Common use of Permit Coverage Clause in Contracts

Permit Coverage. 1. Who is eligible to be covered under this general permit? 2. What does the NPDES general permit for EPOs cover? 3. What constitutes a discharge from an EPO? (a) Any addition of any pollutantor combination of pollutants to waters of the United States from any point source, or (b) Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft which is being used as a means of transportation. This definition includes additions of pollutants into waters of the United States from: surface runoff which is collected or channeled by man; discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances owned by a State, municipality, or other person which do not lead to a treatment works; and discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances, leading into privately owned treatment works. This term does not include an addition of pollutants by any indirect discharger. For example at EPOs discharges of pollutants (manure and/or process wastewater) include, but are not limited to, the following discharges that reach waters of the U.S.: " Contaminated runoff from stock piled manure and feed; " Overflow from manure storage facilities, including secondary containment; " Discharges via ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters, " Discharges associated with land application of manure and/or wastewater activities under the control of the EPO operator not in compliance with Minimum Requirement 9 in Table III.A, in Part III.A, including discharges to ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters; " Manure and/or wastewater discharges from retention ponds, manure storage facilities, or lagoons, including secondary containment; " Discharges of manure and/or wastewater due to pipe breakage or equipment failure; " Leaks or seepage from retention ponds, manure storage facilities, lagoons to ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters; " Discharge of pollutants from dead bird or nonedible egg handling and storage; and " Spills or leakage from the poultry houses or the pit under the poultry houses.

Permit Coverage. 1. Who is eligible to be covered under this general permit? 2. What does the NPDES general permit for EPOs cover? 3. What constitutes a discharge from an EPO? (a) Any addition of any pollutantor “pollutant” or combination of pollutants to “waters of the United States States” from any “point source, ,” or (b) Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the “contiguous zone zone” or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft which is being used as a means of transportation. This definition includes additions of pollutants into waters of the United States from: surface runoff which is collected or channeled by man; discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances owned by a State, municipality, or other person which do not lead to a treatment works; and discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances, leading into privately owned treatment works. This term does not include an addition of pollutants by any “indirect discharger. .” For example at EPOs discharges of pollutants (manure and/or process wastewater) include, but are not limited to, the following discharges that reach waters of the U.S.: " • Contaminated runoff from stock piled manure and feed; " • Overflow from manure storage facilities, including secondary containment; " • Discharges via ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters, " • Discharges associated with land application of manure and/or wastewater activities under the control of the EPO operator not in compliance with Minimum Requirement 9 in Table III.A, in Part III.A, including discharges to ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters; " • Manure and/or wastewater discharges from retention ponds, manure storage facilities, or lagoons, including secondary containment; " • Discharges of manure and/or wastewater due to pipe breakage or equipment failure; " • Leaks or seepage from retention ponds, manure storage facilities, lagoons to ground water that has a direct hydrologic connection to surface waters; " • Discharge of pollutants from dead bird or nonedible egg handling and storage; and " • Spills or leakage from the poultry houses or the pit under the poultry houses.