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PART 1 <br />Page No.~2Q <br />Permit No. COG-g50000 <br />B. RESPONSIBILITIES <br />]5. Section 307 Toxics <br />C~ <br />If a toxic effluent standard or prohibition, including any applicable schedule of compliance specified, is established by regulation....... <br />pursuant to Section 307 of the Federal Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the permittee's discharge and such standard of <br />prohibition is more stringent than any limitation upon such pollutant in the discharge permit, the Division shall institute proceedings tc <br />modify or revoke and reissue the permit to conform to the toxic effluent standard or prohibition. <br />16. Antibackslidine <br />a. A permit may not be renewed, reissued, or modified to contain effluent limitations adopted pursuant to Section 25-8-503(1)(6) (BPJ) <br />of the Water Quality Control Act, which are less stringent than the comparable effluent limitations or standards in the previous <br />permit, unless any one of the following exceptions is met and the conditions of pazagraph c. of this section aze met: <br />i. Material and substantial alterations or additions to the perrrtitted facility occurred after permit issuance which justify the <br />application of less stringent effluent limitations; or <br />ii. Information is available which was not available at the time of permit issuance (other than revised regulations, guidance, or test <br />methods) and which would have justified the application of a less stringent effluent limitation or standazd at the time of permit <br />issuance; or <br />iii. The Division determines that technical nvstakes or mistaken interpretations of law were made in issuing the permit, which <br />justified relaxation of the effluent limitations or standazds; or <br />iv. A less stringent effluent limitation or standazd is necessary because of events over which the permtttee has no control and for <br />which there is not reasonable available remedy; or <br />v. The permittee has received a permit variance; or • <br />vi. The permittee has installed the treatment facilities required to meet the effluent limitations in the previous permit and has <br />properly operated and maintained the facilities but has nevertheless been unable to achieve the previous effluent limitations, in <br />which case, the limitations in ilte renewed, reissued, or modified permit may reflect the level of pollutant control actually <br />achieved (but shall not be less stringent than required by effluent guidelines in effect at the time of permit renewal, reissrimce., <br />or modification). <br />b. A permit may not be renewed, reissued, or modified Yo contain effluent limitations adopted pursuant to 61.8(2)(6) or (c) of the <br />Colorado Dischazge Pemtit System Regulations that aze less stringent than the comparable effiuent limitations in the previous pemrit, <br />unless any of the exceptions provided herein is met and the conditions of paragraph c. of this section aze met. <br />i. In waters where the applicable water quality standazd has not yet been attained, effluent limitations based on a total maximum <br />daily load or other waste load allocation may be revised to be less stringent if the cumulative effect of all such revisions assures <br />attainment of such water quality standazd, or the designated use which is not being attained is removed in accordance will <br />Section 31.6 of the Basic Standazds. <br />ii. In waters where the applicable water quality standazd has been attained, effluent limitations based on a total maximum daily <br />load, other waste load allocation, or any other permitting standazd (including any water quality standazd) maybe revised to be <br />less stringent if such revision is subject to and consistent with the antidegradation provisions of Section 31.8 of the Basic <br />Standazds. Consistency with Section 31.8 shall be presumed if the waters in question have been designated by the Cotnmission <br />as "use protected"; or <br />iii. Whether or not the applicable water quality standazd has been attained: <br />(A) Material and substantial alterations or additions to the permitted facility occurred after permit issuance which justified the <br />application of less stringent effluent limitations; or <br />(B) A less stringent effluent limitation is necessary because of events over which the pemtittee has no control and for which <br />there is not reasonable available remedy; or <br />(C) The pemuttee has received a permit variance; or <br />(D) The pennittee has installed the treatment facilities required to meet the effluent limitations in the previous permit an s <br />properly operated and maintained the facilities but has nevertheless been unable to achieve the previous effluent ]imi <br />m which case, the limitations in the reviewed, reissued, or modified permit may reflect the level of pollutant <br />actually achieved (but shall not be less stringent than required by effluent guidelines in effect at the time ofpermitrene 1, <br />reissuance, or modification). <br />