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STANDARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 8 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7. The CWA provides that any person who falsifies,tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this Order shall,upon conviction,be punished by a fine of not more than$10,000 per violation,or be imprisoned for not more than two years per violation, or by both. 8. The Discharger shall retain records of all monitoring information,including all calibration and maintenance records, all original strip chart recordings of continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this Order,and records of all data used to complete the application for this Order.Records shall be maintained for a minimum of five years from the date of the sample, measurement,report, or application.This period may be extended during the course of any unresolved litigation regarding this discharge or when requested by the Board Executive Officer. 9. The records of monitoring information shall include: a. the date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements, b. the individual who performed the sampling of measurements, C. the date(s)analyses were performed, d. the individual(s)who performed the analyses, e. the laboratory which performed the analyses, f. the analytical techniques or methods used, and g. the results of such analyses. D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MONITORING 1. The Discharger shall file with the Board technical reports on self-monitoring performed according to the detailed specifications contained in the Monitoring and Reporting Program attached to this Order. 2. Monitoring reports shall be submitted on forms to be supplied by the Board to the extent that the information reported may be entered on the forms.Alternate forms may be approved for use by the Board. 3. The results of all monitoring required by this Order shall be reported to the Board,and shall be submitted in such a foment as to allow direct comparison with the limitations and requirements of this Order. Unless otherwise specified, discharge flows shall be reported in terms of the monthly average and the daily maximum discharge flows. 4. The results of analyses performed in accordance with specified test procedures,taken more frequently than required at the locations specified in the Monitoring and Reporting Program,shall be reported to the Board and used in determining compliance. 5. Upon written request of the Board,the Discharger shall submit a summary monitoring report to the Board. The report shall contain both tabular and graphical summaries of the monitoring data obtained during the previous year(s). 6. All reports shall be signed by a person identified below: a. For a corporation:by a principal executive officer of at least the level of senior vice- president. b. For a partnership or sole proprietorship:by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.