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PART II <br />Page No. 16 <br />Permit No. COG-850000 <br />NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS <br />3. Special Notifications -Definitions <br />a. Bypass: The intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility. <br />b. Severe Property Damage: Substantial physical damage to property at the treatment facilities which causes them to <br />become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resottt+ces which can reasonably be expected to <br />occur in the absence of a bypass. It does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. <br />c. Spill: An incident in which flows or solid materials aze accidentally or unintentionally allowed to flow or escape so <br />as to be lost from the treatment, processing or manufacturing system which may cause or threaten pollution of state <br />wazets. <br />d. Upset: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with permit effluent <br />limitations because of factors btyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include <br />noncompliance to the extent caused by operational ersor, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate <br />treatment facilities, lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation. <br />4. Noncompliance NotiFitation <br />a. If, for any reason, the permi[[ee does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any dischazgc limitations or <br />standards specified in this permit, the permittee shall, az a minimum, provide the Division and EPA with the <br />following information: <br />i. A description of the dischazgc and cause of noncompliance; <br />• ii. The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times and/or the anticipated time when the discharge <br />will rcmrn to compliance; and <br />iii. Steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying dischazgc. <br />b. The permittce shall report the following circumstances verbally within twenty four hoots from the time the <br />permittce becomes awaze of the citcumstant:es, and shall mail to the Division a written report containing the <br />information requested in Part I1.A,4.a. within five days after becoming aware of the following circumstances: <br />i. Circumstances leading to any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment regazdless of the <br />cause of the incident; <br />ii. Circumstant:es leading to any utumticipazed bypass which exceeds any effluent limitazions in the permit; <br />iii. Cim~+.~~rances leading to any upset or spill which causes an exceedance of any effluent limi[ation in the permit; <br />iv. Daily maximum violations for any of the pollutants limited by Part I.B.1. of this permit and specified as <br />requiring 24 hour notification. This includes any toxic pollutant or haurdous substance or any pollutant <br />specifically identified as the me[hod to control any toxic pollutan[ or haurdous substance. <br />c. The petmittee shall report instances of non-compliance which aze not required to be reported within 24-hours at the <br />time Discharge Monitoring Reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in sub-pazagraph <br />(a) of this section. <br />• <br />