18 AAC 83.205 - General permits
(a) The department may issue a general APDES
permit written to cover one or more categories or subcategories of discharges
or facilities, except those covered by individual permits, within a geographic
area. The area covered by a general permit should correspond to existing
geographic or political boundaries, including the following:
(2) a sewer district or sewer
authority;
(3) a city, borough, or
state political boundary;
(4) a
state highway system;
(5) a
standard metropolitan statistical area as defined by the federal Office of
Management and Budget of the Executive Office of the President;
(6) an urbanized area as designated by the
United States Census Bureau, according to criteria in 67 Fed. Reg. 11663 (March
15, 2002); 67 Fed. Reg. 54630 (August 23, 2002); and 67 Fed. Reg. 70045
(November 20, 2002);
(7) any other
appropriate division or combination of boundaries.
(b) The department may use a general permit
to regulate one or more categories or subcategories of discharges within an
area described in (a) when the sources within a covered category or subcategory
of discharges are either
(1) storm water point
sources; or
(2) point sources other
than storm water point sources if the sources within each category or
subcategory all
(A) involve the same or
substantially similar types of operations;
(B) discharge the same types of
wastes;
(C) require the same
effluent limitations or operating conditions;
(D) require the same or similar monitoring;
and
(E) in the opinion of the
department, are more appropriately controlled under a general permit than under
individual permits.
(c) A general permit that covers a source
within a specific category or subcategory of dischargers must make that source
subject to any applicable water quality-based limitations under
18 AAC 83.430.
(d) A general permit must clearly identify
the conditions applicable to each category or subcategory of discharges covered
by the permit. The general permit may exclude specified sources or areas from
coverage.
Notes
Information regarding standard metropolitan statistical areas as referenced in 18 AAC 83.205(a) (5) can be obtained by contacting The Office of Management and Budget, 725 l7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503 at (202) 395-3080 or by visiting the office's website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/.
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