Web-based NPDES Permit Writers' Training

The NPDES Permit Writer's Course is a five-day course covering the key elements of NPDES Permit development. The course is taught by experienced EPA staff and contractors and has been one of EPA's most successful courses over the past decade.

Because of the popularity of the course, EPA has recorded Web-based presentations covering the material presented in several key modules of the live course. These recorded presentations enable participants who attended the NPDES Permit Writers' Course to review the material on demand in a self-paced environment. The presentations also are useful for those who have not attended a live course, but wish to become familiar with important concepts of the NPDES permits program.

Choose the presentation you would like to view and read some introductory comments on the presentation by clicking the appropriate link below:
Please note that the certificate for each presentation is best viewed using Internet Explorer.

Introduction to the NPDES Program

• Overview of the Clean Water Act and the NPDES Program
• Scope and Regulatory Framework of the NPDES Program

NPDES Permit Applications

• The NPDES Permit Application Process

Establishing Technology-based Effluent Limitations in NPDES Permits

• Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
• Technology-based Effluent Limitations for Non-POTWs

Establishing Water Quality-based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs) in NPDES Permits

• Part I - Identify Applicable Water Quality Standards
• Part II - Characterize the Effluent and Receiving Water
• Part III - Determine the Need for WQBELs
• Part IV - Calculate Chemical-specific WQBELs and Determine Final Effluent Limitations

NPDES Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

• Monitoring and Reporting Requirements in NPDES Permits

Special and Standard Conditions in NPDES Permit

• Special or Narrative Conditions in NPDES Permits
• Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits

NPDES Permit Administrative Process

• The Administrative Process for NPDES Permits

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Last updated on December 21, 2010 4:12 PM
URL:http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/outreach/training/pwtraining.cfm