Beginning immediately, IDEM is offering a new incentive for Indiana certified wastewater operators who prepare DMRs, MMRs or MROs and are not already using NetDMR.  If you complete the enrollment process for NetDMR and begin submitting DMRs and MMRs/MROs for the first time using NetDMR (Live/Production), between February 27, 2015, and the effective date of the Federal e-Reporting Rule (anticipated to be by December 31, 2015), or the end of 2015, whichever comes first, IDEM will grant you two technical contact hours toward the renewal of your wastewater operator’s license.

This incentive applies to Indiana certified wastewater operators who have not previously submitted DMRs using the NetDMR application.  This incentive is only available once per person and once per permit.

To begin the enrollment process for NetDMR, please contact your area inspector, or any of the people listed on the accompanying contact list.  You can also go to the IDEM website at http://www.in.gov/idem/6765.htm, scroll down to Step 3, click on the NetDMR Test Website link and begin the process yourself.  Once you have completed the enrollment process and have successfully submitted a complete and accurate DMR using NetDMR (live), you may submit the Wastewater Operator/Apprentice Continuing Education Credit Report (State form 51139) to the Office of Water Quality, Compliance Branch, along with documentation that a DMR has been successfully submitted to IDEM using NetDMR (live/production) to receive your two hours of credit.

U.S. EPA’s proposed federal e-Reporting rule will require all NPDES permit holders to submit their NPDES compliance information electronically.  So here is an opportunity to beat the rush and earn some contact hours at the same time.  Use these links to get started:

* Information about using NetDMR/IDEM NetDMR training materials: http://www.in.gov/idem/6765.htm

* U.S. EPA’s NetDMR test website: https://netdmrtest.epacdx.net/netdmr-web/public/home.htm

* U.S. EPA’s NetDMR live/production website: https://netdmr.epa.gov/netdmr/public/home.htm

 

For more information, please contact Mark Stanifer, Chief of the Compliance Branch in IDEM’s Office of Water Quality, at (317) 232-8431 or mstanife@idem.IN.gov

Please feel free to contact any of the following persons at IDEM with questions about enrollment in or the use of NetDMR:

Helen Demmings                             317-232-8815           HDEMMING@idem.IN.gov

Jeff Ewick                                         317-233-0676            jewick@idem.IN.gov

Jessica Faust-Hamblin                   317-234-1191           jfaust@idem.IN.gov

Rose McDaniel                                317-233-2653           RMCDANIE@idem.IN.gov

Krista McKenna                               317-234-3913           KMckenna@idem.IN.gov

Tammie McNeil                                317-234-4377           tmcneil@idem.IN.gov

H.T. Pham                                         317-233-8770           HTPHAM@idem.IN.gov

Gary Starks                                       317-232-8694           GSTARKS@idem.IN.gov

In addition to the persons listed above, you may also contact your local IDEM wastewater inspector.