§ 15-13-46 — MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION

§ 15-13-46 - MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION.

(A) A permittee shall notify the director of any malfunction that results in, or is likely to result in, environmental harm, or increased public risk. Malfunctions include, but are not limited to overflows, unanticipated bypasses, or monitoring results outside of water quality requirements for any of the parameters monitored. (B) A permittee shall notify all users immediately of any circumstance that indicates the effluent may not meet the standards established in this chapter. (C) Within 24 hours from the time the treatment system manager becomes aware of the circumstances, a permittee shall provide an initial email notification that describes: (1) the malfunction, including location description; (2) each component involved in the malfunction; (3) the suspected causes; (4) planned diagnostic or mitigation steps; and (5) when the malfunction or the effects of the malfunction began and stopped or will be stopped. (D) Within five calendar days of the initial email notification, a permittee shall provide follow-up email notification that describes the cause or suspected cause of the malfunction and the steps taken or planned to: (1) reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence and a schedule of major milestones for those steps; (2) mitigate the effects and schedule of the major milestones for those steps; and (3) notify users and anyone else who may be at risk due to the malfunction.

Source: Ord. No. 20201210-006, Pt. 2, 12-21-20.