NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reporting

Overview

Facilities that discharge wastewater to receiving waters in West Virginia must apply for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for that discharge.

After a facility receives a permit, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) requires the permittee to submit Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) information. The required sample collection and analytical results must be reported to the WVDEP through the submission of an eDMR on the date specified in the permit. It is the permittee's responsibility for understanding and meeting all permit requirements and submitting complete, accurate self-monitoring data. The reported data will be compared with the current limits contained in the permit or any enforcement order to determine facility compliance.

eDMR is designed to simplify your reporting requirements by providing the flexibility to manually enter the data, or upload the data from your own data system. It allows multiple users to input and submit the DMR data, based on security rights that you set up. The system prompts you with your permit limits and reporting frequencies, ensuring you have all required information inputted. Finally, eDMR reduces the use of paper, promoting a healthy environment.

By using the eDMR system, the permittee is not required to submit hard copies of the DMR to the following people:

1. U.S. EPA, Region III
2. Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management
3. Environmental Enforcement Inspector

Note: The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection no longer accepts paper-based reporting.

eServices

• Electronic Submission System (ESS)

  The Electronic Submission System (ESS) connects industry, regulators and the public with one common interface. The System supports the preparation, submission, review, approval and publication of environmental permits - automating workflows and paper forms.

eDMR Documentation

• Sign-Up Instructions

  Instructions on how to sign up for an Electronic Submission System (ESS) login ID and password.

• Guide

  Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reporting (eDMR) user's guide.

• File Structure

  If you maintain your DMR data in a data system, and would like to export the data from the system to eDMR, it can be done using a comma-separated values (CSV) file. The eDMR Load File Worksheet function can only accept a CSV file. The specific requirements for the CSV file are contained in this document.

• Security

  This document is for the assigned master security agent of the applicant and it describes how to manage Electronic Submission System security.

Mary McDonald
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43735
Email: Mary.A.McDonald@wv.gov

Kristin Arthur
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43732
Email: Kristin.N.Arthur@wv.gov ​