Definition of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

The term 'National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A permitting program under section 402 of the Clean Water Act required for all point sources discharging pollutants into waters of the United States. The purpose of the NPDES program is to protect human health and the environment'.

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