17.30.1344    ESTABLISHING LIMITATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS

(1) In addition to the conditions established under ARM 17.30.1342, 17.30.1343, 17.30.1346, 17.30.1350, and 17.30.1351, each MPDES permit must include conditions meeting the requirements stated in 40 CFR 122.43, 122.44, 124.56, and 124.57 (July 1, 1991).

(2) The department adopts and incorporates by reference:

(a) 40 CFR 122.43 (July 1, 1991), which is a federal rule that establishes applicable permit conditions in general;

(b) 40 CFR 122.44 (July 1, 1991), which is a federal agency rule setting forth additional permit conditions which may be applicable to a point source. Such conditions include technology-based and water-quality-based standards, toxic and pretreatment standards, reopener clause, reporting and monitoring requirements, permit duration and reissuance, test methods, best management practices, conditions concerning sewage sludge, privately owned treatment works, and conditions imposed in EPA grants to POTW's;

(c) 40 CFR 124.56 (July 1, 1991), which describes requirements for fact sheets;

(d) 40 CFR 124.57 (July 1, 1991), which describes the public notice that must be provided for draft permits;

(e) 40 CFR chapter 1, subchapter N, (July 1, 1991), which sets forth federal effluent limitations and standards and new source performance standards;

(f) 40 CFR Part 125 (July 1, 1991), which states standards and criteria for the national point discharge elimination system;

(g) 40 CFR Part 129 (July 1, 1991), which describes toxic effluent pollutant standards; and

(h) 40 CFR Part 133, (July 1, 1991), which sets forth requirements for secondary treatment regulation.

(i) Copies of the above listed materials are available from the Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901.

 

History: 75-5-201, 75-5-401, MCA; IMP, 75-5-401, MCA; NEW, 1989 MAR p. 2060, Eff. 12/8/89; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 1241, Eff. 6/12/92; TRANS, from DHES, 1996 MAR p. 1499; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1879, Eff. 10/24/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 257, Eff. 2/10/24.