These documents include the full NPDES permit writers' manual as well as the document divided by chapters.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Full Document (PDF)(269 pp, 7 MB)
- NPDES Permit Writers' Manual Front Section (PDF)(14 pp, 803 K)
- Chapter 1. Development of the Clean Water Act and the NPDES Program (PDF)(8 pp, 580 K)
- Chapter 2. Regulatory Framework and Program Areas of the NPDES Program (PDF)(18 pp, 341 K)
- Chapter 3. Overview of the NPDES Permitting Process (PDF)(6 pp, 677 K)
- Chapter 4. NPDES Permit Application Process (PDF)(21 pp, 568 K)
- Chapter 5. Technology-Based Effluent Limitations (PDF)(49 pp, 599 K)
- Chapter 6. Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations (PDF)(42 pp, 843 K)
- Chapter 7. Final Effluent Limitations and Anti-backsliding (PDF)(7 pp, 545 K)
- Chapter 8. Monitoring and Reporting Conditions (PDF)(15 pp, 357 K)
- Chapter 9. Special Conditions (PDF)(24 pp, 395 K)
- Chapter 10. Standard Conditions of NPDES Permits (PDF)(4 pp, 254 K)
- Chapter 11. NPDES Permit Administration (PDF)(26 pp, 790 K)
- Appendix A. Acronyms, Abbreviations and Glossary (PDF)(18 pp, 310 K)
- Appendix B. Index to the CWA and NPDES Regulations (PDF)(10 pp, 269 K)
- Appendix C. Priority Pollutants (PDF)(2 pp, 199 K)
- Appendix D. New Source Dates by Effluent Guideline Category (PDF)(5 pp, 240 K)