Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article II - Water Resources
Chapter 91 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS
Section 91.27 - General water quality management permit
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
(a) Coverage and purpose. The Department may issue a general water quality management permit, in lieu of issuing individual water quality management permits, for a specific category of wastewater treatment facilities if the wastewater treatment facilities meet the following:
(b) Administration of general permits.
(c) Denial of coverage. The Department may deny coverage under the general permit when one or more of the following conditions exist:
(d) Requiring an individual permit. The Department may revoke, or suspend coverage under a general water quality management permit, and require that an individual water quality management permit be obtained when the permittee has violated one or more of the conditions of the general permit or has violated a provision of this title. Upon notification by the Department that an individual water quality management permit is required for the facility, the owner shall submit a complete water quality management permit application, in conformance with this chapter, within 90 days of receipt of the notification, unless the owner is already in possession of a valid individual water quality management permit for the applicable functions. Failure to submit the application within 90 days shall result in automatic termination of coverage under the general permit. Timely submission of a complete application shall result in continuation of coverage of the applicable facilities under the general permit, when the facility demonstrates that it has undertaken efforts to address the reasons for the revocation or suspension of coverage, until the Department takes final action on the pending individual permit application.
(e) Termination of coverage under a general permit. When an individual water quality management permit is issued for a facility which is covered under a general water quality management permit, the applicability of the general permit to that facility is automatically terminated on the effective date of the individual permit.
The provisions of this § 91.27 issued under section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.5); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20); amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 6 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.6); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 91.21 (relating to applications for permits); and 25 Pa. Code § 91.22 (relating to fees).