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Manual Organization The manual is organized into two parts. The first part, covering basic inspection components, consists of seven chapters. The second part includes specific information on different types of inspections. Basic Inspection Components • Chapter One, "Introduction," describes the NPDES program and provides general information relating to legal authority and inspector responsibilities. • Chapter Two, "Inspection Procedures," discusses general procedures common to all NPDES inspections, including pre-inspection preparation, entry, opening conference, documentation, closing conference, and the inspection report. • Chapters Three through Seven provide the specific technical information necessary to conduct the full range of NPDES compliance inspection activities. Each chapter describes procedures for the major technical activities involved in compliance inspections: - Chapter Three, Documentation/Recordkeeping and Reporting - Chapter Four, Facility Site Review - Chapter Five, Sampling - Chapter Six, Flow Measurement - Chapter Seven, Laboratory Procedures and Quality Assurance Specific Information • Chapter Eight, Toxicity • Chapter Nine, Pretreatment • Chapter Ten, Sewage Sludge • Chapter Eleven, Storm Water • Chapter Twelve, Combined Sewer Overflows • Chapter Thirteen, Sanitary Sewer Overflows • Chapter Fourteen, Pollution Prevention • Chapter Fifteen, Multi Media Concerns • Chapter Sixteen, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Within each chapter, tables illustrate the topics discussed in the text. These are located at the end of the chapter subsection in which they are referenced. Additional information and figures are also included in the appendices to the manual. As appropriate, references and checklists are provided at the end of the chapter. The checklists presented in this manual are intended as guidance. They can be used as presented or modified to address the needs of the inspection authority. (More detailed checklists/guidance for any individual inspection type may have also been developed by EPA or State agencies and are presented in the guidance materials specific to that type of inspection.) It should be noted that the text is written from the perspective of the Federal Clean Water Act requirements. State NPDES inspectors using this manual may find that State rules and procedures on such topics as notice to the permittees vary to some degree from the material found in this manual. ii
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