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62-621.300: Permits
In addition to the below rule amendments, the department has made the following additional changes to the document, Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities, document number 62-621.300(4)(a), F.A.C.,: Part IV.A.3. now reads, “The following non-stormwater discharges may be are authorized by this permit provided the non-stormwater component of the discharge is in compliance with paragraph V.D.5…”; Part V.A. now reads, “Failure to develop and implement a stormwater pollution prevent plan in accordance with the requirements of this part shall be deemed a violation of this permit and may result in the permittee shall be subject to an enforcement action.”; Part V.D.2. now reads, “All controls shall be consistent with the performance standards for erosion and sediment control and stormwater treatment as set forth in Rule 62-40.432, F.A.C., the applicable stormwater or environmental resource permitting requirements of the DEP or appropriate WMD relating to performance standards for erosion and sediment control and stormwater treatment, and the guidelines contained in the State of Florida Erosion and Sediment Control Designer and Reviewer Manual, FDOT, FDEP (2007), incorporated by reference in Rule 62-621.300(4)(a), F.A.C., and available on the Department’s website at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes. Florida Development Manual: A Guide to Sound Land and Water Management (DEP, 1988) and any subsequent amendments.”; and Part VIII.B.1.a. now reads, “The Department encourages the electronic submission of NOTs through the NPDES Stormwater Program’s electronic permitting application available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes/.”
62-621.300 Permits.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities.
(a) The document “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities,” document number 62-621.300(4)(a), issued by the Department and effective___________May 1, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter. For use by permittees in order to comply with permit conditions contained in Part V of the “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities,” the manual entitled State of Florida Erosion and Sediment Control Designer and Reviewer Manual, FDOT, FDEP (2007), available on the Department’s website at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes, is incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter for the purposes of incorporation into the “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities” only.
(b) Form number 62-621.300(4)(b), Notice of Intent to Use Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities, effective__________May 1, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter. This form may be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the Department’s website.
(c) The “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities” shall become effective May 1, 2003. Prior to May 1, 2003, operators initiating activities disturbing five or more acres shall continue to obtain coverage under the “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Construction Activities that Disturb Five or More Acres of Land,” and any such activities shall continue to remain covered under the terms of the “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Construction Activities that Disturb Five or More Acres of Land” until such time as permit coverage is terminated, revoked, or the permittee’s five year period of coverage has expired. Effective May 1, 2003, anyone initiating activities that disturb one or more acres of land but less than five acres (small construction), or five or more acres (large construction), shall obtain coverage under the “Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities.” If an operator initiates activities that disturb at least one acre but less than five acres, prior to May 1, 2003, and those activities are ongoing as of May 1, 2003, the operator must file a notice of intent and permit fee to obtain permit coverage under the Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities by June 1, 2003.
(5) Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity.
(a) The Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference Federal Register, Volume 60, Number 189, pages 50804-51319, published on September 29, 1995; Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 28, pages 5248-5254, published on February 9, 1996; Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 34, page 6412, published on February 20, 1996; Federal Register, Volume 63, Number 152, pages 42534-42548, published on August 7, 1998; Federal Register, Volume 63, Number 189, pages 52430-52577, published on September 30, 1998; and, Federal Register, Volume 64, Number 11, pages 2898-2900, published on January 19, 1999, which shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity.” When used in the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, the following shall mean:
1. EPA shall mean the Department of Environmental Protection.
2. Regional Administrator, Director, or State Director, shall mean the Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Protection or the Secretary’s designee where appropriate.
(b) Form number 62-621.300(5)(b), Notice of Intent to Use Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater
Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, effective October 22, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter. This form may be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the Department’s website.
(c) Facilities or activities seeking coverage under this generic permit shall apply to the Department on the form referenced in paragraph 62-621.300(5)(b), F.A.C., and in accordance with the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, and shall include the appropriate processing fee as required by Rule 62-4.050, F.A.C.
(d) Form number 62-621.300(5)(b), Notice of Intent to Use Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater
Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity shall be submitted either by mail to: Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or electronically using the Department’s Interactive Notice of Intent (iNOI) at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes/. All other notices, certifications, reports, or any other information required to be submitted under the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, excluding discharge monitoring reports, shall be submitted to Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(e) Discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) required to be submitted under the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity shall be sent to Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater MSGP DMR, Mail Station #2511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(f) The effective date of coverage under this generic permit shall be two (2) days after a complete Notice of Intent is submitted to the Department in accordance with paragraph 62-621.300(5)(c), F.A.C.
(g) Coverage under this generic permit is limited to a term not to exceed five years from the effective date of coverage. Permittees may request continued coverage under this generic permit in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 62-621.300(5)(c), F.A.C. Request for continued coverage shall be made at least two (2) days before expiration of the current coverage.
(6) Form number 62-621.300(6), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater
Notice of Termination effective __________ April 20, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter. Facilities or activities seeking to terminate coverage under the generic permits in subsections 62-621.300(4) and (5), F.A.C., as well as the conditional exclusion for “no exposure” of industrial activities and materials to stormwater provided in paragraph 62-620.100(2)(o), F.A.C., shall file a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Notice of Termination with the Department. This form may be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the Department’s website.
(7) No change.
Specific Authority 373.043, 373.1131, 373.413, 373.414, 373.416, 403.061, 403.087, 403.0877 FS. Law Implemented 373.043, 373.1131, 373.413, 373.414, 373.416, 403.061, 403.087, 403.0877, 403.088, 403.0885, 403.08851 FS. History–New 12-24-96, Amended 5-1-97, 2-14-00, 10-22-00, 5-1-03, 12-23-04, 4-20-05, 5-10-05, ________.