La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § IX-2311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-2311 - Purpose and Scope

A. Scope of the LPDES Permit Requirement

1. The LPDES program requires permits for the discharge of pollutants from any point source into waters of the state. The terms pollutant, point source, and waters of the state are defined in LAC 33:IX.2313.

2. The permit program established under LAC 33:IX.Chapters 23-29 also applies to owners or operators of any treatment works treating domestic sewage, whether or not the treatment works is otherwise required to obtain an LPDES permit in accordance with Paragraph A.1 of this Section, unless all requirements implementing Section 405(d) of the CWA applicable to the treatment works treating domestic sewage are included in a permit issued under the appropriate provisions of Subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, or the Clean Air Act, or under state permit programs approved by the administrator as adequate to assure compliance with Section 405 of the CWA.

3. The state administrative authority may designate any person subject to the standards for sewage sludge use and disposal as a treatment works treating domestic sewage as defined in LAC 33:IX.2313, where he or she finds that a permit is necessary to protect public health and the environment from the adverse effects of sewage sludge or to ensure compliance with the technical standards for sludge use and disposal developed under CWA Section 405(d) Any person designated as a treatment works treating domestic sewage shall submit an application for a permit under LAC 33:IX.2501 within 180 days of being notified by the state administrative authority that a permit is required. The state administrative authority's decision to designate a person as a treatment works treating domestic sewage under this Paragraph shall be stated in the fact sheet or statement of basis for the permit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § IX-2311

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, LR 21:945 (September 1995), amended LR 23:1523 (November 1997), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 28:463 (March 2002), repromulgated LR 30:230 (February 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)