Wastewater Discharge Permits in Washington State

Publication Summary

Title

Wastewater Discharge Permits in Washington State

Month-Year Published

January 1994

Revised on

January 2004

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Short Description

An overview of the wastewater discharge permit program in Washington State:

Short History of the Wastewater Discharge Permit Program
What is a Wastewater Discharge Permit
Who Needs a Permit
Kinds of Permits
Principles of the Permit Program
What is a Permit Fact Sheet
How to Read a Fact Sheet
Major Elements of Washington Water Quality Standards
The Individual Permit Process and Opportunities for Public Involvement
More Information About Permits and Assistance to Participate in the Permit Process

(Also see abstract below)

Publication Number

WQ-R-019

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Keywords

discharge, effluent, fish, law, permit, right, waste, wastewater, water, water quality

Title	Wastewater Discharge Permits in Washington State
Month-Year Published	January 1994
Revised on	January 2004
Online Availability	View this publication in Acrobat PDF format 4267 kilobytes, requires version 4.0 or later of Adobe Acrobat Reader Software get Acrobat Reader
Short Description	An overview of the wastewater discharge permit program in Washington State: Short History of the Wastewater Discharge Permit Program What is a Wastewater Discharge Permit Who Needs a Permit Kinds of Permits Principles of the Permit Program What is a Permit Fact Sheet How to Read a Fact Sheet Major Elements of Washington Water Quality Standards The Individual Permit Process and Opportunities for Public Involvement More Information About Permits and Assistance to Participate in the Permit Process (Also see abstract below)
Publication Number	WQ-R-019
Print Availability	Not available as a printed document To conserve resources, limited quantities of this publication are available in print. To save and view the document on your personal computer, right click on the link to the document and select "save target as."
Number of pages	7
Keywords	discharge, effluent, fish, law, permit, right, waste, wastewater, water, water quality
Related Web Content	Permits - Point Source Pollution
Related Publications	Title	Relationship
	Chapter 173-226 WAC, Waste Discharge General Permit Program	related regulation
Abstract	Long Description
	A wastewater discharge permit is a legal document issued by the Department of Ecology to control the discharge of wastewater to surface or ground waters and to publicly-owned sewage systems. Permits place limits on the quantity and concentrations of contaminants that may be discharged. When necessary, permits require treatment of wastewater or impose other operating onditions on dischargers to ensure that permit limits are met. Permits may also set other conditions, including monitoring and reporting requirements, spill prevention planning, and other regulatory activities. Permits are written by engineers and environmental scientists from Ecology. Most permits have a five-year life span. Washington State permits are grouped by geographical areas called Water Quality Manage-ment Areas (WQMAs). Every five years permits in a WQMA come up for review and renewal. This gives Ecology and local agencies a chance to look holistically at watersheds.