2011 NPDES Guide

Your Guide to Understanding the 2011 NPDES Mosquito Control & Aquatic Habitat Application Permitting

The pending NPDES Permit is the most significant regulation and stewardship initiative that the mosquito and aquatic management industries have ever seen. So it’s critical for you to understand it and what it means to your program.
See the EPA press release here »

To go directly to the Draft Permit, click here: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/proposed_pgp.pdf

The EPA web page for NPDES Permitting may be found here: http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=410

Clarke is providing this commentary and overview as a service to all who stand to be impacted. We are not providing legal advice. Each program is unique and so how you meet the permitting requirement may vary from what is outlined below. Our purpose here is to distill the regulation into chunks that you can easily communicate to others without tripping on the detail.

On the other hand, there is a lot of detail and interpretation to the draft. For more detailed explanation of terms and definitions surround the permit, review this 114 page “Fact Sheet”.

The public comment period for the Federal EPA draft closed July 19. To read comments posted, click here for a step by step guide.

More than likely if you weren’t clear about something you read in the draft – we probably weren’t clear either. But if you have questions, our Regulatory Affairs staff stands ready to assist. Please email us by completing the form to the left.

FAQs

So what is this NPDES Permit all about? Start by reading this quick FAQ.

Timeline: When Do I Have To Be In Compliance?

State Specific Information

Each state will be responding to the EPA. See the links below for more information about specific states: