The secretary may issue surface water discharge permit not using the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System authority granted the State of South Dakota by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on December 30, 1993, to operations designed to not discharge or are otherwise not required by Federal Regulations to have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit. Concentrated animal feeding operations issued coverage under this permit shall meet all requirements of Article 74:52 except the requirements of 40 C.F.R. 122.23(h) and 122.42(e)(4) in § 74:52:02:22 shall be those of February 12, 2003. In the federal rules that are adopted by reference pursuant to this section, the term "NPDES permit" means "surface water discharge permit," and the terms "State Director" and "Director" mean "secretary", "State". Authorized state", "approved state", and "approved program" means "South Dakota", and "United States" means the "State of South Dakota".
S.D. Admin. R. 74:52:01:05.01
General Authority: SDCL 34A-2-28.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-2-36, 34A-2-36.2.