Which sector
covers your facility?
Search by what happens on site — a process, a material, an industry name, or a SIC code — and find the matching EPA Multi-Sector General Permit fact sheet, out of all 29 industrial sectors.
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SECTOR ATimber Products Facilities
Log storage/handling, sawmills, planing mills, wood preserving, plywood & veneer, wood buildings.
SECTOR BPaper and Allied Products Manufacturing Facilities
Pulp mills, paper & paperboard mills, converted paper products.
SECTOR CChemical and Allied Products Manufacturing and Refining
Industrial chemicals, plastics & resins, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, soaps.
SECTOR DAsphalt Paving and Roofing Materials & Lubricant Manufacturers
Asphalt paving mixtures, asphalt roofing materials, lubricating oil & grease manufacturing.
SECTOR EGlass, Clay, Cement, Concrete, and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
Glass products, cement & concrete (incl. ready-mix), brick & clay products, gypsum/plaster, pottery.
SECTOR FPrimary Metals Facilities
Steel mills, iron & steel foundries, nonferrous metal smelting & rolling, blast furnaces.
SECTOR GMetal Mining (Ore Mining and Dressing) Facilities
Copper, iron, gold, lead-zinc and other metallic ore mining and ore dressing/processing.
SECTOR HCoal Mines and Coal Mining-Related Facilities
Surface & underground coal mining, coal preparation plants, coal handling and storage.
SECTOR IOil and Gas Extraction Facilities
Drilling, production, well pads, and related oil & gas extraction activities.
SECTOR JMineral Mining and Processing Facilities
Sand & gravel, crushed stone, quarries, phosphate rock, and other nonmetallic mineral mining.
SECTOR KHazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facilities
Facilities permitted or interim-status under RCRA to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste.
SECTOR LLandfills and Land Application Sites
Municipal and industrial landfills, land application and dedicated disposal sites.
SECTOR MAutomobile Salvage Yards
Vehicle dismantling, salvage and recycling yards handling used/wrecked automobiles.
SECTOR NScrap Recycling and Waste Recycling Facilities
Scrap metal processing, recyclable material recovery facilities (MRFs), waste recyclers.
SECTOR OSteam Electric Power Generating Facilities (incl. coal handling areas)
Electric utility power plants, including coal handling areas at those facilities.
SECTOR PMotor Freight, Passenger Transportation, Petroleum Bulk Stations/Terminals, Rail, and USPS Transportation Facilities
Trucking terminals, bus terminals, petroleum bulk oil stations/terminals, rail yards, USPS vehicle facilities.
SECTOR QWater Transportation Facilities with Vehicle Maintenance or Equipment Cleaning
Ports, terminals, and marine facilities that maintain vehicles/vessels or clean equipment.
SECTOR RShip and Boat Building or Repair Yards
Shipyards and boatyards for new construction, repair, or maintenance of vessels.
SECTOR SVehicle Maintenance, Equipment Cleaning, or Deicing Areas at Air Transportation Facilities
Airports and air transport facilities with vehicle/aircraft maintenance, cleaning, or deicing areas.
SECTOR TTreatment Works
Wastewater treatment plants and sewage treatment works meeting the SIC 4952 threshold.
SECTOR UFood and Kindred Products Facilities
Food & beverage processing, meat/poultry packing, dairy, canning, bakeries, grain milling.
SECTOR VTextile Mills, Apparel, and Other Fabric Product Manufacturing
Textile mills, apparel manufacturing, dyeing & finishing, other fabric products.
SECTOR WWood and Metal Furniture and Fixture Manufacturing
Furniture and fixture manufacturing, including wood kitchen cabinets, and finishing/painting.
SECTOR XPrinting and Publishing Facilities
Commercial printing, publishing, newspaper printing, bookbinding.
SECTOR YRubber, Miscellaneous Plastic Products, and Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Rubber & tire manufacturing, plastic products, toys, jewelry, and other misc. manufacturing.
SECTOR ZLeather Tanning and Finishing Facilities
Tanneries and leather finishing operations.
SECTOR AAFabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Facilities
Metal stamping, machine shops, structural metal, metal coating & engraving, hardware.
SECTOR ABTransportation Equipment, Industrial or Commercial Machinery Manufacturing
Automobile & aircraft manufacturing, railroad equipment, industrial and commercial machinery.
SECTOR ACElectronic, Electrical Equipment & Components, Photographic and Optical Goods Manufacturing
Electronics & electrical equipment manufacturing, computers, semiconductors, cameras, optical goods.