On May 19, 1980, EPA established consolidated permit program requirements governing the Hazardous Waste Management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program and State Dredge or Fill ("404") programs under the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program under the Clean Air Act, for three primary purposes:

1. To consolidate program requirements for the RCRA and UIC programs with those already established for the NPDES program.
2. To establish requirements for State programs under the RCRA, UIC, and Section 404 programs.
3. To consolidate permit issuance procedures for EPA-issued Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits under the Clean Air Act with those for the RCRA, UIC, and NPDES programs.

• Part 1: Consolidated Permit Regulations, RCRA Hazardous Waste, SDWA Underground Injection Control, CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, CWA Section 404 Dredge or Fill Programs; Federal Register Notice (PDF)(113 pp, 5 MB, May 19, 1980, FR Vol. 45, No. 98)
• Part 2: Consolidated Permit Regulations, RCRA Hazardous Waste, SDWA Underground Injection Control, CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, CWA Section 404 Dredge, CWA Fill Programs; Federal Register Notice, Part 2 (PDF)(110 pp, 7 MB, May 19, 1980, FR Vol. 45, No. 98)