Code of Massachusetts Regulations
314 CMR - DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Title 314 CMR 7.00 - Sewer System Extension And Connection Permit Program
Section 7.10 - Permit Conditions
Universal Citation: 314 MA Code of Regs 314.7
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Duration of Permits. Permits shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed five years. The Department may issue any permit for a lesser duration to provide for and assure compliance with all applicable requirements of the State and Federal Acts and regulations adopted thereunder.
(2) Monitoring, Record Keeping, and Reporting Requirements.
(a) A permit may
contain monitoring requirements to assure compliance with permit limitations
and to provide for and assure compliance with all applicable requirements of
the State and Federal Acts and regulations adopted thereunder. The type,
intervals, and frequency of monitoring shall be sufficient to yield data which
are representative of the monitored activity including, when appropriate,
continuous monitoring.
(b) A permit
may contain requirements to report monitoring results with a frequency
dependent on the nature and effect of the discharge.
(c) The permittee shall retain records of all
required monitoring information for a period of three years from the date
recorded unless extended by the Department. This period also shall be extended
for the duration of any enforcement action.
(3) Schedule of Compliance. A permit may, when appropriate, specify a schedule leading to compliance with the State and Federal Act and regulations adopted thereunder. Any such schedule shall require compliance as soon as possible.
(4) Other Conditions.
(a) In addition to
the conditions established under 314 CMR 7.10(1) through (3), a permit may
include other conditions as follows:
1.Requirements to control or abate the
discharge of certain pollutants through the application of best management
practices.
2.Requirements to
prepare and submit periodic operating reports for pretreatment
facilities.
3.Requirements
governing the disposal of sludge from pretreatment facilities.
4.Requirements to implement the provisions of
314 CMR 12.00: Operation and
Maintenance and Pretreatment Standards for Wastewater Treatment Works and
Indirect Dischargers.
(b) In addition to 314 CMR 7.10(4)(a)1.
through 4. applicable to all permits [ 314 CMR 7.10(1) through (4) ], the
Department may establish other conditions relative to the design, construction
or use of the Sewer Extension or Sewer Connection, as deemed necessary by the
Department on a case by case basis: to provide for and assure compliance with
all applicable requirements of the State and Federal Acts and regulations
adopted thereunder; to assure that the discharge does not have a deleterious
effect upon the treatment works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters: or
to assure that the sewer user's activity does not pose a threat to public
health or the environment, or create a public nuisance. These conditions may
establish effluent limitations, standards and applicable pretreatment
requirements (
314 CMR
12.08: Prohibitions and Standards for
Discharge to POTWs); the removal of an adequate amount of infiltration/inflow
and/or the provision of funding and other arrangements to ensure the removal of
an adequate amount of infiltration/inflow.
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