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Industrial General Permit Order

a. Dischargers with Level 2 status shall certify and submit via SMARTS a
Level 2 ERA Action Plan prepared by a QISP that addresses each new
Level 2 NAL exceedance by January 1 following the reporting year
during which the NAL exceedance(s) occurred. For each new Level 2
NAL exceedance, the Level 2 Action Plan will identify which of the
demonstrations in subsection D.2.a through c the Discharger has
selected to perform. A new Level 2 NAL exceedance is any Level 2 NAL
exceedance for 1) a new parameter in any drainage area, or 2) the same
parameter that is being addressed in an existing Level 2 ERA Action
Plan in a different drainage area.

b. The Discharger shall certify and submit via SMARTS the QISP’s

identification number, name, and contact information (telephone number,

e-mail address) if this information has changed since previous

certifications.

c. The Level 2 ERA Action Plan shall at a minimum address the drainage
areas with corresponding Level 2 NAL exceedances.

d. All elements of the Level 2 ERA Action Plan shall be implemented as
soon as practicable and completed no later than 1 year after submitting
the Level 2 ERA Action Plan.

e. The Level 2 ERA Action Plan shall include a schedule and a detailed
description of the tasks required to complete the Discharger’s selected
demonstration(s) as described below in Section D.2.a through c.

2. Level 2 ERA Technical Report

On January 1 of the reporting year following the submittal of the Level 2
ERA Action Plan, a Discharger with Level 2 status shall certify and submit a
Level 2 ERA Technical Report prepared by a QISP that includes one or
more of the following demonstrations:

a. Industrial Activity BMPs Demonstration

This shall include the following requirements, as applicable:

i. Shall include a description of the industrial pollutant sources and
corresponding industrial pollutants that are or may be related to the
NAL exceedance(s);

ii. Shall include an evaluation of all pollutant sources associated with
industrial activity that are or may be related to the NAL
exceedance(s);

iii. Where all of the Discharger’s implemented BMPs, including
additional BMPs identified in the Level 2 ERA Action Plan, achieve

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