Will you be applying or hiring someone to apply pesticides that will result in a discharge to waters of the U.S. (as defined in Appendix A of the permit)?

Is the pesticide that you will apply a biological pesticide, or a chemical pesticide that will leave a residue?

Will your discharges to waters of the U.S. be solely a result of agricultural stormwater runoff or irrigation return flow?

Will you be applying pesticides in any of these locations:

1. Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico,  or Washington D.C.;
2. any U.S. territory except Virgin Islands;
3. an Indian Country listed in Appendix C; or
4. a federal facility in Colorado, Delaware, Vermont, or Washington?

Will your pesticide application be for one of the following pesticide use patterns? (See Part 1.1.1 of the permit for further detail.)

1. Mosquito and Other Flying Insect Pest Control
2. Weed and Algae Control
3. Animal Pest Control
4. Forest Canopy Pest Control

Will your discharge from the application of pesticides be:

1. to waters identified as impaired by a substance which either is an active ingredient in that pesticide or is a degradate of such an active ingredient (Part 1.1.2.1); or
2. to a Tier 3 water, unless the purpose is to restore or maintain water quality or protect public health, and the resulting discharge either does not degrade water quality or only degrades water quality on a short-term or temporary basis (Part 1.1.2.2); or
3. a discharge that is previously or currently covered by another NPDES permit; or
4. to a Water of the United States containing a National Marine Fisheries Service Listed Resource of Concern for which you are not able to certify to at least one of the six eligibility criteria or EPA denied your certification under those criteria?

Are you a decision-maker or a for-hire applicator? (See Part 1.0 and Appendix A for definitions.)

Will any of your discharges be to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern?

Are you a federal or state agency with the responsibility:

• to control mosquitoes for public health, nuisance control or animal welfare;
• to control weeds and algae;
• to control animals for public health, nuisance control or resource management; or
• to control forest canopy pests?

Are you a:

1. mosquito control district or similar pest control district; or
2. irrigation and weed control district or similar pest control district?

Are you a small entity as defined in Appendix A of the permit?

Will you exceed any of these thresholds:

1. adulticiding more than 6,400 acres during a calendar year;
2. performing weeds or algae control with an annual treatment area of more than either 20 linear miles or 80 acres;
3. performing animal control with an annual treatment area of more than either 20 linear miles or 80 acres;
4. treating more than 6,400 acres of forest canopy pests during a calendar year; or
5. treating a Tier 3 water to restore or maintain water quality or to protect public health or the environment that either does not degrade water quality or only degrades water quality on a short-term or temporary basis?

Are you a small entity as defined in Appendix A of the permit?

Are you a small entity as defined in Appendix A of the permit?

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 30 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 15 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for Decision-makers Required to Submit NOIs
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Pesticide Discharge Management Plan, Part 5 (not required for applications made in response to Declared Pest Emergencies)
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.4, and 7.5
• Annual Report, Part 7.6
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 30 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 15 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for Decision-makers Required to Submit NOIs
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.3, and 7.5
• Annual Report, Part 7.7
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 30 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 15 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.3, and 7.5
• Annual Report, Part 7.7
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 30 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 15 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.4, and 7.5
• Annual Report, Part 7.6
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that do not discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 10 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 30 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for Decision-makers Required to Submit NOIs
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.3, and 7.5
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the following timelines (see Part 1.2.2 for more details):
For applications that do not discharge to waters of the U.S. containing NMFS Listed Resources of Concern, and:
- are not for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI at least 10 days prior to first discharge.
- are for Declared Pest Emergencies, submit NOI within 30 days after first discharge.

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for Decision-makers Required to Submit NOIs
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4.2
• Pesticide Discharge Management Plan, Part 5 (not required for applications made in response to Declared Pest Emergencies)
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.0, 7.1, 7.4, and 7.5
• Annual Report, Part 7.6
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

For any applications where you self-apply the pesticides, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.0: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Monitoring for Applicators, Part 4.1

Your requirements are:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.2: Decision-makers' Responsibilities for all Decision-makers
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.1 and 7.5
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

If you are self-applying a pesticide, your requirements also include:

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.1: Applicators' Responsibilities

• Technology-Based Effluent Limitations, Part 2.1: Applicators' Responsibilities
• Water Quality, Part 3
• Monitoring, Part 4
• Corrective Action, Part 6
• Recordkeeping, Parts 7.1, 7.2, and 7.5
• Permit Conditions Applicable to Specific States (including Territories) and Indian Country, Part 9
• Standard Permit Conditions, Appendix B

IMPORTANT: As a result of consultation with federal resource agencies required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the requirements for discharges that are likely to adversely affect species that are federally listed as endangered or threatened ("listed") under the ESA or habitat that is federally-designated as critical under the ESA ("critical habitat") differ from those of other types of discharges described in this tool. If you are a Decision-Maker (as defined in Part 1.0) and your treatment area could potentially overlap with any ESA-listed species or critical habitat (as identified in maps at www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticide-permitting), please consult Part 1.1.2.4 and Appendix I to determine if you are eligible for coverage under EPA's PGP, and Part 1.2 and Part 7.7 for your requirements under the PGP.