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.21 - Application for a permit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
						provisions of 40 CFR
						122.21(b), (g)(1)-(7), (9)-(13), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l),
						(m)(1) and (6), (p), (q) and (r) (relating to
						application for a permit (applicable to State programs, see §
												123.25) ) are incorporated by
						reference.
(b)
Duty to
						apply
. Persons wishing to discharge pollutants shall file a complete
						application for an individual permit at least 180 days before the date on which
						it is desired to commence the discharge of pollutants or within another period
						of time that the Department determines is sufficient to ensure compliance with
						the Federal Act and the State Act, including applicable water quality standards
						and effluent limitations or standards.
(c)
Application forms
.
						Applicants for permits shall submit applications on Department permit
						application forms. At a minimum, the following are required to be submitted by
						applicants for a permit, except as otherwise specified:
(1) One original and two copies of the
						complete application. The Department may require additional copies, if needed
						to complete the review process.
(2)
						The applicable permit application fee and other fees as set forth in §
													92a.26 (relating to application
						fees).
(3) If required by the
						application, proof that a written notice of an application has been submitted
						to the municipality and county in which the activity is or will be located at
						least 30 days before the Department may take action on the application. This
						notice must satisfy the notification requirements of section 1905-A of The
						Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														510-5) and the Pennsylvania Municipalities
						Planning Code (53 P. S. §§
														10101-11107) if required.
(4) If required by the application, proof
						that public notice of the application has been published in a newspaper of
						general circulation in the locality in which the activity is or will be located
						once a week during a consecutive 4-week period.
(5) A description of the activities conducted
						by the applicant that require an NPDES permit; name, mailing address and
						location of the facility; up to four standard industrial codes (SIC) or North
						American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that best reflect the
						principal products or services provided by the facility; the operator's name,
						address, telephone number, ownership status and entity status; a listing of all
						Department and EPA environmental quality permits for the facility; a
						topographic or other map extending 1 mile beyond the boundaries of the facility
						or activity; and a brief description of the nature of the business.
(6) Documentation that the applicant is in
						compliance with all existing Department permits, regulations, orders and
						schedules of compliance, or that any noncompliance with an existing permit 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 applicable Department regulations.