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PART II Page No. 22 PermitNo.: CO-0032115 including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systeau which aze installed by [he permittee only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. 10. Minimization of Adverse Impact The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to m;nimi~e or prevent any discharge of sludge use or disposal in violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. As necessary, accelerated or additional monitoring to determine the nature and impact of the noncomplying discharge is required. 11. Removed Substances Solids, sludges, or other pollutant§`removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations. For all domestic wastewater treatment works, at industrial facilities, the permittee shall dispose of sludge in accordance with all State and Federal regulations. 12. Submission of Incorrect or Incomplete Information Where the permittee failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect information in a pemtit application or report to the Division, the pemilttee shall promptly submit the relevant information which was not submitted or any additional information needed to correct any erroneous information previously submitted. ' 13. Bwass a. Bypasses aze prohibited, aad the Division may.take enforcement action against the pemilttee for bypass, unless: i) The bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; ii) There were no feasible alternatives to bypass such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. This condition is no[ satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance; and iii) Proper notices were submitted in compliance with Part II.A.4. b. "Severe property damage" as used in this Subsection means substantial physical damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and petrnanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production. c. The pemtittee may allow a bypass to occur which does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, but only if it aiso is for essential maintenance or to assure optimal operation. These bypasses are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) above. - d. The Division may approve an anticipated bypass, after considering adverse effects, if the Division determines that the bypass will meet the conditions specified in paragraph (a) above. 14. Reduction. Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility The pemrittee has the duty to halt or reduce any activity if necessary to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations of the permit. Upon reduction, loss, or failure of the treatment facility, the permittee shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with its pemvt, control production, control sources of wastewater, or al] dischazges, until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This provision also applies to power failures, unless an alternative power source sufficient to operate the wastewater control facilities is provided. It shall not be a defense for a pemtittee in an enforcement action that it would be necessary to halt or reduce the pemiltted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit. B. RESPONSIBILITIES