Series 7772

Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Water Quality


National pollutant discharge elimination system municipal permit file, i 1972-

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Schedule Description

There are permits issued under the Clean Water Act to municipalities which permit them to discharge specific pollutants under controlled conditions. Municipalities that exceed the limits established in the permit, or that pollute waters without a permit, are subject to legal action. Included in this record series are NPDES Permit, Application for Permit Renewal, Notice of Violation, Affidavit of Publication, Public Notice Mailing List, Public Notice, Fact Sheet, Statement of Basis, Correspondence, Industrial Waste Report, Compliance Inspection Report, Water Analysis, Application for Permit, Operation and Maintenance Report, Consent Decrees, Bypass Report, Facility Map and Diagrams, Press Release, Response to Administrative Order, Administrative Order, and Summary of Rationale. Information includes the permit number; effective date and expiration date of the permit; the name and address of the permitee; the name and title of the authorizing official; the type and amount of pollution the permitee is allowed to discharge; the monitoring requirements of the permit; dates and findings of violations if any, place and date of publication of public notices; a description of the industrial facility; a record of findings of inspection conducted by the bureau, an analysis of water samples tested; name and type of stream into which pollutant is discharged; a description of events when pollution control equipment was bypassed, reason for bypass, steps taken to avoid the problem in the future, and the anticipated effect on downstream users; actions polluters must take to be in compliance with the Clean Water Act; and the dates actions will be taken.

Scope and Content

There are permits issued under the Clean Water Act to municipalities which permit them to discharge specific pollutants under controlled conditions. Municipalities that exceed the limits established in the permit, or that pollute waters without a permit, are subject to legal action.
Included in this record series are NPDES Permit, Application for Permit Renewal, Notice of Violation, Affidavit of Publication, Public Notice Mailing List, Public Notice, Fact Sheet, Statement of Basis, Correspondence, Industrial Waste Report, Compliance Inspection Report, Water Analysis, Application for Permit, Operation and Maintenance Report, Consent Decrees, Bypass Report, Facility Map and Diagrams, Press Release, Response to Administrative Order, Administrative Order, and Summary of Rationale. Information includes the permit number; effective date and expiration date of the permit; the name and address of the permitee; the name and title of the authorizing official; the type and amount of pollution the permitee is allowed to discharge; the monitoring requirements of the permit; dates and findings of violations if any, place and date of publication of public notices; a description of the industrial facility; a record of findings of inspection conducted by the bureau, an analysis of water samples tested; name and type of stream into which pollutant is discharged; a description of events when pollution control equipment was bypassed, reason for bypass, steps taken to avoid the problem in the future, and the anticipated effect on downstream users; actions polluters must take to be in compliance with the Clean Water Act; and the dates actions will be taken.