Standards for Issuance

Section 502 Section 502.301  Standards for Issuance The Agency must not grant any NPDES permit unless the applicant submits proof that the subject facility: a)         Will be constructed, modified, or operated so as not to violate the Act or applicable Board rules or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (CWA) (12 U.S.C. 24), or has been granted a variance under Title IX of the Act; and b)         Either conforms to the design criteria the Agency promulgates under Section 502.305 or is based on other criteria which the applicant proves will produce consistently satisfactory results.