06-096 C.M.R. ch. 526, § 16 - Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Existing Facilities

The Owner or Operator of an existing facility subject to this Chapter is required to submit to the Department the following information. [See 40 CFR § 125.97]

A. Monitoring reports. Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and results of all monitoring, demonstrations, and other information required by the permit sufficient to determine compliance with the permit conditions and requirements established under section 13.

B. Status reports. Any reports required by the Department under section 13.

C. Annual certification statement and report. An annual certification statement signed by the responsible corporate officer as defined in Chapter 521 subject to the following:

(1) If the information contained in the previous year's annual certification is still pertinent, the Owner or Operator may simply state as such in a letter to the Department and the letter, along with any applicable data submission requirements specified in this section, shall constitute the annual certification.

(2) If the Owner or Operator has substantially modified operation of any unit at the facility that impacts cooling water withdrawals or operation of the cooling water intake structures, the Owner or Operator must provide a summary of those changes in the report. In addition, the Owner or Operator must submit revisions to the information required by section 18 in the next permit application.

D. Permit reporting records retention. Records of all submissions that are part of the permit reporting requirements of this section must be retained until the subsequent permit is issued. In addition, the Department may require supplemental recordkeeping, such as compliance monitoring under section 15, supplemental data collection under section 18, and additional monitoring or data collection under section 14.

E. Reporting. The Department has the discretion to require additional reporting when necessary to establish permit compliance and may provide for periodic inspection of the facility. The Department may require additional reporting, including but not limited to the records required under section 16.D.

F. Records of Department's Determination of BTA for Entrainment. All records supporting the Department's Determination of BTA for Entrainment under section 17.F or G must be retained until such time as the Department revises the Determination of BTA for Entrainment in the permit.

G. Additional reporting requirements related to State or Federally listed threatened and endangered species or designated critical habitat. Where the Department requires additional measures to protect State or Federally listed threatened or endangered species or critical habitat pursuant to section 13.G, the Department shall require reporting associated with those measures.

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