Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Deadlines
for submitting registration statements. 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 VPDES general permit regulation for vehicle wash
facilities and laundry 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
board.
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
board.
b. Any owner that was
authorized to discharge under an expiring or expired VPDES general permit for
vehicle wash facilities and laundry facilities and that intends to continue
coverage under this general permit shall submit a complete registration
statement to the board at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the
existing permit or a later submittal established by the board.
c. Any owner of a vehicle wash facility
covered under this permit that had a monthly average flow rate of less than
5,000 gallons per day, and the flow rate increases above a monthly average flow
rate of 5,000 gallons per day, shall submit an amended registration statement
within 60 days of the increased flow or a later submittal established by the
board.
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 the permit, but authorization to discharge will not be
retroactive.
C. The required
registration statement shall contain the following information:
1. Facility name and mailing address, owner
name and mailing address, telephone number, and email address (if
available);
2. Facility street
address (if different from mailing address);
3. Facility operator (local contact) name,
address, telephone number, and email address (if available) if different than
owner;
4. Whether the facility
discharges to surface waters. If "yes," name of receiving stream; if "no,"
describe the discharge;
5. Whether
the facility discharges to a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). If
"yes," the facility owner must provide the name of the MS4 and notify the owner
of the municipal separate storm sewer system of the existence of the discharge
at the time of registration under this permit and include that notification
with the registration statement. The notice shall include the following
information: the name of the facility, a contact person, phone number, email,
the location of the discharge, the nature of the discharge, and the facility's
VPDES general permit number;
6.
Whether the facility has a current VPDES permit. If "yes," provide permit
number;
7. Whether the locality
requires connection to central wastewater treatment facilities;
8. Whether central wastewater treatment
facilities are available to serve the site. If "yes," the option of discharging
to the central wastewater facility must be evaluated and the result of that
evaluation reported here;
9. A USGS
7.5 minute topographic map or equivalent computer generated map showing the
facility discharge locations, latitude and longitude, and receiving
stream;
10. Provide a brief
description of the type of washing activity. Include (as applicable) the type
of vehicles washed, number of vehicle washing bays, and the number of laundry
machines;
11. Highest average
monthly flow rate for each washing activity or combined washing activity,
reported as gallons per day;
12.
Facility line (water balance) drawing;
13. Description of wastewater treatment or
stormwater inlet protection measures;
14. Information on use of chemicals at the
facility. Include detergents, soaps, waxes, and other chemicals;
15. Whether detergent used for washing
vehicles contains more than 0.5% phosphorus by weight;
16. State Corporation Commission entity
identification number if the facility is required to obtain an entity
identification number by law; and
17. 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."
The registration statement shall be signed in accordance with
9VAC25-31-110
of the VPDES Permit Regulation.
D. 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 Notices
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 this section and
9VAC25-31-1020.
There shall be at least three months' 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; § 402 of the Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, and
124.
