DEP's Bureau of Clean Water (BCW) is responsible for administering the wastewater management program in Pennsylvania. The program involves oversight of the following activities:
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and compliance monitoring activities under Chapter 92a(opens in a new tab), which DEP implements pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement(opens in a new tab) (PDF) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for point source discharges from sewage, industrial waste and municipal and industrial stormwater facilities and otheractivities including the application of pesticides.
- Pay My Annual/NOI Fee Invoice
Many facilities with NPDES permits must submit annual fees to DEP. Use the link above if you have received an invoice for an NPDES annual fee and wish to pay it online. Click here to determine if you have a fee due(opens in a new tab). Click here for instructions for using the report(opens in a new tab) (PDF).
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Water Quality Management (WQM) permitting and compliance monitoring activities under Chapter 91(opens in a new tab) and Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law(opens in a new tab) (PDF) for construction of sewage and industrial waste treatment facilities, land application of wastewater, and the application of herbicides, algicides, and fish control chemicals to surface waters.
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Sewage facilities planning under Chapters 71(opens in a new tab), 73(opens in a new tab) and Pennsylvania's Act 537(opens in a new tab) (PDF) and Sewage Enforcement Officer licensing.
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Establishment of wastewater treatment requirements in Chapter 95(opens in a new tab) and implementation of water quality standards and the nutrient trading program under Chapter 96(opens in a new tab).
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Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and the electronic DMR (eDMR) system for NPDES and WQM permittees to report self-monitoring information.
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Permitting and compliance monitoring for facilities generating, land applying and hauling biosolids and residential septage.
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Municipal wasteload management under Chapter 94(opens in a new tab).
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Financial assistance for water and wastewater infrastructure.
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Technical support for the wastewater portion of the operator certification program.
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Other elements of wastewater management, including but not limited to activities involving the use of Chemical Additives and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing.
Relevant forms, permit packages, publications, and technical guidance for these activities can be found in DEP's eLibrary system(opens in a new tab) as follows:
- Forms:
Visit Clean Water(opens in a new tab) and Water Standards and Facility Regulation(opens in a new tab) folders. - Permit Packages:
Visit Clean Water(opens in a new tab) and Water Management(opens in a new tab) folders. - Publications:
Visit Clean Water(opens in a new tab) folder. - Final Technical Guidance:
Visit Clean Water(opens in a new tab) folder.