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SECTION 2
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
•FEDERAL -EPA
•ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
•CLEAN WATER ACT
•STATE –MONTANA DEQ
•SURFACE WATER STANDARDS
•GROUNDWATER STANDARDS
•LOCAL AND REGIONAL
ESA has real “teeth”!
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
•ENACTED TO PREVENT THE EXTINCTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS,
PROHIBITS “TAKING” OF LISTED SPECIES.
•“TAKING” MEANS TO HARASS, HARM, PURSUE, HUNT, SHOOT,
WOUND, KILL, TRAP, CAPTURE, COLLECT OR THE INTENT TO ENGAGE IN
SUCH ACTIVITIES.
•HARM INCLUDES INDIRECT HARM TO LISTED SPECIES BY HARMING
HABITAT. INCLUDING SEASONAL TRIBUTARIES, OR INTERMITTENT STREAMS.
FEDERALLY AND
STATE LISTED
FISH
SAGE GROUSE HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM
•HTTPS://SAGEGROUSE.MT.GOV/PROGRAMMAP
•CONSULTATION LETTER IS REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS
THAT ARE WITHIN DESIGNATED SAGE GROUSE
HABITAT
•PROGRAM STAFF WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED
ACTIVITY AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS PROPOSED
FOR A CORE AREA, GENERAL HABITAT, OR A
CONNECTIVITY AREA. PROGRAM STAFF MAY
CONTACT THE PROPONENT OR EVEN THE PERMITTING
AGENCY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO ASK
QUESTIONS.
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ESA AND CWA LINK
NEPA -NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
Establishes national environmental policy and
goals for the protection, maintenance and
enhancement of the environment.
Requires federal agencies to integrate
environmental values into their decision making
processes by considering the environmental
impacts of their proposed actions and
reasonable alternatives to those actions.
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)
•ENACTED IN 1972 TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE CHEMICAL,
PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE NATION’S WATERS.
•EVOLVING SINCE THE RIVERS AND HARBORS ACT OF 1899
“Fishable” &
“Swimmable”
in Perpetuity
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
•CONTROLS WATER POLLUTION BY REGULATING POINT AND
NONPOINT SOURCES THAT DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS INTO
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
•PROVIDES PERMITTING AUTHORITY GUIDELINES TO CONTROL
AND MONITOR MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION
RUNOFF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WATERS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
CATEGORIES OF NPDES PERMITS
•MUNICIPAL –PHASE I & II
•PUBLIC EDUCATION, IDDE, O&M OF STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
•INDUSTRIAL –CLASSIFICATION INFLUENCED BY SIC CODE
•POINT SOURCES AS A RESULT OF INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE, ZINC FOR EXAMPLE
•CONSTRUCTION –PHASE I & II
•TURBIDITY AND PH
MONTANA DEQ GENERAL PERMIT
FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
OVERVIEW
EFFECTIVE: JAN 1, 2018
EXPIRATION: DEC 31, 2022
MONTANA
POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION
SYSTEM
(MPDES)
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
•Individual•General
•Construction
•Industrial –Multi Sector
•Municipal –MS4
•Dewatering
Permits
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COVERAGE
UNDER THE
PERMIT
"stormwater discharge associated with construction activity" regulated under this permit occurs when both of the following two criteria are met:
There are areas of ground disturbance or other potential pollutant sources due to the construction activity where a stormwater discharge to state surface waters can occur; and
The construction activity disturbs through clearing, excavating, grading, or placement/removal of earth material a total area equal to or greater than one acre. The "total area" must include all areas which are part of a "larger common plan of development or sale", as defined in Part 5 of this permit.
DETERMINING GROUND DISTURBANCE
IN DETERMINING THE OCCURRENCE OR POTENTIAL OCCURRENCE OF A "STORMWATER DISCHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY" BASED ON THE ACREAGE OF GROUND DISTURBANCE AND DISCHARGE POTENTIAL TO STATE SURFACE WATERS, THE PERMITTEE MUST CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL FACTORS:
•ALL POTENTIAL DRAINAGE/DISCHARGE CONDITIONS AND FLOW PATTERNS, AND THEIR VARIATION DURING THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY;
•ALL POTENTIAL RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT EVENTS AND THEIR UNPREDICTABILITY OVER TIME (SUCH AS EXPERIENCING A RELATIVELY HIGHER RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT AMOUNT IN A RELATIVELY SHORTER TIME PERIOD);
•SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHICH MAY BE ON OR OFF THE CONVENTIONAL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT "SITE" (AS DEFINED IN PART 5 OF THIS PERMIT);
•STORMWATER DISCHARGES MUST TYPICALLY BE REGULATED BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION
EARTHWORK AND BUILDING PHASES, LASTING FROM THE INITIATION OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED GROUND DISTURBANCE TO "FINAL STABILIZATION" (AS DEFINED IN PART 5 OF THIS PERMIT) OF THAT DISTURBANCE, WHICH CAN SOMETIMES TAKE SIGNIFICANT EXTRA TIME TO ACHIEVE; AND
•STORMWATER WHICH DISCHARGES INTO A DRAIN INLET AND/OR STORM SEWER SYSTEM FROM THE SITE IS
REGULATED AS A DISCHARGE TO STATE SURFACE WATERS IF THE INLET ORSYSTEM ULTIMATELY DISCHARGES INTO A STATE SURFACE WATER.
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AREAS USED FOR ACCESS-RELATED WORK, EARTH MATERIAL BORROW AREAS, EQUIPMENT STAGING AREAS, MATERIALS STORAGE AREAS, TEMPORARY CONCRETE OR ASPHALT BATCH
PLANTS, AND ANY AREAS USED FOR FILL PLACEMENT. FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO BE COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT FOR A PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY PERMIT AUTHORIZATION, SUCH SUPPORT ACTIVITIES MUST:
•NOT BE PART OF A LARGER COMMERCIAL OPERATION SERVING MULTIPLE UNRELATED CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES, AND NOT CONTINUE OPERATION BEYOND THE COMPLETION OF THE PERMITTEES CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY; AND
•HAVE APPROPRIATE CONTROLS AND MEASURES IDENTIFIED FOR THE PARTICULAR SUPPORT ACTIVITY, INCLUDING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, IN THE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP)
REQUIRED IN PART 3 OF THIS PERMIT.
ALLOWABLE NON STORMWATER DISCHARGES
•UNCONTAMINATED CONDENSATE FROM AIR CONDITIONERS, COOLERS, AND OTHER COMPRESSORS AND FROM THE OUTSIDE
STORAGE OF REFRIGERATED GASES OR LIQUIDS;
•IRRIGATION DRAINAGE;
•LANDSCAPE WATERING PROVIDED ALL PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES, AND FERTILIZER HAVE BEEN APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED LABELING;
•PAVEMENT WASH WATERS WHERE NO DETERGENTS ARE USED AND NO SPILLS OR LEAKS OF TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HAVE OCCURRED (UNLESS ALL SPILLED MATERIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED);
•ROUTINE EXTERNAL BUILDING WASH DOWN THAT DOES NOT USE DETERGENTS;
•UNCONTAMINATED GROUND WATER OR SPRING WATER;
•WATER USED TO CONTROL DUST;
•DISCHARGES FROM EMERGENCY FIRE-FIGHTING ACTIVITIES;
•FOUNDATION OR FOOTING DRAINS WHERE FLOWS ARE NOT CONTAMINATED WITH PROCESS MATERIALS; AND
•INCIDENTAL WINDBLOWN MIST FROM COOLING TOWERS THAT COLLECTS ON ROOFTOPS OR ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE FACILITY, BUT NOT INTENTIONAL DISCHARGES FROM THE COOLING TOWER (E.G., "PIPED" COOLING TOWER BLOWDOWN OR DRAINS).
PROHIBITED DISCHARGES
•WASTEWATER FROM CONCRETE WASHOUT
•WASTEWATER FROM CLEANOUT OF STUCCO, PAINT, FORM OILS, CURING COMPOUNDS OR
OTHER MATERIALS
•FUELS, OILS OR OTHER POLLUTANTS USED IN VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT
•SOAPS OR SOLVENTS FOR EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLE CLEANING
•DISCHARGE OF DISTURBED CONTAMINATED SOILS
•TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
MONTANA WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
•STORMWATER DISCHARGES REGULATED UNDER THIS PERMIT MUST BE CONTROLLED AS NECESSARY
TO MEET APPLICABLE NUMERIC AND NARRATIVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. A STORMWATER
DISCHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MAY NOT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN
EXCEEDANCE OF APPLICABLE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
•IF AT ANY TIME THE PERMITTEE BECOMES AWARE, OR THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, THAT A
STORMWATER DISCHARGE CAUSES OR CONTRIBUTES TO AN EXCEEDANCE OF APPLICABLE WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS, THE PERMITTEE MUST TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS REQUIRED IN PART 2.4
OF THIS PERMIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE THE PERMITTEE TO OBTAIN
COVERAGE UNDER AN INDIVIDUAL PERMIT, IF INFORMATION INDICATES THE DISCHARGES ARE NOT
CONTROLLED AS NECESSARY TO MEET APPLICABLE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
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DEQ WATER QUALITY STANDARDSADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF MONTANA (ARM)
17.30.603
•THE STANDARDS IN THIS SUBCHAPTER ARE ADOPTED TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
CHANGES IN SURFACE WATER QUALITY AND TO ESTABLISH A BASIS FOR LIMITING THE
DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS WHICH AFFECT PRESCRIBED BENEFICIAL USES OF SURFACE
WATERS.
•THE STANDARDS OF THIS SUBCHAPTER ARE APPLICABLE WHERE THESE STANDARDS ARE OR
WOULD BE VIOLATED BY DISCHARGES TO GROUND WATER.
http://deq.mt.gov/Portals/112/DEQAdmin/DIR/Documents/legal/Chapters/CH30-06.pdf
17.30.637 GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
STATE SURFACE WATERS MUST BE FREE FROM SUBSTANCES ATTRIBUTABLE TO MUNICIPAL,
INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES OR OTHER DISCHARGES THAT WILL:
(a)SETTLE TO FORM OBJECTIONABLE SLUDGE DEPOSITS OR EMULSIONS BENEATH THE SURFACE
OF THE WATER OR UPON ADJOINING SHORELINES;
(b)CREATE FLOATING DEBRIS, SCUM, A VISIBLE OIL FILM (OR BE PRESENT IN CONCENTRATIONS
AT OR IN EXCESS OF 10 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER), OR GLOBULES OF GREASE OR OTHER
FLOATING MATERIALS;
(c)PRODUCE ODORS, COLORS, OR OTHER CONDITIONS AS TO WHICH CREATE A NUISANCE
OR RENDER UNDESIRABLE TASTES TO FISH FLESH OR MAKE FISH INEDIBLE;
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Water Classification Turbidity pH Temperature
A-Closed, I No increase No change No increase
A-1 No increase 6.5-8.5 1º F to background within the range of
32ºF to 66ºF
B-1, C-1 5 NTU above background 6.5-8.5 1º F to backgroundwithin the range of 32ºF to 66ºF
B-2, C-2 10 NTU above background Within the range of 6.5 to 9.0 must be less than 0.5 pH unit. 1º F to backgroundwithin the range of 32ºF to 66ºF
B-3, C-3 10 NTU above
background
Within the range of 6.5 to 9.0
must be less than 0.5 pH unit.
A 3ºF maximum increase above naturally
occurring water temperature is allowed within the range of 32ºF to 77ºF
SHORT TERM WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR
TURBIDITY
ANY CONSTRUCTION THAT MAY VIOLATE STATE TURBIDITY STANDARDS
REQUIRES AUTHORIZATION.
ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION INCLUDE ANY ACTIVITY IN ANY STATE WATER THAT WILL CAUSE UNAVOIDABLE SHORT TERM VIOLATIONS OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. “STATE WATER” INCLUDES ANY BODY OF WATER, IRRIGATION
SYSTEM, OR DRAINAGE SYSTEM, EITHER SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND, INCLUDING WETLANDS, EXCEPT FOR IRRIGATION WATER WHERE THE WATER IS USED UP WITHIN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND THE WATER IS NOT RETURNED TO OTHER STATE WATER.
THE PURPOSES OF THE 318 AUTHORIZATION INCLUDE:
•TO PROVIDE A SHORT TERM WATER QUALITY TURBIDITY STANDARD FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES (ACTIVITIES MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY).
•TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY.
•TO MINIMIZE SEDIMENTATION.
WATER QUALITY VIOLATION SECTION 303(D)
States, territories and authorized tribes are required to develop
a list of waters that do not meet water quality standards.
Establish priority rankings and develop action plans to
improve water quality, called Total Maximum Daily Loads
(TMDLs).
Construction sites discharging to listed waterbodies are
required to verify that discharges are not causing or
contributing to violations of water quality standards.
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WATER QUALITY PLANNING & TMDL PROJECT AREAS
OTHER MPDES PERMITS
•CONSTRUCTION DEWATERING PERMIT
•INDIVIDUAL PERMIT
MPDES CONSTRUCTION DEWATERING PERMIT
THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION DEWATERING GENERAL PERMIT IS TO REGULATE
DISCHARGE WASTEWATER EFFLUENT FROM DEWATERING OF GROUNDWATER AND/OR SURFACE
WATER FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES, WELL PUMP TESTS AND/OR WELL DEVELOPMENT TO STATE
WATERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND
OTHER CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE GENERAL PERMIT.
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI)
THE NOI-SWC PACKAGE MUST CONSIST OF:
1.A COMPLETED NOI-SWC FORM USING THE STANDARD NOIFORM PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
2.A SEPARATE SWPPP, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED MAPS, DIAGRAMS, DETAILS, AND PLANS,
WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN PART 3 OF THIS PERMIT;
3.A COPY OF THE CONSULTATION LETTER FROM THE MONTANA SAGE GROUSE HABITAT
CONSERVATION PROGRAM (IF APPLICABLE); AND
4.THE APPROPRIATE "APPLICATION FEE" FOR THE NOI-SWC.
PUBLIC SIGN OR OTHER NOTICE REQUIREMENT
THIS REQUIREMENT IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE REGULATED COMMUNITY TO COMPLY. THE PERMITTEE
MUST POST A SIGN OR OTHER FORM OF NOTICE TO PUBLICALLYDISPLAY
CONFIRMATION OF COVERAGE UNDER THIS GENERAL PERMIT. THE SIGN OR OTHER NOTICE MUST BE POSITIONED IN A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE LOCATION IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE REGULATED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND VISIBLE FROM THE
NEAREST ROAD. AT A MINIMUM THE SIGN OR OTHER NOTICE MUST INCLUDE:
•LARGE, READABLE FONT;
•THE MPDES AUTHORIZATION NUMBER OR A COPY OF THE CONFIRMATION
LETTER;
•THE STATEMENT "REQUEST PROJECT INFORMATION FROM MONTANA DEQ WATER PROTECTION BUREAU AT (406) 444 -3080 "; AND
•THE STATEMENT "FILE A REPORT AT:
HTTP://DEQ.MT.GOV/DEOADMIN/ENF/SPILL".
TRANSFER OF COVERAGE
THE DEPARTMENT HAS A PERMIT TRANSFER NOTIFICATION FORM (PTN-SWC). PERMITTEES MUST USE THE PTN-SWC TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ENTITY THAT HOLDS AN
AUTHORIZATION UNDER THIS PERMIT WITH THE CORRESPONDING FEE. THE PTN-SWC MUST BE
SUBMITTED AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFER AND CONSTITUTES WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE MONTANA WATER QUALITY ACT THAT THE NEW "OWNER OR OPERATOR" ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PERMIT FEES. THIS PTN-SWC FORM MAY NOTBE USED TO TRANSFER
COVERAGE TO A NEW OR DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION SITE, ACTIVITY OR LOCATION. UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE SUBMITTED PTN-SWC FORM AND THE TRANSFER TO THE NEW "OWNER OR OPERATOR" IS COMPLETE, THE "OWNER OR OPERATOR" OF RECORD REMAINS RESPONSIBLE FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AUTHORIZATION UNDER THIS PERMIT, INCLUDING FEES
AND/OR VIOLATIONS.
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TERMINATION OF COVERAGE
•THE PERMITTEE MUST SUBMIT THE STANDARD DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT-
SWC) FORMTO TERMINATE COVERAGE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE NOT-SWC FORM MUST BE
SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY AND SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
•“FINAL STABILIZATION”
•REMOVE TEMPORARY STORM WATER CONVEYANCES/CHANNELS AND OTHER TEMPORARY STORM
WATER CONTROL MEASURES AND/OR BMPS
•REMOVE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES, AND
•CEASE ALL POTENTIAL POLLUTANT-GENERATING ACTIVITIES DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
EROSIVITY WAIVER
OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH LESS THAN FIVE TOTAL ACRES
OF GROUND DISTURBANCE MAY USE A "STORMWATER RAINFALL EROSIVITY WAIVER FORM"
INSTEAD OF OBTAINING COVERAGE UNDER THIS GENERAL PERMIT.
SUBMITTAL OF A WAIVER CERTIFICATION IS AN OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVE TO OBTAINING PERMIT
COVERAGE FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY. IF YOU SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST AND THE ASSOCIATED FEE,YOUR PROJECT IS NOT
WAIVED UNTIL APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT ISSUES AN APPROVAL
LETTER.
DEQ PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
•MCA 75-5-631 PROVIDES THAT IN AN ACTION INITIATED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST A
PERSON WHO IS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED A PERMIT CONDITION OF THIS ACT IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $25,000. EACH DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE VIOLATION.
•MCA 75-5-632 PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON WHO WILLINGLY OR NEGLIGENTLY VIOLATESA PROHIBITION OR PERMIT CONDITION OF THE ACT IS GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE, AND UPON CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT TO
EXCEED $25,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORETHAN ONE YEAR, OR BOTH, FOR THE FIRST CONVICTION. FOLLOWING AN INITIAL CONVICTION, ANY SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS SUBJECT A PERSON TO A FINE OF UP TO $50,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS, OR BOTH.
•MCA 75-5-611 PROVIDES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION AND UP TO A MAXIMUM NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FOR ANY RELATED SERIES OF VIOLATIONS .. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PERMIT CONDITIONS "BYPASS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES" AND "UPSETCONDITIONS", NOTHING IN THIS PERMIT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RELIEVE THE PERMITTEE OF THE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
CITIZEN GROUP LAWSUITS
•$51,570 PER VIOLATION, PER DAY
•BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND WATER QUALITY VIOLATIONS
AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
ALL REPORTS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PERMIT SHALL BE AVAILABLE
FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
DEQ INSPECTION & ENTRY
THE PERMITTEE SHALL ALLOW THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE UPON THE
PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, TO:
•ENTER UPON THE PERMITTEE'S PREMISES WHERE A REGULATED FACILITY OR ACTIVITY IS LOCATED OR CONDUCTED, OR
WHERE RECORDS MUST BE KEPT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THIS PERMIT;
•HAVE ACCESS TO AND COPY, AT REASONABLE TIMES, ANY RECORDS THAT MUST BE KEPT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF
THIS PERMIT;
•INSPECT AT REASONABLE TIMES ANY FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT (INCLUDINGMONITORING AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT), PRACTICES, OR OPERATIONS REGULATED OR REQUIRED UNDER THIS PERMIT; AND AS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE MONTANA WATER QUALITY ACT, ANY SUBSTANCES OR PARAMETERS AT ANY LOCATION; AND
•SAMPLE, OR MONITOR AT REASONABLE TIMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSURING PERMIT COMPLIANCE, ANY SUBSTANCES OR PARAMETERS AT ANY LOCATION.
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