Individual Permits Permitting Process

As specified in 40CFR 124, the major steps for a permit writer to develop and issue an individual NPDES permit are:

1. Receive application from permittee

2. Review application for completeness and accuracy

3. Request additional information as necessary

4. Develop technology-based effluent limits using application data and other sources

5. Develop water quality-based effluent limits using application data and other sources

6. Compare water quality-based effluent limits with technology-based effluent limits and choose the more stringent of the two as the effluent limits for the permit

7. Develop monitoring requirements for each pollutant

8. Develop special conditions

9. Develop standard conditions

10. Consider variances and other applicable regulations

11. Prepare the fact sheet, summarizing the principal facts and the significant factual legal, methodological, and policy questions considered in preparing the draft permit, including public notice of the draft permit and other supporting documentation

12. Complete the review and issuance process

13. Issue the final permit

14. Ensure permit requirements are implemented

Copyright @ January,2005 Prepared by Transportation Environmental Resource Center (TERC)