Electronic Fee Payments: The NPDES and Wastewater Engineering Sections are planning to introduce a new online electronic fee option for paying NPDES annual, application and amendment fees, and Wastewater Construction Permit application fees. We anticipate that it will be available by July 1, 2023. For more information on the fees, please see the NPDES Fees page.
Renewal of NPDES General Permits 1, 2, 3, and 4: In 2022, the Environmental Protection Commission adopted a final rule to renew the storm water general permits (GPs 1-3), and the onsite wastewater general permit (GP 4). The renewed permits are effective as of March 1, 2023. For more information on these general permits, please see the NPDES General Permits page.
Renewal of NPDES General Permits 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: In 2022, the Environmental Protection Commission adopted a final rule to renew five of Iowa’s general permits for wastewater discharges. The renewed permits will become effective on July 1, 2023. For more information on the GP 5 through 9 renewals, please see the NPDES Rules page.
NPDES Section Accepts Mail Electronically: The NPDES Section accepts all mail electronically. Please submit all documents, except permit applications and fees, to npdes.mail@dnr.iowa.gov.
E-Submittal of Permit Applications for Individual NPDES Permits: Individual NPDES and operation permit applications should be submitted via e-mail. Please see the individual NPDES application forms page for more information.
Electronic Permit Notifications: Public notices and notifications for individual NPDES and operation permits are available electronically. Interested persons can sign up for electronic notifications in the Wastewater Permit information Exchange (WWPIE) database. For sign up instructions, refer to the WWPIE Registration and Notification Signup Instructions
Disadvantaged Communities: For more information on how a community or entity can qualify as disadvantaged, please see the Rural Community Sewers page.