General Discharge Permit For Discharges from the Application of Pesticides
Maryland General Permit No. 25-PE

​NOTICE - Renewal Permit Issued (effective January 1, 2027)​

The Department has issued t​he renewal permit for the General Permit for Discharges from the Application of Pesticides, effective January 1, 2027.  Existing permittees (registered under the previous 17-PE permit) must submit a Notice of Intent no later than June 30​, 2027 to prevent a lapse in coverage.  ​​​

​Notice of Intent submissions for new and renewal NOIs will be completed through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) online Net Tool. To use this tool, all Decision-makers will require an account through the EPAs Central Data Exchange (CDX) website. Please CLICK HERE​ to get started on making your account. NOTE: At this time, the Maryland 25-PE is NOT live on this site. You CANNOT apply for coverage under our permit at this time as the General Permit is not yet in effect.​​ ​

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All permit documents are available below.

Forms

Permit Information​

• 25-PE Final Permit​
  
• Appendix A - Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
  
• Appendix B - Pesticide Discharge Evaluation Worksheet
  
• Appendix C - Adverse Incident Template
  
• Appendix D - Annual Report Template
  
• Appendix E - Desirable Species Procedures
  

​The 17-PE general permit became effective on April 1, 2020 and expired on March 31, 2025. 

• General Permit​ No. 17-PE 
  
• Appendix A - Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
• Appendix B - Pesticide Discharge Evaluation Worksheet
  
• Appendix C - Adverse Incident Template
• Appendix D - Annual Report Template
• Appendix E - Desirable Species Procedures
  
• Public Notice of Final Determination
• Response to Comments on Tentative Determination 
  
• Fact Sheet
  
  

Contact Info

For more information regarding this permit, please contact the Industrial Stormwater Permits Division at (410) 537-3323 or by email to Lillian Deery at [email protected].
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