2026 National Industrial Permitting Workshop – Presentations and Meeting Materials

ACWA facilitated the 2026 National Industrial Permitting Workshop, which was held April 7-9, 2026 in Washington, DC. This year’s permitting workshop had 267 participants, of which 75 participated in person and 196 participated virtually. Participants represented 42 states, the District of Columbia, all 10 EPA Regions, and several from EPA HQs. Topics discussed included: permit renewal and immediate noncompliance; an overview of the Permit Writer’s Clearinghouse; drafting complex permits, successful implementation of mixing zones; reasonable potential analysis; cooling water intake structures; Best Practicable Control Technology vs Best Available Technology Economically Achievable; Battery Plants and Data Centers; PFAS TBELs and monitoring; antibacksliding provisions; using human health criteria – fish tissue;  thermal pollution industries; and whole effluent toxicity testing.

PDF copies of the presentations and handouts from the meeting are available upon request. Email srolland@acwa-us.org.