National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- 303(d) and TMDL
- 40 CFR
- Basin Plans
- Bay-Delta,Ocean and Thermal Plans
- Clean Water Act
- Miscellaneous References (Form 200, Public Records, etc.)
- National Toxics Rule & California Toxics Rule
- Other Laws, Regulations and Policies
- State Water Board and U.S. EPA Agreements
- State Water Board Resolutions
- U.S. EPA Documents and Guidance
- Water Quality Petitions
- Whole Effluent Toxicity
303(d) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- 40 CFR Part 122 – U.S.EPA Administered Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- 40 CFR Part 123 – State Program Requirements
- 40 CFR Part 124 – Procedures for Decision Making
- 40 CFR Part 125 – Criteria and Standards
- 40 CFR Part 129 – Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards
- 40 CFR Part 130 – Water Quality Planning and Management
- 40 CFR Part 131 – Water Quality Standards
- 40 CFR Part 133 – Secondary Treatment Regulation
- 40 CFR Part 135 – Citizen Suits
- 40 CFR Part 136 – Analytical Procedures
- 40 CFR Part 401 – General Provisions
- 40 CFR Part 403 – General Pretreatment Regulations
- 40 CFR Part 501 – State Sludge Management Program Regulations
- 40 CFR Part 503 – Standards for Use & Disposal of Sludge
Basin Plans
- Region 1 Basin Plan
- Region 2 Basin Plan
- Region 3 Basin Plan
- Region 4 Basin Plan
- Region 5 Basin Plan -Tulare Lake and Sacramento/San Joaquin Basins
- Region 6 Basin Plan
- Region 7 Basin Plan
- Region 8 Basin Plan
- Region 9 Basin Plan
Bay-Delta, Ocean and Thermal Plans
- Bay-Delta Plan
- California Ocean Plan
- Water Quality Control Plan for Control of Temperature in the Coastal and Interstate Waters and Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California – The Thermal Plan
Clean Water Act
- Clean Water Act Title I (Sections 101 – 121)
- Clean Water Act Title II (Sections 201 – 221)
- Clean Water Act Title III (Sections 301 – 320)
- Clean Water Act Title IV (Sections 401 – 406)
- Clean Water Act Title V (Sections 501 – 519)
- Clean Water Act Title VI (Sections 601 – 607)
Miscellaneous References
- Compilation of EPA Mixing Zone Documents
- Compilation of Water Quality Goals
Numerical water quality limits from the literature for over 850 chemical constituents and water quality parameters. The text of the report explains, with examples, how these limits may be used in the context of California's quality standards. A summary of relevant statutes, regulations, plans, and policies and a list of references are included. - Form 200
- NPDES Permit Rating Worksheet
- Public Records Requests
National Toxics Rule (NTR) and California Toxics Rule (CTR)
- NTR - 40 CFR 131.36 (For Applicability to California Waters see (d)(10))
- U.S. EPA Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California; Rule (California Toxics Rule)
- Typographical Corrections to CTR
- Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance--Revision of Metals Criteria
Other Laws, Regulations and Policies
- California Health Laws Related to Recycled Water (The Purple Book)
- California Water Code - Porter Cologne Act
- Endangered Species Program
- Policy for Implementation of Toxics Standards for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (SIP)
State Water Board and U.S. EPA Agreements
State Water Board Resolutions
- Anti-Degradation Policy - Resolution 68-16
- Policy with Respect to Water Reclamation in California Resolution No. 77-01
- Water Quality Control Policy on the Use and Disposal of Inland Waters Used for Powerplant Cooling Resolution No. 75-58
U.S. EPA Documents and Guidance
- U.S. EPA Current National Recommended Water Quality Criteria 2004 (4304T)
- U.S. EPA Effluent Guidelines Webpage
- U.S. EPA Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal (The Green Book) February 1991, EPA/503/8-91/001
- U.S. EPA Generalized Methodology for Conducting Industrial Toxicity Reduction Evaluations TREs April 1989, EPA/600/2-88/070
- U.S. EPA Guidance for Developing Best Management Practices October 1993 EPA 833-B-93-004
- U.S. EPA Interim Revised Clean Water Act Settlement Penalty Policy Issued
- U.S. EPA Issuance of Guidance Interpreting ‘Single Operational Upset’ September 27, 1989
- U.S. EPA Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations - Phase 1 Toxicity Characterization Procedures February 1991 EPA/600/6-91/003
- U.S. EPA Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations - Phase 2 Toxicity Identification Procedures for Samples Exhibiting Acute & Chronic Toxicity September 1993 EPA/600/R-92/080
- U.S. EPA Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations - Phase 3 Toxicity Confirmation Procedures for Samples Exhibiting Acute & Chronic Toxicity September 1991 EPA/600/R-92/081
- U.S. EPA NPDES Permit Writers’ Manual December 1996 EPA 833-B-96-003
- U.S. EPA’s Online Training for Watershed Management
- U.S. EPA’s Technical Support Document for Water Quality-based Toxics Control (TSD) March 1991 EPA/505/2-90-01, PB91-127415
- U.S. EPA Toxicity Reduction Evaluation Guidance for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants August 1999 EPA/833B-99/002
- U.S. EPA Quality Criteria for Water 1986 (The Gold Book) May 1, 1986 EPA 440/5-86-001
- U.S. EPA Quality Criteria for Water 1976 (The Red Book) July 1976
- U.S. EPA Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California; Rule (California Toxics Rule)
Water Quality Petitions
- Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Western States Petroleum Association, Communities for a Better Environment, and Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, WQO-2002-0011
- City of Stockton, WQO 2003-0002
- City of Woodland, WQO 2004-0010
- City of Yuba City, WQO 2004-0013
- County Sanitation District of Los Angeles, Los Coyotes Wastewater Reclamation Plant and Long Beach Wastewater Reclamation Plant, WQO 2003-0012
- County Services District No. 2 of Los Angeles County, Whittier Narrows Wastewater Reclamation Plant, WQO 2003-0013
- East Bay Municipal Utility District and Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, WQO-2002-0012
- Napa Sanitation District, Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, and San Francisco Baykeeper, WQO-2001-16
- Original Sixteen to One Mine, WQO 2003-0006
- Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, WQO 2002-0013
- The City of Turlock, Municipal Services Department, WQO-2002-0016
- Vacaville’s Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant, WQO-2002-0015
- Waste Discharge Requirements for the Avon Refinery (Tosco), WQO-2001-06
Whole Effluent Toxicity
- Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Whole Effluent Toxicity Methods
- Fact Sheet (October 2002, EPA-821-F-02-024)
- Final Rule (November 19, 2002)
- Method Guidance and Recommendations for Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing (40 CFR part 136) (July 2000, EPA 821-B-00-004)
- Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms (Fifth Edition, October 2002, EPA-821-R-02-012)
- Regions 9 and 10 Guidance for Implementing Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Programs
- Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater Organisms (Fourth Edition, October 2002, EPA-821-R-02-013)
- Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms (Third Edition, October 2002, EPA-821-R-02-014)
- Technical Support Document for Water Quality Based Toxins Control (TSD) (March 1991, EPA/505/2-90-001)
- Understanding and Accounting for Method Variability in Whole Effluent Toxicity Applications Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (June 2000, EPA 833-R-00-003)
- U.S. Court of Appeals WET Decision
