(1)  The board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for and require the submission of plans, specifications, and other information to the director in connection with the issuance of discharge permits.

Terms Used In Utah Code 19-5-108

  • Board: means the Water Quality Board created in Section 19-1-106. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Water Quality or, for purposes of groundwater quality at a facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • Discharge: means the addition of a pollutant to waters of the state. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • Discharge permit: means a permit issued to a person who:
(a) discharges or whose activities would probably result in a discharge of pollutants into the waters of the state; or
(b) generates or manages sewage sludge. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • pollutant: means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Treatment works: means a plant, disposal field, lagoon, dam, pumping station, incinerator, or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing, or holding wastes. See Utah Code 19-5-102
    • (2)  A discharge permit shall have a fixed term not exceeding five years. Upon expiration of a discharge permit, a new permit, the permit may be renewed or may be issued by the director as authorized by the board after notice and an opportunity for public hearing and upon condition that the applicant meets or will meet the applicable requirements of this chapter, including the conditions of a permit granted by the board.

    (3)  The board may require notice to the director of the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works and identification to the director of the character and volume of any pollutant of any significant source subject to pretreatment standards under Subsection 307(b) of the federal Clean Water Act. The director shall provide in the permit for compliance with pretreatment standards.

    (4)  The director may impose as conditions in permits for the discharge of pollutants from publicly-owned treatment works appropriate measures to establish and ensure compliance by industrial users with any system of user charges required under this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.

    (5)  The director may apply and enforce against industrial users of publicly-owned treatment works, toxic effluent standards and pretreatment standards for the introduction into the treatment works of pollutants that interfere with, pass through, or otherwise are incompatible with the treatment works.

    (6)  The board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing requirements for the permitting of storm water discharges into waters of the state.

    (7)  The director shall administer storm water permits to be consistent with rules established by the board.

    Amended by Chapter 99, 2020 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 256, 2020 General Session

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