# ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY

1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST,

### P.O. BOX 19276,SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 

## ° (217)782-2829 BRUCE RAUNER, GOVERNOR LISA BONNETT, DIRECTOR



### 217/782-0610 

### May 22, 2015

UnitedStates SteelCorporation 1951 StateStreet GraniteCity, Illinois 62040

Re: United States SteelCorporation- GraniteCityWorks NPDESPermitNo. IL0000329 FinalPermit

Gentlemen:

Attached is the finalNPDES Permit foryour discharge. ThePermit as issued covers dischargelimitations, monitoring, andreportingrequirements. FailuretomeetanyportionofthePermitcouldresultinciviland/orcriminalpenalties. The Illinois EnvironmentalProtection Agency is ready andwilling to assistyou ininterpreting any ofthe conditions ofthe Permit as theyrelatespecificallyto yourdischarge. TheAgencyreceivedyou letter datedSeptember24, 2014 andyour e-maildatedMay7, 2015. Thefollowing changes havebeenmade sincethepublicnoticeofthepermit:

I. SpecialCondition IIhasbeenaddedtothepermit notingare-openerclauseinthecasethataTMDLis finalized forHorseshoeLake.

2. The 30-day average concentration limit for zinc at outfall 001 has been revised to 0.17 mg/L. The daily maximumconcentrationlimit forzinc atoutfall001 has beenrevisedto0.96 mg/L.

3. Load limits for benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene at outfall AOI have beenrevised to have a monthly average loadlimitof0.03 lb/dayandadailymaximumloadlimitof0.05 lb/day.

The Agency has begun a program allowing the submittal of electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (NetDMRs) instead ofpaperDischarge Monitoring Reports (DMRs). If

### you are interested inNetDMRs, more information can be found on the Agency website, http://epa.state.il.us/water/edmr/index.html. If your facility is not registered in the NetDMRprogram, a supplyofpreprintedpaperDMRForms foryourfacility willbesentto youpriortotheinitiationof DMR reporting under the reissued permit. Additional information and instructions will accompany the preprinted DMRsupontheir arrival.

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PLEASE PRINT ON RECYCLED PAPER

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The attachedPermit is effective as ofthe date indicated onthefirst pageofthePermit. Untilthe effective date ofany re-issuedPermit,thelimitationsandconditions ofthepreviously-issuedPermitremaininfull effect. Youhavetheright to appeal any condition ofthe Permit to the Illinois Pollution Control Board within a 35 day period following the issuance date.

Shouldyouhavequestions concerningthePermit,pleasecontactMarkE. Liska at217/782-0610.
Sincerely,

Manager,Permit Section DivisionofWaterPollutionControl

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Attachment: FinalPermit

cc: Records ComplianceAssuranceSection CollinsvilleRegion Billing USEPA 

### SWIMRPCNPDES Permit No. IL0000329

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Division ofWater Pollution Control

1021 North GrandAvenue East

Post Office Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

Expiration Date: May 31, 2020

Name and Address ofPermittee:

United States Steel Corporation Granite CityWorks 1951 StateStreet Granite City, Illinois 62040

Discharge Number and Name:

001 Treated ProcessWastewater A01 Coke By-ProductsWastewater B01 Cold Rolling Mill Wastewater C01 Landfill LeachateWastewater Reissued (NPDES) Permit

Issue Date: May 22, 2015 Effective Date: June 1, 2015

Facility Name andAddress:

United States Steel Corporation GraniteCityWorks 201 h and State Street Granite City, Illinois 62040 (Madison County)

ReceivingWaters:

Horseshoe Lake

In compliance with the provisions ofthe Illinois Environmental Protection Act, Title 35 of Ill. Adm. Code, Subtitle C and/or Subtitle D, Chapter. 1, and the Clean Water Act (CWA), the above-named permittee is hereby authorized to discharge atthe above location to the above-named receiving stream in accordancewith the standard conditions and attachments herein.

Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the above expiration date. In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submitthe proper appli!'ation as required bythe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) not laterthan 180 days priorto the expiration date.

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Alan Keller, P.E. Manager, Penmit Section Division ofWater Pollution ControlPage2

NPDES Permit No. IL0000329

Effluent Limitations and Monitoring

1. From the effective date of this penmit until the expiration date, the effluent ofthe following discharge(s) shall be monitored and limited at all times asfollows:
Outfall(s): 001 Treated ProcessWastewater- (DAF =25.0 MGD) Treated ProcessWastewater consists ofwastewaterfrom the blastfurnace, basic oxygen furnace, 80" hot strip mill, landfill leachates, galvanizing lines, sanitary, stormwater runoff, continuous casters, boiler blowdown, maintenance shops, laboratories, coke plant, cold mill, continuous pickier, and miscellaneousflows

LOAD LIMITS lbs/day CONCENTRATION DAF (DMF) LIMITS mg/1

30 DAY DAILY 30 DAY DAILY SAMPLE SAMPLE PARAMETER AVERAGE MAXIMUM AVERAGE MAXIMUM FREQUENCY TYPE
Flow(MGD) See Special Condition 1 MeasureWhen Monitoring
pH See Special Condition 2 6.0- 9.0 2/Week Grab

CBODs 2085 4170 10 20 2/Week Composite

Total Suspended Solids 2502 5004 12 24 2/Week Composite

Oil & Grease 1511 3492 15 30 2/Week Grab

Iron (total) 417 834 2 4 2/Week Composite

Iron (dissolved) 209 1 2/Week Composite

Lead (total) 5.3 16 0.09 0.4 1/Quarter Composite

Zinc(total) 12 33 0.17 0.96 2/Week Composite
Cyanide(total) 19 35 0.1 0.2 2/Week Composite
Cyanide(available by 1,1 4.6 0.0052 0.022 2/Month Composite OIA 1677)

Phenol (4AAP) 5.0 10 0.1 2/Week Composite

Fluoride 834 4 2/Week Composite 

### Ammonia-Nitrogen* Spring/Fall 438 2206 2.1 10.1 2/Week Composite 

### Summer 438 3128 2.1 15.0 2/Week Composite Winter 874 1616 4.0 7.4 2/Week Composite March 605 1616 2.9 7.4 2/Week Composite Phosphorus Monitor Only 1/Month Grab

'ForAmmonia as Nitrogen, Spring/Fall isApril-May and September-October. Summer is June-August. Winter is November-February. Weekly average limits will apply. For Spring/Fall, weekly average limit is 5.2 mg/L (1084 lb/day). Summerweekly average limit is 5.4 mg/L (1126 lb/day).·There is no weekly average limitforWinter or March.Page3

NPDES Permit No. IL0000329

Effluent Limitations and Monitoring

1. From the effective date of this permit until the expiration date, the effluent ofthe following discharge(s) shall be monitored and limited at all times asfollows:
Outfall(s): B01, C01

PARAMETER LOAD LIMITS lbs/day OAF (DMFl

30 DAY AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM

Outfall: A01 -CokeBy-ProductsWastewater

Flow(MGD) See Special Condition 1 CONCENTRATION LIMITS mq/1

30 DAY AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM

Total Suspended Solids Monitor
Naphthalene Benzo(a)pyrene 0.03

0.03 0.05

0.05

Outfall: B01 -Cold Rolling Mill Wastewater
Flow(MGD)

Tetrachloroethylene
Naphthalene See Special Condition 1

1.1

0.69

Outfall: C01 -Landfill LeachateWastewater

Flow(MGD) See Special Condition 1 SAMPLE FREQUENCY

Continuous

1/Month

2/Week

2/Week

When Monitoring

2/Year

1/Month

Continuous SAMPLE TYPE

Measure Composite Composite
Composite

Measure

Grab

Grab

MeasurePage4 NPDES Permit No. IL0000329
Special Conditions

SPECIAL CONDITION 1. Flow shall be reported as a daily maximum and a monthly average, and shall be reported on the monthly Discharge Monitoring Report Form.

SPECIAL CONDITION 2. The pH shall be in the range 6.0 to 9.0. The monthly minimum and monthly maximum values shall be reported on the DMR form.

SPECIAL CONDITION 3. Ifan applicable effluent standard or limitation is promulgated under Sections 301(b)(2)(C) and (D), 304(b)(2), and 307(a)(2) oftheCleanWaterAct and thateffluent standard or limitation is morestringentthan any effluent limitation inthe permit or controls a pollutant not limited in the NPDES Permit, theAgency shall reviseor modifythe permit in accordancewith the morestringent standard orprohibition and shall so notifythe permittee.

SPECIAL CONDITION 4. The use oroperation ofthisfacilityshall be by or underthe supervision ofaCertified Class K operator.

SPECIAL CONDITION 5

. For purposes ofthis permit, load limitsfor Phenol (4AAP) have been based on actual plant discharges, and load limits for Ammonia (as N) have been based on water quality standards, and are included in accordancewith a 301(g) variance of the Clean Water Act approved by the USEPA. Any changes to these load limits can only be made following Public Notice and opportunityfor hearing.

SPECIAL CONDITION 6. The permittee mayshowthat an apparent noncompliance ofload limitsforzinc is not a violation byapplying background credits for intakewaters and by submission ofcalculations as defined below.

The load calculationsfor comparisonto Zincload limits shall be made as follows:



### M =(Ce- 

### Cc) x F

### x8.34

Where:

M = Outfall 001 load limit (lbs/day)

Ce =Outfall001 effluent concentration (mg/1)
C, = Intakewaterconcentration (mg/1)

F =Outfall 001 effluentftow (MGD)

Concentrations limitsfor outfall 001 are absolute and no background creditshall be allowed.

SPECIAL CONDITION 7. The Permittee shall record monitoring results on Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Forms using one such form for each outfall each month.

In the eventthat an outfall does not discharge during a monthly reporting period, the DMR Form shall be submitted with no discharge indicated.

The Permittee may choose to submit electronic DMRs (NetDMRs) instead of mailing paper DMRs to the IEPA. More information, including registration information forthe NetDMR program, can be obtained on the IEPAwebsite, http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/netdmr/index.html.

The completed Discharge Monitoring Report forms shall be submitted to IEPA no laterthan the 15th day ofthefollowing month, unless otherwise specified bythe permitting authority.

Permittees not using NetDMRs shall mail Discharge Monitoring Reportswith an original signatureto the IEPAatthefollowing address:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Division ofWater Pollution Control 1021 North GrandAvenue East Post Office Box 19276 Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

Attention: ComplianceAssurance Section, Mail Code

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Special Conditions

SPECIAL CONDITION 8. Samplestaken in compliance with the effluent monitoring requirements for internal outfall A01 shall be taken at a point representative of the discharge of Coke By-Products Wastewater, but prior to mixing with any other wastewater sources. Samplestaken in compliancewith the effluent monitoring requirementsfor internal outfall 801 shall be taken ata point representative of the discharge ofCold Rolling Mill wastewater, but priorto mixing with any otherwastewatersources. Samplestaken in compliance with the effluentmonitoring requirements for internal outfall C01 shall betaken at a point representative ofthe discharge of Landfill Leachate Wastewater, but prior to mixing with any other wastewater sources. Samples taken in compliance with the effluent monitoring requirementsforoutfall 001 shall be taken ata point representative ofthe discharge, but before entering the receiving water.

SPECIAL CONDITION 9. The Agency has determined that the effluent limitations in this permit constitute BAT/BCT for storm water which is treated in the existing treatment facilities for purposes of this penmit reissuance, and no pollution prevention plan will be required for such storm water. In addition to the chemical specific monitoring required elsewhere in this permit, the permittee shall conduct an annual inspection of the facility site to identify areas contributing to a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity, and determine whether any facility modifications have occurred which result in previously-treated storm water discharges no longer receiving treatment. Ifany such discharges are identified the permittee shall request a modification ofthis permit within 30 days after the inspection. Records of the annual inspection shall be retained by the permittee for the term of this permit and be made available to the Agency on request.

SPECIAL CONDITION 10. The Permittee shall monitor the effluent from Outfall 001 for the following parameters on a 2/year basis. This Permit may be modified with public notice to establish effluent limitations if appropriate, based on information obtained through sampling. The sample shall be a 24-hour effluent composite except as otherwise specifically provided below and the results shall be submitted on the DMR'sto IEPA. The parametersto be sampled and the minimum reporting limits to be attained are asfollows:

STORET CODE 10197 01002 01007 01027 01032 01034 01042 01055 71900 01067 01147 01077 PARAMETER Antimony Arsenic Barium Cadmium Chromium (Hexavalent) (grab) Chromium (total) Copper Manganese Mercury Nickel Selenium Silver(total) Minimum reporting limit

5.0 ug/L 0.05 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 

### O.D1 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.2 ug/L 0.005 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.003 mg/L

Unless otherwise indicated, concentrations referto the total amount ofthe constituent present in all phases, whether solid, suspended
ordissolved, elemental orcombined, including all oxidation states.

The analyses for the above parameters shall meet the detection limits as established for accepted test procedures listed in 40 CFR 136.

All samples for mercury must be analyzed by EPA Method 1631E using the digestion procedure described in Section 11.1.1.2 of 1631 E, which dictatesthat samples must be heated at 50°C for6 hours in a bromine chloride (BrCI) solution in closed vessels.

SPECIAL CONDITION 11: This Permit may be modified to include alternative or additional final effluent limitations pursuantto an approved Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Studyor upon approval ofan alternateWaterQuality Study.Page 9 Attachment H

Standard Conditions

Definitions

Act means the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5as Amended.
Agencymeansthe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Board meansthe Illinois Pollution Control Board.

Clean Water Act (formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) means Pub. L 92-500, as amended. 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) means the national program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements, under Sections 307, 402, 318 and 405 ofthe Clean WaterAct.

USEPA meansthe United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Daily Discharge means the discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants with limitations expressed in units of mass, the "daily discharge" is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurements, the "daily discharge" is calculated
as the average measurementofthe pollutant overthe day.

Maximum Daily Discharge Limitation (daily maximum) means the highestallowable daily discharge.
Average Monthly Discharge Limitation (30 day average) means the highest allowable average of daily discharges over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all daily discharges measured during a calendar month divided by the number ofdaily discharges measured during that month.
AverageWeekly Discharge Limitation (7 day average) meansthe highest allowable average of daily discharges over a calendar week, calculated as the sum of all daily discharges measured during a calendar week divided by the number ofdaily discharges measured during thatweek.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the State. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.
Aliquot means a sample of specified volume used to make up a total composite sample.

Grab Sample means an individual sample ofat least 100 milliliters collected at a randomly-selected lime over a period not exceeding 15 minutes.

24-Hour Composite Sample means a combination of at least 8 sample aliquots of at least 100 milliliters, collected at periodic intervals during the operating hours of a facility over a 24-hour period. 8-Hour Composite Sample means a combination of at least 3 sample aliquots of at least 100 milliliters, collected at periodic intervals during the operating hours of a facility over an 8-hour period.

Flow Proportional Composite Sample means a combination of sample aliquots of at least 100 milliliters collected at periodic intervals such that either the time interval between each aliquot or the volume ofeach aliquot is proportional to eitherthe stream flow at the time ofsampling orthe total stream flow since the collection ofthe previous aliquot.
(1) Duty to comply. The permittee must comply with all conditions of this penmit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Act and is grounds for enforcement action, permit termination, revocation and reissuance, modification, or for denial of a permit renewal application. The permittee shall complywith effluent standards
or prohibitions established under Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish these standards orprohibitions, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirements.
(2) Dutyto reapply. Ifthe permitteewishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit afterthe expiration date ofthis permit, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit. If the permittee submits a proper application as required by the Agency no laterthan 180 days priorto the expiration date, this permit shall continue in full force and effect until the final Agency decision on the application has been made.
(3) Need to halt or reduce activitynotadefense. Itshall not be
adefense fora permittee in an enforcement action that itwould have been necessaryto hall or reduce the permitted activity in orderto maintain compliance with the conditions ofthis penmit.
(4) Duty to mitigate. The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation ofthis permit which has a reasonable likelihood ofadversely affecting human health orthe environment.
(5) Proper operation and maintenance. The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems oftreatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with conditions of this penmit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality
assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up, or auxiliary facilities, or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(6) Permit actions. This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, orterminated forcause by the Agency pursuantto 40 CFR 122.62 and 40 CFR 122.63. The filing ofa request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance,
or tenmination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not stayany penmitcondition.
(7) Property rights. This permit does not convey any property rights ofany sort, oranyexclusive privilege.
(8) Duty to provide information. The permittee shall furnish to the Agencywithin a reasonable time, any informationwhich the Agency may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, orterminating this permit, or to determine compliance with the permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Agency upon request, copies of records reauired to be kent bvthis oermit.Page 10 (9) Inspection and entry. The permittee shall allow an authorized representative of the Agency or USEPA (including an authorized contractor acting as a representative ofthe Agency
or USEPA), upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to: (a) Enter upon the permittee's premiseswhere a regulated facility oractivity is located orconducted, orwhere records must be kept underthe conditions ofthis permit; (b) Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept underthe conditions ofthis permit; (c) Inspectat reasonable times anyfacilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required underthis permit; and (d) Sample ormonitorat reasonable times, forthe purpose of assuring permitcompliance, oras otherwise authorized by the Act, any substances orparameters at any location. (10) Monitoring and records. (a) Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitored activity. (b) The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records, and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit, for a period of at least 3 years from the date of this permit, measurement, report or application. Records related to the permittee's sewage sludge use and disposal activities shall be retained for a period of at least five years (or longeras required by 40 CFR Part 503). This period may be extended by request of the Agency or USEPA at any time. (c) Records ofmonitoring information shall include: (1) The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements; (2) The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements; (3) The date(s)analyses were performed; (4) The individual(s)who performed the analyses; (5) The analytical techniques ormethods used; and (6) The results ofsuch analyses. (d) Monitoring must be conducted according to test procedures approved under40 CFR Part 136, unless other test procedures have been specified in this permit. Where
no test procedure under 40 CFR Part 136 has been approved, the permittee must submit to the Agency a test method for approval. The permittee shall calibrate and perform maintenance procedures on all monitoring and analytical instrumentation at intervals to ensure accuracy of measurements.
(11) Signatory requirement. All applications, reports or information submitted to the Agency shall be signed and certified. (a) Application. All permit applications shall be signed as follows: (1) For a corporation: by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president or a person or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters forthecorporation: (2) Fora partnership orsole proprietorship: by a general partnerorthe proprietor, respectively; or (3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. (b) Reports. All reports required by permits, or other information requested by the Agency shall be signed bya person described in paragraph (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if: (1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described in paragraph (a); and (2) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position responsible for the overall operation of the facility, from which the discharge originates, such as a plant manager, superintendent or person of equivalent responsibility; and (3) Thewritten authorization is submitted to the Agency. (c) Changes ofAuthorization. Ifan authorization under (b) is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation ofthe facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of (b) must be submitted to the Agency prior to or together with any reports, information, orapplications to be signed byan authorized representative. (d) Certification. Any person signing a document under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall make the following certification:

1 certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to
assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I
am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonmentfor knowing violations.
(12) Reporting requirements. (a) Planned changes. The permittee shall give notice to the Agency as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations oradditions to the permitted facility. Notice is required when: (1) The alteration or addition to a permitted facility may meet one of the criteria for determining whether a facility is a new source pursuant to 40 CFR 122.29 (b); or (2) The alteration or addition could significantly change the nature or increase the quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification applies to pollutants which are subject neitherto effluent limitations in the permit, nor to notification requirements pursuant to 40 CFR 122.42 (a)(1). (3) The alteration or addition results in a significant change in the permittee's sludge use or disposal practices, and such alteration, addition, or change may justify the application of permit conditions that
are different from or absent in the existing permit, including notification of additional use or disposal sites not reported during the permit application process or not reported pursuant to an approved land application plan. (b) Anticipated noncompliance. The permittee shall give advance notice to the Agency ofany planned changes in the permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliancewith permit requirements. (c) Transfers. This permit is not transferable to any person except afternoticeto the Agency. (d) Compliance schedules. Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on, interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule ofthis permit shall be submitted no laterthan 14 daysfollowing each schedule date. (e) Monitoring reports. Monitoring results shall be reported atthe intervals specified elsewhere in this permit. (1) Monitoring results must be reported on a Discharge Monitorina Reoort (DMRtPage 11 (2) If the permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by the permit, using test procedures approved under 40 CFR 136 or as specified in the permit, the results ofthis monitoring shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted in the DMR. (3) Calculations for all limitations which require averaging ofmeasurements shall utilize an arithmetic
mean unless otherwise specified by the Agency in the permit. (f) Twenty-four hour reporting. The permittee shall report any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24-hours from the time the permittee becomes
aware ofthe circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days ofthe time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and time; and ifthe noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence ofthe noncompliance. The following shall be included as information which must be reported within 24-hours: (1) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit. (2) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit. (3) Violation ofa maximum daily discharge limitation for any of the pollutants listed by the Agency in the permit orany pollutantwhich mayendanger health or the environment. The Agency may waive the written report on a caseby-case basis if the oral report has been received within 24-hours. (g) Other noncompliance. The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not reported under paragraphs (12) (d), (e), or (f), at the time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in paragraph (12) (f). (h) Other information. Where the permittee becomes
aware that itfailed to submitany relevantfacts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit application, or in any report to the Agency, it shall promptly submit such facts or information. (13) Bypass. (a) Definitions.

(1) Bypass means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion ofatreatmentfacility. (2) Severe property damage means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. (b) Bypass not exceeding limitations. The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitationsto be exceeded, but only ifit also is for essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions ofparagraphs (13)(c)and (13)(d). (c) Notice. (1) Anticipated bypass. If the permittee knows in advance ofthe need for a bypass, it shall submit prior notice, if possible at least ten days before the date ofthe bypass. (2) Unanticipated bypass. The permittee shall submit notice of an unanticipated bypass as required in paragraph (12)(f) (24-hournotice). (d) Prohibition ofbypass. (1) Bypass is prohibited, and the Agency may take enforcement action against a permittee for bypass, unless: (i) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, orsevere property damage; (ii) 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 ifadequate back-up 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 (iii) The permittee submitted notices as required underparagraph (13)(c).

(14) Upset.(2) The Agency may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering its adverse effects, ifthe Agency determines that it will meet the three conditions listed above in paragraph (13)(d)(1).

(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 defenseto an action broughtfor noncompliance with such technology based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of paragraph (14)(c) 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 subjecttojudicial review. (c) Conditions necessary for a demonstration of 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) ofthe upset; (2)The permitted facility was at the time being properly operated; and (3)The permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in paragraph (12)(1)(2) (24-hour notice). (4)The permittee complied with any remedial measures required under paragraph (4). (d) Burden of proof. In any enforcement proceeding the permittee seeking to establish the occurrence ofan upset has the burden ofproof.
(15) Transfer of permits. Permits may be transferred by modification orautomatictransferas described below: (a) Transfers by modification. Except as provided in paragraph (b), a permit may be transferred by the permittee to a new owner or operator only ifthe permit has been modified or revoked and reissued pursuant to 40 CFR 122.62 (b) (2), or a minor modification made pursuant to 40 CFR 122.63 (d), to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary underthe CleanWaterAct. (b)Automatic transfers. As an alternalive to transfers under oaraaranh (a). anv NPDES oermit mav be automaticallvPage 12 transferred to a new permittee if: (1) The current permittee notifies the Agency at least 30 days in advance ofthe proposed transferdate; (2)The notice includes a written agreement between the existing and new permittees containing a specified date fortransferofpermit responsibility, coverage and liability between the existing and newpermittees; and (3)The Agency does not notifythe existing permittee and the proposed new permittee of its intent to modify or revoke and reissue the permit. If this notice is not received, the transfer is effective on the date specified in the agreement.
(16) All manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural dischargers must notify the Agency as soon as they know or have reason to believe: (a) That any activity has occurred orwill occur which would result in the discharge of any toxic pollutant identified under Section 307 of the Clean Water Act which is not limited in the permit, if thai discharge will exceed the highestofthe following notification levels: (1) One hundred micrograms per liter(100 ug/1); (2) Two hundred micrograms per liter (200 ug/1) for acrolein and acrylonitrile; five hundred micrograms per liter (500 ug/1) for 2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2- methyl-4,6 dinitrophenol; and one milligram per liter (1 mg/1) forantimony. (3) Five (5) times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the NPDES permit application; or (4) The level established by the Agency in this permit. (b) That they have begun or expect to begin to use or manufacture as an intermediate or final product or byproduct any toxic pollutant which was not reported in the NPDES permitapplication.
(17) All Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) must provide adequate noticeto the Agency ofthe following: (a) Any new introduction of pollutants into that POTW from
an indirect discharge which would be subject to Sections 301 or 306 of the Clean Water Act if it were directly discharging those pollutants; and (b) Any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants being introduced into that POTW by a source introducing pollutants into the POTW at the time of issuance ofthe permit. (c) For purposes of this paragraph, adequate notice shall include information on (i) the quality and quantity of effluent introduced into the POTW, and (ii) any anticipated impact ofthe change on the quantity orquality ofeffluentto be discharged from the POTW.
(18) Ifthe permit is issued to a publicly owned or publicly regulated treatment works, the permittee shall require any industrial
user of such treatment works to comply with federal requirements concerning: (a) User charges pursuant to Section 204 (b) of the Clean Water Act, and applicable regulations appearing in 40 CFR 35; (b) Toxic pollutant effluent standards and pretreatment standards pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act; and (c) Inspection, monitoring and entry pursuant to Section 308 ofthe Clean WaterAct.

(Rev. 7-9-2010 bah) (19) If an applicable standard or limitation is promulgated under Section 301(b)(2)(C) and (D), 304(b)(2), or 307(a)(2) and that effluent standard or limitation is more stringent than any effluent limitation in the permit, or controls a pollutant not limited in the permit, the permit shall be promptly modified or revoked, and reissued to conform to that effluent standard or limitation.
(20) Any authorization to construct issued to the permittee pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 309.154 is hereby incorporated by reference as acondition ofthis permit.
(21) The permittee shall not make any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document submitted to the Agency orthe USEPA, or required to be maintained underthis permit.
(22) The Clean WaterAct provide.s that any person who violates a permit condition implementing Sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 ofthe Clean Water Act is subject to a civil penalty notto exceed $25,000 per day ofsuch violation. Any person who willfully or negligently violates permit conditions implementing Sections 301,302,306,307,308,318 or 405 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $25,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonmentfor not more than one year, orboth. Additional penaltiesforviolating these sections ofthe Clean WaterAct are identified in 40 CFR 122.41 (a)(2)and (3).
(23) The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by afine ofnot more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
(24) The Clean WaterAct provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or non-compliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months perviolation, or by both.
(25) Collected screening, slurries, sludges, and other solids shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent entry ofthose wastes (or runoff from the wastes) into waters of the State. The proper authorization for such disposal shall be obtained from the Agency and is incorporated as part hereof by reference.
(26) In case ofconflict between these standard conditions and any other condition(s) included in this permit, the other condition(s) shall govern. (27) The permittee shall comply with, in addition to the requirements ofthe permit, all applicable provisions of35 Ill. Adm. Code, Subtitle C, Subtitle D, Subtitle E, and all applicable orders ofthe Board or any courtwithjurisdiction.
(28) The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision ofthis permit, orthe application of any provision of this permit is held invalid, the remaining provisions of this permit shall continue in full force and effect.