Frank Capic, PE, Burns & McDonnell, How to Prepare for Wastewater Permits and Monthly DMRs, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015

1. How to Prepare for Wastewater
Permits and Monthly DMRs
October 29, 2015
Frank Capic, PE
Senior Civil / Environmental
Engineer

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Overview
► Different types of applicable
wastewater permits
► Permit process / Net MSGP
► Net Discharge Monitoring
Reports (DMRs)
► Summary / Conclusion

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Different Types of Applicable
Wastewater Permits for NPDES
From Direct Point Source Discharges into Waters of the
United States
► General permit (multiple facilities within
specific category), categories:
• Stormwater point sources
• Facilities with similar types of operations
• Facilities that discharges same types of wastes or same
types of sludge use or disposal practices
• Facilities that require same effluent limits, operations or
standards for sludge or disposal
• Facilities that require same monitoring
► Individual permits (typically five year period
with re-application prior to expiration)
• Process wastewater discharges
• Non-process wastewater discharges
• Industrial stormwater program

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Different Types of Applicable
Wastewater Permits for NPDES
From Direct Point Source Discharges into Waters of the
United States
► Type of Users:
• Municipal / Publically Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
dischargers
• Non-Municipal (Industrial) dischargers (10 Categories of Facilities
per 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)
► Subject to federal stormwater effluent discharge standards
► Manufacturing / standard industrial classifications (SIC) codes, 29
different sectors
► Coal and mineral mining and oil and gas, some caveats
► Hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal
► Landfills, land application and open dumps with industrial wastes
► Recycling (i.e. metal/auto scrapyards, battery reclaimers
► Steam electric power generating plants
► Transportation with vehicle maintenance, cleaning or airport deicing
► Domestic wastewater / sewage treatment > 1 MGD
► Light manufacturing (i.e. food processing, printing, electrical
production, warehousing, and storage

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Different Types of Applicable
Wastewater Permits for NPDES
From Direct Point Source Discharges into Waters of the
United States
► NPDES program areas
applicable to Non-
Municipal (Industrial)
Sources include:
• Process wastewater discharges
• Non-process wastewater
discharges
• Industrial stormwater program

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Different Types of Applicable
Stormwater Permits for NPDES
► Types:
• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
(MS4s) (from large to small categories)
• Construction activities / if USEPA authority
– Construction General Permit (CGPs)
• Industrial activities / if USEPA authority –
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)

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Permit Process – Net MSGP
► MSGP = Multi Sector General Permit
• 2015 MSGP requires operators to submit electronic documents
• Facilities include allowable stormwater discharge or an allowable non-stormwater
discharge associated with industrial activities
• Review the final MSGP June 2015 permit to determine if your facility or industrial
activity falls within the MSGP requirements

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Permit Process – Net MSGP
► Net = NPDES eReporting Tool
► Net MSGPs include:
• NOIs (Notice of Intents), NOTs (Notice of Terminations), Annual Reports, and No
Exposure Certificates
• Accessed through EPA Central Data Exchange (CDX)
• Register CDX accounts (new or existing) to Net-MSGP program services
• Users registered as “Certifier” or “Duly Authorization Representative of Certifier” sign
an Electronic Signature Agreement; or sign and mail paper agreement
• Once registered, launch Net-MSGP
• Above noted for areas as USEPA permitting authority. Review each State for the
applicable programs available in those States for General Permit notifications.
► Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)

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Net DMR
► Login to website: https://netdmr.epa.gov/netdmr/public/home.htm
► Register with applicable State’s Net DMR program, if facility
under a State jurisdiction
► Permit holders complete, sign and submit the Net DMR
Subscriber Agreement
► May complete Net DMR tests to confirm accessibility

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Net DMR
► Login to website: https://netdmr.epa.gov/netdmr/public/home.htm

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Net DMR
► Advance to the Net DMR page for the particular permit. May
review Certificates of Record (COR) for the applicable Permit ID
number and Facility

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Net DMR
► Open COR example which has been submitted:

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Net DMR
► Associated Monthly Monitoring Report (MMR) submitted and
attached to the COR is depicted

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Net DMR
► Associated MMR Sample from IDEM, with data included:

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Net DMR
► Upon the month’s Net DMR completion, save and submit the
COR and approve the COR Certification Statement:

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Summary
► Confirm the applicable program
for the wastewater discharge from
your facility.
► The 2015 MSGP requires
electronic submittal of documents,
particularly if area is in USEPA
authority. If your State is
authority, confirm with your State
on specific documents if
electronic or hard copy
submittals.
► Net DMR is accessible for
facilities under USEPA and State
authorities for submittal of
electronic DMRs.

17. Frank Capic, P.E.
Senior Civil / Environmental Engineer
1431 Opus Place, Suite 400
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-724-3242 – Direct
630-669-9857 – Cell
Questions & Comments
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