The New PAG-03 Has Arrived!
Posted: January 20th, 2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has published the updated PAG-03 Authorization to Discharge Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity, as announced in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on December […]
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Massachusetts Stormwater Permitting and U.S. EPA’s Residual Designation Authority
Posted: November 16th, 2022
U.S. EPA is using its Residual Designation Authority (RDA) to require stormwater permits for commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in the Charles, Mystic, and Neponset River watersheds located in the Boston metropolitan area of eastern Massachusetts. Under the Clean Water […]
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Georgia to Require Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) Submittals
Posted: October 20th, 2022
Background The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) will require the electronic submittal of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) starting in 2023 using Network DMR (NetDMR), which is a web-based application created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NetDMR allows permittees to […]
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California Storm Water TMDLs Explained
Posted: August 9th, 2022
California is divided into nine regional Water Quality Control Boards (Boards), governed by the State Water Board, that exercise rulemaking and regulatory activities in their respective basins. The Storm Water Program branch of these Boards regulates storm water discharge from […]
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South Carolina Industrial Stormwater – On the Tides of Change
Posted: July 13th, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has issued the Industrial Stormwater General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (SCR000000) on May 26, 2022, and the permit became effective on July 1, 2022. Upon the permit’s […]
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Colorado to Issue New General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Non-extractive Industrial Activity
Posted: May 31st, 2022
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) Discharge Permit System (CDPS) has issued Draft General Permit COR900000 for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Non-extractive Industrial Activity (permit). The permit is currently in a public comment period that is set […]
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Industrial Stormwater Updates in the Southeast
Posted: April 18th, 2022
2022 is an active year for industrial stormwater general permits in the Southeast United States. Current general permits in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee all expire within the next few months. Here is the ‘big picture’ overview of activity […]
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Vermont Stormwater Permitting: The 3-Acre Rule
Posted: March 29th, 2022
To address the growing concerns of pollutant loading to the state’s waterways, especially Lake Champlain, the state of Vermont passed the Vermont Clean Water Act of 2015. In meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act, the Vermont Department of […]
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Georgia Industrial Stormwater – Change is Coming!
Posted: March 22nd, 2022
Federal regulation 40 CFR §122.26 requires facilities with industrial stormwater discharges to apply for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; either an individual permit or a general permit from an authorized state, such as Georgia, that has promulgated […]
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How Will PADEP’s Updated PAG-03 General Permit Affect My Facility?
Posted: March 14th, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced on September 18, 2021 that the existing industrial stormwater NPDES general permit (PAG-03), which was due to expire on September 23, 2021, was being administratively extended until September 23, 2022 while PADEP […]
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