What US EPA Clean Water Act Section 402 - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requires
Clean Water Act Section 402 (33 U.S.C. § 1342) establishes the NPDES permit program administered by EPA and authorized states, requiring any discharge of pollutants from a point source into navigable waters to obtain a permit. AI-based discharge monitoring systems, predictive effluent modeling tools, and automated stormwater management platforms must comply with permit reporting requirements under 40 CFR Part 122. Electronic reporting mandated under EPA's NPDES eReporting Rule (40 CFR Part 127) since December 2016.
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Primary source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-122
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- Clean Water Act Section 402, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, 33 U.S.C. § 1342, Section 402(a)-(p) (US Congress; EPA Administrator)
- 40 CFR Part 122, EPA Administered Permit Programs: NPDES, §§ 122.1, 122.2, 122.21, 122.22, 122.41, 122.46 (US Environmental Protection Agency)
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