MDE NetDMR Brochure - for additional information.The final rule requires all National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulated entities to electronically submit Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) effective December 21, 2016.īefore you can submit official DMRs online using NetDMR, you must attend a training webinar, successfully complete account set-up, and submit example monitoring results electronically. Environmental Protection Agency promulgated a final rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities by converting to an electronic data reporting system (40 CFR 127.16). Wastewater Permits Interactive Search Portal.Once the desired permit entry is located, users have the opportunity to click the "More Info" button to display a list of available documents for download including permit applications, final permits and fact sheets, draft permits up for public comment, and general permit registration letters. The Wastewater Permits Program maintains an interactive search portal which allows the general public to search for permits by facility name, location, permit number, and/or permit type. Wastewater Permits Interactive Search Portal Alternatively, an industrial discharge to the municipal wastewater collection system may require a pretreatment permit. The permit is designed to meet federal effluent guidelines when applicable and also ensure the discharge satisfies State water quality standards.Īll industrial, commercial or institutional facilities that discharge wastewater (or stormwater from certain facilities) to surface waters of Maryland may need this permit. This permit is issued for industrial facilities that discharge to State surface waters. The industrial surface water discharge permit is a combined state and federal permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Individual Surface Water Discharge Permits