_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 (302)

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PART lI Page 12 PERMIT NO.: COG-070000 A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED) 11. Reduction. Loss. or Failure of Treatment Facility - The permittee 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 permit, control production, or all discharges, or both until the facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This provision for example, 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 permittee in an enforcement action that it would be necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit. 12. Prover Operation and Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. 13. Discharge Effluent Sampling Discharge points shall be so designed or modified that a sample of the effluent can be obtained at a point after the final treatment process and prior to discharge to state waters. 14. Signatory Requirement All reports required for submittal shall be signed and certified for accuracy by the permittee in accord with the following criteria: a) In the case of corporations, by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president or his or her duly authorized representative, if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the form originates; b) In the case of a partnership, by a general partner; c) In the case of a sole proprietorship, by the proprietor; d) In the case of a municipal, state, or other public facility, by either a principal executive officer, ranking elected official, or other duly authorized employee. Within sixty (60) days of certification the permittee shall file a statement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Water Quality Control Division which shall contain the names of the person or persons who are designated to report conditions on discharge monitoring reports and as noted in "Noncompliance Notification", Part Il A.3. The permittee shall continually update this list as changes occur at the facility.