2016-08-29_PERMIT FILE - C1981035A (36)

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PARTct! Page No. 13 Permit No. COG-850000 A. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Change in Discharge (continued) -__ Whenever notification of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility is required pursuant to this section„ the pernuttee shall famish the Division such plans anti specifications which the Division deems reasonably necessary to evaluate the effect on the discharge, the stream, or ground water. If the Division finds that such new or altered discharge might be inconsistent with the conditions of the permit, the Division shall require a new or revised permit application and shall follow the procedures specified an Sections 61.5 through 61.6, and 61.15 of the Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations. 3. Special Notifications -Definitions a. Bypass: The intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility. b. Severe Property Damage: Substantial physical damage to property at 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. It does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. c. Spill: An incident in which flows or solid materials are accidentally or unintentionally allowed to flow or escape so as to be lost from the treatment, processing ormanufacturing system which may cause or threaten pollution of state waters. d. Upset: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with 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 preventative maintenance, or careless or in~sroper operation. 4. Noncompliance Notification a. If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any discharge limitations or standards specified in this permit, the permittee shall, at a minimum, provide the Division and EPA with the following information: i. A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; - ii. The period of noncompliance, including enact dates and times and/or the anticipated time when the discharge will return to compliance; and _. ,.. . iii. Steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying discharge. b. The permittee shall report the following circumstances verbally within twenty four hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances, and shall mail to the Division a written report containing the information requested in Part II.A.4.a. within five days after becoming aware of the following c~jrcumstances: i. Circumstances leading to any noncompliance, which may endanger health or the environment regardless of the cause of the . incident; ii. Circumstances leading to any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any efflueat'limitations in the permit; iii. Circumstances leading to any upset or spill which causes an exceedence of nay effluent limitation in the permit; iv. Daily maximum violations for any of the pollutants limited by Part I.B.1. of this permit and specified as requiring 24 hour notification. This includes any toxic pollutant or hazardous substance or any pollutant specifically identified as the method to control any toxic pollutant or hazardous substance. ' c. The permittee shall report instances ofnon-compliance, which are not required to be reported within 24-hours at the time Discharge Monitoring Reports, are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in sub-paragraph (a) of this section. 5. Other Notification Requirements .Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on, interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule in the permit shall be submitted no later than fourteen (14) days following each scheduled date, unless otherwise provided by the Division. The permittee shall notify the Division, in writing, thirty (30) days in advance of a proposed transfer of permit as provided in Part II.B.3.