R 323.2137 Terms and conditions of permits; effluent standards and limitations.

Rule 2137. When applicable, a permit issued by the department shall contain terms and conditions deemed necessary by the department to ensure compliance with at least the following effluent standards and limitations: (a) Effluent limitations for publicly owned treatment works and other point source discharges when promulgated by the administrator of EPA pursuant to sections 301, 302, 307, and 308 of the federal act, in accordance with and subject to the date of compliance prescribed therein, if the limitations are not in conflict with part 31 of the act or the federal act. (b) Standards of performance, when promulgated by the administrator of EPA, for new sources within the categories defined in section 306 of the federal act. (c) If the permit is for a discharge from a publicly owned treatment works, standards of performance, pretreatment standards or effluent limitations or prohibitions when promulgated by the administrator of EPA for toxic substances, monitoring, and charges pursuant to sections 204(b), 307, and 308 of the federal act, if the standards, limitations, or prohibitions are not in conflict with part 31 of the act or the federal act. (d) Any other more stringent limitation deemed necessary by the department to meet applicable water quality standards, treatment standards, or schedules of compliance established pursuant to part 31 of the act or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, or necessary to meet other federal law or regulation enacted or promulgated subsequent to these rules, or required to meet any applicable water quality standards, including applicable requirements necessary to meet maximum daily loads established by and incorporated into the state's continuing planning process required pursuant to section 303 of the federal act.