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Industrial General Permit Order

XIV. COMPLIANCE GROUPS AND COMPLIANCE GROUP LEADERS

A. Compliance Group Qualification Requirements

1. Any group of Dischargers of the same industry type or any QISP
representing Dischargers of the same industry type may form a Compliance
Group. A Compliance Group shall consist of Dischargers that operate
facilities with similar types of industrial activities, pollutant sources, and
pollutant characteristics (e.g., scrap metals recyclers would join a different
group than paper recyclers, truck vehicle maintenance facilities would join a
different group than airplane vehicle maintenance facilities, etc.). A
Discharger participating in a Compliance Group is termed a Compliance
Group Participant. Participation in a Compliance Group is not required.
Compliance Groups may be formed at any time.

2. Each Compliance Group shall have a Compliance Group Leader.

3. To establish a Compliance Group, the Compliance Group Leader shall
register as a Compliance Group Leader via SMARTS. The registration shall
include documentation demonstrating compliance with the Compliance
Group qualification requirements above and a list of the Compliance Group
Participants.

4. Each Compliance Group Participant shall register as a member of an
established Compliance Group via SMARTS.

5. The Executive Director of the State Water Board may review Compliance
Group registrations and/or activities for compliance with the requirements of
this General Permit. The Executive Director may reject the Compliance
Group, the Compliance Group Leader, or individual Compliance Group
Participants within the Compliance Group.

B. Compliance Group Leader Responsibilities

1. A Compliance Group Leader must complete a State Water Board sponsored
or approved training program for Compliance Group Leaders.

2. The Compliance Group Leader shall assist Compliance Group Participants
with all compliance activities required by this General Permit.

3. A Compliance Group Leader shall prepare a Consolidated Level 1 ERA
Report for all Compliance Group Participants with Level 1 status for the
same parameter. Compliance Group Participants who certify and submit
these Consolidated Level 1 ERA Reports are subject to the same provisions
as individual Dischargers with Level 1 status, as described in Section XII.C.
A Consolidated Level 1 ERA Report is equivalent to a Level 1 ERA Report.

Order 2014-0057-DWQ 57