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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.12 - Treatment requirements

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(a)
						Specific treatment requirements and effluent limitations for each discharge
						must be established based on the more stringent of the following:
(1) Requirements specified in Chapters 16,
						77, 87-90, 93, 95, 96 and 102.
(2)
						The applicable treatment requirements and effluent limitations to which a
						discharge is subject under this chapter and the Federal Act.
(3) The treatment requirements and effluent
						limitations of this title.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.22 - Signatories to permit applications and reports

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.22 (relating to signatories to permit
						  applications and reports (applicable to State programs, see 123.25)) are
						  incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.23 - NOI for coverage under an NPDES general permit

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(a) Except as provided for in subsection (c),
						eligible dischargers, who wish to be covered by a general permit, shall file a
						complete NOI as instructed in the NOI. At a minimum, the NOI must identify each
						point source for which coverage under the general permit is requested;
						demonstrate that each point source meets the eligibility requirements for
						inclusion in the general permit; demonstrate that the discharge from the point
						sources, individually or cumulatively, will not cause or contribute to a
						violation of an applicable water quality standard established under Chapter 93
						(relating to water quality standards) and include other information the
						Department may require. By signing the NOI, the discharger agrees to accept all
						conditions and limitations imposed by the general permit.
(b) If the NOI is acceptable, the Department
						will process the NOI in accordance with §
												92a.54 (relating to general
						permits).
(c) General permits for
						POTWs, CSOs, CAFOs, MS4s, primary industrial facilities, and stormwater
						discharges associated with industrial activities must require that an NOI be
						submitted for each issuance and reissuance of coverage under the general
						permit. A general permit for any other category of discharges may be designed
						to allow discharges to be authorized to discharge without submitting an NOI for
						coverage under the general permit. Alternatively, such a general permit may
						require an initial NOI for issuance of coverage, but no subsequent NOI for
						reissuance of coverage. The Department will consider the following in deciding
						whether an NOI must be submitted for coverage under the general permit: the
						type of discharge; the potential for toxic and conventional pollutants in the
						discharge; the estimated number of discharges to be covered by the permit and
						the cumulative impact of the discharges. The public notice of the general
						permit will provide the reasons for not requiring the NOI.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.26 (relating to application
							 fees); and 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.54 (relating to general
							 permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.24 - New or increased discharges, or change of waste streams

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(a)
Sewage
						discharges and industrial waste discharges
. Facility expansions,
						production increases, process modifications, or any change of wastestream, that
						may result in an increase of pollutants that have the potential to exceed ELGs
						or violate effluent limitations specified in the permit, or that may result in
						a new discharge, or a discharge of new or increased pollutants for which no
						effluent limitation has been issued, must be approved in writing by the
						Department before the permittee may commence the new or increased discharge, or
						change of wastestream. The Department will determine if a permittee will be
						required to submit a new permit application and obtain a new or amended permit
						before commencing the new or increased discharge, or change of
						wastestream.
(b)
Stormwater
						discharges associated with construction activity
. The permittee shall
						notify the Department before initiating any new or expanded disturbed area not
						identified in the permit application. The Department will determine if a
						permittee will be required to submit a new permit application and obtain a new
						or amended permit before the permittee may initiate construction activity in
						the new or expanded disturbed area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.25 - Incomplete applications or incomplete NOIs

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The Department will not process an application or NOI
						  that is incomplete or otherwise deficient. An application for an NPDES
						  individual permit is complete when the Department receives an application form
						  and supplemental information completed in accordance with this chapter and the
						  instructions with the application. An NOI to be covered by an NPDES general
						  permit issued by the Department is complete when the Department receives an NOI
						  setting forth the information specified in the NOI and by the terms of the
						  general permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.27 - Sewage discharges

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(a) The
						following additional application requirements apply to new and existing sewage
						dischargers (including POTWs and privately owned treatment works), as
						applicable:
(1) The following sewage
						dischargers shall provide the results of whole effluent toxicity testing to the
						Department:
(i) Sewage dischargers with design
						influent flows equal to or greater than 1.0 million gallons per day.
(ii) Sewage dischargers with approved
						pretreatment programs or who are required to develop a pretreatment
						program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.28 - Industrial waste discharges

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(a)
Existing industrial discharges
. Dischargers of industrial
						waste from sources other than new sources or new discharges subject to
						subsection (b), nonprocess wastewater discharges subject to subsection (c) and
						stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity subject to §
												92a.32 (relating to stormwater
						discharges), shall submit the applicable information required to be submitted
						under 40 CFR
						122.21(g)(1)-(7) and
						(g)(9)-(13) (relating to application for a
						permit (applicable to State programs, see § 123.25)).
(b)
New sources and new
						discharges
. Except for new discharges of industrial facilities that
						discharge nonprocess wastewater subject to subsection (c) and new discharges of
						stormwater associated with industrial activity subject to §
												92a.32, new discharges and new
						sources applying for NPDES permits shall submit the information required to be
						submitted, as applicable, under
						40 CFR
						122.21(k).
(c)
Nonprocess industrial waste
						discharges
. Except for stormwater discharges associated with
						industrial activity subject to § 92a.32, industrial waste dischargers
						applying for NPDES permits that discharge only nonprocess wastewater not
						regulated by an effluent limitation guideline or new source performance
						standard shall submit the information required to be submitted, as applicable,
						under 40 CFR
						122.21(h).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.29 - CAFO

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(a) Except as
						provided in subsections (b)-(d), each CAFO shall have applied for an NPDES
						permit on the following schedule, and shall have obtained a permit:
(1) By May 18, 2001, for any CAFO in
						existence on November 18, 2000, with greater than 1,000 AEUs.
(2) By February 28, 2002, for any other CAFO
						in existence on November 18, 2000.
(3) Prior to beginning operation, for any new
						or expanded CAFO that began operation after November 18, 2000, and before
						October 22, 2005.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.30 - CAAP

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.24 (relating to concentrated aquatic
						  animal production facilities (applicable to State NPDES programs, see §
												123.25) ) are incorporated by
						  reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.31 - Aquaculture projects

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.25,
						  125.10 and
						  125.11 (relating to aquaculture
						  projects (applicable to State NPDES programs, see 123.25); and criteria for
						  issuance of permits to aquaculture projects) are incorporated by
						  reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.33 - Silviculture activities

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.27 (relating to silvicultural activities
						  (applicable to State NPDES programs, see §
												123.25) ) are incorporated by
						  reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.34 - Cooling water intake structures

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(a) The provisions of
						40 CFR
						125.80-125.89 (relating to
						requirements applicable to cooling water intake structures for new facilities
						under section 316(b) of the Act) are incorporated by reference.
(b) The location, design, construction and
						capacity of cooling water intake structures, in connection with a point source,
						must reflect the BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impacts in accordance
						with the State Act and section 316(b) of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C.A. §
													1326(b)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.35 - New sources and new discharges

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.29 (relating to new sources and new
						  dischargers) are incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter B - PERMIT APPLICATION AND SPECIAL NPDES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 92a.36 - Department action on NPDES permit applications

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The Department will not issue an NPDES permit unless
						  the application is complete and the documentation submitted meets the
						  requirements of this chapter. The applicant, through the application and its
						  supporting documentation, shall demonstrate that the application is consistent
						  with:
(1) Plans approved by the
						Department under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S.
						§§
													750.1-750.20), wastewater
						facility capabilities, service areas, selected alternatives and any adverse
						effects on the environment of reasonably foreseeable future development within
						the area of the project resulting from construction of the wastewater
						facility.
(2) Other applicable
						environmental laws and regulations administered by the Commonwealth, Federal
						environmental statutes and regulations, and if applicable, river basin
						commission requirements created by interstate compact.
(3) Standards established for the wastewater
						facilities through permits to implement the requirements of
						40 CFR Parts
						122,
						123,
						124 (relating to EPA administered
						permit programs: the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; State
						program requirements; and procedures for decisionmaking) and the Federal
						Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.41 - Conditions applicable to all permits

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(a) Unless indicated otherwise in this
						section, NPDES permits must include the permit conditions specified in
						40 CFR
						122.41(a)-(m) (relating to
						conditions applicable to all permits (applicable to State programs, see §
												123.25) )including the following:
(1) Duty to comply.
(2) Duty to reapply.
(3) Need to halt or reduce activity not a
						defense.
(4) Duty to
						mitigate.
(5) Proper operation and
						maintenance.
(6) Permit
						actions.
(7) Property
						rights.
(8) Duty to provide
						information.
(9) Inspection and
						entry.
(10) Monitoring and
						records.
(11) Signature
						requirements.
(12) Reporting
						requirements.
(13)
						Bypass.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.42 - Additional conditions applicable to specific categories of NPDES permits

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.42 (relating to additional conditions
						  applicable to specific categories of NPDES permits (applicable to State NPDES
						  programs, see 123.25)) are incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.43 - Establishing permit conditions

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.43 (relating to establishing permit
						  conditions (applicable to State NPDES programs, see 123.25)) are incorporated
						  by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.44 - Establishing limitations, standards, and other permit conditions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.44 (relating to establishing limitations,
						  standards, and other permit conditions (applicable to State NPDES programs, see
						  123.25)) are incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by reference); and 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.51 (relating to schedules of
							 compliance).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.45 - Calculating NPDES permit conditions

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.45 (relating to calculating NPDES permit
						  conditions (applicable to State NPDES programs, see 123.25)) are incorporated
						  by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.46 - Site-specific permit conditions

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The Department may establish and include in an NPDES
						  permit, any permit condition, as needed on a case-by-case basis, to assure
						  protection of surface waters. These conditions may include a requirement to
						  identify and implement the following:
(1) BMPs reasonably necessary to achieve
						effluent limitations or standards or to carry out the purpose and intent of the
						Federal Act.
(2) Toxic reduction
						activities, effluent limitations based on WETT, and other measures that
						eliminate, or substantially reduce releases of pollutants at their
						source.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.47 - Sewage permit

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(a) Sewage,
						except that discharged from a CSO that is in compliance with subsection (b), or
						as provided for in subsections (f)-(i), shall be given a minimum of secondary
						treatment. Secondary treatment for sewage is that treatment that includes
						significant biological treatment and accomplishes the following:
(1) Monthly average discharge limitation for
						BOD5 and TSS may not exceed 30 milligrams per liter. If
						CBOD5 is specified instead of
						BOD5 the limitation may not exceed 25 milligrams per
						liter.
(2) Weekly average discharge
						limitation for BOD5 and TSS may not exceed 45 milligrams
						per liter for POTW facilities. If CBOD5 is specified
						instead of BOD5 the limitation may not exceed 40
						milligrams per liter.
(3) On a
						concentration basis, the monthly average percent removal of
						BOD5 or CBOD5, and TSS, must be
						at least 85% for POTW facilities.
(4) From May through September, a monthly
						average discharge limitation for fecal coliform of 200/100 mL as a geometric
						mean and an instantaneous maximum effluent limitation not greater than
						1,000/100 mL.
(5) From October
						through April, a monthly average discharge limitation for fecal coliform of
						2,000/100 mL as a geometric mean and an instantaneous maximum effluent
						limitation not greater than 10,000/100 mL.
(6) Provision for the disposal or beneficial
						use of sludge in accordance with applicable Department regulations.
(7) Compliance with §
													95.2(1) and (2) 
						(relating to effluent standards for industrial waste).
(8) Compliance with §
													92a.48(b) 
						(relating to industrial waste permit) if chlorine is used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.48 - Industrial waste permit

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(a)
						Industrial waste regulated by this chapter must meet the following
						requirements:
(1) EPA-promulgated effluent
						limitation guidelines established under section 304(b) of the Federal Act
						(33 U.S.C.A. §
														1314(b)).
(2) Compliance with §
													95.2 (relating to effluent
						standards for industrial waste).
(3) For those industrial categories for which
						no effluent limitations have been established under paragraph (1),
						Department-developed technology-based limitations established in accordance
						with 40 CFR
						125.3 (relating to technology-based treatment
						requirements in permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.49 - CAFO

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NPDES permits for each CAFO must include, but are not
						  limited to, conditions requiring the following:
(1) Compliance with the Nutrient Management
						Plan, the Preparedness, Prevention and Contingency Plan and the Erosion and
						Sediment Control Plan.
(2) A
						separate NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with a construction
						activity meeting the requirements of Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and
						sediment control) when applicable.
(3) Compliance with 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 23
						(relating to the Domestic Animal Law).
(4) Compliance with §
												91.36 (relating to pollution
						control and prevention at agricultural operations).
(5) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements
						as described in the permit.
(6)
						When applicable, effluent limitations and other conditions as required under
						§
												92a.12 (relating to treatment
						requirements) to meet water quality standards, for treated wastewater
						discharges.
(7) Measures necessary
						to prevent the discharge to surface water from storage of raw materials such as
						feed and supplies, which are not otherwise included in the nutrient management
						plan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.50 - CAAP

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(a) Each discharger
						shall prepare and implement a BMP plan that addresses:
(1) Solids and excess feed management and
						removal.
(2) Proper facility
						operation and maintenance.
(3)
						Nonnative species loss prevention.
(4) Facility personnel training.
(5) Removal, handling and
						disposal/utilization of bio-residual solids (sludge).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.51 - Schedules of compliance

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(a) With
						respect to an existing discharge that is not in compliance with the water
						quality standards and effluent limitations or standards in §
												92a.44 or §
												92a.12 (relating to establishing
						limitations, standards, and other permit conditions; and treatment
						requirements), the applicant shall be required in the permit to take specific
						steps to remedy a violation of the standards and limitations in accordance with
						a legally applicable schedule of compliance, in the shortest, reasonable period
						of time, the period to be consistent with the Federal Act. Except as otherwise
						set forth in this subsection, a schedule of compliance specified in the permit
						must require compliance with final enforceable effluent limitations as soon as
						practicable, but in no case longer than 5 years, unless a court of competent
						jurisdiction issues an order allowing a longer time for compliance. Compliance
						schedules granted to CSO dischargers may exceed 5 years but may not exceed the
						period of implementation specified in an approved long-term control plan
						(LTCP).
(b) If the period of time
						for compliance specified in subsection (a) exceeds 1 year, a schedule of
						compliance will be specified in the permit that will set forth interim
						requirements and the dates for their achievement. If the time necessary for
						completion of the interim requirement such as the construction of a treatment
						facility is more than 1 year and is not readily divided into stages for
						completion, interim dates will be specified for the submission of reports of
						progress towards completion of the interim requirement. The time between
						interim dates may not exceed 1 year. For each NPDES permit schedule of
						compliance, interim dates and the final date for compliance must, to the extent
						practicable, fall on the last day of the months of March, June, September and
						December.
(c) Either before or up
						to 14 days following each interim date and the final date of compliance, the
						permittee shall provide the Department with written notice of the permittee's
						compliance or noncompliance with the interim or final requirement.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.21 (relating to application
							 for a permit); 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.71 (relating to transfer of
							 permits); and 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.75 (relating to reissuance of
							 expiring permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.52 - Variances

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Any new or amended Federal regulation enacted after
						  November 18, 2000, which creates a variance to existing NPDES permitting
						  requirements is not incorporated by reference.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.53 - Documentation of permit conditions

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The Department will prepare a fact sheet on the
						  derivation of the effluent limitations or other conditions and the reasons for
						  the conditions of the draft or final permit, or both. The fact sheet will
						  include:
(1) A brief description of
						the type of facility or activity being permitted.
(2) The type and quantity of wastewater or
						pollutants evaluated in the permit.
(3) Documentation that the applicable
						effluent limitations and standards including a citation of same are considered
						in development of the draft permit.
(4) Documentation that applicable water
						quality standards will not be violated.
(5) A brief summary of the basis for the
						draft permit limitations and conditions including references to applicable
						statutory or regulatory provisions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.82 (relating to public notice
							 of permit applications and draft permits); 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.83 (relating to public notice
							 of public hearing); and 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.85 (relating to notice to
							 other government agencies).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.54 - General permits

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(a)
Coverage and purpose
. The Department may issue a general
						permit, in lieu of issuing individual permits, for a clearly and specifically
						described category of point source discharges, if the point sources meet the
						following conditions:
(1) Involve the same, or
						substantially similar, types of operations.
(2) Discharge the same types of
						wastes.
(3) Require the same
						effluent limitations or operating conditions, or both.
(4) Require the same or similar
						monitoring.
(5) Do not discharge
						toxic or hazardous pollutants as defined in sections 307 and 311 of the Federal
						Act (33 U.S.C.A.
						§§
														1317 and
						1321) or any other substance
						that-because of its quantity; concentration; or physical, chemical or
						infectious characteristics-may cause or contribute to an increase in mortality
						or morbidity in either an individual or the total population, or pose a
						substantial present or future hazard to human health or the environment when
						discharged into surface waters.
(6)
						Are more appropriately controlled under a general permit than under individual
						permits, in the opinion of the Department.
(7) Individually and cumulatively do not have
						the potential to cause or contribute to a violation of an applicable water
						quality standard established under Chapter 93 (relating to water quality
						standards) or cause significant adverse environmental impact.
(8) Do not discharge to a surface water
						classified as a High Quality Water or an Exceptional Value Water under Chapter
						93.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter C - PERMITS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS › Section 92a.55 - Disposal of pollutants into wells, into POTW or by land application

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.50 (relating to disposal of pollutants
						  into wells, into publicly owned treatment works or by land application) are
						  incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter D - MONITORING AND ANNUAL FEES › Section 92a.61 - Monitoring

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(a) The provisions
						of 40 CFR
						122.48 (relating to requirements for
						recording and reporting of monitoring results (applicable to State programs,
						see §
												123.25) ) are incorporated by
						reference.
(b) The Department may
						impose reasonable monitoring requirements on any discharge, including
						monitoring of the surface water intake and discharge of a facility or activity,
						other operational parameters that may affect effluent quality, and of surface
						waters adjacent to or associated with the intake or discharge flow of a
						facility or activity. The Department may require submission of data related to
						the monitoring.
(c) Each person who
						discharges pollutants may be required to monitor and report all toxic,
						conventional, nonconventional and other pollutants in its discharge, at least
						once a year, and on a more frequent basis if required by a permit condition.
						The monitoring requirements will be specified in the permit.
(d) Except for stormwater discharges subject
						to the requirements of subsection (h), a discharge authorized by an NPDES
						permit for a facility that is not a minor facility or contains toxic pollutants
						for which an effluent standard has been established by the Administrator under
						section 307(a) of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C.A. §
													1317(a)) shall be monitored
						by the permittee for at least the following:
(1) Flow (in GPD or MGD).
(2) Pollutants (either directly or indirectly
						through the use of accepted correlation coefficients or equivalent
						measurements) that are subject to abatement under the terms and conditions of
						the permit.
(3) Pollutants that the
						Department finds, on the basis of information available to it, could have an
						impact on the quality of this Commonwealth's waters or the quality of waters in
						other states.
(4) Pollutants
						specified by the Administrator in regulations issued under the Federal Act as
						subject to monitoring.
(5)
						Pollutants in addition to those in paragraphs (2)-(4) that the Administrator
						requests in writing to be monitored.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.71 - Transfer of permits

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(a) The
						provisions of 40 CFR
						122.61 (relating to transfer of permits
						(applicable to State programs, see 123.25)) are incorporated by
						reference.
(b) A new permittee
						shall be in compliance with existing Department issued permits, regulations,
						orders and schedules of compliance, or demonstrate that any noncompliance with
						the existing permits has been resolved by an appropriate compliance action or
						by the terms and conditions of the permit (including a compliance schedule set
						forth in the permit), consistent with §
												92a.51 (relating to schedules of
						compliance) and other appropriate Department regulations.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.72 - Modification or revocation and reissuance of permits

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.62 (relating to modification or
						  revocation and reissuance of permits (applicable to State programs, see
						  123.25)) are incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.73 - Minor modification of permits

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.63 (relating to minor modification of
						  permits) are incorporated by reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.74 - Termination of permits

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The provisions of
						  40 CFR
						  122.64 (relating to termination of permits
						  (applicable to State programs, see 123.25)) are incorporated by
						  reference.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.3 (relating to incorporation
							 of Federal regulations by
							 reference).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.75 - Reissuance of expiring permits

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(a) A
						permittee who wishes to continue to discharge after the expiration date of its
						NPDES permit shall submit an application for reissuance of the permit at least
						180 days prior to the expiration of the permit unless permission has been
						granted for a later date by the Department. The application fees specified in
						§
												92a.26 (relating to application
						fees) apply.
(b) Upon completing
						review of the application, the Department may reissue a permit if, based on
						up-to-date information on the permittee's wastewater treatment practices and
						the nature, contents and frequency of the permittee's discharge, the Department
						determines that:
(1) The permittee is in
						compliance with existing Department-issued permits, regulations, orders and
						schedules of compliance, or that any noncompliance with an existing permit has
						been resolved by an appropriate compliance action.
(2) The discharge is, or will be under a
						compliance schedule issued under §
													92a.51 (relating to schedules of
						compliance) and other applicable regulations, consistent with the applicable
						water quality standards, effluent limitations or standards and other legally
						applicable requirements established under this title, including revisions or
						modifications of the standards, limitations and requirements that may have
						occurred during the term of the existing permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter E - TRANSFER, MODIFICATION, REVOCATION AND REISSUANCE, TERMINATION OF PERMITS, REISSUANCE OF EXPIRING PERMITS AND CESSATION OF DISCHARGE › Section 92a.76 - Cessation of discharge

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If a permittee intends to cease operations or cease a
						  discharge for which a permit has been issued under this chapter, the permittee
						  shall notify the Department in writing of its intent at least 90 days prior to
						  the cessation of operations or the cessation of the discharge, unless
						  permission has been granted for a later date by the Department. The 90-day
						  notice is not required to cease mining activities and related discharges that
						  are terminated in accordance with procedures for mine reclamation and bond
						  release established in §§
												86.170-86.175 (relating to release of
						  bonds) or §§
												77.241-77.243 (relating to release of
						  bonds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter F - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION › Section 92a.81 - Public access to information

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(a)
						NPDES forms and public comments will be available to the public for inspection
						and copying.
(b) Information
						relating to NPDES permits, not determined to be confidential under §
												92a.8 (relating to confidentiality
						of information), may be inspected at the Department office processing the
						information. Copying facilities and services will be available for a reasonable
						fee, or other arrangements for copying may be made with the Department
						office.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.87 (relating to notice of
							 reissuance of permits); 25 Pa. Code §
														93.4c (relating to implementation
							 of antidegradation requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
														93.8d (relating to development of
							 site-specific water quality
							 criteria).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 92a - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE › Subchapter F - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION › Section 92a.82 - Public notice of permit applications and draft permits

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(a) Public notice of every complete
						application for an NPDES permit will be published in the
Pennsylvania
						Bulletin
. The contents of public notice of applications for NPDES
						permits will include at least the following:
(1) The name and address, including county
						and municipality, of each applicant.
(2) The permit number and type of permit
						applied for.
(3) The stream name of
						the waterway to which each discharge is proposed.
(4) The address of the State or interstate
						agency premises at which interested persons may obtain further information,
						request a copy of the NPDES forms and related documents.