| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permit and SWMP Requirement for MS4 Operators | wastewater, other | To prevent harmful pollutants from being washed or dumped into MS4s, certain operators are required to obtain NPDES permits and develop stormwater management programs (SWMPs). | Applies to certain operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Content Requirement | wastewater, other | The SWMP describes the stormwater control practices that will be implemented consistent with permit requirements to minimize the discharge of pollutants from the sewer system. | high | |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Phase I MS4 Permit Coverage | wastewater, other | The 1990 Phase I regulation requires medium and large cities or certain counties with populations of 100,000 or more to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges. | Applies to medium and large cities or certain counties with populations of 100,000 or more | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Phase II MS4 Permit Coverage | wastewater, other | The 1999 Phase II regulation requires small MS4s in U.S. Census Bureau defined urbanized areas, as well as MS4s designated by the permitting authority, to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges. | Applies to small MS4s in U.S. Census Bureau defined urbanized areas, as well as MS4s designated by the permitting authority | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | unknown | unknown | mandatory | population | wastewater | requirement | >= 50,000 people | Census Bureau urban area designation criteria replacing the term urbanized area to designate small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) | Phase II MS4s | medium |
| #P002 | unknown | unknown | mandatory | population | wastewater | requirement | >= 100,000 people | Requires medium and large cities or certain counties to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges | Phase I MS4s | medium |
| #P003 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Mosquito control adulticiding threshold | aquatic life, other | requirement | > 6400 acres per calendar year | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Adulticiding for mosquito and other flying insect pests | high |
| #P004 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Weed and algae control annual treatment area (linear) | agricultural water, aquatic life | requirement | > 20 linear miles | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Weed and algae control | high |
| #P005 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Weed and algae control annual treatment area (area) | agricultural water, aquatic life | requirement | > 80 acres | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Weed and algae control | high |
| #P006 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Animal pest control annual treatment area (linear) | aquatic life | requirement | > 20 linear miles | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Animal pest control | high |
| #P007 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Animal pest control annual treatment area (area) | aquatic life | requirement | > 80 acres | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Animal pest control | high |
| #P008 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Forest canopy pest control threshold | other | requirement | > 6400 acres per calendar year | Annual treatment threshold for NOI submission eligibility | Forest canopy pest control | high |
| #P009 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard NOI submission timeline (30-day) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 30 days prior to first discharge | Notice of Intent submission deadline | Standard pesticide applications requiring NOI | high |
| #P010 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Emergency NOI submission timeline (15-day) | aquatic life | requirement | <= 15 days after first discharge | Notice of Intent submission deadline for emergencies | Declared Pest Emergencies | high |
| #P011 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard NOI submission timeline (10-day) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 10 days prior to first discharge | Notice of Intent submission deadline for specific entities | Applications by small entities or specific districts | high |
| #P012 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Emergency NOI submission timeline (30-day) | aquatic life | requirement | <= 30 days after first discharge | Notice of Intent submission deadline for emergencies for specific entities | Declared Pest Emergencies for specific entities | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | publicly owned treatment works | A treatment works (as defined by CWA section 212) that is owned by a state or municipality [as defined by CWA section 502(4)]. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes, or other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to a POTW treatment plant. The term also means the municipality [as defined in CWA section 502(4)] that has jurisdiction over the indirect discharges to and the discharges from such a treatment works. [40 CFR 403.3(q)] | high | |
| #D002 | NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | high | |
| #D003 | MS4 | a conveyance or system of conveyances that is: owned by a state, city, town, village, or other public entity that discharges to waters of the U.S., designed or used to collect or convey stormwater (e.g., storm drains, pipes, ditches), not a combined sewer, and not part of a sewage treatment plant, or publicly owned treatment works (POTW). | high | |
| #D004 | SWMP | stormwater management programs | high | |
| #D005 | BMPs | Best Management Practices | high | |
| #D006 | POTW | publicly owned treatment works | high | |
| #D007 | urbanized areas | urban areas with a population of at least 50,000 | high | |
| #D008 | Phase I MS4s | medium and large cities or certain counties with populations of 100,000 or more | high | |
| #D009 | Phase II MS4s | small MS4s in U.S. Census Bureau defined urbanized areas, as well as MS4s designated by the permitting authority, to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges. Phase II also includes non-traditional MS4s such as public universities, departments of transportation, hospitals and prisons. | high |