20240503 10042600 1.0 TRUE National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System The coverage contains the locations of outfalls for facilities registered with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. Under this program, established by Public Law 92-500, all facilities which discharge any pollutant from point sources to surface waters (directly) are required to obtain a federal permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) also issues a State Water Discharge Permit for most of these discharges. NHDES, EPA