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Industrial Stormwater General Permit

Stormwater can pick up pollution from factories and businesses. Those contaminants are carried into waterways and harm fish and other aquatic life. The Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) helps industrial facilities comply with federal regulations that reduce pollution. We require most industrial sites in Washington to monitor, measure, and reduce stormwater pollution leaving their site.

Find the types of facilities that require coverage under the ISGP in Table 1 of the current permit.

The current permit went into effect Jan. 2, 2015, and expires Dec. 31, 2019.

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Permit Reissuance

The current permit expires on Dec. 31, 2019. We plan to reissue an updated general permit in Nov. 2019.

What's changing:

Our proposed changes to the permit include:

  • Adding two new industry groups that require coverage.
  • Adding language to protect groundwater.
  • Changing the timing of First Flush.
  • Revising requirements for Consistent Attainment.

Timeline

Spring 2019: Formal public comment period on the draft permit
Nov. 2019: Issue final permit
Early 2020: Permit effective

Public outreach and listening sessions

Ecology held listening sessions throughout the state in Fall of 2018. The statewide webinar was recorded and is available below. The webinar goes through the proposed changes to the permit.

Download and view the webinar (35 MB)

If you have specific questions about the permit reissuance, please contact Travis Porter.

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Contacts for assistance

Central Region

For permittees located in the following counties:

Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima

Clay Keown
Permit Administrator
clay.keown@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6048

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Contact information

Travis Porter
Permit Writer
travis.porter@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6127