Before You Begin

Before you begin using NetDMR, knowing the answers to the questions below will streamline your
activities:

Which type of user are you?

Permittee User - you work for an organization that is required to submit Discharge Monitoring
Reports (DMRs) under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Permittees and Data Providers

What kind of role/access do you want for the permit?

o Signatory: you have authority to sign and submit DMRs on behalf of your organization.
A request for the signatory role requires submission of a subscriber agreement to the
organization that administers your NPDES permit.

How to Create an Account

You can create a NetDMR account by following these steps:
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From the NetDMR Login page Click register for a new account. (Here:
https://netdmr.epa.gov/netdmr/public/create_account.htm )
Fill out the required information on the Create a NetDMR Account page and click Submit.
Confirm that the information is correct on the Verify NetDMR Account Request page and
click Verify.
You will receive an email from NetDMR in the email account you provided; click on the link in
the email.
The Complete NetDMR Account CreatProcess page will open.
Answer the security question, create a password for the account, and enter the password a
second time.
Click Submit to complete the create account process.

Request Access
You can request the following types of roles to access DMRs and CORs associated with a specific
Permit ID using NetDMR:

Read Only
Edit
Signatory
Permit Administrator

Signatory Role
Follow these directions to request the Signatory role for a Permit ID and associated DMRs:
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Login to your NetDMR account.

Click the Request Access menu option at the top of the Request Access to Permits and
Associated DMRs page.
Enter the Permit ID that you would like to access.
Click Update.
Click in the box next to Roles and select Signatory.
Click Add Request.
Confirm the request has been added to the Summary of Access Requests Table at the bottom
of the page and click Submit.

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On the Additional Information Required page, select either:

o "I have the authority to enter into this Agreement for the Permittee under the
applicable standards"
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"I am authorized by the person below who does that the authority to enter into this
Agreement for the Permittee under the applicable standards." AND provide their Name
and Title
Click Submit.
Verify the information displayed and click Confirm.
Click Print Subscriber Agreement.
Fill out any information requested on the hard copy and sign the Subscriber Agreement.
Mail the Agreement to your Regulatory Authority at the address listed at the bottom of the
document.

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