3745-33-08 Generic permit conditions.

 

3745-33-08                  Generic permit conditions.

 

 

 

(A)  Each Ohio NPDES permit shall contain the following requirements:

 

(1)   That all discharges authorized under the NPDES permit shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of the permit. The discharge of any pollutants more frequently than or at a level in excess of that identified and authorized by the permit shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the permit; and

 

(2)    That facility expansions, production increases, or process modification which result in new or increased discharges of pollutants must be reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such discharge does not violate effluent limitations specified in the NPDES permit, by submission to the director of notice of such new or increased discharge of pollutants; and

 

(3)    That the permittee shall submit to the Ohio EPA monthly reports containing such information as shall be specified by the director; and

 

(4)   That the permittee shall submit an annual report containing such information as shall be specified by the director; and

 

(5)    That the permittee shall report in such manner as shall be specified by the director, any discharge of pollutants in violation of permit terms and conditions; and

 

(6)   That the point source is equipped with instrumentation to monitor and record data and other information about the operation of the point source, if required by the director. Reports of monitoring results obtained by the permittee shall be submitted annually (or on such a more frequent schedule as is required in the permit) to the Ohio EPA. Monitoring and recording of monitoring results shall be conducted in accordance with regulations adopted or subsequently amended by the administrator, including paragraphs (e) and (j) of 40 C.F.R. 122.41 and 40 C.F.R. 126.61 and 124.62 122.48.

 

(7)    That the permittee shall allow the director or his authorized representative to enter upon the permittee's premises. The authorized representative shall have access to any records required to be kept under the terms of the permit and may copy any such records. The director or his authorized representative shall

 

 

have access to any monitoring equipment or wastewater treatment facilities operated by the permittee for the purpose of inspecting such equipment or method required in the permit and shall have access to point sources for the purposes of sampling the discharge; and

(8)   That the permittee shall maintain in good working order and operate at optimum levels in accordance with good engineering practices any wastewater treatment facilities or control systems installed to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit regardless of the quality of the effluent; and

(9)    That the permittee shall provide adequately trained and qualified personnel as required by Chapter 3745-7 of the Administrative Code to operate such wastewater treatment facilities; and

(10) That the permittee for a government-owned disposal system or any other "publicly owned treatment works" as defined in the act shall:

(a) Report new introduction of industrial waste or other wastes and substantial changes in volume or character thereof being introduced into such systems or works from "industrial users" as defined in section 502 of the act; and

(b) Report any new introduction of pollutants into such treatment works from a source which would be a new source as defined in section 306 of the act if such source were discharging pollutants; and

(c) Require any industrial user to such treatment works to comply with the requirements of sections 204(b), 207 and 308 of the act. The permittee shall require that each industrial user subject to the requirements of section 307 of the act submit periodic notice that demonstrates what progress has been made toward full compliance with the requirements of section 307 of the act. Such notice shall be forwarded to the director at or notice shall include information on the quality and quantity of wastes introduced into treatment works or systems and anticipated impact of such change in the quantity or quality of effluent to be discharge.

(11)(10) That the permit may be modified, suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including but not limited to:

(a)   Violation of any terms or conditions of the permit;

(b)    Obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all

relevant facts; and

(c)    A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge.

(12)(11) That if a toxic effluent standard or prohibition (including a schedule of compliance) is established under section 307 (a) of the act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the permittee's discharge and such standards or prohibition (including a schedule of compliance) is more stringent than any limitation upon such pollutant in the NPDES permit, the director shall modify the permit in accordance with the toxic effluent standard and so notify the permittee.

(B)   No NPDES permit shall be issued for a semi-public disposal system whenever the sewage system of a publicly owned treatment works is available and accessible in accordance with section 6117.51 of the Revised Code.

(C)   Not withstanding the issuance or non-issuance of an NPDES permit to a semi-public disposal system, whenever the sewage system of a publicly owned treatment works becomes available and accessible, the permittee operating any semi-public disposal system shall abandon the semi-public disposal system and connect it into the publicly owned treatment works.

(D)   The director may include in an Ohio NPDES permit any other terms or conditions he finds reasonable and appropriate for the prevention and abatement of pollution.

Effective:                                12/30/2002

R.C. 119.032 review dates:    3/25/2002 and 12/30/2007

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

08/30/2002 08:13 AM

Date

Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	6111.03
Rule Amplifies:	6111.03

Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1973, 2/28/1990,

10/31/1997