The Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act amends federal clean water law to clarify what pollutants facilities must control under their discharge permits. The bill specifies that companies complying with permit conditions are considered compliant for any pollutant with an explicit limit in the permit, as well as for pollutants identified during the permit process, identified through monitoring parameters, or present in the facility's waste streams or operations. Additionally, the legislation requires that water quality limits in permits must be expressed as specific numerical discharge limits or precise waterbody conditions rather than in more general or ambiguous terms. The bill applies to industrial and municipal facilities that discharge pollutants into waterways and obtain permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. No specific funding or implementation timeline is provided in the legislation.
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