...be subject to a permit under any circumstances); the operation contributes to a violation of a State water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters; and the State Clean Water Act permit authority determined that a permit, as opposed to a voluntary...

...Water Act permit, but only where the discharge contributes to the nonattainment of a State-adopted water quality standard or is a "significant contributor" of pollutants to waters. Although silviculture activities are not the most significant source of water pollution nationwide,...

...administrator or the state, as the case may be, determines that the stormwater discharge contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to the waters of the US (Federal Register, 1990) The Water Quality Amendments of 1 987 to the Clean Water...

...triggered when the State or EPA determines that the silvicultural activity "contributes to a violation of water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States." EPA states that it will only exert this authority in impaired waterbodies on a caseby-case basis where...

...would be triggered when a State or EPA determines that the silvicultural activity contributes to the violation of a water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to the waters in the United States on a case-by-case basis. They basically provide two rationales for...

...subject to a permit under any circumstances); • the operation contributes to a violation of a State water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters; and • the State Clean Water Act permit authority determined that a permit, as opposed to a voluntary...

...Administrator or the State, as the case may be, determines that t he stormwater discharge contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or is a...contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States. (3) Permit requirements (A) Industrial discharges Permits for discharges associated with industrial...

...than 250,000; and 5. a discharge for which the EPA Administrator or the state, as the case may be, determines to contribute to a violation of a water...standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to the waters of the United States.7 Section 402(p) thus established a phased and tiered approach to permitting...

...when (1) the EPA or a state permitting authority determines that the discharge is contributing to the violation of a water quality standard or is a significant...contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States; or (2) the discharge has previously been regulated under an individual permit. one used for federal...

...to surface waters to minimize the chance that the permitting authority will find that your operation is a "significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States" Small AFOs If you own or operate a small-sized AFO, you can avoid having your operation designated...