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Industrial General Permit Order

or materials from the industrial facility identified in this document (except
as allowed in subsection C above). I understand that I am obligated to
submit a no exposure certification form annually to the State Water Board
and, if requested, to the operator of the local Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System (MS4) into which this facility discharges (where applicable).
I understand that I must allow the Water Board staff, or MS4 operator
where the discharge is into the local MS4, to perform inspections to
confirm the condition of no exposure and to make such inspection reports
publicly available upon request. I understand that I must obtain coverage
under an NPDES permit prior to any point source discharge of storm water
from the facility. I certify under penalty of law that this document and all
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. Based upon
my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those
persons directly involved in gathering the information, the information
submitted is to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate and
complete. I am aware there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations.

XVIII. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS - PLASTIC MATERIALS

A. Facilities covered under this General Permit that handle Plastic Materials are
required to implement BMPs to eliminate discharges of plastic in storm water in
addition to the other requirements of this General Permit that are applicable to
all other Industrial Materials and Activities. Plastic Materials are virgin and
recycled plastic resin pellets, powders, flakes, powdered additives, regrind,
dust, and other similar types of preproduction plastics with the potential to
discharge or migrate off-site. Any Dischargers’ facility handling Plastic
Materials will be referred to as Plastics Facilities in this General Permit. Any
Plastics Facility covered under this General Permit that manufactures,
transports, stores, or consumes these materials shall submit information to the
State Water Board in their PRDs, including the type and form of plastics, and
which BMPs are implemented at the facility to prevent illicit discharges.
Pursuant to Water Code section 13367, Plastics Facilities are subject to
mandatory, minimum BMPs.

1. At a minimum, Plastics Facilities shall implement and include in the
SWPPP:

a. Containment systems at each on-site storm drain discharge location
down gradient of areas containing plastic material. The containment
system shall be designed to trap all particles retained by a 1mm mesh
screen, with a treatment capacity of no less than the peak flow rate from
a one-year, one-hour storm.

b. When a containment system is infeasible, or poses the potential to
cause an illicit discharge, the facility may propose a technically feasible

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