Section Env-Wq 717.09 - Performance Assessment(a) During the first year of operation of an I/A project, the owner shall submit 2 reports of performance to the department, the first within 60 days after 6 months of operation and the second within 60 days after 12 months of operation.(b) The owner may request that the performance assessment report schedule be extended in accordance with Env-Wq 717.10.(c) The performance assessment report shall include:(1) Sampling and analysis results for influent and effluent parameters;(2) Calculated loading rates during the performance period;(3) An assessment of benefits identified in the I/A technology assessment report;(4) A discussion of system performance process parameters determined to be critical to proper operation and adjustments made during performance period; and(5) An assessment of the system's ability to meet effluent criteria.(d) The department shall review the performance assessment report to determine whether to approve the system for continued use. During the pendency of the review, the owner may continue to use the I/A technology.(e) The department shall approve the system for continued use if the department determines that:(1) The system is capable of consistently meeting the limits of the discharge permit at proposed loadings based upon performance during the assessment period; and(2) No permit violations resulting from the I/A technology occurred during the performance assessment period for at least 3 consecutive months.(f) If the department cannot accept the system, the owner may prepare an action plan to obtain satisfactory performance and submit the plan to the department. The action plan shall clearly identify the cause(s) of unsatisfactory performance and propose corrective measures.(g) The department shall accept the action plan if the proposed corrective measures appear adequate to remedy the cause(s) of the unsatisfactory performance. If the action plan is accepted by the department, the system shall undergo one additional year of temporary operation and the owner shall submit 2 additional performance reports to the department at 6-month intervals.(h) If the action plan is not acceptable or if the owner chooses to not submit an action plan, the owner shall remove the I/A system or replace the system with a conventional system.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 717.09
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10693, Effective 10/15/2014, Expires10/15/2024.