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Industrial General Permit Order

reviewing SWPPPs, Monitoring Implementation Plans, ERA Reports, and
Annual Reports, conducting compliance inspections, and taking enforcement
actions.

C. As appropriate, the Regional Water Boards may issue NPDES storm water
general or individual permits to a Discharger, categories of Dischargers, or
Dischargers within a watershed or geographic area. Upon issuance of such
NPDES permits, this General Permit shall no longer regulate the affected
Discharger(s).

D. The Regional Water Boards may require a Discharger to revise its SWPPP,
ERA Reports, or monitoring programs to achieve compliance with this General
Permit. In this case, the Discharger shall implement these revisions in
accordance with a schedule provided by the Regional Water Board.

E. The Regional Water Boards may approve requests from a Discharger to
include co-located, but discontiguous, industrial activities within the same
facility under a single NOI or NEC coverage.

F. Consistent with 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 122.26(a)(9)(i)(D), the
Regional Water Boards may require any discharge that is not regulated by this
General Permit, that is determined to contributes to a violation of a water quality
standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United
States, to be covered under this General Permit as appropriate. Upon
designation, the Discharger responsible for the discharge shall obtain coverage
under this General Permit.

G. The Regional Water Boards may review a Discharger’s Inactive Mining
Operation Certification and reject it at any time if the Regional Water Board
determines that access to the facility for monitoring purposes is practicable or
that the facility is not in compliance with the applicable requirements of this
General Permit.

H. All Regional Water Board actions that modify a Discharger’s obligations under
this General Permit must be in writing and should also be submitted in
SMARTS.

XX. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

A. Reopener Clause

This General Permit may be reopened and amended to incorporate TMDL-
related provisions. This General Permit may also be modified, revoked and
reissued, or terminated for cause due to promulgation of amended regulations,
water quality control plans or water quality control policies, receipt of U.S. EPA
guidance concerning regulated activities, judicial decision, or in accordance
with 40 Code of Federal Regulations sections 122.62, 122.63, 122.64, and
124.5.

B. Water Quality Based Corrective Actions

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