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�. STANDARD PROVISION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Waste Discharge to Land -7- a. an Ups-et-6' 6 iured and the cause(s)can be identif ed;s ; b. the permitted facile bean ` tY was g properly operated at,,the tunA . e of the upset, c. the discharger submitted nonce of the.upset as,required an paragraph g'1: above; and.-. d. the discharger complied with any remedial measures'required by 'wd' hazge requirements. . In any enforcement proceeding,.the discharger seeking,to esta hasthe burden of proof. blish the:occzaaTence of an upset ' 4. A discharger whose waste.flow has been increasing;or is projected to increase,.shall estimatewhen flows will reach hydraulic and treatment capacities of its treatment,.collection, and disposal facilities. The projections shall be made in January, based on the last three years' average dry weather flows,peak wet weather flows and total annual flows, as appropriate.''When any projection shows that capacity of any part of the facilities may be exceeded in four years, the discharger shall notify the Board by 31 January. 5. Effluent samples shall be taken downstream of the last addition of wastes to the treatment or discharge works where a representative sample may be obtained prior to disposal. Samples shall be collected at such a point and in such a manner to ensure a representative sample of the discharge. G. Definitions a. Upset means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the Discharger. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance,or careless or improper action. b. The monthly average discharge is the total discharge by volume during a calendar month divided by the number of days in the month that the facility was discharging. This number is to be reported in gallons per day or million gallons per day. Where less than daily sampling is required by this Order, the monthly average shall be determined by the summation of all the measured discharges by the number of days during the month when the measurements were made. c. The monthly average concentration is the arithmetic mean of measurements made during the month. d. The"daily maximum"discharge is the total discharge by volume during any day.