Wastewater Permits

Forms and fact sheets

• Sanitary Sewer Extension Permit Process and Forms
• Water Permit Application Forms
•  Requests for Permit Discharge Limits
• Preliminary Effluent Limit Review Request Form (wq-wwprm7-47) 
• Water Quality Permit Requirements for Wastewater Discharges to Ground-Surface and Subsurface Waters
• Salty Discharge Monitoring at NPDES/SDS Permitted Facilities(wq-wwprm2-05)
  • Assessing Salty Discharge Monitoring Data to Determine Pollution Prevention Needs and Submit a Monitoring Reduction Request - Guidance document (wq-wwprm2-06)
    • Water Quality Salty Discharge Mass Balance Calculation Form (PDF Version) (wq-wwprm2-07)
• Municipal wastewater reuse
  • Municipal Wastewater Reuse (wq-wwr1-01.pdf)
  •  Biofuels: Reusing Municipal Wastewater (wq-wwr2-01)
• Stormwater management for NPDES/SDS permits
• NPDES:
  • Guidance for issuing NPDES permits for discharge to impaired waters: New and existing/expanding facilities
  • NPDES/SDS Permits: Permitting Process for Surface Water Dischargers
  • Pre-TMDL Phosphorus Permitting: A draft guidance for issuing water quality permits for discharge to impaired waters.
  •  Ceriodaphnia Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Report (wq-wwprm7-38)
  •  Fathead Minnow Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Report (wq-wwprm7-39)
  •  Acute Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Report (wq-wwprm7-40)

 Permitting Strategy for Addressing Mercury in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Permits

•   MPCA Mercury Minimization Plan Guide. Some NPDES permits will now require a Mercury Minimization Plan (MMP) to be submitted. For more information on how to reduce mercury and produce a MMP, these documents may helpful.

• Sector worksheets:
  •   Schools
    • Additional information available on the Mercury-Free Web page.
  •   Medical Facilities
  •   Dental Facilities
  •   Residential Collection System and Septage
  •   Industrial

• Variances from effluent discharge restrictions
  • The MPCA may grant variances to the water quality standards in Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050 and the effluent discharge restrictions in Chapter 7053. The MPCA must list the variances granted under these two rules by October 1 of each year. This table identifies the variances in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS) permits issued by the MPCA as of October 1, 2009. The table includes the facility granted the variance, the rule from which the variance was granted, the water affected, the year granted, and any restrictions that apply in lieu of the rule requirements. A table showing the active variances is available on the Water Quality Standards Web page.

• General Permits
  • NPDES and SDS General Permit MNG490000 for Nonmetallic Mining Operations and Associated Activities (wq-wwprm7-33)
    • Construction Sand and Gravel, Aggregate and Hot Mix Asphalt Activities Web page
  • MNG580000, Stabilization Pond Wastewater Treatment Facility General Permit (wq-wwprm9-10)
  • Potable water treatment plants:
    •  MNG640000 Water Treatment Plant Surface Water Discharge General Permit
    •  MNG820000 Water Treatment Plant Subsurface Disposal General Permit
      •  Guidelines- Disposal Methods for Water Filter Backwash Solids
      •  Guidelines for the Land Application of By-Product Lime
      •   Water Treatment Plant Residual Solids Annual Report
      •  Water Treatment Plant Release Guidance
      •   Generic Release Sampling Form
      • The permit application is located on Water Quality Permit Application and Miscellaneous Forms
  • General permit for land application of industrial by-product from food and beverage processing facilities (MNG960000) (wq-lndapp7-10)
    
    • Land Application of Industrial By-products web page
• MPCA Phosphorus Strategy
  • Phosphorus Management Plan Development Resources
  • Minnesota River Basin General Phosphorus Permit — Phase 1
•  Transfer of MPCA Wastewater Permits: A Homeowner's Association Guide