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Industrial General Permit Order

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all Dischargers subject to this General Permit shall
comply with the following conditions and requirements.

II. RECEIVING GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE

A. Certification

1. For Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System
(SMARTS) electronic account management and security reasons, as well as
enforceability of this General Permit, the Discharger’s Legally Responsible
Person (LRP) of an industrial facility seeking coverage under this General
Permit shall certify and submit all Permit Registration Documents (PRDs) for
Notice of Intent (NOI) or No Exposure Certification (NEC) coverage. All
other documents shall be certified and submitted via SMARTS by the
Discharger’s (LRP) or by their Duly Authorized Representative in
accordance with the Electronic Signature and Certification Requirements in
Section XXI.K. All documents required by this General Permit that are
certified and submitted via SMARTS shall be in accordance with Section
XXI.K.

2. Hereinafter references to certifications and submittals by the Discharger
refer to the Discharger’s LRP and their Duly Authorized Representative.

B. Coverages

This General Permit includes requirements for two (2) types of permit coverage,
NOI coverage and NEC coverage. State Water Board Order 97-03-DWQ
(previous permit) remains in effect until July 1, 2015. When PRDs are certified
and submitted and the annual fee is received, the State Water Board will assign
the Discharger a Waste Discharger Identification (WDID) number.

1. General Permit Coverage (NOI Coverage)

a. Dischargers that discharge storm water associated with industrial activity
to waters of the United States are required to meet all applicable
requirements of this General Permit.

b. The Discharger shall register for coverage under this General Permit by
certifying and submitting PRDs via SMARTS
(http://smarts.waterboards.ca.gov), which consist of:

i. A completed NOI and signed certification statement;

ii. A copy of a current Site Map from the Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWPPP) in Section X.E;

iii. A SWPPP (see Section X); and,

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