Navigable Waters Protection & Industrial Effluent Forensics Team

Aquatic Systems, Drinking Water & Watershed Protection

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Protects navigable waters from industrial effluent discharges through forensic water quality analysis, permit compliance enforcement, and advocacy for technology-based effluent limitations that reflect the best available treatment technology.

Doctrine

Clean Water Act Section 301 Effluent Limitations · EPA Effluent Guidelines Program

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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Industrial effluent sampling and analysis for NPDES permit compliance

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Effluent toxicity testing (whole effluent toxicity, WET) and bioassay protocols

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Receiving water quality impact modeling and mixing zone analysis

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Best Available Technology (BAT) and Best Conventional Technology (BCT) assessment

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Pretreatment program compliance for industrial dischargers to POTWs

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Forensic water quality fingerprinting for unpermitted discharge attribution

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Division II

Aquatic Systems, Drinking Water & Watershed Protection