Section 323.2212. Discharge notification.

Rule  2212.(1)    A  person   is  authorized   to  discharge   under  R  323.2211   if     the department is notified of the discharge under this rule.

(2)    A person shall notify the department under this rule at the following times:

(a)    Before the discharge.

(b)       When there is a change in the information required in the notification form described in subrule (3) of this rule.

(c)         Five  years  from  the  date  of  the  previous   notification  if  the  discharge  is continuing.

(3)      A person shall provide notice on a form approved by the  department.    At a minimum, the notice shall contain all of the following information:

(a)    )  Date of the notification.

(b)     Facility name and address.

(c)       The discharge    address,   if    different   from    the   facility,    and   the location identified by county, section, township, and range.

(d)    Authorized contact person's name, address, and telephone number.

(e)        The permit or exemption number and issuance date for any groundwater discharge permit or exemption previously issued to the discharger.

(f)    The type of wastewater discharged and a description of the discharge.

(g)        For discharges authorized by R 323.2211(f) and R 323.2213(5), a description of the treatment system designed  to  meet  the standards of  R 323.2222.

(h)     Standard industrial classification (SIC) code.

(i)     Method of wastewater disposal, such as irrigation or seepage lagoon.

(j)     Any additive and the amount used.

(k)     Discharge volume or application rate in appropriate units.

(l)     Dates of discharge and schedule of discharge, as appropriate.

(m)     Two legible site maps drawn to scale that have a north orientation arrow. Site map 1 shall indicate the discharge location in relation to property boundaries on a topographic map. The township and county name in which the discharge area is located shall be included on site map 1. Site map 2 shall indicate the discharge area and the distance from  property  boundaries.   Major roads and streets shall be included on all site maps.

(n)      Name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property where the discharge is to occur if the owner is other than the discharger.

(o)     If the discharge is to property owned by a person other than the discharger, a written authorization to discharge signed by the property owner.

(p)     A determination of whether the discharge will occur within 1/4 mile of a known site of groundwater contamination, other than for a remedial action for which the notification form is being submitted, and an evaluation of whether the discharge will impact the existing plume of contamination at  the site.

(q)     Signature and certification by the discharger or a person authorized to act for the discharger, as described in R 323.2114, that the discharger has identified and considered steps to avoid or minimize the use and discharge of pollutants, that all information submitted is true, accurate, and complete, and that the discharge meets the requirements of this part.

History: 1980 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS