The following activities require a water permit:
Program
| Type of Activity
| Permit Type
| NIH Office
|
Backflow Preventers
| Installation or Removal
| None
| Office of Research Facilities
|
Drinking Water
| Super chlorination
| Coordination with WSSC and MDE
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
*Drinking Water
| Secondary Treatment
| SDWA (MDE)
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
**Drinking Water
| Daily water draw
| Water Appropriation Permit
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
Stormwater
| Disturbance of land >= 5000 square feet or 100 cubic yards
| Erosion and Sediment Control Plan approval
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
Stormwater
| Disturbance of land >= 1 acre
| Notice of Intent (NOI) and 20CP permit
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
Wastewater - Municipal
| Discharge down the drain
| NPDES
| Environmental Compliance Branch
|
*Applicable for Bethesda Campus Only
**Applicable in Poolesville, MD Only
For inquiries regarding water management at the NIH, please contact the Division of Environmental Protection by calling 301-496-7775.