These documents include the full NPDES permit writers' manual as well as the document divided by chapters.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Full Document (PDF)(269 pp, 7 MB)
- NPDES Permit Writers' Manual Front Section (PDF)(14 pp, 803 K)
- Chapter 1. Development of the Clean Water Act and the NPDES Program (PDF)(8 pp, 580 K)
- Chapter 2. Regulatory Framework and Program Areas of the NPDES Program (PDF)(18 pp, 341 K)
- Chapter 3. Overview of the NPDES Permitting Process (PDF)(6 pp, 677 K)
- Chapter 4. NPDES Permit Application Process (PDF)(21 pp, 568 K)
- Chapter 5. Technology-Based Effluent Limitations (PDF)(49 pp, 599 K)
- Chapter 6. Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations (PDF)(42 pp, 843 K)
- Chapter 7. Final Effluent Limitations and Anti-backsliding (PDF)(7 pp, 545 K)
- Chapter 8. Monitoring and Reporting Conditions (PDF)(15 pp, 357 K)
- Chapter 9. Special Conditions (PDF)(24 pp, 395 K)
- Chapter 10. Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (PDF)(4 pp, 254 K)
- Chapter 11. NPDES Permit Administration (PDF)(26 pp, 790 K)
- Appendix A. Acronyms, Abbreviations and Glossary (PDF)(18 pp, 310 K)
- Appendix B. Index to the CWA and NPDES Regulations (PDF)(10 pp, 269 K)
- Appendix C. Priority Pollutants (PDF)(2 pp, 199 K)
- Appendix D. New Source Dates by Effluent Guideline Category (PDF)(5 pp, 240 K)