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File Number: 55999 Page 19 of 26 Pages 7;" Property_ Rights The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege. 8. Permit References .. Except for efflugnt standards or prohibitions established under Section 307(a) of'the Clean Water Act for ' toxic pollutants and standards for sewage sludge use or disposal established under Section 405(d) of the Clean Water Act, ali rules and statutes referred to in this permit are those in effect on the date this permit is issued. SECTION B. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLIJTION CONTROLS 1. l~mper Operation an~i Maintenance The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with · the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls, and appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the. operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit 2. Duty to I~It or Reduce Activity. :' For industrial or commercial facilities, upon reduction, loss, or failure of the treatment facility, Ihe pennittee shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with its permit, control production or all discharges or · both until the facility is reacted or an alternative method of treatment is provided. This requirement applies, for example, when the primary source of power of the treatment facility fails or is reduced or lost It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an.enforcement action that it would have. been necessary, to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain ~ompliance with the conditions of this permit. 3. Bypass of TreatmentFaeilities · a. Definitions "' (1') "Bypass" means intentional diVersion of waste streams fi:om any portion of the treatment facility. The term "bypass" does not include nonuse of singular or multiple.units or ProcesSes of a treatment works when the nonnse is insi~ificant to the quality and/or quantity of the effluent produced by the treatment works. The term "bypass" does not app? if the diversion does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded, provided the diversion to allow essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. (2) "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities or treatment processes which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and pe .tm .anent loss Of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. Severe property damage does not mean economic loss caused by delays in Production. b. Prohibition of bypass. (1) Bypass is prohibited unless: (a) Bypass was necessary to prevent loss of life,.personal injury, or severe property. damage; 4-43 (b) 'There were no feasible alternatives to th~ bypass, such as the use of auxiliary