| #Q001 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | EPA Vessel Discharge Standards Establishment | wastewater, other | VIDA directs the EPA to establish standards for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, except for sewage. | Applies to non-recreational, non-Armed Forces vessels 79 feet in length and above; ballast water only from non-recreational, non-Armed Forces vessels less than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels of all sizes; and discharges into the waters of the United States or the waters of the contiguous zone. | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | USCG Implementation and Enforcement Regulations | wastewater, other | the USCG is to develop corresponding implementation, compliance and enforcement regulations for those standards, including any requirements governing the design, construction, testing, approval, installation and use of devices necessary to achieve the EPA standards. | | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | EPA Standards Stringency Requirements | wastewater, other | VIDA requires that the EPA’s standards be: Technology-based; and At least as stringent as the requirements in the 2013 Vessel General Permit with limited exceptions. | | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | Technology-Based Standards Criteria | wastewater, other | In setting technology-based standards, the EPA is not to consider effects on receiving water quality. Instead, the EPA must consider the “best practicable control technology currently available” (BPT), the “best available technology economically achievable” (BAT) and the “best conventional pollutant control technology” (BCT). | | high |
| #Q005 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | State Standard Preemption | wastewater, other | Once both the EPA and USCG regulations are final, effective and enforceable, states will be preempted from establishing more stringent discharge standards. | | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | guidance | USCG Enforcement Authorization | wastewater, other | The USCG is authorized to inspect vessels, establish procedures for investigating and reporting violations, and monitor vessels, as well as detain vessels, as appropriate, for noncompliance with the requirements. | | high |
| #Q007 | corrective_action | unknown | guidance | EPA Enforcement Authorization | wastewater, other | The EPA is authorized to take civil actions or pursue criminal penalties against any person that is in violation of the requirements. | | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Intergovernmental Response Framework Establishment | wastewater, other | VIDA directs the USCG, in consultation with the EPA and acting in coordination with the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, to establish an Intergovernmental Response Framework for Federal and intergovernmental response to aquatic nuisance species risks from vessel discharges. | | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Risk Assessment and Response Framework | wastewater, other | Under this framework, the EPA (in coordination with the USCG) is tasked with establishing a risk assessment and response framework using ballast water discharge data and aquatic nuisance species monitoring data to identify and track populations of aquatic invasive species, to evaluate the risk of these populations establishing and spreading, and to establish emergency best management practices to rapidly respond to emerging threats. | | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program | wastewater, other | VIDA also called for the EPA to establish, in collaboration with other federal agencies, a Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program. | | high |
| #Q011 | operational | health | mandatory | Private Well Owner Safety Responsibility | drinking water | Private well owners are responsible for delivering safe drinking water to their households. | | high |
| #Q012 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Private Well Owner Standards Compliance | drinking water | private well owners are responsible for delivering drinking water that meets public drinking water standards for chemical contaminants, micro-organisms, heavy metals, radionuclides and other qualities. | | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Electronic Submission Requirement | wastewater | Submit your NOI, NOT or LEW through the electronic CGP submission system, the NPDES eReporting Tool or “CGP-NeT”. | | high |
| #Q014 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Modification Review Period Restriction | wastewater | you must wait until the review period has ended before you can commence or continue activities on any portion of your site that would be affected by any of the above modifications, unless EPA notifies you that the authorization is delayed or denied. | Applies during the 14-day review process for specific NOI modifications like operator name, project name, or area disturbed. | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Termination Submission | wastewater | Use the CGP-NeT system to submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) to terminate your permit coverage. | Can be submitted once the site is permanently stabilized or control is transferred. | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Electronic Reporting Waiver Conditions | wastewater | Waivers from electronic reporting may be granted based on one of the following conditions: 1. If your operational headquarters is physically located in a geographic area... under-served for broadband Internet access...; or 2. If you have limitations regarding available computer access or computer capability. | | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Paper Form Mailing Requirement | wastewater | Mail your signed paper form to one of the following addresses: [Stormwater Notice Processing Center, Mail Code 4203M, ATTN: 2022 CGP, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; or Express address]. | Only applicable if an EPA Regional Office grants a waiver to use a paper form. | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NOI Modification System Requirement | wastewater | Use the CGP-NeT system to modify your NOI. | | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NOI Modification 14-Day Review Triggers | wastewater | The following modifications to an NOI form will result in a 14-day review process: Name of the operator; Project or site name; Estimated area to be disturbed; Name of the receiving water or additions to the applicable receiving waters; Endangered Species Protection or Historic Preservation eligibility information; Information provided on the use of Chemical Treatment at your site; Answers provided regarding the demolition of structures over 10,000 square feet of floor space built or renovated before January 1, 1980 | | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Termination Eligibility | wastewater | You can submit an NOT once your site is permanently stabilized or when control of the site has been transferred to another operator. | | high |
| #Q021 | operational | operational | guidance | Operation During Review Authorization | wastewater | During the 14-day review process, you may continue to operate based on the information provided in your original NOI | | high |