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Industrial General Permit Order

addresses security in the United States; any information that does not
comply should not be submitted in the PRDs. The Discharger must
provide justification to the Regional Water Board regarding redacted
information within any submittal.

d. Dischargers may redact trade secrets from information that is submitted
via SMARTS. Dischargers who certify and submit redacted information
via SMARTS must include a general description of the redacted
information and the basis for the redaction in the version that is
submitted via SMARTS. Dischargers must submit complete and un-
redacted versions of the information that are clearly labeled
“CONFIDENTIAL” to the Regional Water Board within 30 days of the
submittal of the redacted information. All information labeled
“CONFIDENTIAL” will be maintained by the Water Boards in a separate,
confidential file.

4. Schedule for Submitting PRDs - Existing Dischargers Under the Previous
Permit.

a. Existing Dischargers6 with coverage under the previous permit shall
continue coverage under the previous permit until July 1, 2015. All
waste discharge requirements and conditions of the previous permit are
in effect until July 1, 2015.

b. Existing Dischargers with coverage under the previous permit shall
register for NOI coverage by July 1, 2015 or for NEC coverage by
October 1, 2015. Existing Dischargers previously listed in Category 10
(Light Industry) of the previous permit, and continue to have no exposure
to industrial activities and materials, have until October 1, 2015 to
register for NEC coverage.

c. Existing Dischargers with coverage under the previous permit, that do
not register for NOI coverage by July 1, 2015, may have their permit
coverage administratively terminated as soon as
July 1, 2015.

d. Existing Dischargers with coverage under the previous permit that are
eligible for NEC coverage but do not register for NEC coverage by
October 1, 2015 may have their permit coverage administratively
terminated as soon as October 1, 2015.

e. Existing Dischargers shall continue to comply with the SWPPP
requirements in State Water Board Order 97-03-DWQ up to, but no later
than, June 30, 2015.

6 Existing Dischargers are Dischargers with an active Notice of Intent (permit coverage) under the previous permit
(97-03-DWQ) prior to the effective date of this General Permit.

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