Anyone who discharges industrial wastewater from a point source into a river must obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permit from the state where the discharge takes place or from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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This statement is true. The NPDES permit program is a federal regulatory program that helps control water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States, including rivers. States can administer their own NPDES permit program or can choose to have EPA administer the program for them. Anyone who discharges industrial wastewater into a river from a point source is required to obtain an NPDES permit.

Anyone Who Discharges Industrial Wastewater from a Point Source into a River