Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) In addition to the requirements of WAC
173-226-070,
173-226-090, and
173-226-180, each general permit
shall require:
(a) All discharges authorized
by the general permit shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of the
permit.
(b) Any facility
expansions, production increases, or process modifications that would result in
new or increased discharges of pollutants causing effluent limitations in the
general permit to be exceeded or beyond which was reported in the application
for coverage, must be reported to the department by submission of a new
application or supplement thereto.
(c) Unless notified to the contrary by the
department all notices submitted pursuant to (b) of this subsection shall
comply with the application requirements of WAC
173-226-200(3).
(d) Any discharge of any pollutant more
frequent than or at a level in excess of that identified and authorized by the
general permit shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the
general permit.
(e) The director
may terminate coverage under a general permit for cause. Cases where coverage
under a general permit may be terminated include, but are not limited to, those
contained in WAC
173-226-240(1).
(f) The director may require any discharger
to apply for and obtain an individual permit, or to apply for and obtain
coverage under another more specific general permit.
(g) General permits may be issued, modified,
revoked and reissued, or terminated in accordance with the other provisions of
this chapter. Grounds for modification or revocation and reissuance include but
are not limited to those contained in WAC
173-226-230.
(h) The permittee shall allow the department
or its authorized representative, upon the presentation of credentials and such
other documents as may be required by law, at reasonable times:
(i) To enter upon permittee's premises in
which an effluent source is located or in which any records are required to be
kept under terms and conditions of the permit;
(ii) To have access to, and to copy at
reasonable cost, any records required to be kept under terms and conditions of
the permit;
(iii) To inspect any
monitoring equipment or method required in the permit; and/or
(iv) To sample any discharge of
pollutants.
(i) The
permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain any facilities or
systems of control to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of the
general permit. Where design criteria have been established, the permittee
shall not allow flows or waste loadings to exceed approved design criteria, or
approved revisions thereto.
(j) The
discharge of pollutants resulting from activities not covered under the general
permit for which the discharger has requested coverage, shall be a violation of
the terms and conditions of the general permit.
(2) General permits shall specify the
contents of the application for coverage, the deadlines for submitting
applications for coverage, the date(s) and/or the process by which coverage is
granted, and the criteria for coverage.
(3) Any discharger authorized by a general
permit may request to be excluded from coverage under the general permit by
applying for and being issued an individual permit. The discharger shall submit
to the director an application as described in WAC
173-220-040, with reasons
supporting the request. The director shall either issue an individual permit or
deny the request with a statement explaining the reason for denial.
(4) When an individual permit is issued to a
discharger otherwise subject to a general permit, the applicability of the
general permit to that permittee is automatically terminated on the effective
date of the individual permit.
Statutory Authority:
Chapter
90.48 RCW. 93-10-099
(Order 92-55), § 173-226-080, filed 5/5/93, effective
5/19/93.