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EPA/OW RIN: 2040-AG34 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: PFAS Requirements in NPDES Permit Applications 
Abstract:

The Clean Water Act prohibits discharging pollutants from a point source into a water of the United States unless the discharge is authorized by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The NPDES regulations identify requirements that must be included in application forms that are used for different classes of discharges. NPDES permit applicants are only required to report to the permitting authority pollutants in their discharge that are listed in the application regulations at 40 CFR 122.21. The list of pollutants in the application regulations has not been updated since 1987 and currently does not include PFAS. This proposed rulemaking seeks to update requirements for several of the existing NPDES permit applications to address monitoring and/or reporting of PFAS.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.21   
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2025 
Final Rule  12/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Katherine Bentley
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Mail Code 4203M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-1460
Email: bentley.katherine@epa.gov

Nizanna Bathersfield
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-2258
Email: bathersfield.nizanna@epa.gov