Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Deadlines
for submitting registration statement. Any owner seeking coverage under this
general permit shall submit a complete VPDES general permit registration
statement in accordance with this chapter, which shall serve as a notice of
intent for coverage under the general VPDES permit for concrete products
facilities.
1. New facilities. Any owner
proposing a new discharge shall submit a complete registration statement at
least 60 days prior to the date planned for commencement of the discharge or a
later submittal established by the department.
2. Existing facilities.
a. Any owner covered by an individual VPDES
permit that is proposing to be covered by this general permit shall submit a
complete registration statement at least 240 days prior to the expiration date
of the individual VPDES permit or a later submittal established by the
department.
b. Any owner that was
authorized to discharge under the expiring general VPDES permit for concrete
products facilities and that intends to continue coverage under this general
permit shall submit a complete registration statement to the department at
least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit or a later
submittal established by the department.
B. Late registration statements. Registration
statements for existing facilities covered under subdivision A 2 b of this
section will be accepted after the expiration date of this permit, but
authorization to discharge will not be retroactive.
C. The required registration statement shall
contain the following information:
1. Facility
name, address, and telephone number (if available);
2. Facility, owner and permit contact name,
mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
3. Facility's Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) Codes;
4.
Nature of business at facility;
5.
Indicate if the facility is proposed or existing; if the facility has a current
VPDES or VPA Permit; and Permit Numbers for any current VPDES or VPA
Permits;
6. Description of the
wastewater treatment or reuse or recycle systems;
7. Indicate if there are any process
wastewater, commingled process wastewater, and stormwater or stormwater
treatment units designed to operate as "no discharge";
8. If settling basins are used for treatment
and control of process wastewater or commingled process wastewater and
stormwater, indicate the original date of construction, and describe the
materials lining the process or commingled settling basins;
9. Indicate if there are vehicle or equipment
degreasing activities performed on site. If yes, indicate if there is any
process wastewater generated from these activities;
10. Description of any measures employed to
reclaim, reuse, or dispose of the residual concrete materials;
11. A schematic drawing that shows the
sources of water used on the property, the industrial operations contributing
to or using water, the conceptual design of the methods of treatment and
disposal of wastewater and solids, and the stormwater pollution prevention plan
site map pursuant to
9VAC25-193-70 Part II D 2 b (2) for
existing covered facilities and for new facilities if operations have
commenced. See
9VAC25-193-70 Part II D 1 for due
dates;
12. A USGS 7.5-minute
topographic map or equivalent computer-generated map, extending to at least one
mile beyond property boundary, which shows the property boundary, the location
of each of its existing and proposed intake and discharge points, and the
locations of any wells, springs, and other surface water bodies;
13. Discharge outfall information, including
outfall numbers, description of wastewater discharged from each outfall,
estimated flow (gallons per day), receiving water bodies, duration and
frequency of each discharge (hours per day and days per week), and latitude and
longitude of outfall location;
14.
Indicate which stormwater outfalls could operate as substantially identical or
representative outfalls (if any). Provide the following for each:
a. The locations of the outfalls;
b. Why the outfalls are expected to discharge
substantially identical effluents, including, where available, evaluation of
monitoring data;
c. Estimates of
the size of the total (pervious and impervious within property boundaries)
drainage area (in acres or square feet) for each of the outfalls; and
d. An estimate of the runoff coefficient of
the drainage areas (low: under 40%; medium: 40% to 65%; high: above
65%);
15. Indicate if a
stormwater pollution prevention plan has been prepared and the date of the plan
or the most recent update or review of the plan;
16. Whether the facility will discharge to a
municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). If "yes," the facility owner shall
provide evidence that the MS4 owner has been notified of the existence of the
discharge. The notification shall include the following information: the name
of the facility, a contact person and contact information (telephone number and
email), the location of the discharge, the nature of the discharge, and the
facility's VPDES general permit number (if assigned by DEQ);
17. For portable concrete products
operations, submit a closure plan and include the requirements specified by the
operation and maintenance manual in
9VAC25-193-70 Part I B 8 a (4) of
the permit;
18. State Corporation
Commission entity identification number if the facility is required to obtain
an entity identification number by law; and
19. The following certification: "I certify
under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted.
Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system or those
persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information
submitted is to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and
complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
D. The
registration statement shall be signed in accordance with the requirements of
9VAC25-31-110 of the VPDES Permit
Regulation.
E. Where to submit. The
registration statement shall be delivered by either postal or electronic mail
to the DEQ regional office serving the area where the facility is located.
Following notification from the department of the start date for the required
electronic submission of Notice of Intent to Discharge forms (i.e.,
registration statements) as provided for in
9VAC25-31-1020, such forms
submitted after that date shall be electronically submitted to the department
in compliance with
9VAC25-31-1020 and this section.
There shall be at least a three-month notice provided between the notification
from the department and the date after which such forms must be submitted
electronically.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
Virginia, 40 CFR, § 42 of the Clean Water Act, Parts 122, 123, and
124.
