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[USC02] 33 USC 1342: National pollutant discharge elimination system
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33 USC 1342: National pollutant discharge elimination system Text contains those laws in effect on January 16, 2020
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROLSUBCHAPTER IV-PERMITS AND LICENSES
(A) NPDES permit requirements for silvicultural activities.-The Administrator shall not require a permit under this section nor directly or indirectly require any State to require a permit under this section for a discharge from runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silviculture activities conducted in accordance with standard industry practice: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation and subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road construction and maintenance.
(B) Other requirements.-Nothing in this paragraph exempts a discharge from silvicultural activity from any permitting requirement under section 1344 of this title, existing permitting requirements under section 1342 of this title, or from any other federal law.
The Administrator may approve a partial permit program covering administration of a major category of discharges under this subsection if-
The Administrator may approve under this subsection a partial and phased permit program covering administration of a major component (including discharge categories) of a State permit program required by subsection (b) if-
A permit with respect to which paragraph (1) applies may be renewed, reissued, or modified to contain a less stringent effluent limitation applicable to a pollutant if-
Permits for discharges from municipal storm sewers-
The Administrator, in consultation with the States, shall conduct a study for the purposes of-
(s) Integrated plans
(1) Definition of integrated plan
In this subsection, the term "integrated plan" means a plan developed in accordance with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and dated June 5, 2012.
The Administrator (or a State, in the case of a permit program approved by the Administrator) shall inform municipalities of the opportunity to develop an integrated plan that may be incorporated into a permit under this section.
(A) Scope of permit incorporating integrated plan
A permit issued under this section that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under this chapter addressed in the integrated plan, including requirements relating to-
(i) a combined sewer overflow;
(ii) a capacity, management, operation, and maintenance program for sanitary sewer collection systems;
(iii) a municipal stormwater discharge;
(iv) a municipal wastewater discharge; and
(v) a water quality-based effluent limitation to implement an applicable wasteload allocation in a total maximum daily load.
(B) Inclusions in integrated plan
An integrated plan incorporated into a permit issued under this section may include the implementation of-
(i) projects, including innovative projects, to reclaim, recycle, or reuse water; and
(ii) green infrastructure.
(4) Compliance schedules
A permit issued under this section that incorporates an integrated plan may include a schedule of compliance, under which actions taken to meet any applicable water quality-based effluent limitation may be implemented over more than 1 permit term if the schedule of compliance-
(i) is authorized by State water quality standards; and
(ii) meets the requirements of section 122.47 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 14, 2019).
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the requirement of section 122.47 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, for compliance by an applicable statutory deadline under this chapter does not prohibit implementation of an applicable water quality-based effluent limitation over more than 1 permit term.
A schedule of compliance incorporated into a permit issued under this section may be reviewed at the time the permit is renewed to determine whether the schedule should be modified.
(5) Existing authorities retained
(A) Applicable standards
Nothing in this subsection modifies any obligation to comply with applicable technology and water quality-based effluent limitations under this chapter.
Nothing in this subsection reduces or eliminates any flexibility available under this chapter, including the authority of a State to revise a water quality standard after a use attainability analysis under section 131.10(g) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), subject to the approval of the Administrator under section 1313(c) of this title.
(6) Clarification of State authority
Nothing in section 1311(b)(1)(C) of this title precludes a State from authorizing in the water quality standards of the State the issuance of a schedule of compliance to meet water quality-based effluent limitations in permits that incorporate provisions of an integrated plan.
In any case in which a discharge is subject to a judicial order or consent decree, as of January 14, 2019, resolving an enforcement action under this chapter, any schedule of compliance issued pursuant to an authorization in a State water quality standard may not revise a schedule of compliance in that order or decree to be less stringent, unless the order or decree is modified by agreement of the parties and the court.
(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title IV, §402, as added Pub. L. 92–500, §2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 880 ; amended Pub. L. 95–217, §§33(c), 50, 54(c)(1), 65, 66, Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1577 , 1588, 1591, 1599, 1600; Pub. L. 100–4, title IV, §§401–404(a), 404(c), formerly 404(d), 405, Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 65–67 , 69, renumbered §404(c), Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2021(e)(2), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 727 ; Pub. L. 102–580, title III, §364, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4862 ; Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, §112(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A-224; Pub. L. 110–288, §2, July 29, 2008, 122 Stat. 2650 ; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, §12313, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 992 ; Pub. L. 115–436, §3(a), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5558 .)
2019-Subsec. (s). Pub. L. 115–436 added subsec. (s).
2014-Subsec. (l)(3). Pub. L. 113–79 added par. (3).
2008-Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 110–288 added subsec. (r).
2000-Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 106–554 added subsec. (q).
1992-Subsec. (p)(1), (6). Pub. L. 102–580 substituted "October 1, 1994" for "October 1, 1992" in par. (1) and "October 1, 1993" for "October 1, 1992" in par. (6).
1987-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–4, §404(c), inserted cl. (A) and (B) designations.
1977-Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 95–217, §50, substituted "section 1314(i)(2)" for "section 1314(h)(2)".
Pub. L. 110–299, §§1, 2, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2995 , as amended by Pub. L. 111–215, §1, July 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2347 ; Pub. L. 112–213, title VII, §703, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1580 ; Pub. L. 113–281, title VI, §602, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3061 ; Pub. L. 115–100, §1, Jan. 3, 2018, 131 Stat. 2245 , which exempted from permit requirements, for the period from July 31, 2008, through Jan. 19, 2018, discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels, subject to certain exceptions, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–282, title IX, §903(a)(2)(A)(ii), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4354 .
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1068, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2007 , provided that:
"(a) General Rule.-Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 402(p)(2)(B), (C), and (D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342(p)(2)(B), (C), (D)], permit application deadlines for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activities from facilities that are owned or operated by a municipality shall be established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Administrator') pursuant to the requirements of this section.
"(b) Permit Applications.-
"(1) Individual applications.-The Administrator shall require individual permit applications for discharges described in subsection (a) on or before October 1, 1992; except that any municipality that has participated in a timely part I group application for an industrial activity discharging stormwater that is denied such participation in a group application or for which a group application is denied shall not be required to submit an individual application until the 180th day following the date on which the denial is made.
"(2) Group applications.-With respect to group applications for permits for discharges described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall require-
"(c) Municipalities With Less Than 100,000 Population.-The Administrator shall not require any municipality with a population of less than 100,000 to apply for or obtain a permit for any stormwater discharge associated with an industrial activity other than an airport, powerplant, or uncontrolled sanitary landfill owned or operated by such municipality before October 1, 1992, unless such permit is required by section 402(p)(2)(A) or (E) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342(p)(2)(A), (E)].
"(d) Uncontrolled Sanitary Landfill Defined.-For the purposes of this section, the term 'uncontrolled sanitary landfill' means a landfill or open dump, whether in operation or closed, that does not meet the requirements for run-on and run-off controls established pursuant to subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.].
"(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.-Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any application or permit requirement, including any deadline, to apply for or obtain a permit for stormwater discharges subject to section 402(p)(2)(A) or (E) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342(p)(2)(A), (E)].
"(f) Regulations.-The Administrator shall issue final regulations with respect to general permits for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity on or before February 1, 1992."
Pub. L. 100–4, title III, §306(c), Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 36 , provided that:
"(1) Issuance of permit.-As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 4, 1987], but not later than 180 days after such date of enactment, the Administrator shall issue permits under section 402(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342(a)(1)(B)] with respect to facilities-
"(2) Limitations on statutory construction.-Nothing in this section [amending section 1311 of this title and enacting this note] shall be construed-
Pub. L. 100–4, title IV, §407, Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 74 , provided that:
"(a) Agreement.-The Administrator and Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement regarding coordination of permitting for log transfer facilities to designate a lead agency and to process permits required under sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344], where both such sections apply, for discharges associated with the construction and operation of log transfer facilities. The Administrator and Secretary are authorized to act in accordance with the terms of such agreement to assure that, to the maximum extent practicable, duplication, needless paperwork and delay in the issuance of permits, and inequitable enforcement between and among facilities in different States, shall be eliminated.
"(b) Applications and Permits Before October 22, 1985.-Where both of sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344] apply, log transfer facilities which have received a permit under section 404 of such Act before October 22, 1985, shall not be required to submit a new application for a permit under section 402 of such Act. If the Administrator determines that the terms of a permit issued on or before October 22, 1985, under section 404 of such Act satisfies the applicable requirements of sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, and 403 of such Act [33 U.S.C. 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317, 1318, and 1343], a separate application for a permit under section 402 of such Act shall not thereafter be required. In any case where the Administrator demonstrates, after an opportunity for a hearing, that the terms of a permit issued on or before October 22, 1985, under section 404 of such Act do not satisfy the applicable requirements of sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, and 403 of such Act, modifications to the existing permit under section 404 of such Act to incorporate such applicable requirements shall be issued by the Administrator as an alternative to issuance of a separate new permit under section 402 of such Act.
"(c) Log Transfer Facility Defined.-For the purposes of this section, the term 'log transfer facility' means a facility which is constructed in whole or in part in waters of the United States and which is utilized for the purpose of transferring commercially harvested logs to or from a vessel or log raft, including the formation of a log raft."
Pub. L. 95–217, §54(c)(2), Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1591 , provided that any State permit program approved under this section before Dec. 27, 1977, which required modification to conform to the amendment made by section 54(c)(1) of Pub. L. 95–217, which amended subsec. (b)(8) of this section, not be required to be modified before the end of the one year period which began on Dec. 27, 1977, unless in order to make the required modification a State must amend or enact a law in which case such modification not be required for such State before the end of the two year period which began on Dec. 27, 1977.