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Groundwater VOC and Fuel General Permit ORDER NO.R2-2012-0012 <br /> NPDES NO.CAG912002 <br /> ATTACHMENT D—STANDARD PROVISIONS <br /> I. STANDARD PROVISIONS—PERMIT COMPLIANCE <br /> A. Duty to Comply <br /> 1. The Discharger must comply with all of the conditions of this Order. Any noncompliance <br /> constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act(CWA) and the California Water Code and is <br /> grounds for enforcement action, for permit termination,revocation and reissuance, or <br /> modification; or denial of a permit renewal application. (40 CFR § 122.41(a).) <br /> 2. The Discharger shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under <br /> Section 307(a) of the CWA for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations <br /> that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if this Order has not yet been modified to <br /> incorporate the requirement. (40 CFR § 122.41(a)(1).) <br /> B. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense <br /> It shall not be a defense for a Discharger in an enforcement action that it would have been <br /> necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the <br /> conditions of this Order. (40 CFR § 122.41(c).) <br /> C. Duty to Mitigate <br /> The Discharger shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation <br /> of this Order that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the <br /> environment. (40 CFR § 122.41(d).) <br /> D. Proper Operation and Maintenance <br /> The Discharger shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of <br /> treatment and control (and related appurtenances)which are installed or used by the Discharger <br /> to achieve compliance with the conditions of this Order. Proper operation and maintenance also <br /> includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This <br /> provision requires the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems that are <br /> installed by a Discharger only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of this <br /> Order. (40 CFR § 122.41(e).) <br /> E. Property Rights <br /> 1. This Order does not convey any property rights of any sort or any exclusive privileges. (40 <br /> CFR § 122.41(g).) <br /> 2. The issuance of this Order does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of <br /> other private rights, or any infringement of state or local law or regulations(40 CFR § <br /> 122.5(c)). <br /> Attachment D—Standard Conditions D_2 <br />