1200 Series Construction Stormwater Permits - General Use

Stormwater runoff from land and impervious areas such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops during rainfall and snow events often contain pollutants that could adversely affect water quality. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are required for stormwater discharges to surface waters from construction and industrial activities and municipalities if stormwater from rain or snow melt leaves your site through a "point source" and reaches surface waters either directly or through storm drainage. A point source is a natural or human-made conveyance of water through such things as pipes, culverts, ditches, catch basins, or any other type of channel.

1200-C Construction Stormwater General Permit
Effective Dec. 15, 2020 through Dec. 14, 2025

Your DEQ Online for stormwater permits

Your DEQ Online

DEQ Stormwater Permitting is now operating in DEQ's newest online platform, called Your DEQ Online. Please refer to the fact sheets, instructional guides, video tutorials and webinars below for more information on how to create a new account. The DEQ Stormwater permitting program is no longer accepting paper applications or reports, all stormwater permitting transactions must be conducted through a Your DEQ Online account.

Access Your DEQ Online
Submit a Help Request to Your DEQ Online Help Desk

Your DEQ Online – Stormwater Instructional Guides

How to Submit Stormwater Applications, DMRs, and Other Reports in YDO
This complete guide includes how to submit notices of termination, transfer and name changes, as well as Discharge Monitoring Reports and applications. From the Table of Contents, click the title of the item you are looking for to get started.
Registering in Your DEQ Online for Stormwater Permitting
This fact sheet explains Responsible Official and Consultant account types
Public Notice and Comment Guide
Frequently Asked Questions about YDO and Stormwater Permitting

Note: Video tutorials will be added as they come available.

Webinars: Submit DMRs and other Industrial and Construction Stormwater Reports in YDO.

These live instruction webinars were recorded, and include instructions for how to submit revised ESCPs, revised SWPCPs, DMRs and other reports.

Resources and forms

Presentation: Implementing the Renewed 1200-C NPDES Construction Stormwater General Discharge Permit

Public Notice of NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit 1200-C Permit Applications
Lists 1200-C applications for projects that disturb 5 acres or more of land and are currently in the 14-day (10 business days) public review period. Includes locations for reviewing documents and information on where to send comments.

Technical assistance

Map of 303(d) listed and TMDL-approved waterbodies and tool for determining whether your property is located in the boundaries of these waterbodies
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance website
Provides concise plain language explanations of the federal environmental regulations that apply to the construction industry and links to state and local regulators. The site is supported by an EPA grant.

Contact

For more information,visit our contacts page for the local DEQ office or agent.

For information on 1200-CN and CA permits, visit 1200-C Series Construction Stormwater Permits for Government Agencies.