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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS 6 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL TEST SITE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ALAMEDA AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES 26. The cooling tower blowdown discharge is presently governed by NPDES Permit No. CA0081396, Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 82-105, adopted by the Board on 24 September 1982. 27. The action to renew an NPDES permit is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 3 of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21100, et seq.), in accordance with Section 13389 of the California Water Code. 28. The Board has notified the Discharger and interested agencies and persons of its intent to prescribe waste discharge requirements for this discharge and has provided them with an opportunity for a public hearing and an opportunity to submit their written views and recommendations. 29. The Board, in a public meeting, heard and considered all comments pertaining to the discharge. 30. This Order shall serve as an NPDES permit pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA, and amendments thereto, and shall take effect upon the date of hearing, provided U.S. EPA has no objections. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Order No. 82-105 is rescinded, coverage of storm water discharges associated with industrial activities excluding construction activities under Order No. 91-13-DWQ is replaced by this Order and that the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, the U.S. Department of Energy, and their agents, successors and assigns, in order to meet the provisions contained in Division 7 of the California Water Code and regulations adopted thereunder, and the provisions of the Clean Water Act and regulations and guidelines adopted thereunder, shall comply with the following: A. Discharge Prohibitions: 1. Discharge of materials or wastewater that is not otherwise permitted by this or another Order or allowed under CERCLA to surface waters or surface water drainage courses is prohibited. 2. Storm water discharges shall not cause or threaten to cause pollution, contamination, or nuisance.