Electronic Reporting for Water Quality Permits

​​This group includes the following general permit types:

• 100 J – NPDES Cooling Water
• 300 J – NPDES Fish Hatcheries
• 400 J – NPDES Log Ponds
• 900 J – NPDES Seafood Processing
• 1300 – NPDES Oil and Water Separators
• 1500 A – NPDES Petroleum Hydrocarbon Cleanup
• 1700 A – NPDES Wash Water
• 2000 J – NPDES Irrigation Systems

Timeline for submitting DMRs in Your DEQ Online:

• July 2025: DEQ will send permittees DMR reporting information and instructions by email.
• August–September 2025: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs in Your DEQ Online.
• Oct. 15, 2025: The DMR for the monitoring period ending on Sept. 30, 2025, is due in Your DEQ Online.
  

Training

DMR Reporting in Your DEQ Online for General Permits
Learn how to find and complete DMRs, how to revise DMRs you have already submitted, and where to get help if you need it. This session specifically focuses on general permit registrants with monthly or quarterly DMRs who start reporting in Your DEQ Online in October 2025.

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DMR Reporting in Your DEQ Online for the 300-J Fish Hatcheries General Permit
Learn how to find and complete 300-J permit DMRs, how to revise DMRs you have already submitted, and where to get help if you need it. This session specifically focuses on fish hatchery DMRs.​

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Office hours

Office Hours for DMR Reporting in Your DEQ Online
Office hours are a drop-in time to help folks troubleshoot when trying to complete their submittal.

• Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 1 – 2 p.m.  

• Use this link to drop in via Zoom

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This group includes the following general permit types:

Annual DMR or report due in January:

• 200 J – NPDES Filter Backwash
• 500 J – NPDES Boiler Blowdown
• 1700 B – WPCF Wash Water
• 1900 – NPDES Geothermal Heat Exchange
• 2401 – WPCF Tier 1 Graywater Reuse and Disposal Systems
• 2402 – WPCF Tier 2 Graywater Reuse and Disposal Systems
• 2501 – NPDES Seasonal Irrigation

Timeline for submitting DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online:

• October 2025: DEQ will send permittees DMR or annual report information and instructions by email
  
• November–December 2025: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online
  
• January 2026: The DMR or annual report is due in Your DEQ Online on Jan. 15, 2026
  

 Annual report due in February:

• 700 PM – NPDES Suction Dredges
• 1400 A – WPCF Seasonal Wine and Fresh Food Packing
• 1400 B – WPCF Wineries and Small Food Processors
• 2300 – NPDES Pesticide General Permit

Timeline for submitting DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online:

• November 2025: DEQ will send permittees DMR or annual report information and instructions by email
  
• December 2025–January 2026: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online
  
• February 2026: The DMR or annual report is due in Your DEQ Online on the date specified in Schedule B of the permit
  

Annual DMR due in May:

• 2200 – NPDES Floating Residences

Timeline for submitting DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online:

• February 2026: DEQ will send permittees DMR or annual report information and instructions by email
  
• March–April 2026: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs and annual reports in Your DEQ Online
  
• May 2026: The DMR or annual report is due in Your DEQ Online on May 15, 2026
  

​Timeline for submitting DMRs in Your DEQ Online:

• April 2026: DEQ will send permittees DMR reporting information and instructions by email
  
• May–June 2026: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs in Your DEQ Online
  
• July 15, 2026: The DMR for the monitoring period ending on June 30, 2026, is due in Your DEQ Online
  
  

​Timeline for submitting DMRs in Your DEQ Online:

• July 2026: DEQ will send permittees DMR reporting information and instructions by email
  
• August–September 2026: DEQ will host live webinars demonstrating how to find and complete DMRs in Your DEQ Online
  
• Oct. 15, 2026: The DMR for the monitoring period ending on Sept. 30, 2026, is due in NetDMR. This will be the last DMR submittal in NetDMR
  
• Nov. 15, 2026: The DMR for the monitoring period ending Oct. 31, 2026, is due in Your DEQ Online
• All subsequent DMR submittals will be made in Your DEQ Online. You will still be able to revise past submittals in NetDMR after the transition to reporting in Your DEQ Online
  

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Individual NPDES permit holders will continue to report DMR data in NetDMR until the September or third quarter DMR due in October 2026. Below is registration information for new users who need to submit DMRs for their facility prior to the transition to reporting individual NPDES permit DMRs in Your DEQ Online in November.

About NetDMR
DEQ uses EPA's NetDMR, an electronic, web-based reporting tool for NPDES permit data. NetDMR requires a computer, an Internet browser and high-speed access to the Internet (i.e., DSL, fiber optic).

Access NetDMR via EPA's Central Data Exchange

Guidance Documents

• How to Register for a NetDMR Account
• NetDMR Users Guide

Discharge Monitoring Report Forms

• Domestic DMR form
• Industrial DMR form

More Information

• EPA's NetDMR Support Portal
• Oregon's Frequently Asked Questions on NPDES Electronic Reporting

NetDMR Support
You can contact DEQ using our NetDMR Support Line at 503-229-6400 or by email at NetDMR support staff

Already contacted support? Take our online survey to help us serve you better.

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EPA's Electronic Reporting Rule modernizes reporting for municipalities, industries and other facilities that hold NPDES permits. The rule requires NPDES permit holders to report information electronically instead of filing written paper reports. The rule does not change what information is required, it only changes the method by which information is provided. 

DEQ may grant a waiver that allows a permitted facility to submit physical reports to meet requirements of its NPDES permit.

• Fact Sheet: Learn More About the Electronic Reporting Waiver
• Electronic Reporting Waiver Application
  

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