| #Q001 | operational | operational | recommended | CSO Wet Weather Flow Maximization | wastewater | The CSO policy encourages municipalities with combined sewers to maximize wet weather flows to the treatment plant in order to decrease uncontrolled overflows in the collection system. | Municipalities with combined sewers during wet weather conditions | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | guidance | Integrated Planning Voluntary Opportunity | wastewater | integrated planning offers a voluntary opportunity for a municipality to propose to meet multiple CWA requirements by identifying efficiencies from separate wastewater and stormwater programs and sequencing investments. | | medium |
| #Q003 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Cesspool Prohibition | wastewater | Fact sheet on the prohibition against and hazards of using cesspools for the disposal of sewage. | Disposal of sewage using cesspools | high |
| #Q004 | design | operational | guidance | Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Management Measures | recreational water, other | Guidance for states and territories on which management measures to include in state and territorial Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs. | State and territorial Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | health | mandatory | Violation Reporting Duty | other | It is imperative to contact your state or local health department as soon as possible to avoid public and/or environmental health risks. | Upon witnessing or being aware of an environmental violation from the neglect of a septic system | high |
| #Q006 | operational | health | mandatory | Abandoned Septic System Removal | wastewater | A property owner may be required to properly remove the abandoned septic tank or drainfield, depending on your state or county rules and regulations. | When a septic system is abandoned or no longer in use | high |
| #Q007 | operational | health | mandatory | Biosolids and Septage Disposal Regulation | wastewater | Disposal of sewage sludge (biosolids) and domestic septage are regulated under EPA’s sewage sludge regulation (40 CFR Part 503). | Disposal of sewage sludge (biosolids) or domestic septage | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Large Capacity Septic System UIC Compliance | wastewater | Large capacity septic systems are regulated under EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Well program. | Operation of large capacity septic systems | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Surface Water Discharge Regulation | wastewater | Systems discharging to surface waters are regulated under EPA’s Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program. | Septic systems discharging to surface waters | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permit Discharge Limits | wastewater | NPDES permits establish discharge limits and conditions for discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities to waters of the United States. | Discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities to waters of the United States | high |
| #Q011 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | National Pretreatment Program Standards | wastewater | The national pretreatment program identifies specific discharge standards and requirements that apply to sources of nondomestic wastewater discharged to a POTW. | Sources of nondomestic wastewater discharged to a POTW | high |
| #Q012 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Secondary Treatment Standards Compliance | wastewater | Secondary Treatment Standards - Minimum, technology-based standards for discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities. | Discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Federal Agency Consistency Determination | other | A federal agency provides a state with a consistency determination for federal agency activities affecting coastal uses or resources. | Federal agency activities affecting coastal uses or resources | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Non-federal Applicant Consistency Certification | other | A non-federal applicant for a federal license or permit provides a state with a consistency certification if the state has identified the federal license or permit on a list of activities subject to federal consistency review in its federally approved coastal management program. | State has identified the federal license or permit on a list of activities subject to federal consistency review | high |
| #Q015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Lead State Agency Review Performance | other | A lead state agency performs federal consistency reviews and is usually the same agency that implements or coordinates the state’s coastal management program. | | high |