National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES?

A provision of the Clean Water Act which prohibits discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States unless a special permit is issued by EPA, a state, or, where delegated, a tribal government on an Indian reservation.

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