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PART II <br />Page 39 <br />Permit No. CO-0000221 <br />B. RESPONSIBILITIES <br />16. Antibackslidine <br />ii. lnfotma[ion is available which was not available at the time of permit issuance (outer than revised regulaziotts, <br />guidance, or test methods) and which would have justified the application of a less stringent effluent limitation <br />or standard at the time of permit issuance; or <br />iii. The Division determines that technical mistakes or mistaken interpretazioat of law were made in issuing the <br />permit, which justified relaxation of the effluent limitations or standards; or <br />iv. A less stringent effluent limitation or standard is necessary because of events over which the permittee has no <br />control and for 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 <br />and has properly operated and maintained the facilities but has nevertheless been unable to achieve the previous <br />effluent limitations, in which case, the limitazions in the renewed, reissued, or modified permit may reflect the <br />level of pollutant control actually achieved (but shall not be less stringent than required by effluent guidelines in <br />effect at the time of permit renewal, reissuance, or modification). <br />b. A permit may not be renewed, reissued, or modified to contain effluent limitations adopted pursuant to 6.9.2(2) or <br />(3) of the Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulatiotts that are less stringent than the compsrable effluent <br />limitations in the previous permit, unless any of the exceptions provided herein is met and the conditions of <br />paragraph c. of this section are met. <br />• i. In waters where the applicable water quality standard has not yet been attained, effluent limitations based on a <br />total tnazimum daily load or other waste load allocation may be revised [o be less stringent if the cumulative <br />effect of all such revisions assures attainment of such water quality standard, or the designated use which is not <br />being attained is removed in accordance with Section 3.1.6 of the Basic Standards. <br />ii. In waters where the applicable water quality standard has been attained, effluent limitations based on a total <br />maximum daily load, other waste load allocation, or any other permitting standard (including any water qualit}• <br />standard) may be revised to be less stringent if such revision is subject to and consistent with the antidegradazion <br />provisions of Section 3.1.8 of the Basic Standards. Consistency with Section 3.1.8 shall be presumed if the <br />waters in question have been designated by the Commission as 'use protected"; or <br />iii. Whether or not the applicable water quality standard has been attained: <br />(A) Material and substantial alterations or addi[ions to the permitted facility occurred afrer permit issuance <br />which justified the application of less stringent effluent limitations; or <br />(B) A less stringent effluent limitation is necessary because of events over which the permittee has no control <br />and for which there is not reasonable available remedy; or <br />(C) The permittee has received a permit variance; or <br />' (D) The permittee has installed the treatment facilities required to meet the effluent limitations in the previous <br />permit and has properly operated and maintained the facilities but has nevertheless been unable [o achieve <br />the previous effluent limitations, in which case, the limitations in the reviewed, reissued, or modified permit <br />may reflect the level of pollutant control actually achieved (but shall not be less stringent than required b}• <br />effluent guidelines in effect at [he [ime of permit renewal, reissuance, or modifica[ion). <br />c. In no event may a permit with respect to which paragraphs a. and b. of this section apply be renewed, reissued, or <br />modified to contain an effluent limitation or standard which is less stringent than required by federal effluent <br />guidelines in effect at the time the permit is renewed, reissued, or modified. In no event may such a permit to <br />discharge into state waters be renewed, reissued, or modified to contain a less stringent effluent limitation if the <br />implementation of such lirtti[ation would result in a violation of an applicable water quality standard. <br />