Who needs a NPDES/Surface Water Discharge permit?
There are three types of permits issued out of this program. 1. Surface Water Discharge Permit: If pollutants (even heat can be considered a pollutant) are being discharged from a “point source” to waters of the state, a Surface Water Discharge permit is needed for that discharge. An example of a “point source” would be a pipe or ditch. For information please contact Kelli Buscher in Pierre at (605) 773-3351. 2. Pretreatment Industrial Users Permit: A Pretreatment Industrial Users Permit is issued to an industry discharging process wastewater to the sanitary sewer. Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Watertown have received delegation of this program, so the permit will be issued by those municipalities. SDDENR issues this permit to industries located in other municipalities. For information please contact Anthony Mueske in Pierre at (605) 773-3351. 3. Storm Water Permit: A Storm Water permit is issued to an industry or construction site. This permit requi
