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Industrial Stormwater General Permit

  Ecology has issued a final modified Industrial Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit May 16, 2012. The modified permit is effective July 1, 2012.

Purpose of the Permit Modification

The permit modification is necessary to address the April 25, 2011 order by the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board, which required significant changes to the sampling and corrective action requirements. Ecology has also made revisions to the effluent limits for fecal coliform that apply to approximately eighty facilities discharging to 303(d)-listed impaired waterbodies. Other minor changes were made in response to public comments and to correct various errors and typos.

Public Notice Process and Comments

Ecology accepted written comments on the draft permit and fact sheet from February 1, 2012 to March 16, 2012.  Ecology held four public workshops on the draft permit in Seattle, Vancouver, Mount Vernon, and Moses Lake.  Ecology held one public hearing in Seattle on March 12, 2012.

  Public Comments (March 2012)

Draft Documents

Current Permit Documents

WAWebDMR & PARIS

Contact Us - Contact your Permit Administrator for permit assistance or your Regional Office for site specific questions. 

Permit & Documents - Permit documents, list of dischargers. 

Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs)

Forms and Permittee Help - Permit application, Conditional No Exposure application, public notice requirements.

Guidance - Developing a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, FAQs, Reducing Zinc, How to Sample. 

Find a Lab to Analyze Stormwater Samples

Questions & Answers

Stakeholder Workgroup

Historical Information - Public Comments from previous permits and other documents. 

Sign up for the Industrial Stormwater General Permit information email list

 

  Permit (Effective July 1, 2012)

  Public Comments (March 2012)

Guidance for Vehicle and Metal Recyclers

Frequently Asked Questions

Annual Report Form

Adding or Changing Sampling Locations

Permit Compliance: Monitoring and Reporting

ECOSS Presents: Industrial Stormwater Management Workshops

SWPPP Template
-Word docx version
-Word doc version

Monthly Site Inspection Form
-Word docx version
-Word doc version

Workshop Presentation

Appendix 4 - List of permittees that discharge pollutants of concern to impaired water bodies. Appendix 5