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### T h i s p e r m i t t a ke s effe ct o n N ove m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 0 . T h e p rov i s i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t a re s eve ra b l e . Aft e r n ot i c e a n d o p p o rt u n i t y f o r a h e a r i n g , t h i s p e r m i t m ay b e m o d i f i e d , s u s p e n d e d , o r r evo k e d i n w h o l e o r i n p a rt d u r i n g i t s t e r m i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s . O n i t s e ff e ct i ve d at e t h i s p e r m i t s h a l l s u p e rs e d e N P D E S P e r m i t N o . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 , ex p i r i n g O ct o b e r 1 , 2 0 0 9
. T h i s p e r m i t a n d t h e a u t h o r i z at i o n t o d i s c h a rg e s h a l l ex p i re at m i d n i g h t , O ct o b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 . I n o rd e r t o re c e i ve a u t h o r i z at i o n t o d i s c h a rg e b e yo n d t h e d at e of ex p i r at i o n , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t a n a p p l i c at i o n w h i c h c o n t a i n s s u c h i n f o r m at i o n , f o r m s , a n d f e e s a s a re re q u i re d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t of N at u ra l R e s o u rc e s a n d E n v i ro n m e n t ( D e p a rt m e n t ) b y A p r i l 4 , 2 0 1 4 . I s s u e d S e p t e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 0 b y D a n i e l D e l l , C h i e f , P e r m i t s S e ct i o n , W at e r R e s o u rc e s D i v i s i o n . B a s e d o n a re q u e s t a m e n d m e n t s u b m i tt e d o n J u n e 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 , t h i s p e r m i t wa s m o d i f i e d ( m i n o r) o n J u n e 2 5 , 2 0 1 3
. O r i g i n a l P e r m i t S i g n e d b y P h i l i p A rg i roff P h i l i p A rg i roff , C h i e f P e r m i t s S e ct i o n W at e r R e s o u rc e s D i v i s i o nP E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 of 2 5 

## P E R M I T F E E R E Q U I R E M E N T S I n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h S e ct i o n 3 2 4
. 3 1 2 0 of t h e M i c h i g a n A ct , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a k e p a ym e n t of a n a n n u a l p e r m i t f e e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o r e a c h O ct o b e r 1 t h e p e r m i t i s i n e ff e ct re g a rd l e s s of o c c u r re n c e of d i s c h a rg e . T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t t h e f e e i n re s p o n s e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t ' s a n n u a l n ot i c e . T h e f e e s h a l l b e p o s t m a r k e d b y J a n u a ry 1 5 f o r n ot i c e s m a i l e d b y D e c e m b e r 1
. T h e f e e i s d u e n o l at e r t h a n 4 5 d ays aft e r re c e i v i n g t h e n ot i c e f o r n ot i c e s m a i l e d aft e r D e c e m b e r 1
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. 3 1 1 8 of t h e M i c h i g a n A ct , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a k e p a ym e n t of a n a n n u a l s t o r m wat e r f e e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o r e a c h J a n u a ry 1 t h e p e r m i t i s i n e ff e ct re g a rd l e s s of o c c u r re n c e of d i s c h a rg e . T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t t h e f e e i n re s p o n s e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t ' s a n n u a l n ot i c e . T h e f e e s h a l l b e p o s t m a r k e d b y M a rc h 1 5 f o r n ot i c e s m a i l e d b y F e b r u a ry 1
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. 5 . of t h i s p e r m i t a n d s h a l l b e ava i l a b l e f o r rev i e w b y t h e d e p a rt m e n t u p o n re q u e s t . T ox i c i t y t e s t d at a a c c e p t a b i l i t y i s c o n t i n g e n t u p o n t h e va l i d at i o n of t h e t e s t m e t h o d b y t h e t e s t i n g l a b o rat o ry . S u c h va l i d at i o n s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t u p o n re q u e s t . T h e D e p a rt m e n t w i l l re v i e w t h e t ox i c i t y d at a s u b m i tt e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o d e t e r m i n e i f t h e a c u t e t ox i c i ty re q u i re m e n t s of R u l e 3 2 3
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. 1 2 1 9 , u p o n w r i tt e n n ot i f i c at i o n b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t , t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a p p l y . W i t h i n 9 0 d ays of t h e a b o ve n ot i f i c at i o n , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l i m p l e m e n t a T ox i c i ty R e d u ct i o n E va l u at i o n ( T R E )
. T h e o bj e ct i v e of t h e T R E s h a l l b e t o re d u c e t h e t ox i c i t y of t h e f i n a l e ff l u e n t f ro m m o n i t o r i n g p o i n t 0 0 1 A t o < 1
. 0 a c u t e t ox i c u n i t ( T U A) w i t h i n t h re e ( 3 ) ye a rs of n ot i f i c at i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g d o c u m e n t s a re ava i l a b l e a s g u i d a n c e t o re d u c e t ox i c i t y t o a c c e p t a b l e l e ve l s : P h a s e I , E P A /6 0 0/6 - 9 1 /0 0 3 ; P h a s e I I , E P A /6 0 0/ R - 9 2/0 8 0 ; P h a s e I I I , E P A /6 0 0/ R - 9 2/0 8 1 ; a n d P u b l i c l y O w n e d T re at m e n t W o r ks ( P O TW s ) , E P A /8 3 3 B - 9 9/0 0 2
. A n n u a l p ro g r e s s re p o rt s s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys of t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e l a s t t e s t of e a c h a n n u a l c yc l e . 2 ) T h i s p e r m i t m ay b e m o d i f i e d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s t o i n c l u d e a d d i t i o n a l w h o l e e ff l u e n t t ox i c i t y c o n t r o l re q u i re m e n t s a s n e c e s s a ry . j
. C h ro n i c T ox i c i ty R e q u i re m e n t s T e s t s p e c i e s s h a l l i n c l u d e Ce r i o d aphni a dubi a . T e s t i n g a n d re p o rt i n g p ro c e d u re s s h a l l f o l l o w p ro c e d u re s c o n t a i n e d i n E P A /6 0 0/4 - 9 1 /0 0 2 , “ S h o rt - t e r m M e t h o d s f o r E s t i m at i n g t h e C h ro n i c T ox i c i t y of E ff l u e n t s a n d R e c e i v i n g W at e rs t o F re s h w at e r O rg a n i s m s ( F o u rt h E d i t i o n )
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. C o m p l e t e d t ox i c i t y t e s t re p o rt s f o r e a c h t e s t c o n d u ct e d s h a l l b e re t a i n e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e re q u i re m e n t s of P a rt I I
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. 5 . of t h i s p e r m i t a n d s h a l l b e ava i l a b l e f o r rev i e w b y t h e d e p a rt m e n t u p o n re q u e s t . T ox i c i ty t e s t d at a a c c e p t a b i l i t y i s c o n t i n g e n t u p o n t h e va l i d at i o n of t h e t e s t m e t h o d b y t h e t e s t i n g l a b o rat o ry . S u c h va l i d at i o n s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t u p o n re q u e s t . T h e D e p a rt m e n t w i l l re v i e w t h e t ox i c i t y d at a s u b m i tt e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o d e t e r m i n e i f t h e a c u t e a n d c h ro n i c t ox i c i t y re q u i re m e n t s of R u l e 3 2 3
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. 1 2 1 9 , u p o n w r i tt e n n ot i f i c at i o n b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t , t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a p p l y . W i t h i n 9 0 d ays of t h e a b o ve n ot i f i c at i o n , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l i m p l e m e n t a T ox i c i ty R e d u ct i o n E va l u at i o n ( T R E )
. T h e o bj e ct i v e of t h e T R E s h a l l b e t o re d u c e t h e t ox i c i t y of t h e f i n a l e ff l u e n t f ro m m o n i t o r i n g p o i n t 0 0 1 A t o < 1
. 0 c h ro n i c t ox i c u n i t ( T U C ) w i t h i n t h re e ( 3 ) ye a rs of n ot i f i c at i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g d o c u m e n t s a re ava i l a b l e a s g u i d a n c e t o re d u c e t ox i c i t y t o a c c e p t a b l e l e ve l s : P h a s e I , E P A /6 0 0/6 - 9 1 /0 0 3 ( a c u t e ) a n d E P A /6 0 0/6 - 9 1 /0 0 5 F ( c h ro n i c ) ; P h a s e I I , E P A /6 0 0/ R - 9 2/0 8 0 ( a c u t e a n d c h ro n i c ) ; P h a s e I I I , E P A /6 0 0/ R - 9 2/0 8 1 ( a c u t e a n d c h ro n i c ) ; a n d P u b l i c l y O w n e d T re at m e n t W o r ks ( P OTW s ) , E P A /8 3 3 B - 9 9/0 0 2
. A n n u a l p r o g re s s re p o rt s s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys of t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e l a s t t e s t of e a c h a n n u a l cyc l e . 2 ) T h i s p e r m i t m ay b e m o d i f i e d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h a p p l i c a b l e l a ws a n d r u l e s t o i n c l u d e a d d i t i o n a l w h o l e e ff l u e n t t ox i c i t y c o n t r o l re q u i re m e n t s a s n e c e s s a ry . 

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. S u c h d i s c h a r g e s h a l l b e l i m i t e d a n d m o n i t o r e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e a s s p e c i f i e d b e l o w . T h e s e re q u i re m e n t s d o n ot a p p l y t o s t o r m wat e r r u n off a u t h o r i z e d t o b e d i s c h a rg e d f ro m o u tf a l l 0 0 1 u n d e r P a rt I
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. S t o r m wat e r m ay n ot b e d i s c h a rg e d i f : 1 ) t h e re c e i v i n g wat e r w i l l c o n t a i n u n n at u ra l t u r b i d i t y , c o l o r , o i l f i l m s , f l o at i n g s o l i d s , f o a m s , s e tt l e a b l e s o l i d s , s u s p e n d e d s o l i d s , o r d e p o s i t s a s a re s u l t of t h i s d i s c h a rg e ; o r 2 ) t h e p e r m i tt e e k n ows , o r h a s re a s o n t o b e l i ev e , t h e s t o r m wat e r c o n t a i n s c o n t a m i n a n t s f ro m t h e s i t e t h at m ay c a u s e a v i o l at i o n of t h e W at e r Q u a l i t y S t a n d a rd s . b
. W at e r T re at m e n t Ad d i t i ve s T h i s p e r m i t d o e s n ot a u t h o r i z e t h e d i s c h a rg e of wa t e r a d d i t i ve s w i t h o u t a p p ro va l f ro m t h e D e p a rt m e n t . W at e r a d d i t i v e s i n c l u d e a n y m at e r i a l t h at i s a d d e d t o wat e r u s e d at t h e f a c i l i t y o r t o a wa s t e wat e r g e n e r at e d b y t h e f a c i l i ty t o c o n d i t i o n o r t re at t h e wat e r . I n t h e e ve n t a p e r m i tt e e p r o p o s e s t o d i s c h a r g e wat e r a d d i t i ve s , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t a re q u e s t t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o r a p p ro va l
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. S u c h r e q u e s t s s h a l l b e s e n t t o t h e S u rf a c e W at e r As s e s s m e n t S e ct i o n , W at e r R e s o u rc e s D i v i s i o n , D e p a rt m e n t of N at u ra l R e s o u rc e s a n d E n v i ro n m e n t , P
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. W r i tt e n a p p ro va l f ro m t h e D e p a rt m e n t t o d i s c h a rg e s u c h a d d i t i ve s at s p e c i f i e d l e ve l s s h a l l b e o b t a i n e d p r i o r t o d i s c h a rg e b y t h e p e r m i tt e e . A d d i t i o n a l m o n i t o r i n g a n d re p o rt i n g m ay b e re q u i re d a s a c o n d i t i o n f o r t h e a p p ro va l t o d i s c h a rg e t h e a d d i t i ve . A re q u e s t t o d i s c h a r g e wat e r a d d i t i v e s s h a l l i n c l u d e a l l of t h e f o l l o w i n g wat e r a d d i t i v e u s a g e a n d d i s c h a rg e i n f o r m at i o n : a . M at e r i a l S af e ty D at a S h e e t ; b
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. F a ct o rs t o b e c o n s i d e re d i n c l u d e s i g n i f i c a n c e of s o u rc e s , e c o n o m i c c o n s i d e r at i o n s , a n d t e c h n i c a l a n d t re at a b i l i t y c o n s i d e rat i o n s . O n o r b e f o re M a rc h 3 1 of e a c h ye a r , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t a s t at u s re p o rt f o r t h e p re v i o u s c a l e n d a r ye a r t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t t h at i n c l u d e s 1 ) t h e m o n i t o r i n g re s u l t s f o r t h e p re v i o u s ye a r , 2 ) a n u p d at e d l i s t of p ot e n t i a l m e rc u ry s o u rc e s , a n d 3 ) a s u m m a ry of a l l a ct i o n s t a k e n t o re d u c e o r e l i m i n at e i d e n t i f i e d s o u rc e s of m e rc u ry . A n y i n f o r m at i o n g e n e rat e d a s a re s u l t of t h e P o l l u t a n t M i n i m i z at i o n P ro g ra m s e t fo rt h i n t h i s p e r m i t m ay b e u s e d t o s u p p o rt a re q u e s t t o m o d i fy t h e a p p rov e d p ro g ra m o r t o d e m o n s t rat e t h at t h e P o l l u t a n t M i n i m i z at i o n P ro g r a m re q u i re m e n t h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d s at i s f a ct o r i l y . A re q u e s t f o r m o d i f i c at i o n o f t h e a p p ro ve d p ro g ra m a n d s u p p o rt i n g d o c u m e n t at i o n s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d i n w r i t i n g t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o r rev i e w a n d a p p rov a l
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. T h i s p e r m i t m ay b e m o d i f i e d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s t o i n c l u d e a d d i t i o n a l m e rc u ry c o n d i t i o n s a n d /o r l i m i t at i o n s a s n e c e s s a ry .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 9 of 2 5 

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. 2 0 0 9 of t h e M i c h i g a n A d m i n i s t rat i ve C o d e ) t h at o c c u r re d at a re a s t h at a re ex p o s e d t o p re c i p i t at i o n o r t h at ot h e rw i s e d i s c h a rg e t o a p o i n t s o u rc e at t h e f a c i l i ty . T h e l i s t i n g s h a l l i n c l u d e s p i l l s a n d l e a ks t h at o c c u r re d o ve r t h e t h re e ( 3 ) ye a rs p r i o r t o t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e p l a n o r l at e s t u p d at e of t h e p l a n ; t h e d at e , vo l u m e a n d ex a ct l o c at i o n of re l e a s e ; a n d t h e a ct i o n t a k e n t o c l e a n u p t h e m at e r i a l a n d/o r p rev e n t ex p o s u re t o s t o r m wat e r r u n off o r c o n t a m i n at i o n of s u rf a c e wat e rs of t h e s t at e . A n y re l e a s e t h at o c c u rs aft e r t h e p l a n h a s b e e n d ev e l o p e d s h a l l b e c o n t ro l l e d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e p l a n a n d i s c a u s e f o r t h e p l a n t o b e u p d at e d a s a p p ro p r i at e w i t h i n 1 4 c a l e n d a r d ays of o b t a i n i n g k n ow l e d g e of t h e s p i l l o r l o s s ; a n d d ) I f t h e re i s a T ot a l M ax i m u m D a i l y L o a d ( T M D L ) e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o r t h e re c e i v i n g wat e rs , w h i c h re s t r i ct s t h e d i s c h a rg e of a n y of t h e i d e n t i f i e d s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s o r c o n s t i t u e n t s of t h o s e m at e r i a l s , t h e n t h e SW P P P s h a l l i d e n t i fy t h e l eve l of c o n t ro l f o r t h o s e m at e r i a l s n e c e s s a ry t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e T M D L , a n d a n e s t i m at e of t h e c u r re n t a n n u a l l o a d o f t h o s e m at e r i a l s v i a s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e s t o t h e re c e i v i n g s t re a m . 3 ) A n e va l u at i o n of t h e re a s o n a b l e p o t e n t i a l f o r c o n t r i b u t i o n of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s t o r u n off f ro m at l e a s t t h e f o l l o w i n g a re a s o r a ct i v i t i e s : l o a d i n g , u n l o a d i n g , a n d ot h e r m at e r i a l h a n d l i n g o p e rat i o n s ; o u t d o o r s t o ra g e , i n c l u d i n g s e c o n d a ry c o n t a i n m e n t s t r u ct u re s ; o u t d o o r m a n u f a ct u r i n g o r p ro c e s s i n g a ct i v i t i e s ; s i g n i f i c a n t d u s t o r p a rt i c u l at e g e n e rat i n g p ro c e s s e s ; d i s c h a rg e f ro m ve n t s , s t a c ks a n d a i r e m i s s i o n c o n t ro l s ; o n - s i t e wa s t e d i s p o s a l p ra ct i c e s ; m a i n t e n a n c e a n d c l e a n i n g of ve h i c l e s , m a c h i n e s a n d e q u i p m e n t ; s i t e s of ex p o s e d a n d/o r e ro d i b l e s o i l ; s i t e s of e n v i ro n m e n t a l c o n t a m i n at i o n l i s t e d u n d e r P a rt 2 0 1 ( E n v i ro n m e n t a l R e s p o n s e ) of t h e M i c h i g a n A ct ; a re a s of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l re s i d u e ; a n d o t h e r a re a s w h e re s t o r m wat e r m ay c o n t a ct s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 0 of 2 5 

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. T h e p ro c e d u re s s h a l l i d e n t i f y m e a s u re s t o p reve n t t h e s p i l l e d m at e r i a l s o r m at e r i a l re s i d u e s o n t h e o u t s i d e of c o n t a i n e rs f ro m b e i n g d i s c h a rg e d i n t o s t o r m wat e r . T h e p l a n m ay i n c l u d e , b y r e f e re n c e , re q u i re m e n t s of e i t h e r a P o l l u t i o n I n c i d e n t P re ve n t i o n P l a n ( P I P P ) p re p a re d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e P a rt 5 R u l e s ( R u l e s 3 2 4
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. 5 ) I d e n t i f i c at i o n of a re a s t h at , d u e t o t o p o g r a p h y , a ct i v i t i e s , o r ot h e r f a ct o rs , h ave a h i g h p ot e n t i a l f o r s i g n i f i c a n t s o i l e ro s i o n . T h e p l a n s h a l l a l s o i d e n t i f y m e a s u re s u s e d t o c o n t ro l s o i l e ro s i o n a n d s e d i m e n t at i o n . 6 ) A d e s c r i p t i o n of e m p l o ye e t ra i n i n g p ro g ra m s w h i c h w i l l b e i m p l e m e n t e d t o i n f o r m a p p ro p r i at e p e rs o n n e l at a l l l e ve l s of re s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e c o m p o n e n t s a n d g o a l s of t h e p l a n . T h e p l a n s h a l l i d e n t i f y p e r i o d i c d at e s f o r s u c h t ra i n i n g . 7 ) I d e n t i f i c at i o n of a ct i o n s t o l i m i t t h e d i s c h a rg e of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s i n o rd e r t o c o m p l y w i t h T M D L re q u i re m e n t s . 8 ) I d e n t i f i c at i o n of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s ex p e ct e d t o b e p r e s e n t i n s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e s f o l l o w i n g i m p l e m e n t at i o n of n o n - s t r u ct u ra l p re ve n t at i ve m e a s u re s a n d s o u rc e c o n t ro l s . c . S t r u ct u ra l C o n t ro l s f o r P re v e n t i o n a n d T re at m e n t W h e re i m p l e m e n t at i o n of t h e m e a s u re s re q u i re d b y P r eve n t i ve M e a s u re s a n d S o u rc e C o n t ro l s , N o n - S t r u ct u ra l ; a b ov e ; d o e s n ot c o n t ro l s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e s i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h W at e r Q u a l i ty S t a n d a rd s , b e l o w , t h e p l a n s h a l l p ro v i d e a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e l o c at i o n , f u n ct i o n , a n d d e s i g n c r i t e r i a of s t r u ct u ra l c o n t ro l s f o r p rev e n t i o n a n d t re at m e n t . S t r u ct u ra l c o n t ro l s m ay b e n e c e s s a ry : 1 ) t o p re ve n t u n c o n t a m i n at e d s t o r m wat e r f ro m c o n t a ct i n g o r b e i n g c o n t a ct e d b y s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s , a n d /o rP E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 1 of 2 5 

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. Ke e p i n g P l a n s C u r re n t 1 ) T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l re v i e w t h e p l a n o n o r b e f o re M a rc h 2 8 of e a c h ye a r , a n d m a i n t a i n w r i tt e n s u m m a r i e s of t h e rev i e ws . B a s e d o n t h e re v i e w , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l a m e n d t h e p l a n a s n e e d e d t o e n s u re c o n t i n u e d c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . 2 ) T h e p l a n s h a l l a l s o b e u p d at e d o r a m e n d e d w h e n ev e r c h a n g e s o r s p i l l s at t h e f a c i l i t y i n c re a s e o r h av e t h e p ot e n t i a l t o i n c re a s e t h e ex p o s u re of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s t o s t o r m wat e r , o r w h e n t h e p l a n i s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e o r t h e D e p a rt m e n t t o b e i n e ff e ct i ve i n a c h i e v i n g t h e g e n e r a l o bj e ct i ve s of c o n t ro l l i n g p o l l u t a n t s i n s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a r g e s a s s o c i at e d w i t h i n d u s t r i a l a ct i v i t y . U p d a t e s b a s e d o n i n c re a s e d a ct i v i ty at t h e f a c i l i ty s h a l l i n c l u d e a d e s c r i p t i o n of h o w t h e p e r m i tt e e i n t e n d s t o c o n t ro l a n y n e w s o u rc e s of s i g n i f i c a n t m at e r i a l s o r re s p o n d t o a n d p rev e n t s p i l l s i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e re q u i re m e n t s of S o u rc e I d e n t i f i c at i o n ; P re ve n t i ve M e a s u re s a n d S o u rc e C o n t ro l s , N o n - S t r u ct u ra l ; a n d S t r u ct u ra l C o n t ro l s f o r P re v e n t i o n a n d T re at m e n t ; a b ov e . 3 ) T h e D e p a rt m e n t o r a u t h o r i z e d re p re s e n t at i ve m ay n o t i fy t h e p e r m i tt e e at a n y t i m e t h at t h e p l a n d o e s n ot m e e t m i n i m u m re q u i re m e n t s . S u c h n ot i f i c at i o n s h a l l i d e n t i f y w h y t h e p l a n d o e s n ot m e e t m i n i m u m re q u i re m e n t s . T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a k e t h e re q u i re d c h a n g e s t o t h e p l a n w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys aft e r s u c h n ot i f i c at i o n f ro m t h e D e p a rt m e n t o r a u t h o r i z e d re p re s e n t at i ve , a n d s h a l l s u b m i t t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t a w r i tt e n c e rt i f i c at i o n t h at t h e re q u e s t e d c h a n g e s h av e b e e n m a d e . e . C e rt i f i e d S t o r m W at e r O p e rat o r U p d at e I f t h e c e rt i f i e d o p e r at o r h a s c h a n g e d o r a n a d d i t i o n a l c e rt i f i e d s t o r m wat e r o p e rat o r i s a d d e d , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l p r ov i d e t h e n a m e a n d c e rt i f i c at i o n n u m b e r of t h e n e w o p e rat o r t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t . T h e n e w o p e rat o r s h a l l re v i e w a n d s i g n t h e p l a n . f
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. T h e p l a n s h a l l b e r e t a i n e d o n s i t e of t h e f a c i l i t y t h at g e n e rat e s t h e s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e . 2 ) T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a k e p l a n s , re p o rt s , l o g b o o ks , r u n off q u a l i t y d at a , a n d s u p p o rt i n g d o c u m e n t s ava i l a b l e u p o n r e q u e s t t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t o r a u t h o r i z e d re p re s e n t at i ve . g . R e c o rd K e e p i n g T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a i n t a i n re c o rd s of a l l i n s p e ct i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e a ct i v i t i e s . R e c o rd s s h a l l a l s o b e k e p t d e s c r i b i n g i n c i d e n t s s u c h a s s p i l l s o r ot h e r d i s c h a rg e s t h at c a n aff e ct t h e q u a l i ty of s t o r m wat e r r u n off
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. 1 0 5 0 of t h e W at e r Q u a l i t y S t a n d a rd s , t h e re c e i v i n g wat e rs s h a l l n ot h av e a n y of t h e f o l l o w i n g u n n at u ra l p h ys i c a l p ro p e rt i e s i n q u a n t i t i e s w h i c h a re o r m ay b e c o m e i nj u r i o u s t o a n y d e s i g n at e d u s e : u n n at u ra l t u r b i d i ty , c o l o r , o i l f i l m , f l o at i n g s o l i d s , f o a m s , s e tt l e a b l e s o l i d s , s u s p e n d e d s o l i d s , o r d e p o s i t s a s a re s u l t of t h i s d i s c h a rg e .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 2 of 2 5 

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. e . , u n n at u ra l t u r b i d i t y , c o l o r , o i l f i l m , f l o at i n g s o l i d s , f o a m s , s e tt l e a b l e s o l i d s , s u s p e n d e d s o l i d s , o r d e p o s i t s ) s h a l l b e re p o rt e d w i t h i n 2 4 h o u rs t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t f o l l o w e d w i t h a w r i tt e n re p o rt w i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) d ays d e t a i l i n g t h e f i n d i n g s of t h e i n v e s t i g at i o n a n d t h e s t e p s t a k e n t o c o r r e ct t h e c o n d i t i o n . 3 ) A n y p o l l u t a n t f o r w h i c h a l e ve l of c o n t ro l i s s p e c i f i e d t o m e e t a T ot a l M ax i m u m D a i l y L o a d ( T M D L ) e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t s h a l l b e c o n t ro l l e d at t h e f a c i l i t y s o t h at i t s d i s c h a rg e i s re d u c e d b y t h e a m o u n t s p e c i f i e d i n t h e wa s t e l o a d a l l o c at i o n of t h e T M D L
. A n y re d u ct i o n a c h i e ve d t h ro u g h i m p l e m e n t at i o n of t h e n o n - s t r u ct u ra l c o n t ro l s o r s t r u ct u ra l c o n t ro l s i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h P re ve n t i ve M e a s u re s a n d S o u rc e C o n t ro l s , N o n - S t r u ct u ra l ; a n d S t r u ct u ra l C o n t ro l s f o r P rev e n t i o n a n d T re at m e n t ; a b o ve ; s h a l l c o u n t t o wa rd c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e T M D L
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. P ro h i b i t i o n of N o n - s t o r m W at e r D i s c h a rg e s D i s c h a rg e s of m at e r i a l ot h e r t h a n s t o r m wat e r s h a l l b e i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n N P D E S p e r m i t i s s u e d f o r t h e d i s c h a rg e . S t o r m wat e r s h a l l b e d e f i n e d t o i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g n o n - s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e s p rov i d e d p o l l u t i o n p re ve n t i o n c o n t ro l s f o r t h e n o n - s t o r m wat e r c o m p o n e n t a re i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e p l a n : d i s c h a rg e s f ro m f i re h yd ra n t f l u s h i n g , p ot a b l e wat e r s o u rc e s i n c l u d i n g w at e r l i n e f l u s h i n g , f i re s ys t e m t e s t wat e r , i r r i g at i o n d ra i n a g e , l aw n wat e r i n g , ro u t i n e b u i l d i n g wa s h d o w n w h i c h d o e s n ot u s e d e t e rg e n t s o r ot h e r c o m p o u n d s , p ave m e n t wa s h wat e r w h e re s p i l l s o r l e a ks of t ox i c o r h a z a rd o u s m at e r i a l s h ave n ot o c c u r re d ( u n l e s s a l l s p i l l e d m at e r i a l h ave b e e n re m ove d ) a n d w h e re d e t e rg e n t s a r e n ot u s e d , a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g c o n d e n s at e , s p r i n g s , u n c o n t a m i n at e d g ro u n d w at e r , a n d f o u n d at i o n o r f o ot i n g d ra i n s w h e re f l ows a re n ot c o n t a m i n at e d w i t h p ro c e s s m at e r i a l s s u c h a s s o l ve n t s . D i s c h a rg e s f ro m f i re f i g h t i n g a ct i v i t i e s a re a u t h o r i z e d b y t h i s p e r m i t , b u t d o n ot h ave t o b e i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e p l a n . 

## 6 . Fa c i l i ty C o n ta ct T h e “ F a c i l i t y C o n t a ct” wa s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e a p p l i c at i o n . T h e p e r m i tt e e m ay re p l a c e t h e f a c i l i t y c o n t a ct at a n y t i m e , a n d s h a l l n ot i fy t h e D e p a rt m e n t i n w r i t i n g w i t h i n 1 0 d ays aft e r re p l a c e m e n t ( i n c l u d i n g t h e n a m e , a d d re s s a n d t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r of t h e n e w f a c i l i t y c o n t a ct )
. a . T h e f a c i l i ty c o n t a ct s h a l l b e ( o r a d u l y a u t h o r i z e d re p re s e n t at i v e of t h i s p e rs o n ) : • f o r a c o r p o rat i o n , a p r i n c i p a l ex e c u t i v e off i c e r of at l e a s t t h e l e ve l of v i c e p re s i d e n t , o r a d e s i g n at e d re p re s e n t at i ve , i f t h e re p re s e n t at i ve i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e o ve ra l l o p e rat i o n of t h e f a c i l i ty f ro m w h i c h t h e d i s c h a rg e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e p e r m i t a p p l i c at i o n o r ot h e r N P D E S f o r m o r i g i n at e s , • f o r a p a rt n e rs h i p , a g e n e ra l p a rt n e r , • f o r a s o l e p ro p r i e t o rs h i p , t h e p ro p r i e t o r , o r • f o r a m u n i c i p a l , s t at e , o r ot h e r p u b l i c f a c i l i t y , e i t h e r a p r i n c i p a l ex e c u t i ve off i c e r , t h e m ayo r , v i l l a g e p re s i d e n t , c i t y o r v i l l a g e m a n a g e r o r ot h e r d u l y a u t h o r i z e d e m p l o ye e . b
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• t h e a u t h o r i z at i o n s p e c i f i e s e i t h e r a n i n d i v i d u a l o r a p o s i t i o n h av i n g re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e o ve ra l l o p e rat i o n of t h e re g u l at e d f a c i l i ty o r a ct i v i t y s u c h a s t h e p o s i t i o n of p l a n t m a n a g e r , o p e rat o r of a w e l l o r a we l l f i e l d , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , p o s i t i o n of e q u i va l e n t re s p o n s i b i l i t y , o r a n i n d i v i d u a l o r p o s i t i o n h av i n g ove ra l l re s p o n s i b i l i ty f o r e n v i ro n m e n t a l m att e rs f o r t h e f a c i l i t y ( a d u l y a u t h o r i z e d re p re s e n t at i ve m ay t h u s b e e i t h e r a n a m e d i n d i v i d u a l o r a n y i n d i v i d u a l o c c u p y i n g a n a m e d p o s i t i o n )
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## S e ct i o n A . D ef i n i t i o n s T h i s l i s t of d e f i n i t i o n s m ay i n c l u d e t e r m s n ot a p p l i c a b l e t o t h i s p e r m i t . Ac u t e t o x i c u n i t (T U A) m e a n s 1 0 0/ L C 5 0 w h e re t h e L C 5 0 i s d e t e r m i n e d f ro m a w h o l e e ff l u e n t t ox i c i ty (W E T ) t e s t w h i c h p ro d u c e s a re s u l t t h at i s s t at i s t i c a l l y o r g ra p h i c a l l y e s t i m at e d t o b e l e t h a l t o 5 0 % of t h e t e s t o rg a n i s m s . B i o a c c u m u l at i ve c h e m i c a l of c o n c e r n ( B C C ) m e a n s a c h e m i c a l w h i c h , u p o n e n t e r i n g t h e s u rf a c e wat e rs , b y i t s e l f o r a s i t s t ox i c t ra n s f o r m at i o n p ro d u ct , a c c u m u l at e s i n a q u at i c o r g a n i s m s b y a h u m a n h e a l t h b i o a c c u m u l at i o n f a ct o r of m o re t h a n 1 0 0 0 aft e r c o n s i d e r i n g m e t a b o l i s m a n d ot h e r p h ys i o c h e m i c a l p ro p e rt i e s t h at m i g h t e n h a n c e o r i n h i b i t b i o a c c u m u l at i o n . T h e h u m a n h e a l t h b i o a c c u m u l at i o n f a ct o r s h a l l b e d e r i v e d a c c o rd i n g t o R 3 2 3
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. C h e m i ca l s w i t h h a l f - l i ve s of l e s s t h a n 8 w e e ks i n t h e wat e r c o l u m n , s e d i m e n t , a n d b i ot a a re n ot B C C s . T h e m i n i m u m b i o a c c u m u l at i o n c o n c e n t r at i o n f a ct o r ( BA F ) i n f o r m at i o n n e e d e d t o d e f i n e a n o rg a n i c c h e m i c a l a s a B C C i s e i t h e r a f i e l d - m e a s u re d B A F o r a B A F d e r i v e d u s i n g t h e b i ot a - s e d i m e n t a c c u m u l at i o n f a ct o r ( B S A F ) m e t h o d o l o g y . T h e m i n i m u m BA F i n f o r m at i o n n e e d e d t o d e f i n e a n i n o rg a n i c c h e m i c a l a s a B C C , i n c l u d i n g a n o rg a n o m e t a l , i s e i t h e r a f i e l d - m e a s u re d B A F o r a l a b o rat o ry- m e a s u re d b i o c o n c e n t rat i o n f a ct o r ( B C F )
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. 1 0 5 7 of t h e W at e r Q u a l i ty S t a n d a rd s . B i o s o l i d s a re t h e s o l i d , s e m i s o l i d , o r l i q u i d re s i d u e s g e n e rat e d d u r i n g t h e t re at m e n t of s a n i t a ry s e wa g e o r d o m e s t i c s e wa g e i n a t re at m e n t wo r ks . T h i s i n c l u d e s , b u t i s n ot l i m i t e d t o , s c u m o r s o l i d s re m ove d i n p r i m a ry , s e c o n d a ry , o r a d v a n c e d wa s t e w at e r t re at m e n t p ro c e s s e s a n d a d e r i vat i v e of t h e r e m ove d s c u m o r s o l i d s . B u l k b i o s o l i d s m e a n s b i o s o l i d s t h a t a re n ot s o l d o r g i v e n away i n a b a g o r ot h e r c o n t a i n e r f o r a p p l i c at i o n t o a l aw n o r h o m e g a rd e n . C h ro n i c t o x i c u n i t (T U C ) m e a n s 1 0 0/ M AT C o r 1 0 0/ I C 2 5 , w h e re t h e m ax i m u m a c c e p t a b l e t ox i c a n t c o n c e n t r at i o n ( M AT C ) a n d I C 2 5 a re ex p re s s e d a s a p e rc e n t e ff l u e n t i n t h e t e s t m e d i u m . C l a s s B B i o s o l i d s re f e rs t o m at e r i a l t h at h a s m e t t h e C l a s s B p at h o g e n re d u ct i o n re q u i re m e n t s o r e q u i va l e n t t re at m e n t b y a P r o c e s s t o S i g n i f i c a n t l y R e d u c e P at h o g e n s ( P S R P ) i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e P a rt 2 4 R u l e s . P ro c e s s e s i n c l u d e a e ro b i c d i g e s t i o n , c o m p o s t i n g , a n a e ro b i c d i g e s t i o n , l i m e s t a b i l i z at i o n a n d a i r d ry i n g . D a i l y c o n c e n t r at i o n i s t h e s u m of t h e c o n c e n t rat i o n s of t h e i n d i v i d u a l s a m p l e s of a p a ra m e t e r d i v i d e d b y t h e n u m b e r of s a m p l e s t a k e n d u r i n g a n y c a l e n d a r d ay . I f t h e p a ra m e t e r c o n c e n t rat i o n i n a n y s a m p l e i s l e s s t h a n t h e q u a n t i f i c at i o n l i m i t , re g a rd t h at va l u e a s z e ro w h e n c a l c u l at i n g t h e d a i l y c o n c e n t ra t i o n . T h e d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m a n d m i n i m u m d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n l i m i t at i o n s ( ex c e p t f o r p H a n d d i s s o l ve d oxyg e n )
. W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m c a l c u l a t e d d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n f o r t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I TY O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D i s c h a rg e M o n i t o r i n g R e p o rt s ( D M R s )
. F o r p H , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m va l u e of a n y i n d i v i d u a l s a m p l e t a k e n d u r i n g t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I T Y O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s a n d t h e m i n i m u m va l u e of a n y i n d i v i d u a l s a m p l e t a k e n d u r i n g t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M I N I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I T Y O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . F o r d i s s o l ve d oxyg e n , re p o rt t h e m i n i m u m c o n c e n t rat i o n o f a n y i n d i v i d u a l s a m p l e i n t h e “ M I N I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I TY O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . D a i l y l o a d i n g i s t h e t ot a l d i s c h a rg e b y we i g h t of a p a ra m e t e r d i s c h a rg e d d u r i n g a n y c a l e n d a r d ay . T h i s va l u e i s c a l c u l at e d b y m u l t i p l y i n g t h e d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n b y t h e t ot a l d a i l y f l o w a n d b y t h e a p p ro p r i at e c o n ve rs i o n f a ct o r . T h e d a i l y l o a d i n g w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m d a i l y l o a d i n g l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m c a l c u l at e d d a i l y l o a d i n g f o r t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A N T I TY O R L O A D I N G ” o n t h e D M R s . D e p a rt m e n t m e a n s t h e M i c h i g a n D e p a rt m e n t of N at u ra l R e s o u rc e s a n d E n v i ro n m e n t . D et e ct i o n L eve l m e a n s t h e l o w e s t c o n c e n t rat i o n o r a m o u n t of t h e t a rg e t a n a l yt e t h at c a n b e d e t e r m i n e d t o b e d i ff e re n t f ro m z e ro b y a s i n g l e m e a s u re m e n t at a s t at e d l e ve l of p ro b a b i l i t y .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 4 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n A . D ef i n i t i o n s D i s c h a r g e E ve n t i s a d i s c re t e o c c u r re n c e d u r i n g w h i c h e ff l u e n t i s d i s c h a rg e d t o t h e s u rf a c e wat e r u p t o 1 0 d ays of a c o n s e c u t i ve 1 4 d a y p e r i o d
. E C 5 0 m e a n s a s t at i s t i c a l l y o r g ra p h i c a l l y e s t i m at e d c o n c e n t rat i o n t h at i s ex p e ct e d t o c a u s e 1 o r m o re s p e c i f i e d e ff e ct s i n 5 0 % of a g ro u p of o rg a n i s m s u n d e r s p e c i f i e d c o n d i t i o n s . Fe c a l c o l i f o r m b a ct e r i a m o n t h l y i s t h e g e o m e t r i c m e a n of t h e s a m p l e s c o l l e ct e d i n a c a l e n d a r m o n t h ( o r 3 0 c o n s e c u t i ve d a ys )
. T h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y va l u e w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e m ax i m u m m o n t h l y f e c a l c o l i f o r m b a ct e r i a l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y va l u e i n t h e “AV E R A G E ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I T Y O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e p e r i o d i n w h i c h t h e d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e m o n t h l y ave ra g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R of t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d ay of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
. . Fe c a l c o l i f o r m b a ct e r i a 7 - d ay i s t h e g e o m e t r i c m e a n of t h e s a m p l e s c o l l e ct e d i n a n y 7 - d a y p e r i o d
. T h e c a l c u l at e d 7 - d a y va l u e w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e m ax i m u m 7 - d ay f e c a l c o l i f o r m b a ct e r i a l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m c a l c u l at e d 7 - d a y c o n c e n t rat i o n f o r t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I T Y O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e s ev e n d ay p e r i o d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e s e ve n d ay av e ra g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R of t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d ay of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
. F l ow P ro p o rt i o n e d s a m p l e i s a c o m p o s i t e s a m p l e w i t h t h e s a m p l e vo l u m e p ro p o rt i o n a l t o t h e e ff l u e n t f l o w . G ra b s a m p l e i s a s i n g l e s a m p l e t a k e n at n e i t h e r a s e t t i m e n o r f l ow . G e o m et r i c M e a n i s t h e av e ra g e of t h e l o g a r i t h m i c va l u e s of a b a s e 1 0 d at a s e t , c o n ve rt e d b a c k t o a b a s e 1 0 n u m b e r . I C 2 5 m e a n s t h e t ox i c a n t c o n c e n t rat i o n t h a t wo u l d c a u s e a 2 5 % re d u ct i o n i n a n o n q u a n t a l b i o l o g i c a l m e a s u re m e n t f o r t h e t e s t p o p u l at i o n . I n t e rfe re n c e i s a d i s c h a rg e w h i c h , a l o n e o r i n c o nj u n ct i o n w i t h a d i s c h a rg e o r d i s c h a rg e s f ro m ot h e r s o u rc e s , b ot h : 1 ) i n h i b i t s o r d i s r u p t s t h e P O TW , i t s t re at m e n t p ro c e s s e s o r o p e rat i o n s , o r i t s s l u d g e p ro c e s s e s , u s e o r d i s p o s a l ; a n d 2 ) t h e re f o re , i s a c a u s e of a v i o l at i o n of a n y re q u i r e m e n t of t h e P O TW ' s N P D E S p e r m i t ( i n c l u d i n g a n i n c re a s e i n t h e m a g n i t u d e o r d u rat i o n of a v i o l at i o n ) o r , of t h e p re ve n t i o n of s e wa g e s l u d g e u s e o r d i s p o s a l i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s t at u t o ry p ro v i s i o n s a n d re g u l at i o n s o r p e r m i t s i s s u e d t h e re u n d e r ( o r m o re s t r i n g e n t s t at e o r l o c a l r e g u l at i o n s ) : S e ct i o n 4 0 5 of t h e C l e a n W at e r Act , t h e S o l i d W a s t e D i s p o s a l Act ( SW D A) ( i n c l u d i n g T i t l e I I , m o re c o m m o n l y re f e r re d t o a s t h e R e s o u rc e C o n s e rvat i o n a n d R e c o ve ry Act ( R C R A) , a n d i n c l u d i n g s t at e re g u l at i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n a n y s t at e s l u d g e m a n a g e m e n t p l a n p re p a re d p u rs u a n t t o S u b t i t l e D o f t h e SW D A) , t h e C l e a n A i r Act , t h e T ox i c S u b s t a n c e s C o n t ro l Act , a n d t h e M a r i n e P rot e ct i o n , R e s e a rc h a n d S a n ct u a r i e s Act . [T h i s d e f i n i t i o n d o e s n ot a p p l y t o s a m p l e m at r i x i n t e rf e re n c e . ] L a n d A p p l i c at i o n m e a n s s p ray i n g o r s p re a d i n g b i o s o l i d s o r a b i o s o l i d s d e r i vat i ve o n t o t h e l a n d s u rf a c e , i nj e ct i n g b e l o w t h e l a n d s u rf a c e , o r i n c o r p o r at i n g i n t o t h e s o i l s o t h at t h e b i o s o l i d s o r b i o s o l i d s d e r i vat i v e c a n e i t h e r c o n d i t i o n t h e s o i l o r f e rt i l i z e c ro p s o r ve g e t at i o n g ro w n i n t h e s o i l
. L C 5 0 m e a n s a s t at i s t i c a l l y o r g ra p h i c a l l y e s t i m at e d c o n c e n t rat i o n t h at i s ex p e ct e d t o b e l e t h a l t o 5 0 % of a g ro u p of o rg a n i s m s u n d e r s p e c i f i e d c o n d i t i o n s . M ax i m u m a c c e pt a b l e t o x i c a n t c o n c e n t r at i o n ( M A T C ) m e a n s t h e c o n c e n t rat i o n o b t a i n e d b y c a l c u l at i n g t h e g e o m e t r i c m e a n of t h e l o w e r a n d u p p e r c h ro n i c l i m i t s f ro m a c h ro n i c t e s t . A l o we r c h ro n i c l i m i t i s t h e h i g h e s t t e s t e d c o n c e n t rat i o n t h at d i d n ot c a u s e t h e o c c u r re n c e of a s p e c i f i c a d ve rs e e ff e ct . A n u p p e r c h ro n i c l i m i t i s t h e l o we s t t e s t e d c o n c e n t r at i o n w h i c h d i d c a u s e t h e o c c u r re n c e of a s p e c i f i c a d v e rs e e ff e ct a n d a b o ve w h i c h a l l t e s t e d c o n c e n t rat i o n s c a u s e d s u c h a n o c c u r re n c e . M G D m e a n s m i l l i o n g a l l o n s p e r d a y .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 5 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n A . D ef i n i t i o n s M o n t h l y m o n i t o r i n g f re q u e n c y re f e rs t o a c a l e n d a r m o n t h
. W h e n re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t , a n a n a l yt i c a l re s u l t , re a d i n g , va l u e o r o b s e rvat i o n m u s t b e re p o rt e d f o r t h at p e r i o d i f a d i s c h a rg e o c c u rs d u r i n g t h at p e r i o d
. M o n t h l y c o n c e n t rat i o n i s t h e s u m of t h e d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n s d e t e r m i n e d d u r i n g a re p o rt i n g m o n t h ( o r 3 0 c o n s e c u t i ve d a ys ) d i v i d e d b y t h e n u m b e r of d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n s d e t e r m i n e d
. T h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y c o n c e n t rat i o n w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m m o n t h l y c o n c e n t rat i o n l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y c o n c e n t rat i o n i n t h e “AV E R A G E ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I TY O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e p e r i o d i n w h i c h t h e d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e m o n t h l y av e ra g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R of t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d ay of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
. F o r m i n i m u m p e rc e n t re m ova l re q u i re m e n t s , t h e m o n t h l y i n f l u e n t c o n c e n t r at i o n a n d t h e m o n t h l y e ff l u e n t c o n c e n t rat i o n s h a l l b e d e t e r m i n e d
. T h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y p e rc e n t re m ova l , w h i c h i s e q u a l t o 1 0 0 t i m e s t h e q u a n t i t y [ 1 m i n u s t h e q u a n t i ty ( m o n t h l y e ff l u e n t c o n c e n t rat i o n d i v i d e d b y t h e m o n t h l y i n f l u e n t c o n c e n t rat i o n ) ] , s h a l l b e r e p o rt e d i n t h e " M I N I M U M " c o l u m n u n d e r " Q U A L I T Y O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N " o n t h e D M R s . M o n t h l y l o a d i n g i s t h e s u m of t h e d a i l y l o a d i n g s of a p a ra m e t e r d i v i d e d b y t h e n u m b e r of d a i l y l o a d i n g s d e t e r m i n e d i n t h e re p o rt i n g m o n t h ( o r 3 0 c o n s e c u t i v e d ays )
. T h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y l o a d i n g w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m m o n t h l y l o a d i n g l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e c a l c u l at e d m o n t h l y l o a d i n g i n t h e “AV E R A G E ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A N T I TY O R L O A D I N G ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e p e r i o d i n w h i c h t h e d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e m o n t h l y ave ra g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R of t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d ay of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
. N at i o n a l P ret re at m e n t St a n d a rd s a re t h e re g u l at i o n s p ro m u l g at e d b y o r t o b e p ro m u l g at e d b y t h e F e d e r a l E n v i ro n m e n t a l P r ot e ct i o n A g e n cy p u rs u a n t t o S e ct i o n 3 0 7 ( b ) a n d ( c ) of t h e F e d e r a l Act . T h e s t a n d a rd s e s t a b l i s h n at i o n w i d e l i m i t s f o r s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i a l c at e g o r i e s f o r d i s c h a rg e t o a P O TW
. N o o b s e rve d a d ve r s e effe ct l eve l ( N O A E L ) m e a n s t h e h i g h e s t t e s t e d d o s e o r c o n c e n t rat i o n of a s u b s t a n c e w h i c h re s u l t s i n n o o b s e rve d a d ve rs e e ff e ct i n ex p o s e d t e s t o rg a n i s m s w h e re h i g h e r d o s e s o r c o n c e n t rat i o n s re s u l t i n a n a d v e rs e e ff e ct . N o n c o n t a ct C o o l i n g W at e r i s wa t e r u s e d f o r c o o l i n g w h i c h d o e s n ot c o m e i n t o d i re ct c o n t a ct w i t h a n y raw m at e r i a l , i n t e r m e d i at e p ro d u ct , b y- p ro d u ct , wa s t e p ro d u ct o r f i n i s h e d p ro d u ct . N o n d o m e st i c u s e r i s a n y d i s c h a rg e r t o a P O TW t h at d i s c h a rg e s w a s t e s ot h e r t h a n o r i n a d d i t i o n t o wat e r- c a r r i e d w a s t e s f ro m to i l e t , k i t c h e n , l a u n d ry , b at h i n g o r o t h e r f a c i l i t i e s u s e d f o r h o u s e h o l d p u r p o s e s . P a rt i a l l y t re at e d s ew a g e i s a n y s e wa g e , s e wa g e a n d s t o r m wat e r , o r s e w a g e a n d wa s t e w at e r , f ro m d o m e s t i c o r i n d u s t r i a l s o u rc e s t h at i s t re at e d t o a l ev e l l e s s t h a n t h at re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e ' s N at i o n a l P o l l u t a n t D i s c h a rg e E l i m i n at i o n S ys t e m p e r m i t , o r t h at i s n ot t re at e d t o n at i o n a l s e c o n d a ry t re at m e n t s t a n d a r d s f o r wa s t e wat e r , i n c l u d i n g d i s c h a rg e s t o s u rf a c e wat e rs f ro m re t e n t i o n t re at m e n t f a c i l i t i e s . P ret re at m e n t i s re d u c i n g t h e a m o u n t of p o l l u t a n t s , e l i m i n at i n g p o l l u t a n t s , o r a l t e r i n g t h e n at u re of p o l l u t a n t p ro p e rt i e s t o a l e s s h a r m f u l s t at e p r i o r t o d i s c h a r g e i n t o a p u b l i c s e we r . T h e re d u ct i o n o r a l t e rat i o n c a n b e b y p h ys i c a l , c h e m i c a l , o r b i o l o g i c a l p ro c e s s e s , p ro c e s s c h a n g e s , o r b y ot h e r m e a n s . D i l u t i o n i s n o t c o n s i d e re d p re t re at m e n t u n l e s s ex p re s s l y a u t h o r i z e d b y a n a p p l i c a b l e N at i o n a l P re t r e at m e n t S t a n d a rd f o r a p a rt i c u l a r i n d u s t r i a l c at e g o ry . P O TW i s a p u b l i c l y o w n e d t re at m e n t wo r ks . Q u a n t i f i c at i o n l eve l m e a n s t h e m e a s u re m e n t of t h e c o n c e n t rat i o n of a c o n t a m i n a n t o b t a i n e d b y u s i n g a s p e c i f i e d l a b o rat o ry p ro c e d u re c a l c u l at e d at a s p e c i f i e d c o n c e n t rat i o n a b o ve t h e d e t e ct i o n l e ve l
. I t i s c o n s i d e re d t h e l o we s t c o n c e n t rat i o n at w h i c h a p a rt i c u l a r c o n t a m i n a n t c a n b e q u a n t i t at i v e l y m e a s u re d u s i n g a s p e c i f i e d l a b o rat o ry p ro c e d u re f o r m o n i t o r i n g of t h e c o n t a m i n a n t .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 6 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n A . D ef i n i t i o n s Q u a rt e r l y m o n i t o r i n g f re q u e n c y re f e rs t o a t h re e m o n t h p e r i o d , d e f i n e d a s J a n u a ry t h r o u g h M a rc h , A p r i l t h ro u g h J u n e , J u l y t h ro u g h S e p t e m b e r , a n d O ct o b e r t h ro u g h D e c e m b e r . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t , a n a n a l yt i c a l re s u l t , re a d i n g , va l u e o r o b s e rvat i o n m u s t b e re p o rt e d f o r t h at p e r i o d i f a d i s c h a r g e o c c u rs d u r i n g t h at p e r i o d
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. S i g n i f i c a n t i n d u st r i a l u s e r i s a n o n d o m e s t i c u s e r t h at : 1 ) i s s u bj e ct t o C at e g o r i c a l P re t re at m e n t S t a n d a rd s u n d e r 4 0 C F R 4 0 3
. 6 a n d 4 0 C F R C h a p t e r I , S u b c h a p t e r N ; o r 2 ) d i s c h a rg e s a n ave ra g e of 2 5 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s p e r d ay o r m o re of p ro c e s s wa s t e wat e r t o a P O TW ( ex c l u d i n g s a n i t a ry , n o n c o n t a ct c o o l i n g a n d b o i l e r b l o wd o w n wa s t e wat e r) ; c o n t r i b u t e s a p ro c e s s wa s t e s t re a m w h i c h m a k e s u p f i ve ( 5 ) p e rc e n t o r m o re of t h e ave r a g e d ry w e at h e r h yd ra u l i c o r o rg a n i c c a p a c i t y of t h e P O TW t re at m e n t p l a n t ; o r i s d e s i g n at e d a s s u c h b y t h e p e r m i tt e e a s d e f i n e d i n 4 0 C F R 4 0 3
. 1 2 ( a ) o n t h e b a s i s t h at t h e i n d u s t r i a l u s e r h a s a re a s o n a b l e p ot e n t i a l f o r a d ve rs e l y aff e ct i n g t h e P O TW ' s t re at m e n t p l a n t o p e rat i o n o r v i o l at i n g a n y p re t re at m e n t s t a n d a rd o r re q u i re m e n t ( i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h 4 0 C F R 4 0 3
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. S i g n i f i c a n t M at e r i a l s S i g n i f i c a n t M at e r i a l s m e a n s a n y m at e r i a l w h i c h c o u l d d e g ra d e o r i m p a i r wat e r q u a l i t y , i n c l u d i n g b u t n ot l i m i t e d t o : raw m at e r i a l s ; f u e l s ; s o l v e n t s , d e t e rg e n t s , a n d p l a s t i c p e l l e t s ; f i n i s h e d m at e r i a l s s u c h a s m e t a l l i c p ro d u ct s ; h a z a r d o u s s u b s t a n c e s d e s i g n at e d u n d e r S e ct i o n 1 0 1 ( 1 4 ) of C o m p re h e n s i v e E n v i ro n m e n t a l R e s p o n s e , C o m p e n s at i o n , a n d L i a b i l i t y Act ( C E R C LA) ( s e e 4 0 C F R 3 7 2
. 6 5 ) ; a n y c h e m i c a l t h e f a c i l i t y i s re q u i re d t o re p o rt p u rs u a n t t o S e ct i o n 3 1 3 of E m e rg e n cy P l a n n i n g a n d C o m m u n i ty R i g h t - t o - K n o w Act ( E P C R A) ; p o l l u t i n g m at e r i a l s a s i d e n t i f i e d u n d e r t h e P a rt 5 R u l e s ( R u l e s 3 2 4
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. 2 0 0 9 of t h e M i c h i g a n Ad m i n i s t rat i v e C o d e ) ; H a z a rd o u s W a s t e s a s d e f i n e d i n P a rt 1 1 1 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act ; f e rt i l i z e rs ; p e s t i c i d e s ; a n d wa s t e p ro d u ct s s u c h a s a s h e s , s l a g , a n d s l u d g e t h at h ave t h e p ot e n t i a l t o b e re l e a s e d w i t h s t o r m wat e r d i s c h a rg e s . T i e r I v a l u e m e a n s a va l u e f o r a q u at i c l i f e , h u m a n h e a l t h o r w i l d l i f e c a l c u l at e d u n d e r R 3 2 3
. 1 0 5 7 of t h e W at e r Q u a l i ty S t a n d a rd s u s i n g a t i e r I t ox i c i ty d at a b a s e . T i e r I I v a l u e m e a n s a va l u e f o r a q u at i c l i f e , h u m a n h e a l t h o r w i l d l i f e c a l c u l at e d u n d e r R 3 2 3
. 1 0 5 7 of t h e W at e r Q u a l i ty S t a n d a rd s u s i n g a t i e r I I t ox i c i ty d at a b a s e . T ot a l M ax i m u m D a i l y L o a d s (T M D L s ) are required by the Federal Act for waterbodies that do not meet Water Quality Standards. TMDLs represent the maximum daily load of a pollutant that a waterbody can assimilate and meet Water Quality Standards and an allocation of that load among point sources, nonpoint sources, and a margin of safety
. T o x i c i ty R e d u ct i o n E v a l u at i o n (T R E ) m e a n s a s i t e - s p e c i f i c s t u d y c o n d u ct e d i n a s t e p w i s e p ro c e s s d e s i g n e d t o i d e n t i fy t h e c a u s at i ve a g e n t s of e ff l u e n t t ox i c i t y , i s o l at e t h e s o u rc e s of t ox i c i ty , e va l u at e t h e e ff e ct i ve n e s s of t ox i c i t y c o n t ro l o p t i o n s , a n d t h e n c o n f i r m t h e re d u ct i o n i n e ff l u e n t t ox i c i ty . W at e r Q u a l i t y St a n d a rd s m e a n s t h e P a rt 4 W at e r Q u a l i ty S t a n d a r d s p ro m u l g at e d p u rs u a n t t o P a rt 3 1 of Act N o . 4 5 1 of t h e P u b l i c Act s of 1 9 9 4 , a s a m e n d e d , b e i n g R u l e s 3 2 3
. 1 0 4 1 t h ro u g h 3 2 3
. 1 1 1 7 of t h e M i c h i g a n Ad m i n i s t rat i ve C o d e . Wee k l y m o n i t o r i n g f re q u e n c y re f e rs t o a c a l e n d a r we e k w h i c h b e g i n s o n S u n d a y a n d e n d s o n S at u rd a y . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t , a n a n a l yt i c a l re s u l t , re a d i n g , va l u e o r o b s e rvat i o n m u s t b e re p o rt e d f o r t h at p e r i o d i f a d i s c h a rg e o c c u rs d u r i n g t h at p e r i o d
. Ye a r l y m o n i t o r i n g f re q u e n c y re f e rs t o a c a l e n d a r ye a r b e g i n n i n g o n J a n u a ry 1 a n d e n d i n g o n D e c e m b e r 3 1
. W h e n re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t , a n a n a l yt i c a l re s u l t , re a d i n g , va l u e o r o b s e rvat i o n m u s t b e re p o rt e d f o r t h at p e r i o d i f a d i s c h a rg e o c c u rs d u r i n g t h at p e r i o d
. 2 4 - H o u r C o m p o s i t e s a m p l e i s a f l o w p ro p o rt i o n e d c o m p o s i t e s a m p l e c o n s i s t i n g of h o u r l y o r m o re f re q u e n t p o rt i o n s t h at a re t a k e n ov e r a 2 4 - h o u r p e r i o d
.P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 7 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n A . D ef i n i t i o n s 3- P o rt i o n C o m p o s i t e s a m p l e i s a s a m p l e c o n s i s t i n g of t h re e e q u a l vo l u m e g ra b s a m p l e s c o l l e ct e d at e q u a l i n t e rva l s o ve r a n 8 - h o u r p e r i o d
. 7- d ay c o n c e n t rat i o n i s t h e s u m of t h e d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n s d e t e r m i n e d d u r i n g a n y 7 c o n s e c u t i v e d ays i n a re p o rt i n g m o n t h d i v i d e d b y t h e n u m b e r of d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n s d e t e r m i n e d
. T h e c a l c u l at e d 7 - d ay c o n c e n t rat i o n w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m 7 - d ay c o n c e n t r at i o n l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m c a l c u l at e d 7 - d a y c o n c e n t rat i o n f o r t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A L I TY O R C O N C E N T R AT I O N ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e s eve n d a y p e r i o d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e s e ve n d a y ave r a g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R o f t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d ay of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
. 7- d ay l o a d i n g i s t h e s u m of t h e d a i l y l o a d i n g s of a p a r a m e t e r d i v i d e d b y t h e n u m b e r of d a i l y l o a d i n g s d e t e r m i n e d d u r i n g a n y 7 c o n s e c u t i ve d a ys i n a re p o rt i n g m o n t h
. T h e c a l c u l at e d 7 - d ay l o a d i n g w i l l b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y m ax i m u m 7 - d ay l o a d i n g l i m i t at i o n s . W h e n re q u i re d b y t h e p e r m i t , re p o rt t h e m ax i m u m c a l c u l at e d 7 - d ay l o a d i n g f o r t h e m o n t h i n t h e “ M AX I M U M ” c o l u m n u n d e r “ Q U A N T I TY O R L O A D I N G ” o n t h e D M R s . F O R S E A S O N A L LA G O O N D I S C H A R G E S O N LY : I f t h e s e ve n d ay p e r i o d wa s p a rt i a l l y i n e a c h of two m o n t h s , t h e s e ve n d ay av e ra g e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d o n t h e D M R of t h e m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e l a s t d a y of d i s c h a rg e o c c u r re d
.P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 8 of 2 5 

### P A R T I I 

## S e ct i o n B . M o n i t o r i n g P r o c e d u re s 1 . R e p re s e n tat i ve S a m p l e s S a m p l e s a n d m e a s u re m e n t s t a k e n a s re q u i re d h e re i n s h a l l b e r e p re s e n t at i v e of t h e vo l u m e a n d n at u re of t h e m o n i t o re d d i s c h a rg e . 

## 2 . T e st P r o c e d u re s T e s t p ro c e d u re s f o r t h e a n a l ys i s of p o l l u t a n t s s h a l l c o n f o r m t o re g u l at i o n s p ro m u l g at e d p u rs u a n t t o S e ct i o n 3 0 4 ( h ) of t h e F e d e ra l Act ( 4 0 C F R P a rt 1 3 6 - G u i d e l i n e s E s t a b l i s h i n g T e s t P ro c e d u re s f o r t h e A n a l ys i s of P o l l u t a n t s ) , u n l e s s s p e c i f i e d ot h e rw i s e i n t h i s p e r m i t . R e q u e s t s t o u s e t e s t p ro c e d u re s n ot p ro m u l g at e d u n d e r 4 0 C F R P a rt 1 3 6 f o r p o l l u t a n t m o n i t o r i n g re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t s h a l l b e m a d e i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e A l t e r n at e T e s t P ro c e d u re s re g u l at i o n s s p e c i f i e d i n 4 0 C F R 1 3 6
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. T h e s e re q u e s t s s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e C h i e f of t h e P e r m i t s S e ct i o n , W at e r R e s o u rc e s D i v i s i o n , M i c h i g a n D e p a rt m e n t of N at u ra l R e s o u rc e s a n d E n v i ro n m e n t , P
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. T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l p e r i o d i c a l l y c a l i b ra t e a n d p e rf o r m m a i n t e n a n c e p ro c e d u re s o n a l l a n a l yt i c a l i n s t r u m e n t at i o n at i n t e rva l s t o e n s u re a c c u r a cy of m e a s u re m e n t s . T h e c a l i b rat i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e s h a l l b e p e rf o r m e d a s p a rt of t h e p e r m i tt e e ’ s l a b o rat o ry Q u a l i ty C o n t ro l/Q u a l i t y As s u ra n c e p ro g r a m . 

## 3 . I n st r u m e n tat i o n T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l p e r i o d i c a l l y c a l i b rat e a n d p e rf o r m m a i n t e n a n c e p ro c e d u re s o n a l l m o n i t o r i n g i n s t r u m e n t at i o n at i n t e rva l s t o e n s u re a c c u r a cy of m e a s u re m e n t s . 

## 4 . R e c o r d i n g R e s u l ts F o r e a c h m e a s u re m e n t o r s a m p l e t a k e n p u rs u a n t t o t h e re q u i re m e n t s of t h i s p e r m i t , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l re c o rd t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m at i o n : 1 ) t h e ex a ct p l a c e , d at e , a n d t i m e of m e a s u re m e n t o r s a m p l i n g ; 2 ) t h e p e rs o n ( s ) w h o p e rf o r m e d t h e m e a s u re m e n t o r s a m p l e c o l l e ct i o n ; 3 ) t h e d at e s t h e a n a l ys e s w e re p e rf o r m e d ; 4 ) t h e p e rs o n ( s ) w h o p e rf o r m e d t h e a n a l ys e s ; 5 ) t h e a n a l yt i c a l t e c h n i q u e s o r m e t h o d s u s e d ; 6 ) t h e d at e of a n d p e rs o n re s p o n s i b l e f o r e q u i p m e n t c a l i b r at i o n ; a n d 7 ) t h e re s u l t s of a l l re q u i r e d a n a l ys e s . 

## 5 . R e c o r d s R ete n t i o n A l l re c o rd s a n d i n f o r m at i o n re s u l t i n g f ro m t h e m o n i t o r i n g a ct i v i t i e s re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t i n c l u d i n g a l l re c o r d s of a n a l ys e s p e rf o r m e d a n d c a l i b rat i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of i n s t r u m e n t at i o n a n d re c o rd i n g s f ro m c o n t i n u o u s m o n i t o r i n g i n s t r u m e n t at i o n s h a l l b e r e t a i n e d f o r a m i n i m u m of t h re e ( 3 ) ye a rs , o r l o n g e r i f re q u e s t e d b y t h e R e g i o n a l Ad m i n i s t rat o r o r t h e D e p a rt m e n t .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 1 9 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n C . R e p o rt i n g R e q u i re m e n t s 1 . Sta rt- u p N ot i f i c at i o n I f t h e p e r m i tt e e w i l l n ot d i s c h a rg e d u r i n g t h e f i rs t 6 0 d ays f o l l o w i n g t h e e ff e ct i ve d at e of t h i s p e r m i t , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l n ot i fy t h e D e p a rt m e n t w i t h i n 1 4 d ays f o l l o w i n g t h e e ff e ct i ve d at e of t h i s p e r m i t , a n d t h e n 6 0 d a ys p r i o r t o t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e d i s c h a rg e . 

## 2 . S u b m i tta l R e q u i re m e n ts fo r S e l f- M o n i t o r i n g D ata P a rt 3 1 of Act 4 5 1 of 1 9 9 4 , a s a m e n d e d , s p e c i f i c a l l y S e ct i o n 3 2 4
. 3 1 1 0 ( 3 ) a n d R u l e 3 2 3
. 2 1 5 5 ( 2 ) of P a rt 2 1 a l l o ws t h e d e p a rt m e n t t o s p e c i f y t h e f o r m s t o b e u t i l i z e d f o r re p o rt i n g t h e re q u i re d s e l f - m o n i t o r i n g d at a . U n l e s s i n s t r u ct e d o n t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s p a g e t o c o n d u ct “ R e t a i n e d S e l f M o n i t o r i n g ” t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t s e l f m o n i t o r i n g d at a v i a t h e D e p a rt m e n t ’ s E l e ct ro n i c E n v i ro n m e n t a l D i s c h a rg e M o n i t o r i n g R e p o rt i n g ( e 2 - D M R ) s ys t e m . T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l u t i l i z e t h e i n f o r m at i o n p rov i d e d o n t h e e 2 - R e p o rt i n g w e b s i t e @ h tt p s : / / s e c u re 1 . st at e . m i . u s/ e 2 rs/ t o a c c e s s a n d s u b m i t t h e e l e ct ro n i c f o r m s . B ot h m o n t h l y s u m m a ry a n d d a i l y d at a s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d t o t h e d e p a rt m e n t n o l at e r t h a n t h e 2 0 t h d ay of t h e m o n t h f o l l o w i n g e a c h m o n t h of t h e a u t h o r i z e d d i s c h a rg e p e r i o d ( s )
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## 3 . R eta i n e d S e l f- M o n i t o r i n g R e q u i re m e n ts I f i n s t r u ct e d o n t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t s p a g e t o c o n d u ct re t a i n e d s e l f - m o n i t o r i n g , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l m a i n t a i n a ye a r- t o - d at e l o g of re t a i n e d s e l f - m o n i t o r i n g re s u l t s a n d , u p o n re q u e s t , p r ov i d e s u c h l o g f o r i n s p e ct i o n t o t h e s t aff of t h e W at e r R e s o u rc e s D i v i s i o n , M i c h i g a n D e p a rt m e n t of N at u ra l R e s o u rc e s a n d E n v i ro n m e n t . R e t a i n e d s e l f - m o n i t o r i n g re s u l t s a re p u b l i c i n f o r m at i o n a n d s h a l l b e p ro m p t l y p ro v i d e d t o t h e p u b l i c u p o n re q u e s t . T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l c e rt i fy , i n w r i t i n g , t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t , o n o r b e f o re J a n u a ry 1 0 t h of e a c h ye a r , t h at : 1 ) a l l re t a i n e d s e l f - m o n i t o r i n g re q u i re m e n t s h av e b e e n c o m p l i e d w i t h a n d a ye a r- t o - d at e l o g h a s b e e n m a i n t a i n e d ; a n d 2 ) t h e a p p l i c at i o n o n w h i c h t h i s p e r m i t i s b a s e d s t i l l a c c u rat e l y d e s c r i b e s t h e d i s c h a rg e . W i t h t h i s a n n u a l c e rt i f i c at i o n , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t a s u m m a ry of t h e p re v i o u s ye a rs m o n i t o r i n g d at a . T h e s u m m a ry s h a l l i n c l u d e m ax i m u m va l u e s f o r s a m p l e s t o b e re p o rt e d a s d a i l y m ax i m u m s a n d/o r m o n t h l y m ax i m u m s a n d m i n i m u m va l u e s f o r a n y d a i l y m i n i m u m s a m p l e s . 

## 4 . Ad d i t i o n a l M o n i t o r i n g by P e r m i tte e I f t h e p e r m i tt e e m o n i t o rs a n y p o l l u t a n t at t h e l o c at i o n ( s ) d e s i g n at e d h e re i n m o re f re q u e n t l y t h a n re q u i re d b y t h i s p e r m i t , u s i n g a p p ro ve d a n a l yt i c a l m e t h o d s a s s p e c i f i e d a b o ve , t h e re s u l t s of s u c h m o n i t o r i n g s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e c a l c u l at i o n a n d re p o rt i n g of t h e va l u e s re q u i re d i n t h e D i s c h a rg e M o n i t o r i n g R e p o rt . S u c h i n c re a s e d f re q u e n cy s h a l l a l s o b e i n d i c at e d
. M o n i t o r i n g re q u i re d p u rs u a n t t o P a rt 4 1 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act o r R u l e 3 5 of t h e M o b i l e H o m e P a r k C o m m i s s i o n Act ( Act 9 6 of t h e P u b l i c Act s of 1 9 8 7 ) f o r a s s u ra n c e of p ro p e r f a c i l i t y o p e rat i o n s h a l l b e s u b m i tt e d a s re q u i re d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t . 

## 5 . C o m p l i a n c e D ate s N ot i f i c at i o n W i t h i n 1 4 d a ys of ev e ry c o m p l i a n c e d at e s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s p e r m i t , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t a w r i tt e n n ot i f i c at i o n t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t i n d i c at i n g w h e t h e r o r n ot t h e p a rt i c u l a r re q u i re m e n t wa s a c c o m p l i s h e d
. I f t h e re q u i re m e n t wa s n ot a c c o m p l i s h e d , t h e n ot i f i c at i o n s h a l l i n c l u d e a n ex p l a n at i o n of t h e f a i l u re t o a c c o m p l i s h t h e re q u i r e m e n t , a ct i o n s t a k e n o r p l a n n e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o c o r re ct t h e s i t u at i o n , a n d a n e s t i m at e of w h e n t h e re q u i re m e n t w i l l b e a c c o m p l i s h e d
. I f a w r i tt e n re p o rt i s re q u i re d t o b e s u b m i tt e d b y a s p e c i f i e d d at e a n d t h e p e r m i tt e e a c c o m p l i s h e s t h i s , a s e p a r at e w r i tt e n n ot i f i c at i o n i s n o t re q u i re d
.P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 0 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n C . R e p o rt i n g R e q u i re m e n t s 6 . N o n c o m p l i a n c e N ot i f i c at i o n C o m p l i a n c e w i t h a l l a p p l i c a b l e re q u i re m e n t s s e t f o rt h i n t h e F e d e r a l Act , P a rt s 3 1 a n d 4 1 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act , a n d re l at e d re g u l at i o n s a n d r u l e s i s re q u i re d
. A l l i n s t a n c e s of n o n c o m p l i a n c e s h a l l b e re p o rt e d a s f o l l o ws : a . 2 4 - h o u r re p o rt i n g - A n y n o n c o m p l i a n c e w h i c h m ay e n d a n g e r h e a l t h o r t h e e n v i ro n m e n t ( i n c l u d i n g m ax i m u m d a i l y c o n c e n t rat i o n d i s c h a rg e l i m i t at i o n ex c e e d a n c e s ) s h a l l b e re p o rt e d , v e r b a l l y , w i t h i n 2 4 h o u rs f ro m t h e t i m e t h e p e r m i tt e e b e c o m e s awa re of t h e n o n c o m p l i a n c e . A w r i tt e n s u b m i s s i o n s h a l l a l s o b e p ro v i d e d w i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) d a ys . b
. ot h e r re p o rt i n g - T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l re p o rt , i n w r i t i n g , a l l ot h e r i n s t a n c e s of n o n c o m p l i a n c e n o t d e s c r i b e d i n a . a b o ve at t h e t i m e m o n i t o r i n g re p o rt s a r e s u b m i tt e d ; o r , i n t h e c a s e of re t a i n e d s e l f m o n i t o r i n g , w i t h i n f i ve ( 5 ) d ays f ro m t h e t i m e t h e p e r m i tt e e b e c o m e s awa re of t h e n o n c o m p l i a n c e . W r i tt e n re p o rt i n g s h a l l i n c l u d e : 1 ) a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e d i s c h a rg e a n d c a u s e of n o n c o m p l i a n c e ; a n d 2 ) t h e p e r i o d of n o n c o m p l i a n c e , i n c l u d i n g ex a ct d at e s a n d t i m e s ; o r , i f n ot c o r re ct e d , t h e a n t i c i p at e d t i m e t h e n o n c o m p l i a n c e i s ex p e ct e d t o c o n t i n u e , a n d t h e s t e p s t a k e n t o re d u c e , e l i m i n at e a n d p rev e n t re c u r re n c e of t h e n o n c o m p l y i n g d i s c h a rg e . 

## 7 . S p i l l N ot i f i c at i o n T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l i m m e d i at e l y re p o rt a n y r e l e a s e of a n y p o l l u t i n g m at e r i a l w h i c h o c c u rs t o t h e s u rf a c e w at e rs o r g ro u n d wat e rs of t h e s t at e , u n l e s s t h e p e r m i tt e e h a s d e t e r m i n e d t h at t h e r e l e a s e i s n ot i n ex c e s s of t h e t h re s h o l d re p o rt i n g q u a n t i t i e s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e P a rt 5 R u l e s ( R u l e s 3 2 4
. 2 0 0 1 t h ro u g h 3 2 4
. 2 0 0 9 of t h e M i c h i g a n Ad m i n i s t rat i ve C o d e ) , b y c a l l i n g t h e D e p a rt m e n t at t h e n u m b e r i n d i c at e d o n t h e s e c o n d p a g e of t h i s p e r m i t , o r i f t h e n ot i c e i s p ro v i d e d aft e r re g u l a r wo r k i n g h o u rs c a l l t h e D e p a rt m e n t ’ s 2 4 - h o u r P o l l u t i o n E m e rg e n cy A l e rt i n g S ys t e m t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r , 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 9 2 - 4 7 0 6 ( c a l l s f ro m o u t - of - s t at e d i a l 1 - 5 1 7 - 3 7 3 - 7 6 6 0 )
. W i t h i n t e n ( 1 0 ) d ays of t h e re l e a s e , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t a f u l l w r i tt e n ex p l a n at i o n a s t o t h e c a u s e of t h e re l e a s e , t h e d i s c o ve ry of t h e re l e a s e , re s p o n s e ( c l e a n - u p a n d/o r re c ove ry) m e a s u re s t a k e n , a n d p reve n t at i ve m e a s u re s t a ke n o r a s c h e d u l e f o r c o m p l e t i o n of m e a s u re s t o b e t a ke n t o p re ve n t re o c c u r re n c e of s i m i l a r re l e a s e s . 

## 8 . U ps et N o n c o m p l i a n c e N ot i f i c at i o n I f a p ro c e s s " u p s e t " ( d e f i n e d a s a n ex c e p t i o n a l i n c i d e n t i n w h i c h t h e r e i s u n i n t e n t i o n a l a n d t e m p o ra ry n o n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t e c h n o l o g y b a s e d p e r m i t e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s b e c a u s e of f a ct o rs b e yo n d t h e r e a s o n a b l e c o n t ro l of t h e p e r m i tt e e ) h a s o c c u r re d , t h e p e r m i tt e e w h o w i s h e s t o e s t a b l i s h t h e aff i r m at i ve d e f e n s e of u p s e t , s h a l l n ot i fy t h e D e p a rt m e n t b y t e l e p h o n e w i t h i n 2 4 - h o u rs of b e c o m i n g awa re of s u c h c o n d i t i o n s ; a n d w i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) d ays , p rov i d e i n w r i t i n g , t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m at i o n : a . t h at a n u p s e t o c c u r re d a n d t h at t h e p e r m i tt e e c a n i d e n t i fy t h e s p e c i f i c c a u s e ( s ) of t h e u p s e t ; b
. t h at t h e p e r m i tt e d wa s t e wat e r t re at m e n t f a c i l i t y wa s , at t h e t i m e , b e i n g p ro p e r l y o p e rat e d ; a n d c . t h at t h e p e r m i tt e e h a s s p e c i f i e d a n d t a k e n a ct i o n o n a l l re s p o n s i b l e s t e p s t o m i n i m i z e o r c o r re ct a n y a d v e rs e i m p a ct i n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t re s u l t i n g f ro m n o n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h i s p e r m i t . I n a n y e n f o rc e m e n t p ro c e e d i n g s , t h e p e r m i tt e e , s e e k i n g t o e s t a b l i s h t h e o c c u r re n c e of a n u p s e t , h a s t h e b u r d e n of p ro of
.P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 1 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n C . R e p o rt i n g R e q u i re m e n t s 9 . B y pa s s P r o h i b i t i o n a n d N ot i f i c at i o n a . B y p a s s P ro h i b i t i o n - B y p a s s i s p ro h i b i t e d u n l e s s : 1 ) b y p a s s wa s u n avo i d a b l e t o p rev e n t l o s s of l i f e , p e rs o n a l i nj u ry , o r s ev e re p ro p e rt y d a m a g e ; 2 ) t h e re w e re n o f e a s i b l e a l t e r n at i ve s t o t h e b y p a s s , s u c h a s t h e u s e of a u x i l i a ry t re at m e n t f a c i l i t i e s , re t e n t i o n of u n t re at e d wa s t e s , o r m a i n t e n a n c e d u r i n g n o r m a l p e r i o d s of e q u i p m e n t d o w n t i m e . T h i s c o n d i t i o n i s n o t s at i s f i e d i f a d e q u at e b a c k u p e q u i p m e n t s h o u l d h ave b e e n i n s t a l l e d i n t h e ex e rc i s e of re a s o n a b l e e n g i n e e r i n g j u d g m e n t t o p r ev e n t a b y p a s s ; a n d 3 ) t h e p e r m i tt e e s u b m i tt e d n ot i c e s a s re q u i re d u n d e r 9
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. N ot i c e of A n t i c i p at e d B y p a s s - I f t h e p e r m i tt e e k n ows i n a d va n c e of t h e n e e d f o r a b y p a s s , i t s h a l l s u b m i t p r i o r n ot i c e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t , i f p o s s i b l e at l e a s t t e n ( 1 0 ) d a ys b e f o re t h e d at e of t h e b y p a s s , a n d p rov i d e i n f o r m at i o n a b o u t t h e a n t i c i p at e d b y p a s s a s re q u i re d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t . T h e D e p a rt m e n t m ay a p p ro ve a n a n t i c i p at e d b y p a s s , aft e r c o n s i d e r i n g i t s a d ve rs e e ff e ct s , i f i t w i l l m e e t t h e t h re e ( 3 ) c o n d i t i o n s l i s t e d i n 9
. a . a b o ve . c . N ot i c e of U n a n t i c i p at e d B y p a s s - T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t n ot i c e t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t of a n u n a n t i c i p at e d b y p a s s b y c a l l i n g t h e D e p a rt m e n t at t h e n u m b e r i n d i c at e d o n t h e s e c o n d p a g e of t h i s p e r m i t ( i f t h e n ot i c e i s p rov i d e d aft e r re g u l a r wo r k i n g h o u rs , u s e t h e f o l l o w i n g n u m b e r : 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 9 2 - 4 7 0 6 ) a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e , b u t n o l at e r t h a n 2 4 h o u rs f ro m t h e t i m e t h e p e r m i tt e e b e c o m e s awa re of t h e c i rc u m s t a n c e s . d
. W r i tt e n R e p o rt of B y p a s s - A w r i tt e n s u b m i s s i o n s h a l l b e p ro v i d e d w i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) wo r k i n g d a ys of c o m m e n c i n g a n y b y p a s s t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t , a n d at a d d i t i o n a l t i m e s a s d i re ct e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t . T h e w r i tt e n s u b m i s s i o n s h a l l c o n t a i n a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e b y p a s s a n d i t s c a u s e ; t h e p e r i o d of b y p a s s , i n c l u d i n g ex a ct d at e s a n d t i m e s , a n d i f t h e b y p a s s h a s n ot b e e n c o r re ct e d , t h e a n t i c i p at e d t i m e i t i s ex p e ct e d t o c o n t i n u e ; s t e p s t a k e n o r p l a n n e d t o re d u c e , e l i m i n at e , a n d p rev e n t r e o c c u r re n c e of t h e b y p a s s ; a n d ot h e r i n f o r m at i o n a s re q u i re d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t . e . B y p a s s N ot E x c e e d i n g L i m i t at i o n s - T h e p e r m i tt e e m ay a l l o w a n y b y p a s s t o o c c u r w h i c h d o e s n ot c a u s e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s t o b e ex c e e d e d , b u t o n l y i f i t a l s o i s f o r e s s e n t i a l m a i n t e n a n c e t o a s s u re e ff i c i e n t o p e rat i o n . T h e s e b y p a s s e s a re n ot s u bj e ct t o t h e p ro v i s i o n s of 9
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. D e f i n i t i o n s 1 ) B y p a s s m e a n s t h e i n t e n t i o n a l d i ve rs i o n of wa s t e s t re a m s f ro m a n y p o rt i o n of a t re at m e n t f a c i l i ty . 2 ) S e ve re p ro p e rt y d a m a g e m e a n s s u b s t a n t i a l p h ys i c a l d a m a g e t o p ro p e rty , d a m a g e t o t h e t re at m e n t f a c i l i t i e s w h i c h c a u s e s t h e m t o b e c o m e i n o p e ra b l e , o r s u b s t a n t i a l a n d p e r m a n e n t l o s s of n at u ra l re s o u rc e s w h i c h c a n re a s o n a b l y b e ex p e ct e d t o o c c u r i n t h e a b s e n c e of a b y p a s s . S ev e re p ro p e rt y d a m a g e d o e s n ot m e a n e c o n o m i c l o s s c a u s e d b y d e l a ys i n p ro d u ct i o n .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 2 of 2 5 

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## S e ct i o n C . R e p o rt i n g R e q u i re m e n t s 1 0 . N ot i f i c at i o n of C h a n g e s i n D i s c h a r g e T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l n ot i fy t h e D e p a rt m e n t , i n w r i t i n g , w i t h i n 1 0 d ays of k n ow i n g , o r h av i n g re a s o n t o b e l i ev e , t h at a n y a ct i v i ty o r c h a n g e h a s o c c u r re d o r w i l l o c c u r w h i c h wo u l d r e s u l t i n t h e d i s c h a rg e of : 1 ) d e t e ct a b l e l e ve l s of c h e m i c a l s o n t h e c u r re n t M i c h i g a n C r i t i c a l M at e r i a l s R e g i s t e r , p r i o r i t y p o l l u t a n t s o r h a z a rd o u s s u b s t a n c e s s e t f o rt h i n 4 0 C F R 1 2 2
. 2 1 , A p p e n d i x D , o r t h e P o l l u t a n t s of I n i t i a l F o c u s i n t h e G re at L a k e s W at e r Q u a l i ty I n i t i at i ve s p e c i f i e d i n 4 0 C F R 1 3 2
. 6 , T a b l e 6 , w h i c h we re n ot a c k n ow l e d g e d i n t h e a p p l i c at i o n o r l i s t e d i n t h e a p p l i c at i o n at l e s s t h a n d e t e ct a b l e l e ve l s ; 2 ) d e t e ct a b l e l e ve l s of a n y ot h e r c h e m i c a l n ot l i s t e d i n t h e a p p l i c at i o n o r l i s t e d at l e s s t h a n d e t e ct i o n , f o r w h i c h t h e a p p l i c at i o n s p e c i f i c a l l y re q u e s t e d i n f o r m at i o n ; o r 3 ) a n y c h e m i c a l at l ev e l s g r e at e r t h a n f i ve t i m e s t h e av e ra g e l e ve l re p o rt e d i n t h e c o m p l e t e a p p l i c at i o n ( s e e t h e f i rs t p a g e of t h i s p e r m i t f o r t h e d at e ( s ) t h e c o m p l e t e a p p l i c at i o n wa s s u b m i tt e d )
. A n y ot h e r m o n i t o r i n g re s u l t s o b t a i n e d a s a re q u i re m e n t of t h i s p e r m i t s h a l l b e re p o rt e d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e c o m p l i a n c e s c h e d u l e s . 

## 1 1 . C h a n g e s i n Fa c i l i ty O p e rat i o n s A n y a n t i c i p at e d a ct i o n o r a ct i v i ty , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o f a c i l i ty ex p a n s i o n , p r o d u ct i o n i n c re a s e s , o r p ro c e s s m o d i f i c at i o n , w h i c h w i l l re s u l t i n n e w o r i n c re a s e d l o a d i n g s of p o l l u t a n t s t o t h e re c e i v i n g wat e rs m u s t b e re p o rt e d t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t b y a ) s u b m i s s i o n of a n i n c re a s e d u s e re q u e s t ( a p p l i c at i o n ) a n d a l l i n f o r m at i o n re q u i re d u n d e r R u l e 3 2 3
. 1 0 9 8 ( A n t i d e g ra d at i o n ) of t h e W at e r Q u a l i t y S t a n d a rd s o r b ) b y n o t i c e i f t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a re m e t : 1 ) t h e a ct i o n o r a ct i v i ty w i l l n o t re s u l t i n a c h a n g e i n t h e t y p e s of wa s t e wat e r d i s c h a rg e d o r re s u l t i n a g re at e r q u a n t i t y of wa s t e wat e r t h a n c u r re n t l y a u t h o r i z e d b y t h i s p e r m i t ; 2 ) t h e a ct i o n o r a ct i v i t y w i l l n ot re s u l t i n v i o l at i o n s of t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s p e r m i t ; 3 ) t h e a ct i o n o r a ct i v i t y i s n ot p ro h i b i t e d b y t h e re q u i re m e n t s of P a rt I I
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. ; a n d 4 ) t h e a ct i o n o r a ct i v i t y w i l l n ot re q u i re n ot i f i c at i o n p u rs u a n t t o P a rt I I
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. F o l l o w i n g s u c h n ot i c e , t h e p e r m i t m ay b e m o d i f i e d a c c o rd i n g t o a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s t o s p e c i f y a n d l i m i t a n y p o l l u t a n t n ot p rev i o u s l y l i m i t e d
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## 1 2 . B i o a c c u m u l at i ve C h e m i c a l s of C o n c e r n ( B C C ) C o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e re q u i re m e n t s of R u l e s 3 2 3
. 1 0 9 8 a n d 3 2 3
. 1 2 1 5 of t h e M i c h i g a n Ad m i n i s t rat i ve C o d e , t h e p e r m i tt e e i s p ro h i b i t e d f ro m u n d e rt a k i n g a n y a ct i o n t h at wo u l d re s u l t i n a l o we r i n g of wat e r q u a l i t y f ro m a n i n c re a s e d l o a d i n g of a B C C u n l e s s a n i n c re a s e d u s e re q u e s t a n d a n t i d e g ra d at i o n d e m o n s t rat i o n h ave b e e n s u b m i tt e d a n d a p p rov e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t . 

## 1 3 . Tra n sfe r of Ow n e rs h i p o r C o n t r o l I n t h e e ve n t of a n y c h a n g e i n c o n t ro l o r o w n e rs h i p of f a c i l i t i e s f ro m w h i c h t h e a u t h o r i z e d d i s c h a rg e e m a n at e s , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l s u b m i t t o t h e D e p a rt m e n t 3 0 d ays p r i o r t o t h e a ct u a l t ra n s f e r of ow n e rs h i p o r c o n t ro l a w r i tt e n a g re e m e n t b e tw e e n t h e c u r re n t p e r m i tt e e a n d t h e n e w p e r m i tt e e c o n t a i n i n g : 1 ) t h e l e g a l n a m e a n d a d d re s s of t h e n e w o w n e r ; 2 ) a s p e c i f i c d at e f o r t h e e ff e ct i ve t ra n s f e r of p e r m i t re s p o n s i b i l i t y , c ove ra g e a n d l i a b i l i ty ; a n d 3 ) a c e rt i f i c at i o n of t h e c o n t i n u i ty of o r a n y c h a n g e s i n o p e rat i o n s , wa s t e wat e r d i s c h a r g e , o r wa s t e wat e r t re at m e n t . I f t h e n e w p e r m i tt e e i s p ro p o s i n g c h a n g e s i n o p e rat i o n s , wa s t e wat e r d i s c h a rg e , o r wa s t e wat e r t re at m e n t , t h e D e p a rt m e n t m ay p ro p o s e m o d i f i c at i o n of t h i s p e r m i t i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 3 of 2 5 

### P A R T I I 

## S e ct i o n D . M a n a g e m e n t R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s 1 . D u t y t o C o m p l y A l l d i s c h a rg e s a u t h o r i z e d h e re i n s h a l l b e c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . T h e d i s c h a r g e of a n y p o l l u t a n t i d e n t i f i e d i n t h i s p e r m i t m o re f re q u e n t l y t h a n o r at a l ev e l i n ex c e s s of t h at a u t h o r i z e d s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a v i o l at i o n of t h e p e r m i t . I t i s t h e d u ty of t h e p e r m i tt e e t o c o m p l y w i t h a l l t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . A n y n o n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e E ff l u e n t L i m i t at i o n s , S p e c i a l C o n d i t i o n s , o r t e r m s of t h i s p e r m i t c o n s t i t u t e s a v i o l at i o n of t h e M i c h i g a n Act a n d/o r t h e F e d e r a l Act a n d c o n s t i t u t e s g ro u n d s f o r e n f o rc e m e n t a ct i o n ; f o r p e r m i t t e r m i n at i o n , revo c at i o n a n d re i s s u a n c e , o r m o d i f i c at i o n ; o r d e n i a l of a n a p p l i c at i o n f o r p e r m i t re n e wa l
. I t s h a l l n ot b e a d e f e n s e f o r a p e r m i tt e e i n a n e n f o rc e m e n t a ct i o n t h a t i t wo u l d h av e b e e n n e c e s s a ry t o h a l t o r re d u c e t h e p e r m i tt e d a ct i v i ty i n o rd e r t o m a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . 

## 2 . O p e rat o r C e rt i f i c at i o n T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l h av e t h e wa s t e t re at m e n t f a c i l i t i e s u n d e r d i re ct s u p e rv i s i o n of a n o p e rat o r c e rt i f i e d at t h e a p p ro p r i at e l ev e l f o r t h e f a c i l i ty c e rt i f i c at i o n b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t , a s re q u i re d b y S e ct i o n s 3 1 1 0 a n d 4 1 0 4 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act . P e r m i tt e e s a u t h o r i z e d t o d i s c h a rg e s t o r m wat e r s h a l l h av e t h e s t o r m wat e r t re at m e n t a n d/o r c o n t ro l m e a s u re s u n d e r d i re ct s u p e rv i s i o n of a s t o r m wat e r o p e rat o r c e rt i f i e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t , a s re q u i re d b y S e ct i o n 3 1 1 0 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act . 

## 3 . Fa c i l i t i e s O p e rat i o n T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l , at a l l t i m e s , p ro p e r l y o p e rat e a n d m a i n t a i n a l l t re at m e n t o r c o n t ro l f a c i l i t i e s o r s ys t e m s i n s t a l l e d o r u s e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o a c h i e ve c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . P ro p e r o p e rat i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e i n c l u d e s a d e q u at e l a b o r at o ry c o n t r o l s a n d a p p ro p r i at e q u a l i ty a s s u ra n c e p ro c e d u re s . 

## 4 . P owe r Fa i l u re s I n o rd e r t o m a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t a n d p re ve n t u n a u t h o r i z e d d i s c h a rg e s , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l e i t h e r : a . p rov i d e a n a l t e r n at i ve p o we r s o u rc e s u ff i c i e n t t o o p e rat e f a c i l i t i e s u t i l i z e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o m a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t ; o r b
. u p o n t h e re d u ct i o n , l o s s , o r f a i l u re of o n e o r m o re of t h e p r i m a ry s o u rc e s of p o we r t o f a c i l i t i e s u t i l i z e d b y t h e p e r m i tt e e t o m a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s a n d c o n d i t i o n s o f t h i s p e r m i t , t h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l h a l t , re d u c e o r ot h e rw i s e c o n t ro l p ro d u ct i o n a n d/o r a l l d i s c h a rg e i n o rd e r t o m a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t . 

## 5 . Ad ve r s e I m pa ct T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l t a k e a l l re a s o n a b l e s t e p s t o m i n i m i z e a n y a d ve rs e i m p a ct t o t h e s u rf a c e wat e rs o r g ro u n d wat e rs of t h e s t at e re s u l t i n g f ro m n o n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a n y e ff l u e n t l i m i t at i o n s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s p e r m i t i n c l u d i n g , b u t n ot l i m i t e d t o , s u c h a c c e l e rat e d o r a d d i t i o n a l m o n i t o r i n g a s n e c e s s a ry t o d e t e r m i n e t h e n at u r e a n d i m p a ct of t h e d i s c h a rg e i n n o n c o m p l i a n c e .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 4 of 2 5 

### P A R T I I 

## S e ct i o n D . M a n a g e m e n t R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s 6 . C o n ta i n m e n t Fa c i l i t i es T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l p ro v i d e f a c i l i t i e s f o r c o n t a i n m e n t of a n y a c c i d e n t a l l o s s e s of p o l l u t i n g m at e r i a l s i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e re q u i re m e n t s of t h e P a rt 5 R u l e s ( R u l e s 3 2 4
. 2 0 0 1 t h ro u g h 3 2 4
. 2 0 0 9 of t h e M i c h i g a n Ad m i n i s t rat i ve C o d e )
. F o r a P u b l i c l y O w n e d T re at m e n t W o r k ( P OTW ) , t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l b e a p p ro ve d u n d e r P a rt 4 1 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act . 

## 7 . Wa ste Tre at m e n t R e s i d u e s R e s i d u a l s ( i
. e . s o l i d s , s l u d g e s , b i o s o l i d s , f i l t e r b a c kwa s h , s c r u b b e r wat e r , a s h , g r i t , o r ot h e r p o l l u t a n t s o r wa s t e s ) re m ove d f ro m o r re s u l t i n g f ro m t re at m e n t o r c o n t ro l of wa s t e wat e rs , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e t h at a re g e n e rat e d d u r i n g t re at m e n t o r l e ft o ve r aft e r t re at m e n t o r c o n t ro l h a s c e a s e d , s h a l l b e d i s p o s e d of i n a n e n v i ro n m e n t a l l y c o m p at i b l e m a n n e r a n d a c c o rd i n g t o a p p l i c a b l e l aws a n d r u l e s . T h e s e l aws m ay i n c l u d e , b u t a re n ot l i m i t e d t o , t h e M i c h i g a n Act , P a rt 3 1 f o r p rot e ct i o n of wat e r re s o u rc e s , P a rt 5 5 f o r a i r p o l l u t i o n c o n t ro l , P a rt 1 1 1 f o r h a z a rd o u s wa s t e m a n a g e m e n t , P a rt 1 1 5 f o r s o l i d wa s t e m a n a g e m e n t , P a rt 1 2 1 f o r l i q u i d i n d u s t r i a l wa s t e s , P a rt 3 0 1 f o r p rot e ct i o n of i n l a n d l a k e s a n d s t re a m s , a n d P a rt 3 0 3 f o r we t l a n d s p ro t e ct i o n . S u c h d i s p o s a l s h a l l n ot re s u l t i n a n y u n l awf u l p o l l u t i o n of t h e a i r , s u rf a c e wat e rs o r g ro u n d wat e rs of t h e s t at e . 

## 8 . R i g h t of E n t ry T h e p e r m i tt e e s h a l l a l l o w t h e D e p a rt m e n t , a n y a g e n t a p p o i n t e d b y t h e D e p a rt m e n t o r t h e R e g i o n a l Ad m i n i s t rat o r , u p o n t h e p re s e n t at i o n of c re d e n t i a l s : a . t o e n t e r u p o n t h e p e r m i tt e e ’ s p re m i s e s w h e re a n e ff l u e n t s o u rc e i s l o c at e d o r i n w h i c h a n y r e c o rd s a re re q u i re d t o b e k e p t u n d e r t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t ; a n d b
. at re a s o n a b l e t i m e s t o h av e a c c e s s t o a n d c o p y a n y r e c o rd s re q u i re d t o b e k e p t u n d e r t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s of t h i s p e r m i t ; t o i n s p e ct p ro c e s s f a c i l i t i e s , t r e at m e n t wo r ks , m o n i t o r i n g m e t h o d s a n d e q u i p m e n t re g u l at e d o r re q u i re d u n d e r t h i s p e r m i t ; a n d t o s a m p l e a n y d i s c h a rg e of p o l l u t a n t s . 

## 9 . A va i l a b i l i ty of R e p o rts E x c e p t f o r d at a d e t e r m i n e d t o b e c o n f i d e n t i a l u n d e r S e ct i o n 3 0 8 of t h e F e d e ra l Act a n d R u l e 2 1 2 8 ( R u l e 3 2 3
. 2 1 2 8 of t h e M i c h i g a n A d m i n i s t rat i v e C o d e ) , a l l re p o rt s p re p a re d i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h t h e t e r m s of t h i s p e r m i t s h a l l b e ava i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c i n s p e ct i o n at t h e off i c e s of t h e D e p a rt m e n t a n d t h e R e g i o n a l A d m i n i s t rat o r . As re q u i re d b y t h e F e d e ra l Act , e ff l u e n t d at a s h a l l n o t b e c o n s i d e re d c o n f i d e n t i a l
. K n o w i n g l y m a k i n g a n y f a l s e s t at e m e n t o n a n y s u c h re p o rt m ay re s u l t i n t h e i m p o s i t i o n of c r i m i n a l p e n a l t i e s a s p rov i d e d f o r i n S e ct i o n 3 0 9 of t h e F e d e ra l Act a n d S e ct i o n s 3 1 1 2 , 3 1 1 5 , 4 1 0 6 a n d 4 1 1 0 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act .P E R M I T N O . M I 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 P a g e 2 5 of 2 5 

### P A R T I I 

## S e ct i o n E . Act i v i t i e s N ot A u t h o r i ze d b y T h i s P e r m i t 1 . D i s c h a r g e t o t h e G r o u n d w ate rs T h i s p e r m i t d o e s n ot a u t h o r i z e a n y d i s c h a rg e t o t h e g ro u n d wat e rs . S u c h d i s c h a r g e m ay b e a u t h o r i z e d b y a g ro u n d wat e r d i s c h a rg e p e r m i t i s s u e d p u rs u a n t t o t h e M i c h i g a n Act . 

## 2 . P O TW C o n st r u ct i o n T h i s p e r m i t d o e s n ot a u t h o r i z e o r a p p ro ve t h e c o n s t r u ct i o n o r m o d i f i c at i o n of a n y p h ys i c a l s t r u ct u re s o r f a c i l i t i e s at a P O TW
. A p p ro va l f o r t h e c o n s t r u ct i o n o r m o d i f i c at i o n of a n y p h ys i c a l s t r u ct u r e s o r f a c i l i t i e s at a P O TW m u s t b e b y p e r m i t i s s u e d u n d e r P a rt 4 1 of t h e M i c h i g a n Act . 

## 3 . C i v i l a n d C r i m i n a l L i a b i l i ty E x c e p t a s p r ov i d e d i n p e r m i t c o n d i t i o n s o n " B y p a s s " ( P a rt I I
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