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1-1 -VII_ 5. MOST SILVICULTUR,AL ACTIVITIES: Storm water discharges from most silviculr_ural activities such as thinning, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road construction and maintenance are exempt from this permit.. Log sorting or log storage facilities that fall within SIC 2411 are required to be permitted. 6. MINING AND OIL AND GAS FACILITIES: Oil and gas facilities that have not released storm water resulting in a discharge of a reportable quantity (RQ) for which notification is or was required pursuant to 40 CFR Parts 110, 117, and 302 at any time after November 19, 1987 are not required to be permitted unless the industrial storm water: discharge contributed to a violation of a water quality standard. Mining facilities that discharge storm water that does not come into contact with any overburden, raw materials, intermediate product, finished product, by --product, or waste product located at the facility are not required to be per dtVed. These facilities must be permitted if they have a new release of storm water resulting in a discharge of an F:Q. 7. FACILITIES ON INDIAN LANDS: the U.S. EPA will regulate Discharges from facilities on Indian lands. a a 0110 - ♦ - r • Storm water discharges from facilities described in the section titled "Types of Storm Water Discharges Covered by This General Permit" must be covered by an NPDES permit. An NOI must be submitted by the facility operator for each individual facility to obtain coverage. Certification of the Nol signifies that the facility operator intends to comply with the provisions of the General Permit. Facility operators who have filed NOIs for the State Water Board Order No. 91-013-DWQ (as amended by Order No. 92-12-DWQ) or San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board Order No. 92-011 (as amended by Order No. 92-116) will be sent an abbreviated NOI soon after adopting this General Permit that must be completed and returned within 45 days of receipt. Where operations have discontinued and significant materials remain on site (such as at closed landfills), the landowner may be responsible for filing an NOT and complying with this General Permit. A landowner may also file an NOT for a facility if the landowner, rather than the facility operator(s), is responsible for compliance with this General Permit. A facility operator that does not submit an NOI for a facility must submit an application for an individual NPDES permit. U.S. EPA's regulations [40 CFR 122.21 (a)] exclude facility