Law360, New York (July 20, 2015, 11:02 AM EDT) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a new multisector general permit under the Clean Water Act governing stormwater discharges from industrial facilities.[1] The new permit is available to 29 sectors of industry in jurisdictions where the EPA is the permitting authority.[2] The permit has several key changes, including requiring disclosures in notices of intent to obtain coverage in electronic format, increasing the amount of detail regarding stormwater outfalls and receiving waters that a discharger must include in a notice of intent to receive permit coverage, modifications to effluent limitation requirements, inspections, corrective actions and other industry-specific requirements. According to the EPA, the changes in the new permit are largely designed to streamline compliance, reduce burdens associated with duplicative obligations to some industry sectors and increase transparency regarding discharges from specific facilities....