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PART II <br />Page No. 21 <br />Permit No.: CO-0036251 <br />NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED) <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 facilifies which causes them to <br />become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in <br />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 as to <br />be lost from the treatment, processing or manufachuing system which may cause or threaten pollution of state waters. <br />d. Upset: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with pemut effluent <br />limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the pemuttee. An upset does not include noncompliance <br />to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of <br />preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation. <br />4. Noncompliance Notification <br />a. If, fot any reason, [he pemilttee does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any dischazge limitations or <br />standards specified in this permit, the pemvttee shall, at a minimum, provide the Division and EPA with the following <br />information: <br />i) A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; <br />ii) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times and/or the anticipated time when the discharge will <br />return to compliance; and <br />iii) Steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the non-complying discharge. <br />b. The pertnittee shall report the following circumstances orally within hventy-four (24) hours from the time the pemuttee <br />becomes aware of the circumstances, and shall mail to the Division a written report containing the information requested <br />in Part II.A.4 (a) within five (5) days after becoming aware of the following circumstances: <br />Circumstances leading to any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment regardless of the cause <br />of the incident; <br />ii) Circumstances leading to any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitations in the permit, <br />iii) Circumstances leading to any upset or spill which causes an exceedance of any effluent limitation in the permit; <br />iv) Daily maximum violations for any of the pollutants limited by Part LA of this permit and specified as requiring 24- <br />hour notification. This includes any toxic pollutant or hazazdous substance or any pollutant specifically identified as <br />the method to control any toxic pollutant or hazardous substance. <br />c. The pennittee shall report instances ofnon-compliance which are not required to be reported within 24-hours at the time <br />Discharge Monitoring Reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in sub-paragraph (a) of this <br />section. <br />