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Industrial General Permit Order

a. Based upon the above evaluation, the Discharger shall, as soon as
practicable but no later than January 1 following commencement of
Level 1 status :

i. Revise the SWPPP as necessary and implement any additional
BMPs identified in the evaluation;

ii. Certify and submit via SMARTS a Level 1 ERA Report prepared by a
QISP that includes the following:

1) A summary of the Level 1 ERA Evaluation required in subsection
C.1 above; and,

2) A detailed description of the SWPPP revisions and any additional
BMPs for each parameter that exceeded an NAL.

iii. Certify and submit via SMARTS the QISP’s identification number,
name, and contact information (telephone number, e-mail address).

b. A Discharger’s Level 1 status for a parameter will return to Baseline
status once a Level 1 ERA report has been completed, all identified
additional BMPs have been implemented, and results from four (4)
consecutive QSEs that were sampled subsequent to BMP
implementation indicate no additional NAL exceedances for that
parameter.

3. NAL Exceedances Prior to Implementation of Level 1 Status BMPs.

Prior to the implementation of an additional BMP identified in the Level 1
ERA Evaluation or October 1, whichever comes first, sampling results for
any parameter(s) being addressed by that additional BMP will not be
included in the calculations of annual average or instantaneous NAL
exceedances in SMARTS.

D. Level 2 Status

A Discharger’s Level 1 status for any given parameter shall change to Level 2
status if sampling results indicate an NAL exceedance for that same parameter
while the Discharger is in Level 1. Level 2 status will commence on July 1
following the reporting year during which the NAL exceedance(s) occurred.21

1. Level 2 ERA Action Plan

21 For all sampling results reported before June 30th of the preceding reporting year. If sample results
indicating an NAL exceedance are submitted after June 30th, the Discharger will change status upon
the date those results have been reported into SMARTS.

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