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PART II <br />Page No. 16 <br />Permit No. CO-0036684 <br />•A. 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 Propeny Damage: Substantial physical damage to property at the treatment facilities which causes them to <br />become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can reazonably be expected [o <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 are accidentally or unintentionally allowed to flow or escape so <br />az to be lost from the treatment, processing or manufacturing system which may cause or threaten pollution of state <br />waters. <br />d. Upset: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with permit effluent <br />limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the petmittee. An apse[ does not include <br />noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate <br />treatment facilities, lack of preventative tttaintenance, or careless or improper operation. <br />4. Noncomuliance Notification <br />a. If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any discharge limitations or <br />standards specified in this permit, the permittee shall, at a minimum, provide the Division and EPA with the <br />following information: <br />i. A description of the dischazge 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 return to compliance; and <br />iii. Steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncomplying discharge. <br />b. The permittee shall report the following circumstances orally within twenty-four (24) hours from the time the <br />permittee becomes aware of the circumstances, and shall mail to the Division a written repots containing the <br />information requested in Part 11.A.3 (a) within five (5) davs after becoming aware of the following circumstances: <br />i. Circumstances leading [o any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment regardless of the <br />cause 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 I.A of this permit and specified as <br />requiring 24 hour notification. This includes any toxic pollutant or hazardous substance or any pollutant <br />specifically identified az the method to control any toxic pollutant or hazardous substance. <br />c. The permittee shall report instances of non-compliance which are not required to be reported within 24-hours at the <br />time Discharge Monitoring Repons aze submitted. The repons shall contain the infonna[ion listed in sub-pazagraph <br />(a) of this section. <br />u <br />IMOV Mu.d.., ~,. Iw <br />