La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § IX-2711

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-2711 - Duration of Permits

A. LPDES permits shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed five years.

B. Except as provided in LAC 33:IX.2321, the term of a permit shall not be extended by modification beyond the maximum duration specified in this Section.

C. The state administrative authority may issue any permit for a duration that is less than the full allowable term under this Section.

D. A permit may be issued to expire on or after the statutory deadline set forth in CWA Section 301(b)(2)(A), (C), and (E) (July 1, 1984), if the permit includes effluent limitations to meet the requirements of Section 301(b)(2)(A), (C), (D), (E) and (F) of the CWA, whether or not applicable effluent limitations guidelines have been promulgated or approved.

E. A determination that a particular discharger falls within a given industrial category for purposes of setting a permit expiration date under LAC 33:IX.2711.D is not conclusive as to the discharger's inclusion in that industrial category for any other purposes, and does not prejudice any rights to challenge or change that inclusion at the time that a permit based on that determination is formulated.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § IX-2711

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, LR 21:945 (September 1995), repromulgated by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 30:230 (February 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)