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Industrial General Permit Order

Water Board-sponsored or approved training course must be completed. A
competency exam may be required by the State Water Board to demonstrate
sufficient knowledge of the QISP course material.

50. A QISP must assist the Discharger in completing the Level 1 status and Level
2 status ERA requirements as specified in Section XII of this General Permit.
A QISP is also responsible for assisting New Dischargers that will be
discharging to an impaired water body with a 303(d) listed impairment,
demonstrate eligibility for coverage through preparing the data and/or
information required in Section VII.B.

51. A Compliance Group Leader, as defined in Section XIV of this General Order
must complete a State Water Board sponsored or approved training program
for Compliance Group Leaders.

52. All engineering work subject to the Professional Engineers Act (Bus. & Prof.
Code § 6700, et seq.) and required by this General Permit shall be performed
by a California licensed professional engineer.

53. California licensed professional civil, industrial, chemical, and mechanical
engineers and geologists have licenses that have professional overlap with
the topics of this General Permit. The California Department of Consumer
Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
(CBPELSG) provides the licensure and regulation of professional civil,
industrial, chemical, and mechanical engineers and professional geologists in
California. The State Water Board is developing a specialized self-guided
State Water Board-sponsored registration and training program specifically
for these CPBELSG licensed engineers and geologists in good standing with
CBPELSG.

I. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Requirements

54. This General Permit requires the development of a site-specific SWPPP in
accordance with Section X of this General Permit. The SWPPP must include
the information needed to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of
this General Permit. The SWPPP must be submitted electronically via
SMARTS, and a copy be kept at the facility. SWPPP revisions shall be
completed in accordance with Section X.B of this General Permit

J. Sampling, Visual Observations, Reporting and Record Keeping

55. This General Permit complies with 40 Code of Federal Regulations section
122.44(i), which establishes monitoring requirements that must be included in
storm water permits. Under this General Permit, Dischargers are required to:
(a) conduct an Annual Comprehensive Facility Compliance Evaluation
(Annual Evaluation) to identify areas of the facility contributing pollutants to
industrial storm water discharges, (b) evaluate whether measures to reduce
or prevent industrial pollutant loads identified in the Discharger’s SWPPP are
adequate and properly implemented in accordance with the terms of this

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