NPDES Construction Storm Water General Permits
REISSUANCE OF STAND ALONE AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER PERMITS (GAR100001 + GAR100002)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), Watershed Protection Branch, is conducting stakeholder meetings to discuss the reissuance of General NPDES Permits Nos. GAR100001 and GAR100002, authorizing stormwater discharges associated with construction activity to waters of the State of Georgia. The stakeholder draft permit documents can be downloaded at the following links:
Permit
GAR100001
,
Permit
GAR100002
,
Summary
of Changes 01
, and
Summary
of Changes 02
. Stakeholder meetings have been scheduled for February 8, 2023 and February 9, 2023. Please refer to the
Public
Notice
for additional meeting information. Comments received by close of business February 17, 2023 will be considered in the formulation of the official draft permits.
REISSUANCE OF COMMON DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER PERMIT (GAR100003)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), Watershed Protection Branch, is conducting a stakeholder meeting to discuss the reissuance of General NPDES Permit No. GAR100003, authorizing stormwater discharges associated with construction activity for common development construction projects to waters of the State of Georgia. The stakeholder draft permit documents can be downloaded at the following links:
Permit
and
Summary
of Changes
. A stakeholder meeting has been scheduled for February 1, 2023. Please refer to the
Public
Notice
for addition meeting information. Comments received by close of business February 17, 2023 will be considered in the formulation of the official draft permit.
2018 NPDES Construction Storm Water General Permits
The 2018 NPDES General Permits Nos. GAR100001, GAR100002 and GAR100003 authorizing stormwater discharges associated with construction activities to the waters of the State of Georgia have been reissued with an effective date of August 1, 2018. The permits and resources are available below.
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GAR100001
Stand Alone Construction General Permit - May 2018
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GAR100002
Infrastructure Construction General Permit - May 2018
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GAR100003
Common Development Construction General Permit - May 2018
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NPDES
General Construction Permit References
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EPD
Response to Draft NPDES Construction Permit Comments – May 2018
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Fact
Sheet for Construction General Permit - May 2018
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NPDES
Construction Stormwater Sediment Release Self-Reporting Form Template - September 2022
The 2018 NPDES Construction Storm Water General Permits require electronic submittals. Please register for the Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS; https://epd.georgia.gov/geos/) to apply for coverage.
Please refer to these step-by-step instructions for submitting Notice of Intent (NOI), Notice of Termination (NOT), and Sampling Reports in GEOS.
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