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Surface Water Tracking, Reporting, and Electronic
Application Management System (STREAMS)
NPDES Individual Permits
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Modifications
May 23, 2023
Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water
50 West Town Street, Suite 700
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: (614) 644-2001 • Fax: (614) 644-2745
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NPDES Individual Permits – Electronic Application Overview
The STREAMS service provides the capability to electronically submit NPDES Individual Permit applications as well as renewal
applications. Each of these applications can be accessed via your facilities dashboard (i.e., the opening screen in STREAMS which
displays your facilities list). Applications that are created will be displayed on the Application List where additional actions may be
performed on them (ex. downloading PDF application, edit, delete, and delegate).
Working within your secure eBusiness Center account, the easy-to-use smart forms, paperless one-click submittals, and the ability to
make fee payments online make the STREAMS service the go-to destination to submit your NPDES Individual Permit application forms
– as well as applications for nearly 20 other permit types and dozens of additional reports (ex. non-compliance, priority pollutant report,
annual reports, etc.)
Detailed steps on how to fully complete each permit application have been displayed below.
removed how to transfer a permit due to another guide already existing. 5/23/2023
removed how to terminate due to outdated information 5/23/2023
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CONTENTS
NPDES Individual Permits
Service Activation ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
New Permit Applications ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
NPDES General Form 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
NPDES Form 2A ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
NPDES Form 2B ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facility .............................................................................................................................. 22
NPDES Form 2C ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
NPDES Form 2D ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
NPDES Form 2E ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
NPDES Form 2F ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
NPDES Form 2S ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Antidegradation Addendum ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Finding Facilities and Permits .................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Permit Renewal & Modification ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Editing, Deleting, and Delegating Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 59
Submitting Application Forms .................................................................................................................................................................... 61
ePay – Fee Payment ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Technical Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 63
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Appendix
I. NPDES Form 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, and 2S Instructions…………………………………………………………….....68
NPDES Modification Instructions…………………………………………………………………………………………..…
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NPDES Transfer Instructions …………………………………………………………………………………………..……..
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Service Activation
Shown above is the EPA eBusiness Center website (https://ebiz.epa.ohio.gov).
1. To access STREAMS, click on Division of Surface Water NPDES Permit Applications (STREAMS) to select the service. You
will now be directed to your facilities dashboard where you can add permits to your personal list/view, complete permit
applications and various reports.
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New Permit Applications
NOTE: This section only applies to facilities not yet covered under an individual NPDES Permit.
1. From your facilities dashboard, select Create New Permit Application located on the top menu bar.
2. From the dropdown menu, select the applicable permit type (Individual)
3. Select a facility from the dropdown list or click I don’t see the facility I need to search for a facility using Facility/Permit
Information and click select next to your facility. If you did not find your facility/site within the Agency database, click Create
New Facility to create a new facility/site listing.
4. Select Create New Permit Application.
NPDES General Form 1
1. Begin the NPDES Individual permit application by filling out General Form 1. For renewal permit applications, information from
the previous version of the permit will auto populate into the STREAMS renewal application.
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2. Complete Section II by answering Yes/No to each of the questions (below). If you select Yes, the appropriate form will be
selectable on the right – you can click the links at any time during the application to add/edit the information.
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3. Enter the facility name into the Facility Information Section.
4. Enter information for the facility contact.
5. Verify/edit the facility mailing address.
6. Verify/edit the facility location information.
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7. Enter up to four Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the facility.
8. Enter up to four North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for the facility.
9. Complete the Facility Water Cooling section.
10. Enter the facility owner information and the facility operator information. NOTE: This is not the certified operator of record for
the sewage treatment plant.
11. Provide the billing contact information.
12. Click the Copy Facility Contact to Billing Contact button if they are the same. The system will then populate the billing fields
with the facility contact info – you can edit the fields, if necessary.
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13. Utilize the Yes/No toggles to enter in existing environmental permit information. If you select Yes, enter the associated
information for each.
14. Click the Browse button to select a topographical map file from your computer. The map must show the outline of the facility, the
location of each of its existing and proposed intake and discharge structures (outfalls), each of its hazardous waste treatment,
storage, or disposal facilities, and each well where it injects fluids underground.
15. Provide a brief description of the nature of business.
16. Click the Edit Antidegradation Addendum button, the addendum form will appear. Enter the information on the form, click the
Save button at the bottom of the form, and click Close – you will be directed back to the General Form 1.
17. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to exit the
application or click Submit to submit the application to the agency. A saved application will be housed on the Application List on
the Facility Profile until submitted, deleted, or delegated to another individual to submit. NOTE: The option to print, delete, edit,
and delegate the application will be available from the Facility Profile.
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NPDES Form 2A
1. A) Populate the outfall location table by adding outfall information. Click the Add New Outfall button to access the pop-up entry
form. Enter the outfall number, receiving water, and latitude/longitude and click the Save button. Enter as many outfalls as
applicable, each outfall entered will display on the Outfalls table. Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or
Delete each entry.
B) Select Yes/No in Part B Intermittent Discharges. If applicable, click the Add New Discharge button to access the Intermittent
Discharge Information pop-up form. Enter the intermittent discharge information and click the Save button. Enter as many as
applicable, each will display on the Intermittent Discharges table.
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2. A) Click the Add New Municipality button to access the Municipality pop-up form. Enter the municipality information and click
the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the above table.
B) Fill out the collection system information contained in Part B. Select Yes/No and fill out the associated fields.
B.4) If applicable, click the Add New Bypass or Overflow button to access the Bypass or Overflow Information pop-up form.
Enter the bypass/overflow information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the above
table.
B.5) Click the Add New Source of Water button to access the Treatment Information pop-up form. Enter the source of water
information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the Municipalities table.
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C) Fill out the inflow and infiltration information contained in Part C.
D) Enter the flow information contained in Part D. Use the dropdown arrow to select the method used to measure flow rate.
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E) Fill out the treatment system description information in Part E. Click the Add New Treatment button to populate treatment
information using the Treatment Information pop-up form.
E.4) If applicable, click the Add New Treatment System Bypass button to populate the Bypass or Overflow Information pop-up
form.
E.6) Click the Browse button to upload a line drawing showing the wastewater flow through the treatment plant.
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F) Fill out the treatment operations information in Part F. Click the Add New Collection System Responsible Person button to
populate the Collection System Responsible Person table
F.4) If applicable, click the Add New Operations or Maintenance Manual button to populate the Operations or Maintenance
Manuals table.
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G) Fill out the improvements information in Part G. Click the Add New Improvement button to populate the Required
Construction, Upgrades or Operations Information pop-up form.
H) Select Yes/No in Part H Priority Pollutant Monitoring and fill out the associated fields. If applicable, complete and upload the
POTW Priority Pollutant Form using the Browse button.
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3. Select Yes/No pertaining to CSOs and if applicable, click the Add New Overflow button to populate the Overflows table.
B) If applicable, click the Add New Study button to populate system evaluations study information.
4. Fill out the Industrial Users Information Section parts A and B.
C) Select Yes/No pertaining to an approved pretreatment program in part C. A list of the facilities with an approved pretreatment
program is on the Ohio EPA website. If your facility is not included in this list, then select “No” to this question. Local limits are
developed by the sewer authority and can usually be located within the municipality’s ordinance. Technically based local limits
are those that have been reviewed by Ohio EPA. If applicable, click the Browse button to upload a file describing local limits.
D) Enter in the contact information for the Biosolid Program in part D.
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5. Select Yes/No pertaining to RCRA/CERCLA/BUSTR/VAP wastes and if applicable, click the Add New Waste Detail button to
enter waste detail information to the pop-up form.
6. Select Yes/No pertaining to contract laboratory analysis and if applicable, click the Add New Lab Detail button to add contract lab
and consulting firm information to the table.
7. Select Yes/No pertaining to whole effluent biological toxicity test data and if applicable, click the Browse button to upload an
electronic copy of the data.
8. Enter CWI Variance information.
9. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly, click Save and Close to return to the
General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2B
1. Select Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation or Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facility and whether it is an existing
or proposed facility. If Animal Feeding Operation is selected, indicate whether this is a contract operation; if so, fill out the
corresponding name and address information. NOTE: The below steps provide a walkthrough of the Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operation selection and are immediately followed by a walkthrough of the Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production
Facility selection.
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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
2. Click the Add New Animal Detail button and fill out the pop-up form. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the
above table. Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
B) Enter the information regarding Manure, Litter, and/or Wastewater Production and Use.
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D) Enter information regarding Type of Containment, Storage and Capacity. Click the Add New Containment Detail and Add
New Storage Detail buttons to add corresponding information to the pop-up forms.
E) Enter information regarding the Nutrient Management Plant. If applicable, select the date using the calendar and click the
Browse button to upload an electronic copy of the nutrient management plan.
F) Enter information regarding Land Application Best Management Practices and click the Add Practices button to select best
practices in the pop-up form. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click
Save and Close to return to the General Application form.
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Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facility
2. Enter information in Section III (Facility Characteristics). Click the Add New Outfall button and populate the Outfalls table.
Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
B) Fill out information about the ponds and other facility structures in part B.
C) Enter the names of the receiving and source waters in part C.
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D) Enter information in Part D and click the Add New Cold Water Species Detail and Add New Warm Water Species Detail
buttons as applicable to fill in the pop-up forms. NOTE: The cold water and warm water forms appear identical – options for
each include fish, crustacean, and mollusk species. After each entry, the selected species will be listed in their respective table in
Part D of Form 2B.
E) Complete Form 2B by entering information into Part E. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been
filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to return to the General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2C
1. Populate the outfall location table by adding outfall information. Click the Add New Outfall button to access the Outfall
Information pop-up form. Enter the outfall number, receiving water, and latitude/longitude and click the Save button. Enter as
many outfalls as applicable, each outfall entered will display on the Outfalls table. Once added, you can click the Actions
dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
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2. In section II, click the Browse button to upload an electronic drawing showing the water flow through the facility. If applicable,
click the Browse button to upload an electronic file describing approved additives.
B) Click the Add New Operation button populate the Operations table. Enter the operation information and click the Save button.
Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the above table.
C) Select Yes/No in Part C. If applicable, click the Add New Flow button to access the Seasonal Flow Information pop-up form.
Enter the seasonal flow information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the Flows table.
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3. Respond Yes/No in the Production section. If applicable, click the Add New Operation/Product/Material button to access the
pop-up form. Enter the information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the Products
table.
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4. Respond Yes/No in the Improvements section. If applicable, click the Add New Improvement button and/or Add Additional
Improvement button to access the associated forms. Enter the improvement information on the form and click the Save button.
Enter as many improvements as applicable, each will display on their respective tables.
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5. Click the Browse button to upload the Intake and Effluent Characteristics Spreadsheet. To access a blank copy of the
spreadsheet, simply click the link for Blank Form to download the Microsoft Excel file (as shown on the next page). Select the
Save File option and click the OK button. Open the spreadsheet from your saved location. Click the Browse button to upload the
electronic file when complete.
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D) If applicable, click the Add New Pollutant button to access the Pollutant Information pop-up form. Enter the pollutant
information on the form and click the Save button. Enter as many pollutants as applicable, each will display on the Pollutants
table.
6. For the section titled Potential Discharges Not Covered by Analysis, respond Yes/No. If applicable, click the Add Pollutants
button to access the Pollutant Information form. Enter the pollutant information on the form by selecting each from the left and
clicking the > button to move them to the right side of the form – click the Save button when complete. Enter as many pollutants
as applicable, each will display on the above table.
7. Respond Yes/No to the question in the Biological Toxicity section. If applicable, click the Add New Toxicity Test button to
access the Toxicity Test Information form. Enter the toxicity test name and purpose and click the Save button. Enter as many as
applicable, each will display on the Toxicity Tests table.
8. Respond Yes/No in section VIII. If applicable, click the Add New Lab Detail button to access the pop-up form. Enter the
laboratory/consulting firm information, select the pollutants from the list provided, and click the Save button. Enter as many as
applicable, each will display on the above table.
9. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to return to the
General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2D
1. Populate the outfall location table by adding outfall information. Click the Add New Outfall button to access the Outfall
Information pop-up form. Enter the outfall number, receiving water, and latitude/longitude and click the Save button. Enter as
many outfalls as applicable, each outfall entered will display on the Outfalls table. Once added, you can click the Actions
dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
2. Populate Section II with the expected discharge date.
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3. In section III, click the Add New Operation button to access the Outfall Information pop-up form. Enter the outfall number,
operation, and treatment information and click the Save button. Enter as many operations as applicable, each operation entered
will display on the Operations table.
B) Click the Browse button to upload a drawing of the water flow through the facility.
C) If applicable, click the Add New Flow button to access the Seasonal Flow Information pop-up form. Enter the outfall and flow
information and click the Save button. Enter as many outfalls as applicable, each outfall entered will display on the Flows table.
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4. Answer Yes/No to the questions in part IV. If applicable, click the Add New Operation/Product/Material button to access the
pop-up form. Enter the year and associated information and click the Save button. Add as many as applicable, each will display
on the Operation/Product/Material table.
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5. Complete the Effluent Characteristics section. If applicable, click the Browse button to upload an electronic copy of the Data
Submission Waiver Justification. Click the Browse button to upload the Effluent Characteristics Spreadsheet. To access a blank
copy of the spreadsheet, click the link for Blank Form to download the Microsoft Excel file (as shown below). Select the Save
File option and click the OK button. Open the spreadsheet from your saved location. Click the Browse button to upload the
electronic file when complete.
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Answer Yes/No to the question pertaining to pollutants in table 2D-3. If applicable, click the Add New Pollutant button to access
the Pollutant Information form. Select a pollutant using the dropdown of options and state the reason for discharge – click the
Save button. Add as many pollutants as applicable, each pollutant will display on the Pollutants table.
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6. Respond Yes/No to the questions in section VI. If applicable, click the Browse button to upload an electronic copy of the
technical evaluations.
B) Respond Yes/No to Part B and, if applicable, click the Add New Similar Plant button to access the pop-up form. Enter the
name and location of the similar plant and click the Save button. Add as many plants as applicable, each plant will display on the
Similar Plants table.
7. Respond Yes/No in the other information section and add a comment if applicable. Once complete, click the Validate button to
see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to return to the General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2E
1. Complete section I by adding outfall information. Click the Add New Outfall button to access the pop-up form. Enter the outfall
number, receiving water, and latitude/longitude and click the Save button. Enter as many outfalls as applicable, each outfall
entered will display on the Outfalls table. Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
2. If applicable, complete Section II by entering your best estimate of the date on which your facility will begin to discharge.
3. Click the Actions dropdown next to each outfall in the Type of Waste table and select Edit to access the pop-up form. Select the
types of waste being discharged for the outfall and click the Save button. Complete this step for each outfall listed in the Type of
Waste table.
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4. Click the Browse button to upload the Intake and Effluent Characteristics Spreadsheet. To access a blank copy of the
spreadsheet, click the link for Blank Form to download the Microsoft Excel file (as shown below). Select the Save File option
and click the OK button. Open the spreadsheet from your saved location. Click the Browse button to upload the file when
complete.
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5. Respond to the additional questions and enter applicable information pertaining to intermittent or seasonal discharges and
treatment systems used prior to discharge.
6. Enter any additional information. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly.
Click Save and Close to return to the General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2F
1. Complete the Outfall Locations section by adding outfall information. Click the Add New Outfall button to access the pop-up
form. Enter the outfall number, receiving water, and latitude/longitude and click the Save button. Enter as many outfalls as
applicable, each outfall entered will display on the Outfalls table. Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or
Delete each entry.
2. Respond Yes/No to the questions in the Improvements section. When applicable, click the Add New Improvement button and/or
Add Additional Improvement button to access the associated forms. Enter the improvement information on the form and click
the Save button. Enter as many improvements as applicable, each will display on their respective table.
3. For Section III, click the Browse button to upload an electronic site map.
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4. Fill out the narrative description of pollutant sources section. Click the Add New Surface button and/or Add New Control
Measure button to access the associated forms. Enter the source and control measure information on the associated forms and
click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on their respective table.
5. For Section V, respond Yes/No to the non-storm water certification statement above and enter the applicable description.
6. Respond Yes/No in the Significant Leaks and Spills section and provide details on significant leaks and spills history.
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7. Click the Browse button to upload the Discharge Information Spreadsheet. To access a blank copy of the spreadsheet, click the
link for Blank Form to download the Microsoft Excel file (as shown below). Select the Save File option and click the OK
button. Open the spreadsheet from your saved location. Click the Browse button to upload the electronic file when complete.
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D) Click the Add New Storm Data button to access the pop-up form. Enter the storm information and click the Save button.
Enter as many as dates as applicable, each will display on the Storm Data table. Provide a description of the method of flow
measurement or estimate.
E) Respond Yes/No to the question about potential discharges not covered by analysis. If applicable, click the Add Pollutants
button to access the pop-up form. Enter the pollutant information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each
will display on the above table.
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8. In Section VIII, respond Yes/No. If applicable, click the Add New Toxicity Test button to access the form. Enter the toxicity test
information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the Toxicity Tests table.
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9. Respond Yes/No in Section IX. If applicable, click the Add New Lab Detail button to access the pop-up form. Enter the
laboratory/consulting firm information, select the pollutants from the list provided, and click the Save button. Enter as many as
applicable, each will display on the Contract Labs table.
10. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to return to the
General Application form.
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NPDES Form 2S
1. Begin by entering contact information for the facility and the applicant.
A) Respond Yes/No to the questions in Section I, part A.
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B.1) Enter information describing the treatment system. Click the Add New Treatment button to access the pop-up form. Enter
the treatment type and manufacturer information and click the Save button. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the
Treatments table. Once added, you can click the Actions dropdown to Edit or Delete each entry.
B.2) Click the Browse button to upload an electronic copy of the sewage sludge treatment process drawing.
B.3) Respond Yes/No to the question pertaining to Class I sludge management facilities.
B.4-5) Enter the design capacity of the treatment system and the year the treatment system was built.
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C) Fill in the information and respond Yes/No to the questions in Part C, Amount Generated on Site.
D) Complete the Pollutant Information section by entering the name of the laboratory and clicking the Edit link under the Action
column of the pollutant table. Enter the information in the pop-up form for each pollutant and click the Save button – the entries
will populate in the above table.
2. Enter the off-site shipment information. Click the Add New Facility Detail button and populate the information in the pop-up
form. Enter as many as applicable, each will display on the Facilities table.
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3. Enter responses into Section III. Click the Add Counties button to enter all counties where land application currently takes place
or is anticipated to occur – select counties from the left of the pop-up form and click the > button to move them to the right of the
form.
A.5-7) Respond Yes/No to questions 5, 6, and 7 and enter requested information if applicable.
A.8-10) Enter the information pertaining to Class A and Class B. Click the Add Vector Attraction Reduction Options button to
access the pop-up form – select options from the left and click the > button to move them to the right of the form.
4. Surface disposal is prohibited in the state of Ohio.
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5. Fill out the Incineration information. Click the Add New Facility Detail button to access the Facility Details form. When the
form is saved, the information will populate in the Facilities table.
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6. Enter the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill information. Click the Add New Facility Detail to access the pop-up form.
7. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close to return to the
General Application form.
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Antidegradation Addendum
1. Begin by entering the applicant’s name and facility owner. The facility location address/description fields are prepopulated from
the agency permit database and cannot be changed on the form.
2. Respond Yes/No to the questions in the Antidegradation Applicability section.
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3. Respond Yes/No to the questions in the Antidegradation Information section and fill out the applicable fields. If applicable, click
the Browse button to upload a Stream Evaluation Addendum Worksheet.
4. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have been filled out correctly. Click Save, Close, or click Submit to
submit the application to the agency. A saved application will be housed in your Application List on the Facility Profile until
submitted, deleted, or delegated to another individual to submit. NOTE: The option to print, delete, edit, and delegate the
application will be available from the Facility Profile.
Additional information regarding the Antidegradation Addendum can be obtained on the Ohio EPA website at:
https://epa.ohio.gov/divisions-and-offices/surface-water/guides-manuals/antidegradation
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Finding Facilities and Permits
Searching for and adding a facility/permit to your facilities dashboard will allow you to manage all your permits, including creating
renewal applications, submitting applications, and editing, deleting, and delegating of applications.
1. From your facilities dashboard, click the Add Facility/Permit button located on the top menu bar, enter the permit number and
click the Search button. If the permit number is unavailable, select I don’t have a permit number to enter identifying
information into another search field. If valid permit or facility information has been entered, the system will find the facility and
display it in the Search Results section.
2. Click the Select button to add the facility to your facilities dashboard
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Permit Renewal & Modification
NOTE: This section only applies to facilities already covered under an individual NPDES Permit that is set to expire within nine months
(Renewal) or will not expire within nine months but are proposing a change to their permit conditions (Modification).
1. From your facilities dashboard, click the facility of interest, this will show all related Permits and Applications. Select the Actions
dropdown to access management tools which will allow you to Renew, Modify, or Transfer the permit. NOTE: You can also
select Create Report to access any number of reporting forms that can be submitted electronically – many of which apply to many
of the other 20 permit types that can be accessed within STREAMS.
2. Click Renewal to renew your NPDES Individual Permit coverage. The application is the same as shown in the “New
Applications” section of this document but many of the fields are populated with information from the agency system.
3. Click Modify Permit to modify your current NPDES Individual Permit coverage. See below for screenshots of the modification
application form.
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4. Begin by updating the prepopulated facility information if the facility contacts have changed.
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5. Fill in the Modification Request Details section.
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6. If changes to the Antidegradation Addendum are required, click the Edit Antidegradation Addendum button and you will be
directed to the form.
7. The final fee is shown at the bottom of the application form. Once complete, click the Validate button to see if all fields have
been filled out correctly. Click Save and Close or click Submit to submit the application to the agency. A saved application will
be housed in your Application List on the Facility Profile until submitted, deleted, or delegated to another individual to submit.
NOTE: The option to print, delete, edit, and delegate the application will be available from the Facility Profile.
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Editing, Deleting, and Delegating Applications
If you saved the application form and chose not to submit it immediately, it will now be housed on the Application List on the Facility
Profile where you can now perform the tasks under the Actions dropdown. You have the ability to Download a PDF copy of the
application, open the application back up in Edit mode, Delete it, or Delegate the application to another eBusiness Center account holder
(ex. one person prepares the application, another person submits it).
If you decide to delete the application form that you have created, simply click on the Actions dropdown and select Delete. A
confirmation window will prompt you to confirm the deletion of the application. If confirmed, the application will no longer be
accessible on the STREAMS system.
If you choose to delegate an application form, simply click on the Actions dropdown and select Delegate. The system will prompt you to
search for the account holder that you want to delegate to. If you know their eBusiness Center account User ID, simply type it in and
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click Search. TIP: Do not fill in all search fields (for example, if you do not know the User ID, simply type in their last name and click
Search.)
The example above is a search by the Last Name of “Roberts”. The system returns a list of all usernames that match, simply click the
Select button to delegate access to the application/report that was created and saved. A confirmation will be shown of the account holder
that you selected, click the Delegate button to complete the delegation. At this point, the account holder you have delegated can log into
their personal eBusiness Center account and have the report listed on their dashboard.
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Submitting Application Forms
When you click the Submit button, you will be prompted to answer a security question and enter your PIN (i.e., your personal electronic
signature) setup when first creating your eBuisiness Center account. Enter this information and click the Submit button. Entering in an
incorrect security question answer or PIN will result in a red error message. If you need assistance recovering a PIN, refer to eBiz Help
on the Ohio EPA's eBusiness Center main page.
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ePay – Fee Payment
The preferred method of fee payment is ePay. After submitting the application, the Fee Payment Options screen will appear (you will
also get an email containing a PDF of both application and invoice). Payment can be made immediately or later by logging back into
your account and clicking Pay EPA Fees Online in the available service list. To pay immediately, click the Download Invoice button to
proceed with the online payment. The invoice information will appear on screen where the payer may select Pay with Credit Card, Pay
with ACH or Exit (to return to the eBusiness Center home page). If paying via credit card, a 1.9% fee is applied – no fee is applied if
using electronic check (Note: If the payer does not have an eBusiness Center PIN their only payment option is to pay by credit card. If
your preferred method of payment is by electronic check, return to the eBusiness Center and click Apply for PIN. Once a PIN is
assigned,
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Technical Support
For permit specific questions, contact the particular permit section at Ohio EPA or your Ohio EPA permit writer assigned to the
particular permit.
For technical assistance with STREAMS or any of the Division of Surface Water’s Electronic Business Services, don't hesitate to contact
the system administrator. The administrator urges each account holder to develop a positive working relationship with DSW to remain
current on relevant topics, obtain value-added tips, streamline efforts, and to always have a go-to contact when you need one.
The preferred method of communication is through email as the administrator can email you personalized click-by-click instructions. If
you leave a voice mail or send an email, you will receive expert advice from the administrator -- nearly 95% of technical assistance
requests are handled within minutes, but can take up to 24 hours if the administrator is out of the office or away from the desk.
BUSINESS HOURS: Mon- Fri: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For further assistance, contact us at ds[email protected]
eBusiness Center Helpdesk (PINS & Passwords): (877) 372-2499
