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1FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101OutfallDescription001TREATEDWASTEWATERFROMHOGSLAUGHTERING,RENDERING,CURING,ANDSMOKINGPROCESSES.THEWASTEWATERTREATMENTSYSTEMCONSISTSOFGRITREMOVAL,SETTLING,CHLORINATION,ANDANOXIDATIONDITCH.ReceivingStream:DESMOINESRIVERRouteofFlow:ClassA1watersareprimarycontactrecreationalusewatersinwhichrecreationalorotherusesmayresultinprolongedanddirectcontactwiththewater,involvingconsiderablerisksofingestingwaterinquantitiessufficienttoposeahealthhazard.Suchactivitieswouldinclude,butnotbelimitedto,swimming,diving,waterskiing,andwatercontactrecreationalcanoeing.WatersdesignatedClassB(WW1)arethoseinwhichtemperature,flowandotherhabitatcharacteristicsaresuitabletomaintainwarmwatergamefishpopulationsalongwitharesidentaquaticcommunitythatincludesavarietyofnativenongamefishandinvertebratesspecies.Thesewatersgenerallyincludeborderrivers,largeinteriorrivers,andthelowersegmentsofmedium-sizetributarystreams.WatersdesignatedClassHHarethoseinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumptionorwatersbothdesignatedasadrinkingwatersupplyandinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumption.002NON-CONTACTCOOLINGWATERFROMREFRIGERATIONANDPROCESSINGEQUIPMENT.ReceivingStream:DESMOINESRIVERRouteofFlow:ClassA1watersareprimarycontactrecreationalusewatersinwhichrecreationalorotherusesmayresultinprolongedanddirectcontactwiththewater,involvingconsiderablerisksofingestingwaterinquantitiessufficienttoposeahealthhazard.Suchactivitieswouldinclude,butnotbelimitedto,swimming,diving,waterskiing,andwatercontactrecreationalcanoeing.WatersdesignatedClassB(WW1)arethoseinwhichtemperature,flowandotherhabitatcharacteristicsaresuitabletomaintainwarmwatergamefishpopulationsalongwitharesidentaquaticcommunitythatincludesavarietyofnativenongamefishandinvertebratesspecies.Thesewatersgenerallyincludeborderrivers,largeinteriorrivers,andthelowersegmentsofmedium-sizetributarystreams.WatersdesignatedClassHHarethoseinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumptionorwatersbothdesignatedasadrinkingwatersupplyandinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumption.801COMBINEDWASTESTREAMSFROMOUTFALLS001AND002.Page2FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101ReceivingStream:DESMOINESRIVERRouteofFlow:ClassA1watersareprimarycontactrecreationalusewatersinwhichrecreationalorotherusesmayresultinprolongedanddirectcontactwiththewater,involvingconsiderablerisksofingestingwaterinquantitiessufficienttoposeahealthhazard.Suchactivitieswouldinclude,butnotbelimitedto,swimming,diving,waterskiing,andwatercontactrecreationalcanoeing.WatersdesignatedClassB(WW1)arethoseinwhichtemperature,flowandotherhabitatcharacteristicsaresuitabletomaintainwarmwatergamefishpopulationsalongwitharesidentaquaticcommunitythatincludesavarietyofnativenongamefishandinvertebratesspecies.Thesewatersgenerallyincludeborderrivers,largeinteriorrivers,andthelowersegmentsofmedium-sizetributarystreams.WatersdesignatedClassHHarethoseinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumptionorwatersbothdesignatedasadrinkingwatersupplyandinwhichfishareroutinelyharvestedforhumanconsumption.Dischargeofsanitaryseweroverflowsisprohibited.SeeStandardConditon#21Page3FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101EffluentLimitationsOutfallNo.:001TREATEDWASTEWATERFROMHOGSLAUGHTERING,RENDERING,CURING,ANDSMOKINGPROCESSES.THEWASTEWATERTREATMENTSYSTEMCONSISTSOFGRITREMOVAL,SETTLING,CHLORINATION,ANDANOXIDATIONDITCH.Youareprohibitedfromdischargingpollutantsexceptincompliancewiththefollowingeffluentlimitations:WastewaterParameterSeasonTypeofLimit%Removal7DayAverage/Min30DayAverageDailyMaximumUnits7DayAverage30DayAverageDailyMaximumConcentrationMassEFFLUENTLIMITATIONSUnitsMG/LFINALLBS/DAY72.3144.61,146.02,293.0BIOCHEMICALOXYGENDEMAND(BOD5)YEARLYMG/LFINALLBS/DAY93.4186.71,481.02,962.0TOTALSUSPENDEDSOLIDSYEARLYMG/LFINALLBS/DAY4.08.063.4126.9AMMONIANITROGEN(N)YEARLYSTDUNITSFINAL6.09.0PH(MINIMUM-MAXIMUM)YEARLYMPN/100MLFINAL400.0COLIFORM,FECALYEARLYMG/LFINALLBS/DAY134.0194.02,038.52,951.3NITROGEN,TOTAL(ASN)YEARLYMG/LFINALLBS/DAY39.278.3621.01,242.0OILANDGREASEYEARLY#/100MLFINAL126.0235.0E.COLIYEARLYNote:Ifseasonallimitsapply,summerisfromMarch15throughNovember15,andwinterisfromNovember16throughMarch14.Page4FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101EffluentLimitationsOutfallNo.:002NON-CONTACTCOOLINGWATERFROMREFRIGERATIONANDPROCESSINGEQUIPMENT.Youareprohibitedfromdischargingpollutantsexceptincompliancewiththefollowingeffluentlimitations:WastewaterParameterSeasonTypeofLimit%Removal7DayAverage/Min30DayAverageDailyMaximumUnits7DayAverage30DayAverageDailyMaximumConcentrationMassEFFLUENTLIMITATIONSUnitsSTDUNITSFINAL6.09.0PH(MINIMUM-MAXIMUM)YEARLYNote:Ifseasonallimitsapply,summerisfromMarch15throughNovember15,andwinterisfromNovember16throughMarch14.Page5FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101EffluentLimitationsOutfallNo.:801COMBINEDWASTESTREAMSFROMOUTFALLS001AND002.Youareprohibitedfromdischargingpollutantsexceptincompliancewiththefollowingeffluentlimitations:WastewaterParameterSeasonTypeofLimit%Removal7DayAverage/Min30DayAverageDailyMaximumUnits7DayAverage30DayAverageDailyMaximumConcentrationMassEFFLUENTLIMITATIONSUnitsMG/LFINALLBS/DAY0.370.687.012.2CHLORINE,TOTALRESIDUALYEARLYNote:Ifseasonallimitsapply,summerisfromMarch15throughNovember15,andwinterisfromNovember16throughMarch14.Page6FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101MonitoringandReportingRequirements(a)Samplesandmeasurementstakenshallberepresentativeofthevolumeandnatureofthemonitoredwastewater.(b)Analyticalandsamplingmethodsspecifiedin40CFRPart136orothermethodsapprovedinwritingbythedepartmentshallbeutilized.(c)Chapter63oftheIowaAdministrativeCodeprovidesyouwithfurtherexplanationofyourmonitoringrequirements.(d)Youarerequiredtoreportalldataincludingcalculatedresultsneededtodeterminecompliancewiththelimitationscontainedinthispermit.Thisincludesdailymaximumsandminimums,30-dayaveragesand7-dayaveragesforallparametersthathaveconcentration(mg/l)andmass(lbs/day)limits.Also,flowdatashallbereportedinmilliongallonsperday(MGD).(e)Resultsofallmonitoringshallberecordedonformsprovidedby,orapprovedby,thedepartment,andshallbesubmittedtothedepartmentbythefifteenthdayfollowingthecloseofthereportingperiod.Yourreportingperiodisonamonthlybasis,endingonthelastdayofeachreportingperiod.OutfallNumberWastewaterParameterSampleFrequencySampleTypeMonitoringLocationFLOW0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURTOTALRAWWASTEORFINALEFFLUENT(FLOW)BIOCHEMICALOXYGENDEMAND(BOD5)0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURCOMPOSITERAWWASTETOTALSUSPENDEDSOLIDS0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURCOMPOSITERAWWASTEPH(MINIMUM-MAXIMUM)0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABRAWWASTETEMPERATURE0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABRAWWASTEOILANDGREASE0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABFINALEFFLUENTSETTLEABLESOLIDS0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABFINALEFFLUENTBIOCHEMICALOXYGENDEMAND(BOD5)0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURCOMPOSITEEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONTOTALSUSPENDEDSOLIDS0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURCOMPOSITEEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONAMMONIANITROGEN(N)0017/WEEKORDAILY24HOURCOMPOSITEEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONPH(MINIMUM-MAXIMUM)0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONNITROGEN,TOTAL(ASN)0011EVERY2MONTHSGRABEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONTEMPERATURE0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABEFFLUENTPRIORTODISINFECTIONCOLIFORM,FECAL0011EVERY3MONTHSGRABEFFLUENTAFTERDISINFECTIONE.COLI0011EVERY3MONTHSGRABEFFLUENTAFTERDISINFECTIONPage7FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101MonitoringandReportingRequirements(a)Samplesandmeasurementstakenshallberepresentativeofthevolumeandnatureofthemonitoredwastewater.(b)Analyticalandsamplingmethodsspecifiedin40CFRPart136orothermethodsapprovedinwritingbythedepartmentshallbeutilized.(c)Chapter63oftheIowaAdministrativeCodeprovidesyouwithfurtherexplanationofyourmonitoringrequirements.(d)Youarerequiredtoreportalldataincludingcalculatedresultsneededtodeterminecompliancewiththelimitationscontainedinthispermit.Thisincludesdailymaximumsandminimums,30-dayaveragesand7-dayaveragesforallparametersthathaveconcentration(mg/l)andmass(lbs/day)limits.Also,flowdatashallbereportedinmilliongallonsperday(MGD).(e)Resultsofallmonitoringshallberecordedonformsprovidedby,orapprovedby,thedepartment,andshallbesubmittedtothedepartmentbythefifteenthdayfollowingthecloseofthereportingperiod.Yourreportingperiodisonamonthlybasis,endingonthelastdayofeachreportingperiod.OutfallNumberWastewaterParameterSampleFrequencySampleTypeMonitoringLocationDISSOLVEDOXYGEN(MINIMUM)0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABAERATIONBASINCONTENTSSOLIDS,MIXEDLIQUORSUSPENDED0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABAERATIONBASINCONTENTSTEMPERATURE0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABAERATIONBASINCONTENTS30-MINUTESETTLEABILITY0017/WEEKORDAILYGRABAERATIONBASINCONTENTSFLOW0021EVERYMONTH24HOURTOTALFINALEFFLUENTPH(MINIMUM-MAXIMUM)0021EVERYMONTHGRABFINALEFFLUENTTEMPERATURE0021EVERYMONTHMEASUREMENTFINALEFFLUENTFLOW8017/WEEKORDAILYCALCULATEDFINALEFFLUENTCHLORINE,TOTALRESIDUAL8017/WEEKORDAILYGRABFINALEFFLUENTPage8FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101OutfallNumberDescriptionSpecialMonitoringRequirementsNITROGEN,TOTAL(ASN)001TotalnitrogenshallbedeterminedbytestingforTotalKjeldahlNitrogen(TKN)andnitrate+nitritenitrogenandreportingthesumoftheTKNandnitrate+nitriteresults(reportedasN).Nitrate+nitritecanbeanalyzedtogetherorseparately.E.COLI001Page9FacilityName:PermitNumber:CARGILLMEATSOLUTIONSCORPORATION9083101OutfallNumberDescriptionSpecialMonitoringRequirementsTheaveragelimitforE.coliof126org/100mlspecifiedinpage4ofthispermitisageometricmean,nota30-dayaverageandthemaximumlimitof235org/100mlisasamplemaximum,notadailymaximumlimit.Thefacilitymustcollectandanalyzeaminimumoffivesamplesinonecalendarmonthduringeach3-monthperiodduringtheyear.The3-monthperiodsareJanuary-March,April-June,July-September,andOctober-December.Thecollectionoffivesamplesineach3-monthperiodwillresultinaminimumof20samplesbeingcollectedduringacalendaryear.Forexample,forthefirst3-monthperiod,theoperatormaychooseFebruaryasthecalendarmonthtocollectthe5individualE.colisamplestodeterminecompliancewiththelimits.TheoperatormayalsochoosethemonthsofJanuaryorMarchaswell,aslongaseachofthe5samplesarecollectedduringasinglecalendarmonth.Thesameprincipleappliestotheotherthree3-monthperiodsduringtheyear.Thefollowingrequirementsapplytotheindividualsamplescollectedinonecalendarmonth:Samplesmustbespacedoveronecalendarmonth.Nomorethanonesamplecanbecollectedonanyoneday.Theremustbeaminimumoftwodaysbetweeneachsample.Nomorethantwosamplesmaybecollectedinaperiodofsevenconsecutivedays.IftheeffluenthasbeenchlorinatedthesamplesshallbeanalyzedusingtheMostProbableNumbermethodfoundinStandardMethod9223B(Colilert®orColilert-18®madebyIDEXXLaboratories,Inc.).IftheeffluenthasnotbeenchlorinatedthesamplesshallbeanalyzedusingeithertheMPNmethodaboveorEPAMethod1603:Escherichiacoli(E.coli)inwaterbymembranefiltrationusingmodifiedmembrane-thermotolerantE.coliagar(modifiedmTEC)ormColiBlue-24®madebytheHachCompany.Eachindividualsampleresultwillbecomparedtothesamplemaximumlimittodeterminecompliance.Thegeometricmeanmustbecalculatedusingallvalidsampleresultscollectedduringamonth.Thegeometricmeanformulaisasfollows:GeometricMean=(Sampleone*Sampletwo*Samplethree*Samplefour*Samplefive...SampleN)^(1/N),whichistheNthrootoftheresultofthemultiplicationofallofthesampleresultswhereN=thenumberofsamples.Ifasampleresultisalessthanvalue,thevaluereportedbythelabwithoutthelessthansignshouldbeusedinthegeometricmeancalculation.Thegeometricmeancanbecalculatedinoneofthefollowingways:Useascientificcalculatorthatcancalculatethepowersofnumbers.EnterthesamplesinMicrosoftExcelandusethefunction“GEOMEAN”toperformthecalculation.UsethegeometricmeancalculatorontheIowaDNRwebpageat:http://www.iowadnr.com/water/npdes/calculator.htmlPage10

# STANDARD CONDITIONS

1. DEFINITIONS

(a) 7 day average means the sum of the total daily discharges

by mass, volume or concentration during a 7 consecutive

day period, divided by the total number of days during the

period that measurements were made. Four 7 consecutive

day periods shall be used each month to calculate the 7-

day average. The first 7-day period shall begin with the

first day of the month.

(b) 30 day average means the sum of the total daily discharges

by mass, volume or concentration during a calendar

month, divided by the total number of days during the

month that measurements were made.

(c) daily maximum means the total discharge by mass, volume

or concentration during a twenty-four hour period.

2. DUTY TO COMPLY

You must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any

permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean

Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; permit

termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or

denial of a permit renewal application. Issuance of this permit

does not relieve you of the responsibility to comply with all

local, state and federal laws, or dinances, regulations or other

legal requirements applying to the operation of your facility.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(a) and 567-64.7(4)(e)) IAC}

3. DUTY TO REAPPLY

If you wish to continue to discharge after the expiration date of

this permit you must file an application for reissuance at least

180 days prior to the expiration date of this permit.

{See 567-64.8(1) IAC}

4. NEED TO HALT OR REDUCE ACTIVITY

It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement

action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the

permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the

conditions of this permit.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(c) and 567-64.7(5)(j) IAC}

5. DUTY TO MITIGATE

You shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any

discharge in violation of this permit which has a reasonable

likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the

environment.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(d) and 567-64.7(5)(i) IAC}

6. PROPERTY RIGHTS

This permit does not convey any property rights of any sort or

any exclusive privileges.

7. TRANSFER OF TITLE

If title to your facility, or any part of it, is transferred the new

owner shall be subject to this permit.

{See 567-64.14 IAC} You are required to notify the new owner of the requirements of this

permit in writing prior to any transfer of title. The Director shall be

notified in writing within 30 days of the transfer

8. PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

All facilities and control systems shall be operated as

efficiently as possible and maintained in good working order.

A sufficient number of staff, adequately trained and

knowledgeable in the operation of your facility shall be

retained at all times and adequate laboratory controls and

appropriate quality assurance procedures shall be provided to

maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(e) and 567 64.7(5)(f) IAC}

9. DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

You must furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any

information the Director may request to determine whether

cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or

terminating this permit or to determine compliance with this

permit. You must also furnish to the Director, upon request,

copies of any records required to be kept by this permit.

10. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS

You are required to maintain records of your operation in

accordance with 567-63.2 IAC.

11. PERMIT MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR

REVOCATION

(a) This permit may be modified, suspended, or revoked and

reissued for cause including but not limited to those

specified in 567-64.3(11) IAC.

(b) This permit may be modified due to conditions or

information on which this permit is based, including any

new standard the department may adopt that would

change the required effluent limits.

{See 567-64.3(11) IAC}

(c) If a toxic pollutant is present in your discharge and more

stringent standards for toxic pollutants are established

under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, this permit

will be modified in accordance with the new standards.

{See 40 CFR 122.62(a)(6) and 567-64.7(5)(g) IAC}

The filing of a request for a permit modification, revocation or

suspension, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated

noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.

12. SEVERABILITY

The provisions of this permit are severable and if any provision

or application of any provision to any circumstance is found to

be invalid by this department or a court of law, the application

of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of

this permit, shall not be affected by such finding.

# STANDARD CONDITIONS

13. INSPECTION OF PREMISES, RECORDS,

EQUIPMENT, METHODS AND DISCHARGES

You are required to permit authorized personnel to:

(a) Enter upon the premises where a regulated facility or

activity is located or conducted or where records are kept

under conditions of this permit.

(b) Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records

that must be kept under the conditions of this permit.

(c) Inspect, at reasonable times, any facilities, equipment,

practices or operations regulated or required under this

permit.

(d) Sample or monitor, at reasonable times, for the purpose of

assuring compliance or as otherwise authorized by the

Clean Water Act.

14. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR REPORTING

You shall report any noncompliance that may endanger human

health or the environment. Information shall be provided orally

within 24 hours from the time you become aware of the

circumstances. A written submission that includes a description

of noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance

including exact dates and times, whether the noncompliance

has been corrected or the anticipated time it is expected to

continue; and the steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate,

and prevent a reoccurrence of the noncompliance must be

provided within 5 days of the occurrence. The following

instances of noncompliance must be reported within 24 hours

of occurrence:

(a) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent

limitation in the permit.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(l)(5)(ii)(A)}

(b) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the

permit.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(l)(5)(ii)(B)}

(c) Any violation of a maximum daily discharge limit for any

of the pollutants listed by the Director in the permit to be

reported within 24 hours.

{See 40 CFR 122.41(l)(5)(ii)(C)}

15. OTHER NONCOMPLIANCE

You shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported

under Condition #14 at the time monitoring reports are

submitted. 16. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Rules of this Department which govern the operation of your

facility in connection with this permit are published in Part 567

of the Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) in Chapters 60-65 and

121. Reference to the term “rule” in this permit means the

designated provision of Part 567 of the Iowa Administrative

Code.

17. NOTICE OF CHANGED CONDITIONS

You are required to report any changes in existing conditions

or information on which this permit is based:

(a) Facility expansions, production increases or process

modifications which may result in new or increased

discharges of pollutants must be reported to the Director

in advance. If such discharges will exceed effluent

limitations, your report must include an application for a

new permit.

{See 567-64.7(5)(a) IAC}

(b) If any modification of, addition to, or construction of a

disposal system is to be made, you must first obtain a

written permit from this Department.

{See 567-64.2 IAC}

(c) If your facility is a publicly owned treatment works or

otherwise may accept waste for treatment from industrial

contributors see 567-64.3(5) IAC for further notice

requirements.

(d) You shall notify the Director as soon as you know or have

reason to believe that any activity has occurred or will

occur which would result in the discharge of any toxic

pollutant which is not limited in this permit.

{See 40 CFR 122.42(a)}

(e) No construction activity that will result in disturbance of

one acre or more shall be initiated without first obtaining

coverage under NPDES General Permit No. 2 for “Storm

water discharge associated with construction activity”.

You must also notify the Director if you have begun or

will begin to use or manufacture as an intermediate or

final product or byproduct any toxic pollutant which

was not reported in the permit application

18. OTHER INFORMATION

Where you become aware that you failed to submit any

relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect

information in a permit application or in any report, you must

promptly submit such facts or information.

# STANDARD CONDITIONS

19. UPSET PROVISION

(a) Definition - “Upset” means an exceptional incident in which

there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with

technology based permit effluent limitations because of

factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An

upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused

by operational error, improperly designed treatment

facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of

preventive maintenance, or careless or improper

operation.

(b) Effect of an upset. An upset constitutes an affirmative

defense in an action brought for noncompliance with such

technology based permit effluent limitations if the

requirements of paragraph “c” of this condition are met.

No determination made during administrative review of

claims that noncompliance was caused by upset, and

before an action for noncompliance, is final administrative

action subject to judicial review.

(c) Conditions necessary for demonstration of an upset. A

permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense

of upset shall demonstrate through properly signed,

contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant

evidence that;

(1) An upset occurred and that the permittee can identify

the cause(s) of the upset.

(2) The permitted facility was at the time being properly

operated; and

(3) The permittee submitted notice of the upset to the

Department in accordance with 40 CFR

122.41(l)(6)(ii)(B).

(4) The permittee complied with any remedial measures

required by Item #5 of the Standard Conditions of this

permit.

(d) Burden of Proof. In any enforcement proceeding, the

permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset

has the burden of proof.

20. FAILURE TO SUBMIT FEES

This permit may be revoked, in whole or in part, if the

appropriate permit fees are not submitted within thirty (30)

days of the date of notification that such fees are due.

21. BYPASSES AND SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS

(a) Definitions

Bypass means the intentional diversion of waste streams from

any portion of a treatment facility.

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) means an overflow, spill,

release, or diversion of wastewater from a sanitary sewer

collection system designed to carry only sewage and prior to

reaching the treatment works



# . BYPASSES (Continued)

(b) Prohibitions

i. Sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) are prohibited.

ii. Bypass is prohibited and the department may take

enforcement action against a permittee for bypass unless all

of the following three conditions are met:

(1) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal

injury, or severe property damage; and

(2) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass such as

the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of

untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal

periods of equipment downtime. This condition is not

satisfied if adequate backup equipment should have

been installed in the exercise of reasonable

engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which

occurred during normal periods of equipment

downtime or preventive maintenance; and

(3) The permittee submitted notices as required by

paragraph “d” of this section.

(c) The Director may approve an anticipated bypass after

considering its adverse effects if the Director determines

that it will meet the three conditions listed above.

(d) Reporting bypasses and SSOs. Bypasses and SSOs shall be

reported in accordance with 567-63.6 IAC.

22. SIGNATORY REQUIREMENTS

Applications, reports or other information submitted to the

Department in connection with this permit must be signed and

certified as required by 567-64.3(8) IAC.

23. USE OF CERTIFIED LABORATORIES

Effective October 1, 1996, analyses of wastewater,

groundwater or sewage sludge that are required to be submitted

to the department as a result of this permit must be performed

by a laboratory certified by the State of Iowa. Routine, on-site

monitoring for pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total

residual chlorine and other pollutants that must be analyzed

immediately upon sample collection, settleable solids, physical

measurements, and operational monitoring tests specified in

567-63.3(4) are excluded from this requirement.

24. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY WAIVER

No legal or financial responsibility arising from the operation

or maintenance of any disposal system or part thereof installed

by the permittee to achieve compliance with this permit shall

attach to the State of Iowa or the Iowa Department of Natural

Resources.