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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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EPA flips the switch on Phase 2: Clean Water Act reporting goes digital—finally

Rule Changes

Sets NPDES eReporting requirements; builds tools; approves state deadline extensions.

For years, Clean Water Act reporting has lived in a split-screen world: core discharge numbers went digital, but a lot of the paperwork that explains what’s happening stayed stuck in PDFs, emails, and filing cabinets. Phase 2 of EPA’s NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is the attempt to close that gap—and its compliance date hit on December 21, 2025.

Updated Dec 21, 2025