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treated groundwater. Some Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) do not accept new <br /> discharges from groundwater clean-up, and,therefore, a number of sites conducting groundwater <br /> cleanup will require waste discharge requirements from the Regional Water Board for discharge to <br /> surface water. The number of cleanups anticipated exceeds the capacity of available Regional Water <br /> Board staff to develop and bring individual waste discharge requirements to the Regional Water <br /> Board for adoption. These circumstances create the need for an expedited system to process the <br /> anticipated requests. The reissuance of the Fuel General Permit will expedite the processing of <br /> requirements, enable the Regional Water Board to better utilize limited staff resources, and permit <br /> cleanups to begin promptly. <br /> What is New in this Permit Reissuance- Because the nature and treatment of pollutants present in <br /> fuel-contaminated groundwater and VOC-contaminated groundwater is similar, the Regional Water <br /> Board expects to cover both types of discharges under this General Permit. It is also anticipated that <br /> the total number of VOC and fuel-contaminated sites that will be conducting cleanup by extracting <br /> contaminated groundwater, and treating and discharging treated groundwater to surface water will <br /> decline. This decline is the result of several factors: <br /> (i) Fewer open cases as the Regional Water Board closes cases but finds not as many new <br /> cases to take their place, <br /> (ii) Significant shift in groundwater cleanup technology away from"pump and treat" and <br /> towards in-situ methods, due to the latter's greater effectiveness, and <br /> (iii) Wider use of the Regional Water Board low-threat closure tool for both fuel and VOC <br /> cleanup sites. <br /> For the above reasons, two separate general NPDES permits will not be needed when the VOC <br /> General Permit expires in 2014. Those requiring continued permit coverage and new dischargers are <br /> expected to submit NOI applications for coverage under this Order. <br /> The following VOC and fuel clean-up discharges are normally not eligible far coverage: discharges <br /> from cleanups involving significant contamination by metals,pesticides, or other conservative <br /> pollutants and discharges from sites with other NPDES discharges (e.g.,process waste). Dischargers <br /> that combine extracted groundwater with stormwater before treatment are normally not eligible for <br /> coverage under this Order because the amount of rainwater varies and may exceed the treatment <br /> system capacity. <br /> The following table(Table F-1) is a standard template primarily useful for individual permits. For <br /> this General Permit, it provides cross-references to the specific sections of the Notice of Intent(NOI) <br /> Form, in Attachment B,that each Discharger enrolled under this Order must initially complete and <br /> submit as part of the NOI. <br /> Attachment F—Fact Sheet F-4 <br /> For VOC and Fuel General NPDES Permit No.CAG912002 <br />