USEPA 2013 Stormwater NPDES Permit Status Update

The current EPA Multi Sector General Permit (MSGP) expired in September 2013, and EPA doesn’t expect to have a new stormwater discharge permit authorized until well into 2014. For new facilities, a new Notice Of Intent (NOI) cannot be submitted until the new permit is authorized. Facilities that have industrial discharges still have to operate in accordance with the expired (2008) permit. A letter needs to be submitted to EPA stating that the facility will operate according to the expired 2008 MSGP. Please check out the EPA Stormwater website (http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6) or contact Joe Fuhr with GEOS Environmental, jfuhr@geosenvironmental.com.