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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD U ll EM u V E DD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> STANDARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS JUN 15 2004 <br /> WASTEDISCHARGOEREQUIREMENTS tiVVIRMNMENRVICESHEALTH <br /> (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) <br /> PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> February 2004 <br /> A. GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> 1. Any violation of this Order constitutes a violation of the Federal Clean Water Act(CWA)and the <br /> California Water Code(CWC) and,therefore,may result in enforcement action under either or both <br /> laws. <br /> 2. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a portion of this Order implementing <br /> Sections 301, 302,306, 307,308,318,or 405 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a civil penalty not to <br /> exceed$25,000 per day for each violation.Any person who willfully or negligently violates this Order <br /> with regard to these sections of the CWA is subject to a fine of not less than$2.500 nor more than <br /> $25,000 per day of violation,or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. <br /> 3. The requirements prescribed herein do not authorize the commission of any act causing injury to the <br /> property of another;protect the Discharger from liability under federal, state, or local laws; or <br /> guarantee the Discharger a capacity right in the receiving waters. . <br /> 4. The Discharger shall allow representatives of the Regional Water Quality Control Board(hereafter <br /> Board),the State Water Resources Control Board(hereafter State Board)and the United States <br /> Environmental Protection Agency(hereafter U.S.U.S.EPA),upon presentation of credentials, at <br /> reasonable hours,to: <br /> a. enter premises where wastes are treated,stored,or discharged and facilities in which any required <br /> records are kept; <br /> b. copy any records required to be kept under terms and conditions of this Order; <br /> c, inspect facilities,monitoring equipment,practices,or operations regulated or required by this <br /> Order; and <br /> d. sample,photograph or video tape any discharge,waste,waste unit or monitoring device. <br /> 5. If the Discharger's wastewater treatment plant is publicly owned or subject to regulation by the <br /> California Public Utilities Commission,it shall be supervised and operated by persons possessing <br /> certificates of appropriate grade according to Title 23,California Code of Regulations(CCR), <br /> Division 3,Chapter 14. <br /> 6. The Discharger_shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities,and systems of treatment <br /> and control including sludge use and disposal facilities(and related appurtenances)that are installed or <br /> used to achieve compliance with this Order. <br /> Proper operation and maintenance includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality <br /> assurance procedures.This provision requires the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar <br /> systems that are installed by the Discharger only when necessary to achieve compliance with this <br /> Order. <br /> 7. After notice and opportunity for a hearing,this Order may be terminated or modified for cause, <br /> including,but not limited to: <br />