_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 (302)

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PART I Page 3 Permit NO.: COG-070000 A. COVERAGE UNDER THIS PERMIT 1. In order to be considered eligible for authorization to discharge under the terms and conditions of this permit, the owner, operator, and/or authorized agent of any facility engaged in construction dewatering, and desiring to discharge must submit a completed application form obtained from the Water Qualify Control Division. Such application shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated date of first discharge to: Colorado Department of Health Water Quality Control Division WQCD-PE-B2 4300 Cherry Creels Drive South Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 Attention: Permits and Enforcement The permit issuing authority shall have up to thirty (30) days after receipt of the above application to request additional data and/or deny the authorization for any particular discharge. Upon receipt of additional information the permit issuing authority shall have an additional 30 days to issue or deny authorization for any particular discharge. If the person proposing the discharge does not receive a request for additional information or a notification of denial from the permit issuing authority within the specified time frame, authorization to discharge in accordance with the conditions of the permit shall be deemed granted. Authorization to discharge shall be site specific and not transferable to alternative locations. - If the permit issuing authority determines that the operation does not fall under the authority of the general permit, then the information received will be treated as an individual permit, discharge is not allowed until 180 days after the application has been received. Authorization to discharge under this general permit shall commence on October 1, 1993 and shall expire on September 30, 1998. The Division must evaluate this general permit once every five (5) years and must also recertify the applicant's authority to discharge under the general permit, at such time. Therefore, a permittee desiring continued coverage under the general permit must re-apply by April 1, 1998. The Division will determine if the applicant continues to operate under terms of the general permit. An individual permit will be required for any facility not reauthorized to discharge under the reissued general permit. For facilities wishing to terminate authorization under the new permit, provisions of Part H.B.5 will be appropriate. 2. This permit does not constitute authorization under 33 U.S.C. 1344 (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act) of any stream dredging or filling operations. In order to be considered eligible for authorization to discharge under the terms and conditions of this permit, the owner, operator, and/or authorized agent of any facility desiring to discharge must submit, by certified letter, the discharge application form, available from the Water Quality Control Division, which generally requires the following information: 1. Name, address, and descriptive location of the facility; 2. Name of principal in charge of operation of the facility; 3. Name of water(s) receiving the discharge(s); 4. Description of the type of activity resulting in the discharge including the anticipated duration of activity and/or the discharge, anticipated volume, and rate of discharge, and the source of water which is to be discharged;