OAR 340-045-0080
Effect of a Permit: Purpose

(1) A permittee in compliance with a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit during its term is considered to be in compliance for purposes of enforcement, with Sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 318, 403, and 405(a)-(b) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and ORS 468B.030 (Effluent limitations), 468B.035 (Implementation of Federal Water Pollution Control Act), and 468B.048 (Rules for standards of quality and purity), and implementing rules, applicable to effluent limitations, including effluent limitations based on water quality basin standards, and treatment systems operation requirements. This section does not apply to:

(a) Toxic effluent standards and prohibitions imposed under Section 307 of the CWA, and OAR Chapter 340, Division 41;

(b) Standards for sewage sludge use or disposal under Section 405(d) of the CWA; or

(2) Section (1) of this rule does not prevent DEQ from instituting any proceeding for any modifications, revocation, or suspension of a permit during its term. This includes any modification of a permit necessary to implement and enforce Oregon statutes or rules enacted or adopted after DEQ issued the permit.

(3) Compliance with permit conditions that implement a particular standard for sewage sludge use or disposal is an affirmative defense in any enforcement action brought for a violation of that standard for sewage sludge use or disposal under Sections 405(e) and 309 of the CWA.

(4) Nothing in this rule prevents DEQ from instituting any proceeding against a permittee for violating ambient water quality standards, outside of any applicable mixing zone, in effect at the time the permit issued, that are not implemented through an effluent limitation.

(5) The Commission may adopt rules that apply to existing permits when either the Commission or the Governor declares an emergency.

Source: Rule 340-045-0080 — Effect of a Permit: Purpose, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=340-045-0080.

340‑045‑0005
Purpose 340‑045‑0010
Definitions 340‑045‑0015
Permit Required 340‑045‑0020
Non-Permitted Discharges 340‑045‑0027
Public Notice and Participation Requirements For Permitting Actions 340‑045‑0030
Application for NPDES or WPCF Permit 340‑045‑0033
General Permits 340‑045‑0035
Issuance of NPDES Permits 340‑045‑0037
Issuance of WPCF Permits 340‑045‑0040
Renewal of NPDES or WPCF Permits 340‑045‑0045
Transfer of an NPDES or WPCF Permit 340‑045‑0050
Denial of an NPDES or WPCF Permit 340‑045‑0055
Modification of an NPDES or WPCF Permit 340‑045‑0060
Termination or Revocation of an NPDES or WPCF Permit 340‑045‑0061
Special WPCF Permit (Short-Term) 340‑045‑0062
Mutual Agreement and Order 340‑045‑0063
Industrial Waste Pretreatment 340‑045‑0065
Other Requirements 340‑045‑0070
Permit Fees 340‑045‑0075
Permit Fee Schedule 340‑045‑0080
Effect of a Permit: Purpose 340‑045‑0100
Effect of a Permit: Initiation Level Rule 340‑045‑0105
Effect of a Permit - Intake Credits

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OAR 340-045-0080 Effect of a Permit: Purpose

OAR 340-045-0080
Effect of a Permit: Purpose