NPDES Permit
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, created in 1972 by the Clean Water Act, helps address water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to waters of the United States.
The permit provides two levels of control: technology based limits and water quality-based limits (if technology-based limits are not sufficient to provide protection of the water body). In states authorized to implement Clean Water Act programs, EPA retains oversight responsibilities. Currently 47 states and one territory are authorized to implement the NPDES program.
View the City of Belleville's NPDES Permit.