NPDES Permit
Background:
The Clean Water Act (CWA) controls the discharge of pollutants into America’s waters through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program. Anyone wanting to discharge pollutants from point sources to waters of the United States must comply with NPDES requirements. NPDES permits establish conditions under which discharges may legally occur, and are generally obtained from the permitting authority within the state where the discharge occurs. The EPA only administers NPDES permits in states that are not authorized to administer NPDES permits. Although the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the EPA to register pesticides, in 2009, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals found in National Cotton Council, et al. v. EPA that any point source discharge of biological pesticides, or chemical pesticides that leave a residue, into waters of the U.S. are pollutants under the CWA. As a result of that court decision, certain discharges from the application of pesticides must now comply with NPDES requirements.
CMMCP NPDES Documents:
CMMCP NPDES Active Permit MAG87B216
CMMCP NPDES Current Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (PDMP)
CMMCP NPDES Permit Annual Reports:
- 2023 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2022 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2021 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2020 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2019 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2018 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2017 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2016 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2015 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2014 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2013 NPDES Permit Annual Report
- 2012 NPDES Permit Annual Report