Section 18 AAC 72.900 - General permit(a) The department will, in its discretion, and on its own motion or upon application by any person, issue a general permit for activities that produce wastewater and that (1) require a permit under 18 AAC 72.010 or 18 AAC 72.500;(2) involve the same or very similar type of operation;(3) discharge the same type of wastewater;(4) require the same effluent limitation or operating conditions, or similar monitoring requirements;(5) will not threaten public health or water quality; and(6) in the department's opinion are better controlled under a general permit.(b) A general permit will apply to a class of disposal activities discharging within a specified area. The area will correspond to geographic or political boundaries such as (1) municipal boundaries;(2) water bodies or drainages; or(3) any other appropriate geographic division or combination of boundaries.(c) A general permit will define the covered disposal activities by identifying the(1) class of disposal activities;(2) duration, frequency, and amount of disposal;(3) physical and chemical characteristics of disposal;(4) location and method of disposal;(5) treatment required before disposal;(6) water and land areas able to receive the disposal; and(7) any other factors that the department determines are important in granting a general permit.(d) The department will include appropriate conditions in each general permit.(e) The department will, in its discretion, require applicants to have written approval before conducting particular disposal activities under a general permit.(f) Authorization to discharge under a general permit issued by the department under this section does not satisfy any requirements for a permit under 33 U.S.C. 1342 or for a permit under 18 AAC 83.005 - 18 AAC 83.990.Eff. 6/30/90, Register 114; am 7/29/2006, Register 179Authority:AS 44.46.020
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