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Industrial General Permit Order

L. Certification

Any person signing, certifying, and submitting documents under Section XXI.K
above shall make the following certification:

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 gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person
or persons that manage the system or those persons directly responsible
for gathering the information, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
information submitted is, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that
there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including
the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

M. Anticipated Noncompliance

Dischargers shall give advance notice to the Regional Water Board and local
MS4 of any planned changes in the industrial activity that may result in
noncompliance with this General Permit.

N. Penalties for Falsification of Reports

Clean Water Act section 309(c)(4) provides that any person that knowingly
makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in any
record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under this
General Permit, including reports of compliance or noncompliance shall upon
conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment
for not more than two years or by both.

O. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Nothing in this General Permit shall be construed to preclude the initiation of
any legal action or relieve the Discharger from any responsibilities, liabilities, or
penalties to which the Discharger is or may be subject to under section 311 of
the Clean Water Act.

P. Severability

The provisions of this General Permit are severable; if any provision of this
General Permit or the application of any provision of this General Permit to any
circumstance is held invalid, the application of such provision to other
circumstances and the remainder of this General Permit shall not be affected
thereby.

Q. Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions

1. Clean Water Act section 309 provides significant penalties for any person
that violates a permit condition implementing sections 301, 302, 306, 307,
308, 318, or 405 of the Clean Water Act or any permit condition or limitation
implementing any such section in a permit issued under section 402. Any

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