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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

POTW Procedures for Conducting Compliance Inspections Webinar

This webinar discusses the regulatory background of the POTW’s requirement to conduct compliance inspections at industrial facilities, required compliance inspection frequencies for the different IU classifications (nonsignificant categorical industrial users, middle-tier categorical industrial users, categorical industrial users with monitoring waivers, and other significant industrial users), procedures for conducting compliance inspections, inspector responsibilities and qualifications, and procedures for handling confidential information.

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