R 323.2115 Permits; tentative determinations and draft permits.

Rule 2115. (1) Before public notice pursuant to R 323.2117 of a national or state permit application and when the department is satisfied that the application is complete, the staff of the department shall make preliminary determinations on the application, including a proposed determination to issue or deny a state or national permit for the discharge described in the application. (2) If the proposed determination is to issue a state or national permit, then all of the following additional tentative determinations shall be made: (a) Proposed effluent limitations shall be identified for the constituents proposed to be limited. (b) A proposed schedule of compliance for meeting the proposed effluent limitations, including interim dates and requirements, if applicable. (c) A description of any other proposed restrictions or other conditions determined necessary by the department which will significantly affect the discharge described in the application, including pretreatment standards for discharges into publicly owned treatment works. (3) The department shall prepare a draft permit based upon the tentative determinations made pursuant to subrules (1) and (2) of this rule for the national or state permit application. The draft permit shall be mailed to the applicant and, in the case of a national permit, to the regional administrator before public notice of the application.