—Washington, DC
  • Stormwater Listening Session (pdf) (1.86 MB)
  • Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (3.52 MB)
 
November 9, 2010—Richmond, VA
  • Stormwater Listening Session (pdf) (2.04 MB)
  • Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (3 MB)
 
November 17, 2010—Harrisburg, PA
  • Stormwater Listening Session (pdf) (1.77 MB)
  • Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (2.98 MB)
 
December 15, 2010—Georgetown, DE
  • Stormwater/Environmental Justice Discussion (pdf) (1.87 MB)

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

  • About NPDES
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  • All NPDES Program Areas
    • Animal Feeding Operations
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  • NPDES Technical Resources
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    • NPDES Permit Writers' Manual
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Contact Us About NPDES
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Last updated on May 9, 2024
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