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Industrial General Permit Order

1. Upon determination by the Discharger or written notification by the Regional
Water Board that industrial storm water discharges and/or authorized
NSWDs contain pollutants that are in violation of Receiving Water
Limitations (Section VI), the Discharger shall:

a. Conduct a facility evaluation to identify pollutant source(s) within the
facility that are associated with industrial activity and whether the BMPs
described in the SWPPP have been properly implemented;

b. Assess the facility’s SWPPP and its implementation to determine
whether additional BMPs or SWPPP implementation measures are
necessary to reduce or prevent pollutants in industrial storm water
discharges to meet the Receiving Water Limitations (Section VI); and,

c. Certify and submit via SMARTS documentation based upon the above
facility evaluation and assessment that:

i. Additional BMPs and/or SWPPP implementation measures have
been identified and included in the SWPPP to meet the Receiving
Water Limitations (Section VI); or

ii. No additional BMPs or SWPPP implementation measures are
required to reduce or prevent pollutants in industrial storm water
discharges to meet the Receiving Water Limitations (Section VI).

2. The Regional Water Board may reject the Dischargers water quality based
corrective actions and/or request additional supporting documentation.

C. Requirements for Dischargers Claiming “No Discharge” through the
Notice of Non-Applicability (NONA)

1. For the purpose of the NONA, the Entity (Entities) is referring to the
person(s) defined in section 13399.30 of the Water Code.

2. Entities who are claiming “No Discharge” through the NONA shall meet the
following eligibility requirements:

a. The facility is engineered and constructed to have contained the
maximum historic precipitation event (or series of events) using the
precipitation data collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Agency’s website (or other nearby precipitation data available from other
government agencies) so that there will be no discharge of industrial
storm water to waters of the United States; or,

b. The facility is located in basins or other physical locations that are not
hydrologically connected to waters of the United States.

3. When claiming the “No Discharge” option, Entities shall submit and certify
via SMARTS both the NONA and a No Discharge Technical Report. The No

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