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Compliance

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule - Proposed Phase 2 Extension Fact Sheet

On January 31, 2020, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the proposed “Phase 2 Extension Rule,” which would provide states and EPA additional time to implement electronic reporting for certain Clean Water Act discharge permitting requirements. In this notice, EPA proposes extending the compliance deadline for implementation of Phase 2 of the eRule by three years, from December 21, 2020 to December 21, 2023.

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