5 Colo. Code Regs. § 1002-61.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 5 CCR 1002-61.4 - APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

61.4(1)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - GENERALLY

(a) Should Federal or State law or regulation require a discharge permit for a discharge not currently requiring a permit, the discharger shall apply for a permit within 60 days of being officially notified or of an official published notice that such a permit is required.

(b) An applicant for a permit or renewal permit shall secure the required application form from the Division and file the completed form with the Division. When a facility or activity is owned by one person but operated by another person, both the owner and the operator shall sign the permit application and the permit may be issued to both parties as co-permittees. When a facility or activity is owned by one person but operated by another person, and the discharge is short-term or intermittent, the Division shall have the authority to waive the requirement that the owner sign the permit application. In all cases the operator shall sign the permit application.

(c) An applicant shall apply for a new permit, other than a general permit, at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to discharge; if a person contemplates some form of construction which, in itself, will require a discharge permit, the person may apply for the permit in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and with the approval of the Division, transfer a permit to a contractor. Where the application is for a discharge from a domestic wastewater treatment works, then the application for a discharge permit may be preceded by an application for site approval pursuant to regulations for site applications for domestic wastewater treatment works. Applications to be covered under a general permit shall be filed within the deadlines specified in the general permit.

(d) A permittee with a currently effective permit shall submit a new permit application consistent with this section and with section 61.10 , at least 180 days before the existing permit expires, unless permission for a later date is granted by the Division. Applications submitted later than the expiration date of the existing permit will be treated in all respects as applications for new permits.

(e) The application form shall be signed as follows:

(i) In the case of corporations, by a responsible corporate officer. For purposes of this section, the responsible corporate officer is responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the form originates;

(ii) In the case of partnership, by a general partner;

(iii) In the case of a sole proprietorship, by the proprietor;

(iv) In the case of a municipal, state, or other public facility, by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For purposes of this section, a principal executive officer has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates.

(f) All reports required by permits, and other information requested by the Division shall be signed by a person described in section 61.4 or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

(i) The authorization is made in writing by a person described in paragraph 61.4(1)(e);

(ii) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position); and,

(iii) The written authorization is submitted to the Division.

(g) If an authorization under paragraph (f) of this section is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section must be submitted to the Division prior to or together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.

(h) Any person signing a document under section 61.4 shall make the following certification:

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

(i) By January 1, 2020, all permit applications for certifications under a general permit must be submitted electronically using the Division's online system, unless otherwise directed by the Division.

(j) Unless the Division determines that certain item(s) are unnecessary, a complete application, must contain as a minimum:

(i) Description of the activities conducted by the applicant which require it to obtain a permit;

(ii) Identification of the facility name; location; and telephone number;

(iii) The owner(s) and the operator(s) name, mailing address and telephone number;

(iv) Up to four SIC codes which best reflect the principal products or services provided by the facility;

(v) General legal description, map location, and site diagram of the treatment facility and discharge locations;

(vi) A topographic map (or other map if a topographic map is unavailable) extending one mile beyond the property boundaries of the source, depicting the facility and each of its intake and discharge structures; each of its hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities; each well where fluids from the facility are injected underground; and those wells, springs, other surface water bodies, and drinking water wells listed in public records or otherwise known to the applicant in the map area.

(vii) Identification of the type of discharge, and the receiving waters for each discharge point;

(viii) A listing of all active permits or construction approvals received or applied for the site under any of the following programs:

(A) Hazardous Waste Management program under RCRA.

(B) UIC program under SDWA.

(C) NPDES program under CWA.

(D) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program under the Clean Air Act.

(E) Nonattainment program under the Clean Air Act.

(F) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAPS) under the Clean Air Act.

(G) Dredge or fill permits under Section 404 of CWA.

(H) Other relevant environmental permits, including state permits,

(ix) For domestic wastewater treatment works, the following additional information;

(A) Raw and effluent wastewater flow and quality characteristics to and from the treatment works related to each discharge proposed for the duration of the permit;

(B) Description of unit processes and activities related to treatment, including assessments of contributions of both pretreated and untreated industrial wastewater, land application plans and/or practices, biosolids treatment and handling, flow measurement, and underground percolation and/or injection;

(C) Design documents and engineering analysis detailing hydraulic and organic design capacity, interceptor capacity;

(D) Map(s) and description delineating service area and interceptor location(s), including a description of the population to be served;

(E) Copies of sewer and other ordinances governing discharges to the sewer system.

(x) For all facilities, whether the facility is located in Indian lands.

(k) The Division may request such additional information as is reasonably necessary in order for it to evaluate the discharge, including but not limited to the following:

(i) For domestic wastewater treatment works, operating agreements with connector district(s), county(s), city(s), or any other agencies or person(s) within the defined service area shall be provided.

(ii) For industrial wastewater treatment facilities some or all of the following specific information may be necessary:

(A) Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the influent to the final wastewater treatment plant;

(B) Quantitative and qualitative characteristics for each discharge proposed for the duration of the permit;

(C) Levels of production, to the extent needed to calculate effluent limitations; including seasonal variations;

(D) General information related to hydraulic and pollutant removal capacity of the final treatment plant and land treatment system, if applicable, with related monitoring practices used to document the capability of such treatment plant to remove pollutants, including residual solids treatment, handling and disposal practices;

(E) Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of raw water intake in order to evaluate net limitations; and

(F) Description of "best management practices" in existence at the site.

(G) All pertinent plans and specifications for the facility, process, or activity which is the source of the water discharge, including any wastewater treatment or control facility.

(iii) The Division may require the submission of reasonably available existing groundwater information and data which will indicate possible water quality impacts.

(iv) Details of time schedules and procedures for compliance regarding construction of a new facility, modification, and/or expansion of an existing facility. A description of the proposed improvements should be included.

(v) Reasonably available existing water quality data of the affected waters.

(vi) For domestic wastewater treatment works available economic information associated with the costs of meeting secondary treatment, higher levels of treatment if greater than secondary treatment is required, and any other alternatives pertinent to evaluating the economic effects of meeting additional treatment requirements.

(vii) For discharge from an impoundment or a land treatment system:

(A) Identification of the impoundment or land treatment system; owner(s); operator of the facility; mailing address; and telephone number;

(B) Any information which the applicant wishes to provide to establish the fate of pollutants in the vadose zone, and beyond that, in the ground water up to the anticipated point of compliance.

(viii) Requirements for consideration as a land disposal system;

(A) The applicant must furnish sufficient information for the Division to determine the appropriateness of classifying the discharge as a land disposal system in accordance with sections 61.2 and 61.14(7)(a).

(ix) Any currently available information regarding the impact from surface waters, to which the treatment facility discharges, on aquifers which may be recharged by such surface waters.

(x) Any quantitative information that is required to be submitted as part of the permit application, or are submitted in response to a Division request for additional information, must be collected in accordance with sufficiently sensitive analytical methods defined by 40 C.F.R. 122.21(e)(3). An applicant who wishes to submit information to the Division that was collected with methods other than the sufficiently sensitive analytical methods that were applicable at the time of collection must notify the Division of the alternative methodology used.

(l) The applicant shall submit any information which it desires the Division to review regarding the economic reasonableness of possible permit conditions as it applies to the applicant. If such information is submitted after the application has been submitted, the applicant must waive or extend the deadline for final issuance of the permit to provide the Division with sufficient opportunity to review the additional data. If the applicant fails to submit information, the Division will base its decision on information reasonably available to it.

(m) For any discharge to a ditch or other man-made conveyance structure, unless otherwise determined by the Division the following information must be submitted for the application to be complete:

(i) Evidence of actual notice to the receiving structures' primary operator, manager or owner that an application is being filed requesting a permit for the proposed discharge;

(ii) Identification of the receiving ditch or other man-made conveyance structure, its carrying capacity, flow regime, and any legal restrictions or limitations of which the applicant is aware which might affect the ability of the applicant to discharge to the structure;

(iii) Identification of the water uses decreed and the water uses in existence for the receiving structure; and

(iv) For existing discharges, a description of the date and nature (including quantity and quality characteristics) of the original discharge and a description of the date and nature of any substantial changes in the discharge in sufficient detail to determine the nature of any discharge that the applicant claims preceded any decreed and existing uses.

(n) Applicants shall keep records of all data used to complete permit applications for a period of at least three (3) years from the date the application is signed.

61.4(2)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - EXISTING MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL, MINING, AND SILVICULTURE DISCHARGES

Existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silviculture discharges applying for permits, except for those facilities which discharge only non-process wastewater, shall provide the following information to the Division, using the application forms provided by the Division.

(a) Outfall location. The latitude and longitude to the nearest 15 seconds and the name of the receiving water.

(b) A line drawing of the water flow through the facility with a water balance, showing operations contributing wastewater to the effluent and treatment units. Similar processes, operations, or production areas may be indicated as a single unit, labeled to correspond to the more detailed identification under paragraph (c) of this section. The water balance must show approximate average flows at intake and discharge points and between units, including treatment units. If a water balance cannot be determined (for example, for certain mining activities), the applicant may provide instead a pictorial description of the nature and amount of any sources of water and any collection and treatment measures.

(c) Average flows and treatment. A narrative identification of each type of process, operation, or production area which contributes wastewater to the effluent for each outfall, including process wastewater, cooling water, and storm-water runoff; the average flow which each process contributes; and a description of the treatment the wastewater receives, including the ultimate disposal of any solid or fluid wastes other than by discharge. Processes, operations, or production areas may be described in general terms (for example, "dye-making reactor," "distillation tower." For a privately owned treatment works, this information shall include the identity of each user of the treatment works. The average flow of point sources composed of stormwater may be estimated. The basis for the rainfall event and the method of estimation must be indicated.

(d) Intermittent flows. If any of the discharges described in paragraph (c) of this section are intermittent or seasonal, a description of the frequency, duration and flow rate of each discharge occurrence (except for stormwater runoff, spillage or leaks).

(e) Maximum production. If an effluent guideline promulgated under Section 304 of the Federal Act applies to the applicant and is expressed in terms of production (or other measure of operation), a reasonable measure of the applicant's actual production reported in the units used in the applicant effluent limitation. The reported measure must reflect the actual production of the facility.

(f) Improvements. If the applicant is subject to any present requirements or compliance schedules for construction, upgrading or operation of waste treatment equipment, an identification of the abatement requirement, a description of the abatement project and projected final compliance dates.

(g) At a minimum, the applicant shall submit quantitative data for pollutants in the discharge as provided in this paragraph and in paragraph (h). For purposes of this paragraph, an applicant is expected to "know or have reason to believe" that a pollutant is present in an effluent based on an evaluation of the expected use, production, or storage of the pollutant, or on any previous analyses for the pollutant.

(i)

(A) Every applicant must report quantitative data for every outfall for the following pollutants:

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Total Organic Carbon (TOC)

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Ammonia (as N)

Temperature (both winter and summer)

pH

(B) The Division may waive the reporting requirements for individual point sources or for a particular industry category for one or more of the pollutants listed in section 61.4 if the applicant has demonstrated that such a waiver is appropriate because information adequate to support issuance of a permit can be obtained with less stringent requirements.

(ii) Each applicant with processes in one or more primary industry category (see Appendix A to 40 C.F.R. Part 122) contributing to a discharge must report quantitative data for the following pollutants in each outfall containing process wastewater:

(A) The organic toxic pollutants in the fractions designated in 40 C.F.R. Part 122, Table I of Appendix D for the applicants industrial category or categories. Table II of appendix D lists the organic toxic pollutants in each fraction. The fractions result from the sample preparation required by the analytical procedure which uses gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. A determination that an applicant falls within a particular industrial category for the purposes of selecting fractions for testing is not conclusive as to the applicant's inclusion in that category for any other purposes.

(B) The pollutants listed in Table III of Appendix D of 40 C.F. R. Part 122, Table III of Appendix D (the toxic metals, cyanide, and total phenols).

(iii)

(A) Each applicant must indicate whether it knows or has reason to believe that any of the pollutants in Table IV of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (certain conventional and non-conventional pollutants) is discharged from each outfall. If an applicable effluent limitations guideline either directly limits the pollutant or, by its express terms, indirectly limits the pollutant through limitations on an indicator, the applicant must report quantitative data. For every pollutant discharged which is not so limited in an effluent limitations guideline, the applicant must either report quantitative data or briefly describe the reasons the pollutant is expected to be discharged.

(B) Each applicant must indicate whether it knows or has reason to believe that any of the pollutants listed in Table II or Table III of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (the toxic pollutants and total phenols) for which quantitative data are not otherwise required under section 61.4 , is discharged from each outfall. For every pollutant expected to be discharged in concentrations of 10 ppb or greater the applicant must report quantitative data. For acrolein, acrylonitrile, 2,4 dinitrophenol, and 2-methyl-4,6 dinitrophenol, where any of these four pollutants are expected to be discharged in concentrations of 100 ppb or greater the applicant must report qualitative data. For every pollutant expected to be discharged in concentrations less than 10 ppb, or in the case of acrolein, acrylonitrile, 2,4 dinitrophenol, and 2-methyl-4,6 dinitrophenol, in concentrations less than 100 ppb, the applicant must either submit quantitative data or briefly describe the reasons the pollutant is expected to be discharged.

(iv) Each applicant must indicate whether it knows or has reason to believe that any of the pollutants in Table V of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (certain hazardous substances and asbestos) are discharged from each outfall. For every pollutant expected to be discharged, the applicant must briefly describe the reasons the pollutant is expected to be discharged, and report any quantitative data it has for any pollutant.

(v) For purposes of subsections (iii) and (iv), above, the applicant need not provide quantitative data if the pollutant is present in the discharge solely as a result of the presence in intake water. However, the applicant must report such pollutant as present.

(vi) Each applicant must report qualitative data, generated using a screening procedure not calibrated with analytical standards, for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) if it:

(A) Uses or manufactures 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4,5,-T); 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid (Silvex, 2,4,5,-TP); 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) ethyl, 2,2-dichloropropionate (Erbon); O,O-dimethyl O-(2,4,5-trichlorphenyl) phosphorothioate (Ronnel); 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP); or hexachlorophene (HCP); or

(B) Knows or has reason to believe that TCDD is or may be present in an effluent.

(h) When quantitative data for a pollutant are required, the applicant must collect a sample of effluent and analyze it for the pollutant in accordance with analytical methods approved under 40 C.F.R. Part 136 . When no analytical method is approved the applicant may use any suitable method but must provide a description of the method.

(i) When an applicant has two or more outfalls with substantially identical effluents, the Division may allow the applicant to test only one outfall and report that the quantitative data also apply to the substantially identical outfalls.

(ii) Grab samples must be used for pH, temperature, cyanide, total phenols, residual chlorine, oil and grease, fecal coliform, E. coli and fecal streptococcus.

(iii) For all other pollutants, 24-hour composite samples must be used. However, a minimum of one grab sample may be taken for effluents from holding ponds or other impoundments with a retention period greater than 24 hours. In addition, for discharges other than stormwater discharges, the Division may waive composite sampling for any outfall for which the applicant demonstrates that the use of an automatic sampler is infeasible and that the minimum of four (4) grab samples will be a representative sample of the effluent being discharged.

(iv) For stormwater discharges, all samples shall be collected from the discharge resulting from a storm event that is greater than 0.1 inches and at least 72 hours from the previously measurable (greater than 0.1 inch rainfall) storm event. Where feasible, the variance in the duration of the event and the total rainfall of the event should not exceed 50 percent from the average or median rainfall event in that area.

(v) A flow-weighted composite shall be taken for either the entire discharge or for the first three hours of the discharge.

(vi) For a stormwater discharge, the flow-weighted composite sample may be taken with a continuous sampler or as a combination of a minimum of three sample aliquots taken in each hour of discharge for the entire discharge or for the first three hours of the discharge, with each aliquot being separated by a minimum period of fifteen minutes (applicants submitting permit applications for stormwater discharges under 61.4(3)(c) may collect flow weighted composite samples using different protocols with respect to the time duration between the collection of sample aliquots, subject to the approval of the Division). However, a minimum of one grab sample may be taken for stormwater discharges from holding ponds or other impoundments with a retention period greater than 24 hours. For a flow-weighted composite sample, only one analysis of the composite of aliquots is required. For stormwater discharge samples taken from discharges associated with industrial activities, quantitative data must be reported for the grab sample taken during the first thirty minutes (or as soon thereafter as practicable) of the discharge for all pollutants specified in 61.4(3)(b)(i). For all stormwater permit applicants taking flow-weighted composites, quantitative data must be reported for all pollutants specified in 61.3(2) and 61.4(3), except pH, temperature, cyanide, total phenols, residual chlorine, oil and grease, fecal coliform, E. coli and fecal streptococcus.

(vii) The Division may allow or establish appropriate site-specific sampling procedures or requirements, including sampling locations, the season in which the sampling takes place, the minimum duration between the previous measurable storm event and the storm event sampled, the minimum or maximum level of precipitation required for an appropriate storm event, the form of precipitation sampled (snowmelt or rainfall), protocols for collecting samples under 40 C.F.R. Part 136, and additional time for submitting data on a case-by-case basis.

(i) Reserved.

(j) Used or manufactured toxics. A listing of any toxic pollutant which the applicant currently uses or manufactures as an intermediate or final product or byproduct. The Division may waive or modify this requirement for any applicant demonstrates that it would be unduly burdensome to identify each toxic pollutant and the Division has adequate information to issue the permit.

(k) Reserved.

(l) An identification of any whole effluent toxicity tests which the applicant knows or has reason to believe have been made within the last 3 years on any of the applicants discharges or on a receiving water in relation to a discharge.

(m) Reserved.

(n) Contract Analyses. If a contract laboratory or consulting firm performed any of the analyses required in paragraphs (g) or (h) of this section, the applicant shall identify each laboratory or firm and the analyses performed.

(o) Small Business Exemption. An applicant which qualifies as a small business under one of the following criteria is exempt from the requirements in sections 61.4 to submit quantitative data for the pollutants listed in Table II of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (the organic pollutants):

(i) For coal mines, the probable total annual production is less than 100,000 tons per year.

(ii) For all other applicants, the gross total annual sales average less than $100,000 per year (in second quarter 1980 dollars).

61.4(3)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES

(a) Time to Apply.

(i) Facilities proposing a new discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity shall submit an application 180 days before that facility commences industrial activity which may result in a discharge of stormwater associated with that industrial activity. Facilities described under sections 61.3 and 61.3 shall submit applications at least 90 days before the date on which construction is to commence. Different submittal dates may be required under the terms of applicable general permits.

(ii) For any existing discharge from a large municipal separate storm sewer system for which a stormwater permit application previously has not been submitted as required under federal law or regulation;

(A) Part 1 of the application shall be submitted to the Division within 18 months of notification by the Division that it is a large municipal separate storm sewer system;

(B) Based on information received in the Part 1 application the Division will approve or deny a sampling plan under section 61.4 within 90 days after receiving the Part 1 application;

(C) Part 2 of the application shall be submitted to the Division within 30 months of notification by the Division that it is a large municipal separate storm sewer system.

(iii) For any existing discharge from a medium municipal separate storm sewer system for which a stormwater permit application previously has not been submitted as required under federal law or regulation;

(A) Part 1 of the application shall be submitted to the Division within 18 months of notification by the Division that it is a medium municipal separate storm sewer system.

(B) Based on information received in the Part 1 application the Division will approve or deny a sampling plan under section 61.4 within 90 days after receiving the Part 1 application.

(C) Part 2 of the application shall be submitted to the Division within 30 months of notification by the Division that it is a medium municipal separate storm sewer system.

(iv) A permit application shall be submitted to the Division within 60 days of notice, unless permission for a later date is granted by the Division, for:

(A) a stormwater discharge which the Division or the EPA Regional Administrator determines contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to state waters;

(B) a stormwater discharge subject to section 61.4(3)(b)(i)(E).

(v) Notwithstanding subsection (iv) above, a permit application shall be submitted to the Division within 180 days of notice, unless permission for a later date is granted by the Division, for a stormwater discharge from an MS4 designated by the Division under sections 61.3(2)(e)(vii), 61.3(2)(f)(iii) or 61.3(2)(f)(v)(A)(lll).

(vi) Facilities with existing permits for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity shall maintain existing permits. New applications shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of section 61.4 180 days before the expiration of such permits. Facilities with expired permits or permits due to expire before August 30, 1994 shall submit applications in accordance with the deadline set forth under section 61.4(3)(a)(ii).

(vii) For any existing stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity or small construction activity from a facility that is owned or operated by a municipality with a population of less than 100,000 (based on the 1990 census) that is not authorized by a general or individual permit, other than an airport, powerplant, or uncontrolled sanitary landfill, the permit application must be submitted to the Division by March 10, 2003.

(viii) For any new stormwater discharge (beginning on or after March 10, 2003) associated with industrial activity or small construction activity from a facility that is owned or operated by a municipality with a population of less than 100,000 (based on the 1990 census) that is not authorized by a general or individual permit, see section 61.4(3)(a)(i).

(ix) For any existing stormwater discharge associated with small construction activity, unless waived under section 61.3 , the permit application must be submitted to the Division by July 1, 2002. This deadline does not apply to any small construction activity described in paragraph (ix), above.

(x) For any new stormwater discharge (beginning on or after July 1, 2002) associated with small construction activity, see section 61.4 . This deadline does not apply to any small construction activity described in paragraphs (ix) or (x), above.

(xi) For any existing stormwater discharge from a regulated small MS4 for which a stormwater permit application previously has not been submitted as required under federal law or regulation, the permit application made under section 61.4 must be submitted to the Division:

(A) By March 10, 2003 if designated under section 61.3(2)(f)(v)(A)(l); or

(B) Within 180 days of notice, unless the Division grants a later date, if designated under sections 61.3(2)(f)(v)(A)(ll) or (III).

(xii) For any new stormwater discharge (beginning on or after March 10, 2003) from a regulated small MS4 for which a stormwater permit application previously has not been submitted as required under federal law or regulation; the permit application made under 61.4(3)(d) must be submitted to the Division:

(A) Within 180 days of notice, unless the Division grants a later date, if designated under sections 61.3(2)(f)(v)(A)(l), (II) or (III).

(xiii) The permit application deadlines set forth in this section 61.4 notwithstanding, permit applications for stormwater discharges associated with small construction activity at oil and gas exploration, production, processing, and treatment operations or transmission facilities need not be submitted until June 30, 2005.

(b) Application requirements for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity.

(i) Individual application. Dischargers of stormwater associated with industrial activity are required to apply for an individual permit or seek coverage under a stormwater general permit.

(A) Except as provided in sections 61.4 -(D), the operator of a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity subject to this section shall provide:

(I) a site map showing topography (or indicating the outline of drainage areas served by the outfall(s) covered in the application if a topographic map is unavailable) of the facility including: each of its drainage and discharge structures; the drainage area of each stormwater outfall; paved areas and buildings within the drainage area of each stormwater outfall, each past or present area used for outdoor storage or disposal of significant materials, each existing structural control measure to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff, materials loading and access areas, areas where pesticides, herbicides, soil conditioners and fertilizers are applied, each of its hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities (including each area not required to have a RCRA permit which is used for accumulating hazardous waste under 40 C.F.R. 262.34 and 6 CCR 1007-3, Section 262.34(4-90)); each well where fluids from the facility are injected underground; springs, and other surface water bodies which receive stormwater discharges from the facility;

(II) an estimate of the area of impervious surfaces (including paved areas and building roofs) and the total area drained by each outfall and a narrative description of the following: significant materials that in the three years prior to the submittal of this application have been treated, stored or disposed in a manner to allow exposure to stormwater; method of treatment, storage or disposal of such materials; materials management practices employed, in the three years prior to the submittal of this application, to minimize contact by these materials with stormwater runoff; materials loading and access areas; the location, manner and frequency in which pesticides, herbicides, soil conditioners and fertilizers are applied; the location and a description of existing structural and non-structural control measures to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff; and a description of the treatment the stormwater receives, including the ultimate disposal of any solid or fluid wastes other than by discharge;

(III) a certification that all outfalls that should contain stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity have been tested or evaluated for the presence of non-stormwater discharges which are not covered by a permit; tests for such non-stormwater discharges may include smoke tests, fluorometric dye tests, analysis of accurate schematics, as well as other appropriate tests. The certification shall include a description of the method used, the date of any testing, and the on-site drainage points that were directly observed during a test;

(IV) existing information regarding significant leaks or spills of toxic or hazardous pollutants at the facility that have taken place within the three years prior to the submittal of this application;

(V) quantitative data based on samples collected during storm events collected in accordance with section 61.4 from all outfalls containing a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity for the following parameters:

(a) Any pollutant limited in an effluent guideline to which the facility is subject;

(b) Any pollutant listed in the facility's permit for its process wastewater (if the facility is operating under an existing permit);

(c) Oil and grease, pH, BOD5, COD, TSS, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen;

(d) Any information on the discharge required under 61.4(2)(g)(iii)and(iv);

(e) Flow measurements or estimates of the flow rate, and the total amount of discharge for the storm event(s) sampled, and the method of flow measurement or estimation; and

(f) The date and duration (in hours) of the storm event(s) sampled, rainfall measurements or estimates of the storm event (in inches) which generated the sampled runoff and the duration between the storm event sampled and the end of the previous measurable (greater than 0.1 inch rainfall) storm event (in hours);

(VI) Operators of a discharge which is composed entirely of stormwater are exempt from the requirements of sections 61.4(2)(c) and 61.4(2)(g)(i), (ii) & (vi); and

(VII) Operators of New Sources or New Discharges which are composed in part or entirely of stormwater must include estimates for the pollutants or parameters listed in subparagraph (V) of this paragraph instead of actual sampling data, along with the source of each estimate. Operators of new sources or new discharges composed in part or entirely of stormwater must provide quantitative data for the parameters listed in subparagraph (V) of this paragraph within two years after commencement of discharge, unless such data has already been reported under the monitoring requirements of the permit for the discharge.

(B) The operator of an existing or new stormwater discharge that is associated with industrial activity solely under section 61.3 or small construction activity under 61.3(2)(f)(ii)(A) is exempt from the requirements of sections 61.4 and 61.4 . Such operator shall provide a narrative description of:

(I) the location (including a map) and the nature of the construction activity;

(II) the total area of the site and the area of the site that is expected to undergo excavation during the life of the permit;

(III) proposed measures, including best management practices, to control pollutants in stormwater discharges during construction, including a brief description of applicable State and local erosion and sediment control requirements;

(IV) proposed measures to control pollutants in stormwater discharges that will occur after construction operations have been completed, including a brief description of applicable State or local erosion and sediment control requirements;

(V) an estimate of the runoff coefficient of the site and the increase in impervious area after the construction addressed in the permit application is completed, the nature of fill material and existing data describing the soil or the quality of the discharge; and

(VI) the name of the receiving water.

(C) The operator of an existing or new discharge composed entirely of stormwater from an oil or gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment operation, or transmission facility is not required to submit a permit application in accordance with section 61.4(3)(b)(i)(A), unless the facility:

(I) has had a discharge of stormwater resulting in the discharge of a reportable quantity for which notification is or was required pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 117.21 or 40 C.F.R. 302.6 at anytime since November 16, 1987; or

(II) has had a discharge of stormwater resulting in the discharge of a reportable quantity for which notification is or was required pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 110.6 at any time since November 16, 1987; or

(III) contributes to a violation of a water quality standard.

(D) The operator of an existing or new discharge composed entirely of stormwater from a mining operation is not required to submit a permit application unless the discharge has come into contact with, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct or waste products located on the site of such operations.

(E) Applicants shall provide such other information the Division may reasonably require to determine whether to issue a permit and may require any facility subject to section 61.4 to comply with section 61.4(3)(b)(i)(A).

(ii) Discharges through large and medium municipal separate storm sewer systems.

In addition to meeting the requirements of sections 61.4 , an operator of a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity which discharges through a large or medium municipal separate storm sewer system shall submit, to the operator of the municipal separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge no later than August 30, 1994, or 180 days prior to commencing such discharge: the name of the facility; a contact person and phone number; the location of the discharge; a description, including Standard Industrial Classification, which best reflects the principal products or services provided by each facility; and any existing permit number.

(c) Application requirements for large and medium municipal separate storm sewer discharges.

The operator of a discharge from a large or medium municipal separate storm sewer or a municipal separate storm sewer that is designated by the Division under section 61.3 , may submit a jurisdiction-wide or system-wide permit application. Where more than one public entity owns or operates a municipal separate storm sewer within a geographic area (including adjacent or interconnected municipal separate storm sewer systems), such operators may be a co-applicant to the same application. Permit applications for discharges from large and medium municipal storm sewers or municipal storm sewers designated under section 61.3(2)(e)(vii) shall include the following;

(i) Part 1. Part 1 of the application shall consist of:

(A) General Information. The applicants' name, address, telephone number of contact person, ownership status and status as a State or local government entity.

(B) Legal Authority. A description of existing legal authority to control discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system. When existing legal authority is not sufficient to meet the criteria provided in section 61.4 , the description shall list additional authorities as will be necessary to meet the criteria and shall include a schedule and commitment to seek such additional authority that will be needed to meet the criteria.

(C) Source Identification.

(I) A description of the historic use of ordinances, guidance or other controls which limited the discharge of non-stormwater discharges to any Publicly Owned Treatment Works serving the same area as the municipal separate storm sewer system.

(II) A USGS 7.5 minute topographic map (or equivalent topographic map with a scale between 1:10,000 and 1:24,000 if cost-effective) extending one mile beyond the service boundaries of the municipal storm sewer system covered by the permit application. The following information shall be provided:

(a) the location of known municipal storm sewer system outfalls discharging to state waters;

(b) a description of the land use activities (e.g. divisions indicating undeveloped, residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial uses) accompanied by estimates of population densities and projected growth for a ten year period within the drainage area served by the separate storm sewer. For each land use type, an estimate of an average runoff coefficient shall be provided;

(c) the location and a description of the activities of the facility of each currently operating or closed municipal landfill or other treatment, storage or disposal facility for municipal waste;

(d) the location and the permit number of any known discharge to the municipal storm sewer that has been issued a permit;

(e) the location of major structural controls for stormwater discharge (retention basins, detention basins, major infiltration devices, etc.); and

(f) the identification of publicly owned parks, recreational areas, and other open lands.

(D) Discharge Characterization.

(I) Monthly mean rain and snow fall estimates (or summary of weather bureau data) and the monthly average number of storm events.

(II) Existing quantitative data describing the volume and quality of discharges from the municipal storm sewer, including a description of the outfalls sampled, sampling procedures and analytical methods used.

(III) A list of water bodies that receive discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer system, including downstream segments, lakes and reservoirs, where pollutants from the system discharges may accumulate and cause water degradation and a brief description of known water quality impacts. At a minimum, the description of impacts shall include a description of whether the water bodies receiving such discharges have been:

(a) assessed and reported in Section 305(b) reports submitted by the State, the basis for the assessment (evaluated or monitored), a summary of designated use support and attainment of Clean Water Act (CWA) goals (fishable and swimmable waters), and causes of nonsupport of designated uses;

(b) listed under Sections 304(l)(1)(A)(i), 304(l)(1)(A)(ii), or 304(l)(1)(B) of the Clean Water Act (1987) that is not expected to meet water quality standards or water quality goals;

(c) listed in State Nonpoint Source Assessments required by Section 319(a) of the Clean Water Act (1987) that, without additional action to control nonpoint sources of pollution, cannot reasonably be expected to attain or maintain water quality standards due to storm sewers, construction, highway maintenance and runoff from municipal landfills and municipal sludge adding significant pollution (or contributing to a violation of water quality standards);

(d) identified and classified according to eutrophic condition of publicly owned lakes and reservoirs listed in State reports required under Section 314(a) of the Clean Water Act (1987) (include the following: a description of those publicly owned lakes and reservoirs for which uses are known to be impaired; a description of procedures, processes and methods to control the discharge of pollutants from municipal separate storm sewers into such lakes and reservoirs; and a description of methods and procedures to restore the quality of such lakes and reservoirs);

(e) recognized by the applicant as highly valued or sensitive waters;

(f) defined by the State or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory as wetlands; and

(g) found to have pollutants in bottom sediments, fish tissue or biosurvey data.

(IV) Field screening. Results of a field screening analysis for illicit connections and illegal dumping for either selected field screening points or major outfalls covered in the permit application. At a minimum, a screening analysis shall include a narrative description, for either each field screening point or major outfall, of visual observations made during dry weather periods. If any flow is observed, two grab samples shall be collected during a 24 hour period with a minimum period of four hours between samples. For all such samples, a narrative description of the color, odor, turbidity, the presence of an oil sheen or surface scum as well as any other relevant observations regarding the potential presence of non-stormwater discharges or illegal dumping shall be provided. In addition, a narrative description of the results of a field analysis using suitable methods to estimate pH, total chlorine, total copper, total phenol, and detergents (or surfactants) shall be provided along with a description of the flow rate. Where the field analysis does not involve analytical methods approved under 40 C.F.R. Part 136 , the applicant shall provide a description of the method used including the name of the manufacturer of the test method along with the range and accuracy of the test. Field screening points shall be either major outfalls or other outfall points (or any other point of access such as manholes) randomly located throughout the storm sewer system by placing a grid over a drainage system map and identifying those cells of the grid which contain a segment of the storm sewer system or major outfall. The field screening points shall be established using the following guidelines and criteria:

(a) a grid system consisting of perpendicular north-south and east-west lines spaced 1/4 mile apart shall be overlayed on a map of the municipal storm sewer system, creating a series of cells;

(b) all cells that contain a segment of the storm sewer system shall be identified; one field screening point shall be selected in each cell; major outfalls may be used as field screening points;

(c) field screening points should be located downstream of any sources of suspected illegal or illicit activity;

(d) field screening points shall be located to the degree practicable at the farthest manhole or other accessible location downstream in the system, within each cell; however, safety of personnel and accessibility of the location should be considered in making this determination;

(e) hydrological conditions; total drainage area of the site; population density of the site; traffic density; age of the structures or buildings in the area; history of the area; and land use types;

(f) for medium municipal separate storm sewer systems, no more than 250 cells need to have identified field screening points; in large municipal separate storm sewer systems, no more than 500 cells need to have identified field screening points; cells established by the grid that contain no storm sewer segments will be eliminated from consideration; if fewer than 250 cells in medium municipal sewers are created, and fewer than 500 in large systems are created by the overlay on the municipal sewer map, then all those cells which contain a segment of the sewer system shall be subject to field screening (unless access to the separate storm sewer system is impossible); and

(g) large or medium municipal separate storm sewer systems which are unable to utilize the procedures described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection, because a sufficiently detailed map of the separate storm sewer systems is unavailable, shall field screen no more than 500 or 250 major outfalls respectively (or all major outfalls in the system, if less); in such circumstances, the applicant shall establish a grid system consisting of north-south and east-west lines spaced 1/4 mile apart as an overlay to the boundaries of the municipal storm sewer system, thereby creating a series of cells; the applicant will then select major outfalls in as many cells as possible until at least 500 major outfalls (large municipalities) or 250 major outfalls (medium municipalities) are selected; a field screening analysis shall be undertaken at these major outfalls.

(V) Characterization plan. Information and a proposed program to meet the requirements of section 61.4 . Such description shall include: the location of outfalls or field screening points appropriate for representative data collection under section 61.4 , a description of why the outfall or field screening point is representative, the seasons during which sampling is intended, a description of the sampling equipment. The proposed location of outfalls or field screening points for such sampling should reflect water quality concerns (see section 61.4(3)(c)(i)(F)(lll) to the extent practicable.

(E) Management Programs.

(I) A description of the existing management programs to control pollutants from the municipal separate storm sewer system. The description shall provide information on existing structural and source controls, including operation and maintenance measures for structural controls, that are currently being implemented. Such controls may include, but are not limited to: procedures to control pollution resulting from construction activities; floodplain management controls; wetland protection measures; best management practices for new subdivisions; and emergency spill response programs. The description may address controls established under State law as well as local requirements.

(II) A description of the existing program to identify illicit connections to the municipal storm sewer system. The description should include inspection procedures and methods for detecting and preventing illicit discharges, and describe areas where this program has been implemented.

(F) Fiscal Resources.

(I) A description of the financial resources currently available to the municipality to complete Part 2 of the permit application. A description of the municipality's budget for existing stormwater programs, including an overview of the municipality's financial resources and budget, including overall indebtedness and assets, and sources of funds for stormwater programs.

(ii) Part 2. Part 2 of the application shall consist of:

(A) Adequate Legal Authority. A demonstration that the applicant can operate pursuant to legal authority established by statute, ordinance or series of contracts which authorizes or enables the applicant at a minimum to:

(I) control through ordinance, permit, contract, order or similar means, the contribution of pollutants to the municipal storm sewer by stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity and the quality of stormwater discharged from sites of industrial activity;

(II) prohibit through ordinance, order or similar means, illicit discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer;

(III) control through ordinance, order or similar means the discharge to a municipal separate storm sewer of spills, dumping or disposal of materials other than stormwater;

(IV) control through interagency agreements among co-applicants the contribution of pollutants from one portion of the municipal system to another portion of the municipal system;

(V) require compliance with conditions in ordinances, permits, contracts or orders; and

(VI) carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine compliance and noncompliance with permit conditions including the prohibition on illicit discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer.

(B) Source Identification. The location of any major outfall that discharges to state waters that was not reported under section 61.4 . Provide an inventory, organized by watershed of the name and address, and a description (such as SIC codes) which best reflects the principal products or services provided by each facility which may discharge, to the municipal separate storm sewer, stormwater associated with industrial activity;

(C) Characterization data. When "quantitative data" for a pollutant are required under section 61.4 , the applicant must collect a sample of effluent in accordance with sections 61.4 and analyze it for the pollutant in accordance with analytical methods approved under 40 C.F.R. Part 136. When no analytical method is approved the applicant may use any suitable method but must provide a description of the method. The applicant must provide information characterizing the quality and quantity of discharges covered in the permit application, including:

(I) quantitative data from representative outfalls designated by the Division (based on information received in Part 1 of the application, the Division shall designate between five and ten outfalls or field screening points as representative of the commercial, residential and industrial land use activities of the drainage area contributing to the system or, where there are less than five outfalls covered in the application, the Division shall designate all outfalls) developed as follows:

(a) for each outfall or field screening point designated under this subparagraph, samples shall be collected of stormwater discharges from three storm events occurring at least one month apart in accordance with the requirements at sections 61.4 (the Division may allow exemptions to sampling three storm events when climatic conditions create good cause for such exemptions);

(b) a narrative description shall be provided of the date and duration of the storm event(s) sampled, rainfall estimates of the storm event which generated the sampled discharge and the duration between the storm event sampled and the end of the previous measurable (greater than 0.1 inch rainfall) storm event;

(c) for samples collected and described under sections 61.4 (b) of this paragraph, quantitative data shall be provided for: the organic pollutants listed in Table Il; the pollutants listed in Table III (toxic metals, cyanide, and total phenols) of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 , and for the following pollutants:

total suspended solids (TSS)

total dissolved solids (TDS)

COD

BOD5

oil and grease

fecal coliform

E. coli

fecal streptococcus

pH

total Kjeldahl nitrogen

nitrate plus nitrite

dissolved phosphorus

total ammonia plus organic nitrogen

total phosphorus

(d) additional limited quantitative data required by the Division for determining permit conditions (the Division may require that quantitative data shall be provided for additional parameters, and may establish sampling conditions such as the location, season of sample collection, form of precipitation (snow melt, rainfall) and other parameters necessary to insure representativeness);

(II) estimates of the annual pollutant load of the cumulative discharges to state waters from all identified municipal outfalls and the event mean concentration of the cumulative discharges to state waters from all identified municipal outfalls during a storm event for BOD5, COD, TSS, dissolved solids, total nitrogen, total ammonia plus organic nitrogen, total phosphorus, dissolved phosphorus, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc. Estimates shall be accompanied by a description of the procedures for estimating constituent loads and concentrations, including any modeling, data analysis, and calculation methods;

(III) a proposed schedule to provide estimates for each major outfall identified in either section 61.4 or section 61.4 of the seasonal pollutant load and of the event mean concentration of a representative storm for any constituent detected in any sample required under section 61.4(3)(c)(ii)(C)(l); and

(IV) a proposed monitoring program for representative data collection for the term of the permit that describes the location of outfalls or field screening points to be sampled (or the location of instream stations), why the location is representative, the frequency of sampling, parameters to be sampled, and a description of sampling equipment.

(D) Proposed Management Program. A proposed management program covers the duration of the permit. It shall include a comprehensive planning process which involves public participation and where necessary intergovernmental coordination, to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable using management practices, control techniques and system, design and engineering methods, and such other provisions which are appropriate. The program shall also include a description of staff and equipment available to implement the program. Separate proposed programs may be submitted by each co-applicant. Proposed programs may impose controls on a system-wide basis, a watershed basis, a jurisdiction basis, or on individual outfalls. Proposed programs will be considered by the Division when developing permit conditions to reduce pollutants in discharges to the maximum extent practicable. Proposed management programs shall describe priorities for implementing controls. Such programs shall be based on:

(I) a description of structural and source control measures to reduce pollutants from runoff from commercial and residential areas that are discharged from the municipal storm sewer system that are to be implemented during the life of the permit, accompanied with an estimate of the expected reduction of pollutant loads and a proposed schedule for implementing such controls. At a minimum, the description shall include:

(a) a description of maintenance activities and a maintenance schedule for structural controls to reduce pollutants (including floatables) in discharges from municipal separate storm sewers;

(b) a description of planning procedures including a comprehensive master plan to develop, implement and enforce controls to reduce the discharge of pollutants from municipal separate storm sewers which receive discharges from areas of new development and significant redevelopment. Such plan shall address controls to reduce pollutants in discharges from municipal separate storm sewers after construction is completed. (Controls to reduce pollutants in discharges from municipal separate storm sewers containing construction site runoff are addressed in section 61.4(3)(c)(ii)(D)(IV));

(c) a description of practices for operating and maintaining public streets, roads and highways and procedures for reducing the impact on receiving waters of discharges from municipal storm sewer systems, including pollutants discharged as a result of de-icing activities;

(d) a description of procedures to assure that flood management projects assess the impacts on the water quality of receiving water bodies and that existing structural flood control devices have been evaluated to determine if retrofitting the device to provide additional pollutant removal from stormwater is feasible;

(e) a description of a program to monitor pollutants in runoff from operating or closed municipal landfills or other treatment, storage or disposal facilities for municipal waste, which shall identify priorities and procedures for inspections and establishing and implementing control measures for such discharges (this program can be coordinated with the program developed under section 61.4); and

(f) a description of a program to reduce to the maximum extent practicable, pollutants in discharges from municipal separate storm sewers associated with the application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer which will include, as appropriate, controls such as educational activities, permits, certifications and other measures for commercial applicators and distributors, and controls for application in public right-of-ways and at municipal facilities.

(II) a description of a program, including a schedule, to detect and remove (or require the discharger to the municipal separate storm sewer to obtain a separate permit for) illicit discharges and improper disposal into the storm sewer. The proposed program shall include:

(a) a description of a program, including inspections, to implement and enforce an ordinance, orders or similar means to prevent illicit discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system; this program description shall address all types of illicit discharges, however the following category of non-stormwater discharges or flows shall be addressed where such discharges are identified by the municipality as sources of pollutants to state waters: water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined at 40 C.F.R. 35.2005(20)) to separate storm sewers, uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (program descriptions shall address discharges or flows from fire fighting only where such discharges or flows are identified as significant sources of pollutants to state waters);

(b) a description of procedures to conduct on-going field screening activities during the life of the permit, including areas or locations that will be evaluated by such field screens;

(c) a description of procedures to be followed to investigate portions of the separate storm sewer system that, based on the results of the field screen, or other appropriate information, indicate a reasonable potential of containing illicit discharges or other sources of non-stormwater (such procedures may include: sampling procedures for constituents such as fecal coliform, E. coli, fecal streptococcus, surfactants (MBAS), residual chlorine, fluorides and potassium; testing with fluorometric dyes; or conducting in storm sewer inspections where safety and other considerations allow. Such description shall include the location of storm sewers that have been identified for such evaluation);

(d) a description of procedures to prevent, contain, and respond to spills that may discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer;

(e) a description of a program to promote, publicize, and facilitate public reporting of the presence of illicit discharges or water quality impacts associated with discharges from municipal separate storm sewers;

(f) a description of educational activities, public information activities, and other appropriate activities to facilitate the proper management and disposal of used oil and toxic materials; and

(g) a description of controls to limit infiltration of seepage from municipal sanitary sewers to municipal separate storm sewer systems where necessary;

(III) a description of a program to monitor and control pollutants in stormwater discharges to municipal systems from municipal landfills, hazardous waste treatment, disposal and recovery facilities, industrial facilities that are subject to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and industrial facilities that the municipal permit applicant determines are contributing a substantial pollutant loading to the municipal storm sewer system. The program shall:

(a) identify priorities and procedures for inspections and establishing and implementing control measures for such discharges;

(b) describe a monitoring program for stormwater discharges associated with the industrial facilities identified in section 61.4(3)(c)(ii)(D)(lll), to be implemented during the term of the permit, including the submission of quantitative data on the following constituents: any pollutants limited in effluent guidelines subcategories, where applicable; any pollutant listed in an existing permit for a facility; oil and grease, COD, pH, BOD5, TSS, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen, and any information on discharges required under sections 61.4(2)(g)(iii) and (iv).

(IV) a description of a program to implement and maintain structural and non-structural best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff from construction sites to the municipal storm sewer system, which shall include:

(a) a description of procedures for site planning which incorporate consideration of potential water quality impacts;

(b) a description of requirements for nonstructural and structural best management practices;

(c) a description of procedures for identifying priorities for inspecting sites and enforcing control measures which consider the nature of the construction activity, topography, and the characteristics of soils and receiving water quality; and

(d) a description of appropriate educational and training measures for construction site operators.

(E) Assessment of Controls Estimated. Reductions in loadings of pollutants from discharges of municipal storm sewer constituents from municipal storm sewer systems expected as the result of the municipal stormwater quality management program. The assessment shall also identify known impacts of stormwater controls on ground water.

(F) Fiscal Analysis. For each fiscal year to be covered by the permit, a fiscal analysis of the necessary capital and operation and maintenance expenditures necessary to accomplish the activities of the programs under sections 61.4 . Such analysis shall include a description of the source of funds that are proposed to meet the necessary expenditures, including legal restrictions on the use of such funds.

(G) Where more than one legal entity submits an application, the application shall contain a description of the roles and responsibilities of each legal entity and procedures to ensure effective coordination.

(H) Where requirements under sections 61.4 , 61.4 , and (D) are not practicable or are not applicable, the Division may exclude any operator of a discharge from a municipal separate storm sewer which is designated under sections 61.3 , or 61.2 , definitions for Large Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, sub-paragraph (c), or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, sub-paragraph (c), from such requirements. The Division shall not exclude the operator of a discharge from a municipal separate storm sewer identified in section 61.2, definitions for Large Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, from any of the permit application requirements under this paragraph except where authorized under sections 61.3(2) or 61.4(3).

(d) Application requirements for regulated small municipal separate storm sewer discharges.

(i) The permit application (either for coverage under a general permit or an individual permit application) must include the following information, at a minimum:

(A) A general description of the program elements that the permittee or another entity will implement for each of the stormwater minimum control measures at section 61.8(11)(a)(ii);

(B) The measurable goals for each of the minimum control measure components including, as appropriate, the months and years in which the permittee will undertake required actions, including interim milestones and the frequency of the action;

(C) The person or persons responsible for implementing or coordinating the permittee's stormwater management program;

(D) Information as described in sections 61.4(1) and 61.9(2)(b)(ii), as applicable; and

(E) Other information the Division may reasonably require to determine whether to issue a permit.

(ii) The permittee may file a separate application for coverage under a general permit, or may jointly submit an application with other municipalities or governmental entities. If the permittee wants to share responsibilities for meeting the minimum control measures with other municipalities or governmental entities, the application (whether separate or joint) must describe which minimum control measures the permittee will implement and identify the entities that will implement the other minimum control measures within the area served by the permittee's MS4.

(iii) If authorized by the Division, the permittee may file a separate application for coverage under an individual permit. The application must include the information required under section 61.4 , an estimate of square mileage served by the small MS4, and any additional information that the Division requests. The Division's authorization will be contingent upon the regulated entity providing adequate justification for the need for an individual permit.

(iv) If authorized by the Division, two or more regulated entities may jointly apply under paragraph (iii) of this section to be co-permittees under an individual permit. The Division's authorization will be contingent upon the regulated entities providing adequate justification for the need for an individual permit.

(v) If a regulated small MS4 is in the same urbanized area as a medium or large MS4 with a municipal stormwater permit under Phase I, and that other MS4 is willing to have the small MS4 participate in its stormwater program, both MS4s may jointly seek a modification of the other MS4 permit to include the small MS4 as a limited co-permittee, and thus subject to the Phase I MS4 municipal stormwater permit conditions. As a limited co-permittee, the small MS4 will be responsible for compliance with the permits conditions applicable to its jurisdiction. The small MS4 will need to comply with the permit application requirements of section 61.4 , rather than the requirements of section 61.4 , except for the specific application requirements of sections 61.4 and 61.4 . The small MS4 may satisfy the requirements in sections 61.4 and 61.4 by referring to the other MS4's stormwater management program, if applicable.

61.4(4)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR, MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL MINING AND SILVICULTURAL FACILITIES WHICH DISCHARGE ONLY NON-PROCESS WASTEWATER

Except for stormwater discharges, all manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural dischargers applying for permits which discharge only non-process wastewater not regulated by an effluent limitations guideline or new source performance standard shall provide the following information to the Division, using application forms provided by the Division.

(a) Outfall location. Outfall number, latitude and longitude to the nearest 15 seconds, and the name of the receiving water.

(b) Discharge date (for new dischargers). Date of expected commencement of discharge.

(c) Type of waste. An identification of the general type of waste discharged, or expected to be discharged upon commencement of operations, including sanitary wastes, restaurant or cafeteria wastes, or noncontact cooling water. An identification of cooling water additives (if any) that are used or expected to be used upon commencement of operations, along with their composition if existing composition is available.

(d) Effluent characteristics.

(i) Quantitative data for the pollutants or parameters listed below, unless testing is waived by the Division. The quantitative data may be data collected over the past 365 days, if they remain representative of current operations, and must include maximum daily value, average daily value, and number of measurements taken. The applicant must collect and analyze samples in accordance with 40 C.F.R. part 136. Grab samples must be used for pH, temperature, oil and grease, total residual chlorine, E. coli and fecal coliform. For all other pollutants, 24-hour composite samples must be used. New dischargers must include estimates for the pollutants or parameters listed below instead of actual sampling data, along with the source of each estimate. All levels must be reported or estimated as concentration and as total mass, except for flow, pH, and temperature.

(A) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5),

(B) Total Suspended Solids (TSS),

(C) Fecal Coliform and E. coli (if believed present or if domestic wastewater is or will be discharged),

(D) Total Residual Chlorine (if chlorine is used),

(E) Oil and Grease,

(F) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)(if non-contact cooling water is or will be discharged),

(G) Ammonia (as N),

(H) Discharge Flow,

(I) pH,

(J) Temperature (Winter and Summer),

(K) Total Organic Carbon (TOC) if non-contact cooling water is or will be discharged.

(ii) The Division may waive the testing and reporting requirements for any of the pollutants or flow listed in paragraph (4)(a) this section if the applicant submits a request for such a waiver before or with the permit application which demonstrates that information adequate to support issuance of a permit can be obtained through less stringent requirements.

(iii) If the applicant is a new discharger, the applicant must provide quantitative data in accordance with subsection (4) no later than two years after commencement of discharge. However, the applicant need not perform tests which have already been performed and reported under the discharge monitoring requirements of the applicant's permit.

(iv) The requirements of subsections (a) and (c) do not apply for pollutants present in a discharge solely as a result of their presence in intake water. However, an applicant must report such pollutants as present. Net credit may be provided for the presence of pollutants in intake water if the requirements are met.

(e) Flow. A description of the frequency of flow and duration of any seasonal or intermittent discharge (except for stormwater runoff, leaks, or spills).

(f) Treatment system. A brief description of any system used or to be used.

(g) Optional information. Any additional information the applicant wishes to be considered, such as influent data for the purpose of obtaining "net" credits pursuant to section 61.8(2)(d).

61.4(5) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND EXISTING AQUATIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES

New and existing concentrated aquatic animal production facilities shall provide the following information to the Division, using the application form provided by the Division.

(a) The maximum daily and average monthly flow from each outfall.

(b) The number of ponds, raceways, and similar structures.

(c) The name of the receiving water and the source of intake water.

(d) For each species of aquatic animals, the total yearly and maximum harvestable weight.

(e) The calendar month of maximum feeding and the total mass of food fed during that month.

61.4(6)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND EXISTING POTWS

(a) All POTW applicants must provide an identification of any whole effluent toxicity tests conducted during the four and one-half years prior to the date of the application on any of the applicant's discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge.

(b) As provided in subsections (c) - (j) of this Section, the following applicants must submit to the Division the results of valid whole effluent toxicity tests for acute or chronic toxicity for samples taken from each outfall through which effluent is discharged to surface waters, except for combined sewer overflows:

(i) All POTWs with design flow rates greater than or equal to one million gallons per day;

(ii) All POTWs with approved pretreatment programs or POTWs required to develop a pretreatment program;

(iii) Other POTWs, as required by the Division, based on consideration of the following factors:

(A) The variability of the pollutants or pollutant parameters in the POTW effluent (based on chemical-specific information, the type of treatment plant, and types of industrial contributors);

(B) The ratio of effluent flow to receiving stream flow;

(C) Existing controls on point or non-point sources, including total maximum daily load calculations for the receiving stream segment and the relative contribution of the POTW;

(D) Receiving stream characteristics, including possible or known water quality impairment, and whether the POTW discharges to a water designated as outstanding waters; or

(E) Other considerations (including, but not limited to, the history of toxic impacts and compliance problems at the POTW) that the Division determines could cause or contribute to adverse water quality impacts.

(c) Where the POTW has two or more outfalls with substantially identical effluent discharging to the same receiving stream segment, the Division may allow applicants to submit whole effluent toxicity data for only one outfall on a case-by-case basis. The Division may also allow applicants to composite samples from one or more outfalls that discharge into the same mixing zone.

(d) Each applicant required to perform whole effluent toxicity testing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section must provide:

(i) Results of a minimum of four quarterly tests for a year, from the year preceding the permit application; or

(ii) Results from four tests performed at least annually in the four and one half year period prior to the application, provided the results show no appreciable toxicity using a safety factor determined by the permitting authority.

(e) Applicants must conduct tests with multiple species (no less than two species; e.g., fish, invertebrate, plant), and test for acute or chronic toxicity, depending on the range of receiving water dilution.

(f) Each applicant required to perform whole effluent toxicity testing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section must provide the number of chronic or acute whole effluent toxicity tests that have been conducted since the last permit reissuance.

(g) Applicants must provide the results using the form provided by the Division, or test summaries if available and comprehensive, for each whole effluent toxicity test conducted pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section for which such information has not been reported previously to the Division.

(h) Whole effluent toxicity testing conducted pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section must be conducted using methods approved in accordance with Section 61.8(4)(j).

(i) For whole effluent toxicity data submitted to the Division within four and one-half years prior to the date of the application, applicants must provide the dates on which the data were submitted and a summary of the results.

(j) Each POTW required to perform whole effluent toxicity testing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section must provide any information on the cause of toxicity and written details of any toxicity reduction evaluation conducted, if any whole effluent toxicity test conducted within the past four and one-half years revealed toxicity.

(k) All POTWs with an approved pretreatment program shall provide to the Division a written technical evaluation of the need to revise local limits under section 63.12 of Regulation No. 63, 5 CCR 1002-63.

61.4(7)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW SOURCES AND NEW DISCHARGES

New manufacturing, commercial, mining and silvicultural dischargers applying for permits (except for new discharges of facilities subject to the requirements of section 61.4 or new discharges of stormwater associated with industrial activity subject to the requirements of 40 C.F.R. 122.26(c)(1)), shall provide the following information to the Division, using the application forms provided by the Division.

(a) Expected outfall location. The latitude and longitude to the nearest 15 seconds and the name of the receiving water.

(b) Discharge dates. The expected date of commencement of discharge.

(c) Flows, sources of pollution, and treatment technologies

(i) Expected treatment of wastewater. Description of the treatment that the wastewater will receive, along with all operations contributing wastewater to the effluent, average flow contributed by each operation, and the ultimate disposal of any solid or liquid wastes not discharges.

(ii) Line drawing. A line drawing of the water flow through the facility with a water balance as described in section 61.4(2)(b).

(iii) Intermittent flows. If any of the expected discharges will be intermittent or seasonal, a description of the frequency, duration and maximum daily flow rate of each discharge occurrence (except for stormwater runoff, spillage, or leaks.)

(d) Production. If a new source performance standard promulgated under Section 306 of the Federal Act or an effluent limitation guideline applies to the applicant and is expressed in terms of production (or other measure of operation), a reasonable measure of the applicant's expected actual production reported in the units used in the applicable effluent guideline or new source performance standard for each of the first three years. Alternative estimates may also be submitted if production is likely to vary.

(e) Effluent characteristic.

(i) Each applicant must report estimated daily maximum, daily average, and source of information for each outfall for the following pollutants or parameters. The Division may waive the reporting requirements for any of these pollutants and parameters if the applicant submits a request for such a waiver before or with the application which demonstrates that information adequate to support issuance of the permit can be obtained through less stringent reporting requirements.

(A) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

(B) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

(C) Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

(D) Flow

(E) Ammonia (as N)

(F) Temperature (winter and summer)

(G) pH

(H) Total Organic Carbon (TOC).

(ii) Each applicant must report estimated daily maximum, daily average, and source of information for each outfall for the following pollutants. If the applicant knows or has reason to believe they will be present or if they are limited by an effluent limitation guideline or new source performance standard either directly or indirectly through limitations on an indicator pollutant: all pollutants in Table IV of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. of Part 122 (certain conventional and nonconventional pollutants).

(iii) Each applicant must report estimated daily maximum, daily average and source of information for the following pollutants if he knows or has reason to believe that they will be present in the discharges from any outfall:

(A) The pollutants listed in Table III of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (the toxic metals, in the discharge from any outfall; total cyanide, and total phenols);

(B) The organic toxic pollutants in Table II of Appendix O (except bis (chloromethyl) ether, dichlorofluoromethane and trichlorofluoromethane) of 40 C.R.F. Part 122. This requirement is waived for applicants with expected gross sales of less than $100,000 per year for the next three years, and for coal mines with expected average production of less than 100,000 tons of coal per year.

(iv) The applicant is required to report that 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (TCDD) may be discharged if he uses or manufactures one of the following compounds, or if he knows or has reason to believe that TCDD will or may be present in an effluent:

(A) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 5-T)(CAS # 93-76-5);

(B) 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid (Silvex, 2,4,5-TI # 93-72-1);

(C) 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) ethyl 2,2-dichloropropionate (Erbon)(CAS # 136-25-4);

(D) O-O-dimethyl 0-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) phosphorothioate (Ronnel)(CAS # 299-84-3);

(E) 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP)(CAS # 95-95-4); or

(F) Hexachlorophene (HCP)(CAS # 70-30-4);

(v) Each applicant must report any pollutants listed in Table V of Appendix D of 40 C.F.R. Part 122 (certain hazardous substances) if he believes they will be present in any outfall (no quantitative estimates are required unless they are already available).

(vi) No later than two (2) years after the commencement of the discharge from a proposed facility, the applicant must submit analytical results which characterize the actual effluent discharged. The applicant need not submit this information to the extent the analytical results are reported by the applicant under the discharge monitoring requirements of the applicant's permit.

(f) Engineering Report. Each applicant must report the existence of any technical evaluation concerning the applicant's wastewater treatment, along with the name and location of similar plants of which the applicant has knowledge.

(g) Other Information. Any optional information the permittee wishes to have considered.

61.4(8)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSED COMMERCIAL SWINE FEEDING OPERATIONS

Housed commercial swine feeding operations shall meet the permit application requirements found at subsection 61.13(3).

61.4(9)APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations shall meet the permit application requirements found at subsection 61.17(5).

5 CCR 1002-61.4

38 CR 01, January 10, 2015, effective 1/30/2015

38 CR 11, June 10, 2015, effective 6/30/2015

39 CR 17, September 10, 2016, effective 12/31/2016

39 CR 21, November 10, 2016, effective 12/31/2016

40 CR 07, April 10, 2017, effective 4/30/2017

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018

43 CR 10, May 25, 2020, effective 6/14/2020