NPDES General Permits

General NPDES wastewater permits currently exist for the following activities:

  • Non-contact cooling water discharges;
  • Petroleum-based groundwater remediation;
  • Sand dredging;
  • Seafood packaging; and
  • Domestic discharges from single-family residences.
  • Pesticides
  • Conjunctive Water Uses

Current List of Active and Expired General Permits

To obtain a Certificate of Coverage under a general permit, a Notice of Intent (permit application) should be submitted to the NPDES Unit.  Links to the appropriate NPDES General permit applications are listed below.  Click on the green button to access application forms and the technical bulletin which explains each permit's requirements in more detail.  Please read the technical bulletin before submitting your application. 

After completing your application, please submit 1 original and 2 copies of your application package to the following mailing address:  

Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

By applying for your permit renewal in a timely manner, which includes either the payment of all annual fees OR submission of a renewal form, your CoC is automatically extended, as per NCGS § 150B-3.  NPDES wastewater CoCs are eligible for automatic renewal only if all annual fees are paid.

Please click + button to access General Permit Technical Bulletins and Renewal Applications

Permit #DescriptionNew ApplicationsRenewal ApplicationsTechnical Bulletins
NCG500000Non-contact cooling water, boiler blowdown, cooling tower, condensate, hydroelectric damsWord - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG500000
NCG510000Groundwater Remediation (petroleum)Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG510000
NCG520000Sand DredgingWord - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG520000
NCG530000

Fish & Seafood Packing/Rinsing/Fish Farms

Frequently Asked Questions for the NCG530000 Permit

Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG530000
NCG550000Single Family ResidenceWord - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG550000
NCG560000Pesticides
Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (PDMP) Template		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		Word - Fillable Form
PDF - Printable Form		NCG560000
NCG580000Re-use From Conjunctive Use Reclaim Water Systems

Word- Fillable Form 

PDF-Fillable Form

 NCG580000 Technical Bulletin
NCG590000

Water Treatment Plant Dischargers - Backwash Wastewater from Green Sand & Conventional Systems

(see more guidance below)

EPA Form 1, plus

EPA From 2C: Tables A and

C, and Table B (if believed 

to be present)

Word- Fillable Form NCG590000

Guidance for the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) General Permit (NCG590000)

To be considered for coverage under NCG590000 general permit, please include the following information along with EPA Form 1 and 2C:

  • A Cover Letter should be included with the application stating you have reviewed the conditions in the NCG590000 general permit and would like to be considered for coverage. Please also state that you understand that upon issuance of a general permit, the individual NPDES permit for your facility will be rescinded.
    •  If this is a Conventional WTP, Whole Effluent Toxicity tests shall be performed annually and comply with a "Pass" permit limitation.
    •  NCG590000 requires all WTPs to comply with a turbidity effluent limitation.
  • Fees:
    • Please submit a $100.00 application fee (check made payable to NCDENR) for NEW Greensand WTPs that do not discharge to HQW or ORW waters.
    • No fee is required for Greensand and Conventional WTPs seeking individual permit renewal and requesting to be considered for the general permit.