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Industrial General Permit Order

vi. Available geology and soil information for reference and test sites;

vii. Photographs showing site vegetation;

viii. Site reconnaissance survey data regarding presence of roads,
outfalls, or other human-made structures; and,

ix. Records from relevant state or federal agencies indicating no known
mining, forestry, or other human activities upstream of the proposed
reference site.

3. Level 2 ERA Technical Report Submittal

a. The Discharger shall certify and submit via SMARTS the Level 2 ERA
Technical Report described in Section D.2 above.

b. The State Water Board and Regional Boards (Water Boards) may
review the submitted Level 2 ERA Technical Reports. Upon review of a
Level 2 ERA Technical Report, the Water Boards may reject the Level 2
ERA Technical Report and direct the Discharger to take further action(s)
to comply with this General Permit.

c. Dischargers with Level 2 status who have submitted the Level 2 ERA
Technical Report are only required to annually update the Level 2 ERA
Technical Report based upon additional NAL exceedances of the same
parameter and same drainage area (if the original Level 2 ERA
Technical Report contained an Industrial Activity BMP Demonstration
and the implemented BMPs were expected to eliminate future NAL
exceedances in accordance with Section XII.D.2.a.ii), facility operational
changes, pollutant source(s) changes, and/or information that becomes
available via compliance activities (monthly visual observations,
sampling results, annual evaluation, etc.). The Level 2 ERA Technical
Report shall be prepared by a QISP and be certified and submitted via
SMARTS by the Discharger with each Annual Report. If there are no
changes prompting an update of the Level 2 ERA Technical Report, as
specified above, the Discharger will provide this certification in the
Annual Report that there have been no changes warranting re-submittal
of the Level 2 ERA Technical Report.

d. Dischargers are not precluded from submitting a Level 2 ERA Action
Plan or ERA Technical Report prior to entering Level 2 status if
information is available to adequately prepare the report and perform the
demonstrations described above. A Discharger who chooses to submit
a Level 2 ERA Action Plan or ERA Technical Report prior to entering
Level 2 status will automatically be placed in Level 2 in accordance to
the Level 2 ERA schedule.

4. Eligibility for Returning to Baseline Status

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