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WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
Apply for this permit if your facility discharges over 10,000 gallons per day of treated sanitary wastewater to the ground. This permit also covers laundromats and carwashes.
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The Details of WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
What you need for WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
These permits are required for the discharge of treated sanitary wastewater in excess of 10,000 gallons per day (gpd) to the ground, or discharges from laundromats or carwashes or other discharges requiring an individual discharge permit not specified by another groundwater discharge permit category.
You must apply for these permits if:
- You propose a treatment system for sanitary wastewater that will discharge more than 10,000 gpd to the ground (WP 79)
- You propose a treatment system for wastewater discharges to the ground from a laundromat, carwash, or other type of discharge not specified in another groundwater discharge category.
How to apply WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
File online via the EEA ePlace Portal. See details below.
Next steps for WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
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Review the Instructions
Guidance on how to prepare your application and file it online, as follows:
Open DOCX file, 255.19 KB, Instructions - BRP WP 79, 85 - Individual Discharge Permits (English, DOCX 255.19 KB)Open PDF file, 199.49 KB, Instructions: BRP WP 79, 85 - Individual Discharge Permits (English, PDF 199.49 KB)Open PDF file, 2.88 MB, WP79, 84, 85 ePLACE step-by-step instructions (English, PDF 2.88 MB)Complete the Application Form
Please fill out and save the Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF form on your computer.
Important Note: Even when applying online, you will still need to complete a conventional Application Form and upload it as an attachment during the online filing process. Please do not mail in these forms.
Submit your Application and Fee Payment
- File online via the EEA ePlace Portal.
- You will have the option to pay online by credit card or automated clearing house (ACH) or pay by mail. If you select the pay-by-mail option, instructions on how to do so will be provided when you submit your online application.
Open PDF file, 479.6 KB, How to Create Your EEA ePLACE Account (English, PDF 479.6 KB)Open PDF file, 2.27 MB, ePLACE Comprehensive User Manual (English, PDF 2.27 MB)Contact for WP79, 85: Individual Discharge Permits
Phone
ePLACE Help Desk Call EEA ePLACE Help Desk, ePLACE Help Desk at 844-733-7522Open M-F 7:30 am-5:00 pm, with the exception of all Commonwealth & Federally observed holidays.
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