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Clean Water Act - NPDES Compliance Assistance for Public Drinking Water Systems

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  • CWA-NPDES Permit Compliance Technical Assistance Webinar Series
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Training Video

This presentation focuses on the most common effluent violations that occur at public drinking water systems, why they occur, and what operators can do to avoid them. The speaker discusses chlorine and chloramines disinfection byproducts, suspended solids, dissolved solids, metals, and pH.

Date of Recording: May 13, 2020 (1-2:30 pm Eastern)

Presenters

  • Jonathan Moody, PE has worked for EPA Region 5 since 2010 performing compliance inspections under several statutes including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and the Safe Drinking Water Act.  Prior to working for EPA, Jonathan worked as a civil engineer providing design services to clients in the land development and transportation industries.  Jonathan is a licensed professional engineer with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineer and masters of engineering in environmental engineer.

Supplemental Materials

  • Technology Transfer Handbook: Management of Water Treatment Plant Residuals
  • Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Dechlorination (PDF)
  • EPA Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center
  • CWA –NPDES Compliance Assistance for Public Drinking Water Systems: Training Slides (pdf) (10.59 MB)

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Last updated on April 21, 2025
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