Collection of training presentations from the NPDES permit writers' course.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Session 1: Overview of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the NPDES Program (PDF)(11 pp, 807 K)
- Session 2: Scope and Regulatory Framework of the NPDES Program (PDF)(11 pp, 484 K)
- Session 3: The NPDES Permit Application Process (PDF)(11 pp, 350 K)
- Session 4: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for POTWs (PDF)(13 pp, 409 K)
- Session 5: Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Non-POTWs (PDF)(23 pp, 631 K)
- Session 6: WQBELs Part I- Identifying the Applicable Water Quality Standards (PDF)(19 pp, 638 K)
- Session 7: WQBELs Part II- Characterizing the Effluent and Receiving Water (PDF)(21 pp, 828 K)
- Session 8: WQBELs Part III- Determining the Need for Chemical-Specific WQBELs (PDF)(25 pp, 452 K)
- Session 9: WQBELs Part IV- Calculating Chemical- Specific WQBELS (PDF)(18 pp, 467 K)
- Session 10: Monitoring and Reporting Requirements in NPDES Permits (PDF)(12 pp, 496 K)
- Session 11: Special or Narrative Condition in NPDES Permits (PDF)(13 pp, 472 K)
- Session 12: Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (PDF)(5 pp, 157 K)
- Session 13: Administrative Process for NPDES Permits (PDF)(14 pp, 353 K)