Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
Without first obtaining a permit from the Director, a person may not:
(a) Discharge any wastes into the waters of
the state from any industrial or commercial establishment or activity or any
disposal system;
(b) Construct,
install, modify, or operate any disposal system or part thereof or any
extension or addition thereto;
(c)
Increase in volume or strength any wastes in excess of the discharges
authorized under an existing permit;
(d) Construct, install, operate, or conduct
any industrial, commercial, or other establishment or activity, or any
extension or modification of or addition to them, if the operation or conduct
would cause an increase in the discharge of wastes into the waters of the state
or would otherwise unlawfully alter the physical, chemical, or biological
properties of any waters of the state;
(e) Construct or use any new outlet for
discharging any wastes into the waters of the state.
(2) A person must obtain a valid NPDES permit
before that person discharges pollutants into navigable waters from a point
source. A person must also obtain a valid NPDES permit before that person
discharges stormwater subject to permit requirements in
40
C.F.R. §
122.26 or §
122.33,
including stormwater from large, medium, and regulated small municipal separate
storm sewer systems and stormwater associated with industrial or construction
activity.
(3) A valid NPDES permit
satisfies the requirements of section (1) of this rule.
(4) A person discharging wastes into a
sewerage system is not required to obtain a WPCF or NPDES permit if the owner
of such sewerage system has a valid WPCF or NPDES permit. The person
discharging must comply with all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations
regarding water pollution.
(a) The owner of a
sewerage system is responsible for controlling and treating the wastes the
owner allows to be discharged into the system.
(b) Each user of the sewerage system must
comply with applicable toxic and pretreatment standards and the recording,
reporting, monitoring, entry, inspection, and sampling requirements of the
Commission and the Federal Act and regulations and guidelines issued pursuant
thereto.
(5) Each person
required by sections (1) and (2) of this rule to obtain a permit must:
(a) Promptly apply to DEQ for the
permit;
(b) Fulfill all terms and
conditions of the permit issued;
(c) Comply with applicable federal and state
requirements, effluent standards, and limitations including but not limited to
those contained in or established under sections 204, 301, 302, 304, 306, 307,
402, and 403 of the Federal Act and applicable federal and state water quality
standards; and
(d) Comply with
DEQ's requirements for recording, reporting, monitoring, entry, inspection, and
sampling, and make no false statements, representations, or certifications in
any form, notice, report, or document required.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
468.020,
468B.020 & 468B.035
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
468.065,
468B.015,
468B.035 &
468B.050
