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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Permit Writing Tips and Best Practices Training Presentation Slides

This NPDES Permit Writers’ Specialty Training addresses permit writing tips and best practices, and is part of an online curriculum for permit writers developed jointly by EPA’s Office of Water and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This training is meant to supplement the basic NPDES Permit Writers’ Course by providing additional resources for permit writers in developing permits with requirements that are clear, measurable, and specific.

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Permit Writing Tips and Best Practices Training Presentation Slides (PDF)(17 pp, 617 K)