| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permit Coverage Obligation | wastewater, other | In general, you need to obtain coverage under an NPDES permit if you will discharge stormwater from construction activities and: Your site will disturb one or more acres of land, or less than one acre of land and is part of a common plan of development or sale that will ultimately disturb one or more acres of land; and You are considered an operator of the construction site because you have operational control over: construction plans and specifications, including the ability to make modifications to them; or day-to-day control of site activities at a project that are necessary to ensure compliance with permit conditions | if you will discharge stormwater from construction activities and: Your site will disturb one or more acres of land... and You are considered an operator of the construction site | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | guidance | Use Permit Flow Chart | wastewater, other | You can use the "Do I Need a Permit?" flow chart to help determine if and from whom you need to get NPDES permit coverage for your construction activities. | | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Read CGP and Fact Sheet | wastewater, other | Step 1. Read the CGP and Fact Sheet | | medium |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Meet CGP Eligibility Conditions | wastewater, other | Before submitting your Notice of Intent (NOI), the form you file to obtain coverage under the CGP in step 4 below, you must meet the CGP’s eligibility conditions and follow the requirements for obtaining permit coverage: | Before submitting your Notice of Intent (NOI) | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ensure Operator Status | wastewater, other | Ensure you are an “operator” of a construction site for which discharges will be covered under the CGP (See CGP Part 1.1.1). | | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Confirm Site Construction Activities Disturbance | wastewater, other | Confirm your site’s construction activities: Will disturb one or more acres of land, or will disturb less than one acre of land but are part of a common plan of development or sale (as defined in Appendix A) that will ultimately disturb one or more acres of land; or Have been designated by EPA as needing permit coverage under 40 CFR § 122.26(a)(1)(v) or 40 CFR § 122.26(b)(15)(ii). | | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Determine Eligible Area Location | wastewater, other | Determine if your site is located in an area eligible for coverage. | | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ensure Discharges Are Not Otherwise Covered or Denied | wastewater, other | Ensure discharges from your site are not: (i) Already covered by a different NPDES permit for the same discharge; or (ii) In the process of having coverage under a different NPDES permit for the same discharge denied, terminated, or revoked (see CGP Part 1.1.4). | | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Endangered Species Act Protection Eligibility | wastewater, other | Following the procedures in Appendix D of the 2022 CGP, demonstrate you meet one of the criteria related to the protection of federally listed endangered or threatened species and federally designated critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). | | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Historic Properties Protection Eligibility | wastewater, other | Following the procedures in Appendix E of the 2022 CGP, demonstrate you meet one of the criteria related to the protection of historic properties. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Comply with State/Tribe/Territory Requirements | wastewater, other | Comply with all requirements in Part 9 imposed by the applicable State, Indian Tribe, or territory in which your construction activities and/or discharge will occur. | | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Confirm Applicable New Source Requirements | wastewater, other | Confirm any applicable new source requirements related to discharges from your site not meeting applicable water. | | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | Cationic Treatment Chemicals Authorization | wastewater, other | Confirm if you plan to add “cationic treatment chemicals” to stormwater and/or authorized non-stormwater prior to discharge, that the applicable EPA Regional Office has authorized coverage after you have included appropriate controls and implementation procedures designed to ensure that your use of cationic treatment chemicals will result in discharges that meet applicable water quality standards. | if you plan to add “cationic treatment chemicals” to stormwater and/or authorized non-stormwater prior to discharge | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Develop Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) | wastewater, other | Before submitting your Notice of Intent (NOI), the form you file to obtain coverage under the CGP in step 4, you must develop the SWPPP consistent with the requirements in Part 7 of the CGP. | Before submitting your Notice of Intent (NOI) | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submit Notice of Intent (NOI) | wastewater, other | Step 4. Submit an NOI for your site using EPA's NPDES eReporting Tool (NeT) for the CGP. | | high |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | NOI Submission Deadline Obligation | wastewater, other | To be covered under the CGP, you must submit your NOI by the deadline specified in the table below. | | high |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | NOI Deadline for New Sites | wastewater, other | At least 14 calendar days before commencing construction activities. | Operator of a new site (i.e., a site where construction activities commence on or after February 17, 2022) | high |
| #Q018 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | NOI Deadline for Existing Sites | wastewater, other | No later than May 18, 2022. | Operator of an existing site (i.e., a site with 2017 CGP coverage where construction activities commenced prior to February 17, 2022) | high |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | NOI Deadline for New Operator of Permitted Site | wastewater, other | At least 14 calendar days before the date the transfer to the new operator will take place. | New operator of a permitted site (i.e., an operator that through transfer of ownership and/or operation replaces the operator of an already permitted construction site that is either a “new site” or an “existing site”) | high |
| #Q020 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | NOI Deadline for Emergency-related Projects | wastewater, other | No later than 30 calendar days after commencing construction activities. | Emergency-related project (i.e., a project initiated in response to a public emergency (e.g., mud slides, earthquake, extreme flooding conditions, disruption in essential public services), for which the related work requires immediate authorization to avoid imminent endangerment to human health or the environment, or to reestablish essential public services) | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Low Erosivity Waiver Submission | wastewater, other | If your project is located in an area where EPA is the permitting authority, your project disturbs less than five acres, and your R-factor is less than five, you can submit a Low Erosivity Waiver (LEW) form via EPA's NPDES eReporting Tool (NeT) for CGP. | If your project is located in an area where EPA is the permitting authority, your project disturbs less than five acres, and your R-factor is less than five | high |
| #Q022 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | State Geospatial Data Submission Requirement | other | To be included in this dataset states and other jurisdictions must have submitted information to the program database and be indexed to NHDPlus hydrography. | To be included in the National Geospatial Datasets | high |
| #Q023 | operational | operational | guidance | Relational Key Implementation for Data Joining | other | Use the provided ESRI_KEY for joining tables. | Note that there is a many-to-many relationship between attributes and geospatial records. | high |
| #Q024 | operational | operational | guidance | WQSDB Date Table Reference Requirement | aquatic life, recreational water | Refer to the WQSDB Date Table for information regarding dates of indexing. | | high |
| #Q025 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Integrated Water Quality Assessment Reporting | aquatic life, recreational water, other | States, territories and authorized tribes (states for brevity) assess the quality of their surface waters and report it to EPA as part of their Integrated Report, which combines Clean Water Act Sections 303(d) and 305(b). | Applicable to states, territories, and authorized tribes as part of CWA obligations | high |
| #Q026 | operational | operational | guidance | WQS Relational Key Implementation | other | Relational key: RAD source_featureid = WQS wqs_entity_id | When attempting to join geospatial and attribute data for the 303(c) Water Quality Standards dataset | high |
| #Q027 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Vessel Sewage Discharge Prohibition | wastewater, drinking water, aquatic life | These tables list states where the current no-discharge zones (NDZs) for vessel sewage are located. The tables also include the names of the waterbodies, the type of designation, a link to the Federal Register Notice describing the action and a clickable map. ... NDZ designation types include: 312(f)(3) protecting aquatic habitats where pumpout facilities are available; 312(f)(4)(A) protecting special aquatic habitats or species; and 312(f)(4)(B) protecting drinking water intake zones to protect human health. | Applicable within designated no-discharge zones (NDZs) for vessel sewage as listed in the provided tables. | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Secure Website Usage | other | Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. | When sharing sensitive information on government websites. | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | unknown | guidance | External Link Privacy Awareness | other | Also, be aware that the privacy protection provided on the EPA.gov domain (see Privacy and Security Notice) may not be available at the external link. | When following links to non-EPA websites from the provided tables. | high |
| #Q030 | prohibition | health | mandatory | USDW Contamination Prevention | drinking water | The goal of federal regulations is to prevent contamination of "underground sources of drinking water" (USDW) from the placement of fluids underground through injection wells. | from the placement of fluids underground through injection wells | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Injection Well Regulation | drinking water, other | The underground injection control regulations do this by regulating the construction, operation, and closure of injection wells. | | high |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Part 144 UIC Program Requirements | drinking water | Part 144: Underground Injection Control Program - provides minimum requirements for the UIC program promulgated under the SDWA. | | high |
| #Q033 | operational | operational | mandatory | Part 146 Injection Well Criteria and Standards | drinking water | Part 146: Underground Injection Control Program: Criteria and Standards - includes technical standards for various classes of injection wells. | | high |
| #Q034 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Part 148 Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions | other | Part 148: Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions - describes the requirements for Class I hazardous waste injection wells. | | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | recommended | Factor Consideration for Program Development | drinking water | When developing a program, partners should account for a variety of factors such as local environmental conditions, the needs and capacity of water providers, stakeholder interests, and other site-specific factors. | When developing a source water protection program | high |
| #Q036 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Source Water Protection Area Delineation | drinking water | Step 1 - Delineate the source water protection area (SWPA). | As part of the assessment phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q037 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Contaminant Source Inventory | drinking water | Step 2 – Inventory known and potential sources of contamination. | As part of the assessment phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q038 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Public Water System Susceptibility Determination | drinking water | Step 3 – Determine the susceptibility of the public water system to contaminant sources or activities within the SWPA. | As part of the assessment phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q039 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Public Engagement on Assessment Threats | drinking water | Step 4 – Engage the public about threats identified in the assessment. | As part of the assessment phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | guidance | Action Plan Development | drinking water | Step 5—Develop an action plan to identify and prioritize specific implementation activities. | As part of the protection phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | guidance | Implementation of Protective Actions | drinking water | Step 6 – Protect source of drinking water by implementing protective actions. | As part of the protection phase for a source water protection program | high |
| #Q042 | operational | operational | recommended | Periodic Action Plan Evaluation and Revision | drinking water | Plans should be evaluated and, if necessary, revised in response to new information, such as changes to the watershed or source water protection area or other factors that could affect the relevance and efficacy of the plan. | As part of the protection phase for a source water protection program | high |