Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. A permit shall specify:
1. Required monitoring, including type,
intervals and frequency, sufficient to yield data that are representative of
the monitored activity;
2.
Requirements concerning the proper use, maintenance, and installation of
monitoring equipment or methods, including biological monitoring methods when
appropriate; and
3. Applicable
reporting requirements based upon the impact of the regulated activity and as
specified in this chapter.
B. A permittee shall be subject to the
following whenever monitoring is required by the permit:
1. The permittee shall retain records at the
permitted facility or another location approved by the department. Records
shall include all records required by the facility permit, these regulations,
or other applicable regulations. Records of all required monitoring
information, including all calibration and maintenance records will be
maintained for at least three years from the sample or measurement date. The
director may request that this period be extended. For operating landfills,
records of the most recent gas and groundwater monitoring event will be
maintained at the facility.
2.
Records of monitoring information shall include:
a. The date, exact place, and time of
sampling or measurements;
b. The
individuals who performed the sampling or measurements;
c. The dates analyses were
performed;
d. The individuals who
performed the analyses;
e. The
analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
3. Required monitoring results
shall be maintained on file for inspection by the department.
C. A permittee shall be subject to
the following reporting requirements:
1.
Written notice of any planned physical alterations to the permitted facility
shall be submitted to the department and approved before such alterations are
to occur, unless such items were included in the plans and specifications
approved by the department.
2.
Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on,
interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule of the
permit, shall be submitted no later than 14 days following each schedule
date.
3. The permittee shall report
to the department any noncompliance or unusual condition that may endanger
health or environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. A written
submission shall also be provided within five days of the time the permittee
becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a
description of the circumstances and its cause; the period of occurrence,
including exact dates and times, and, if the circumstance has not been
corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue. It shall also
contain steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence
of the circumstances resulting in an unusual condition or
noncompliance.
D. Copies
of all reports required by the permit, and records of all data used to complete
the permit application must be retained by the permittee for at least three
years from the date of the report or application. The director may request that
this period be extended.
E. When
the permittee becomes aware that he failed to submit any relevant facts or
submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the
director, he shall promptly submit such omitted facts or the correct
information with an explanation.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC §
6941 et seq.; 40 CFR Part 258.
