<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:52:01:01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:52:01:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:52:01:01 Definitions."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:52:01:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> Terms not defined in this section have the meaning given by the Clean Water Act (CWA). When a term defined in the CWA appears in a definition in this section, the defined term is sometimes placed in quotation marks as an aid to readers. The terms used in chapters 74:52:01 to 74:52:11, inclusive, are defined as follows:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Act,&quot; chapter 34A-2 of the South Dakota Codified Laws;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Administrator,&quot; the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or an authorized representative;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Applicable standards and limitations,&quot; all local, state, interstate, and federal standards and limitations to which a &quot;discharge,&quot; a &quot;sewage sludge use or disposal practice,&quot; or a related activity is subject under the CWA, including &quot;effluent limitations,&quot; water quality standards, standards of performance, toxic effluent standards or prohibitions, &quot;best management practices,&quot; pretreatment standards, and &quot;standards for sewage sludge use or disposal&quot; under sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 403, and 405 of the CWA;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Average monthly discharge limitation,&quot; the highest allowable average of &quot;daily discharges&quot; over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all &quot;daily discharges&quot; measured during a calendar month divided by the number of &quot;daily discharges&quot; measured during that month;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Average weekly discharge limitation,&quot; the highest allowable average of &quot;daily discharges&quot; over a calendar week, calculated as the sum of all &quot;daily discharges&quot; measured during a calendar week divided by the number of &quot;daily discharges&quot; measured during that week;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Best management practices,&quot; &quot;BMPs,&quot; schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to &quot;waters of the state.&quot; BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Biosolids,&quot; any sewage sludge or material derived from sewage sludge that can be beneficially recycled for its plant nutrient content or soil amending characteristics, or both;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Board,&quot; Board of Water Management;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Bypass,&quot; the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Class I sludge management facility,&quot; a POTW identified in chapter 74:52:11 as required to have an approved pretreatment program, including those with state-run programs;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Continuous discharge,&quot; a &quot;discharge&quot; which occurs without interruption throughout the operating hours of the facility, except for infrequent shutdowns for maintenance, process changes, or similar activities;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Clean Water Act,&quot; &quot;CWA,&quot; (formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972) Pub. L. No. 92-500, as amended by</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Pub. L. No. 95-217,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Pub. L. No. 95-576, Pub. L. No. 96-483, Pub. L. No. 97-117,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and Pub. L. No. 100-4,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 33 U.S.C. &#167;&nbsp;1251 et seq.;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Daily discharge,&quot; the &quot;discharge&quot; measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants with limitations expressed in units of mass, the &quot;daily discharge&quot; is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurement, the &quot;daily discharge&quot; is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Department,&quot; the South Dakota Department of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>Agriculture</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and Natural Resources</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> except at:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. &#167; 403.5(e) the definition of&quot;EPA&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (15)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Discharge,&quot; an addition of any &quot;pollutant&quot; or combination of pollutants to &quot;surface waters of the state&quot; from any &quot;point source</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&quot;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Discharge monitoring report,&quot; &quot;DMR,&quot; the form provided by the secretary for the reporting of self-monitoring results by SWD and PIU permittees;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (17)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Effluent limitations,&quot; restrictions imposed by a permit on quantities, discharge rates, and concentrations of &quot;pollutants&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (18)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Effluent limitations guidelines,&quot; regulations published by the administrator under &#167;&nbsp;304(b) of the CWA to adopt or review &quot;effluent limitations&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (19)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;EPA,&quot; the United States Environmental Protection Agency;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (20)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Facility,&quot; a SWD permit &quot;point source&quot; or any other facility or activity, including land or appurtenances, that is subject to SWD permit regulations;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (21)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;General permit,&quot; a SWD permit issued by the secretary in accordance with SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-2-112">34A-2-112</A> under §&nbsp;74:52:02:46 authorizing a category of discharges within a geographical area;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (22)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hazardous substance,&quot; a substance designated under 40 C.F.R. Part 116 (July 1, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>20</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>6</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>), pursuant to &#167;&nbsp;311 of the CWA;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (23)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Incorporated place,&quot; a municipality, township, or village that is incorporated under SDCL chapter <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=9-3">9-3</A>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (24)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Indirect discharger,&quot; a nondomestic discharger introducing &quot;pollutants&quot; to a &quot;publicly owned treatment works&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (25)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Large municipal separate storm sewer system,&quot; a municipal separate storm sewer system, designated by the administrator, located in an incorporated place which serves a population of 250,000 or more or that is located in one or more counties with unincorporated urbanized populations serving 250,000 or more. Population served is determined by the 1990 census by the Bureau of Census;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (26)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Major facility,&quot; a permittee classified as major by the administrator in conjunction with the secretary;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (27)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Medium municipal separate storm sewer system,&quot; a municipal separate storm sewer system, designated by the administrator, and located in an incorporated place which serves a population of greater than 100,000 but less than 250,000 or that is located in one or more counties with unincorporated urbanized populations serving more than 100,000 but less than 250,000. Population served is determined by the 1990 census by the Bureau of Census;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (28)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Municipality,&quot; a city, town, county, district, sanitary district, or other public body created by or under state law with jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (29)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;National pollutant discharge elimination system,&quot; &quot;NPDES,&quot; the national program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements under &#167;&#167;&nbsp;307, 318, 402, and 405 of the CWA;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (30)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;New source,&quot; a building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is or may be a &quot;discharge&quot; whose construction commenced after promulgation of standards of performance under &#167;&nbsp;306 of the CWA which are applicable to the source or after proposal of standards of performance in accordance with &#167;&nbsp;306 of the CWA which are applicable to the source, but only if the standards are promulgated in accordance with &#167;&nbsp;306 within 120 days after their proposal;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (31)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Owner or operator,&quot; a person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a &quot;facility&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (32)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Permit,&quot; a written authorization issued by the &quot;secretary&quot; to implement the requirements of the permit regulations, Part 123 of the CWA, and the Act;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (33)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;PIU permit,&quot; South Dakota pretreatment industrial user permit;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Privately owned treatment works,&quot; a device or system which is used to treat wastes from a facility whose operator is not the operator of the treatment works; is not a &quot;POTW&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Process wastewater,&quot; water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use of a raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product, or waste product;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>36</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Proposed permit,&quot; a document to be publicly noticed which is prepared under chapters 74:52:01 to 74:52:11, inclusive, and indicates the secretary's decision to issue or deny, modify, revoke, terminate, or reissue a permit;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>37</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Schedule of compliance,&quot; a schedule of remedial measures included in a &quot;permit,&quot; including an enforceable sequence of interim requirements leading to compliance with the CWA and regulations and the &quot;Act&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>38</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Secretary,&quot; the secretary of the South Dakota Department of </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Agriculture</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and Natural Resources </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>except at:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 122, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 123, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 125, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 129, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (e)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 136, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (f) &nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 403, the definition of &quot;Approval Authority&quot; or &quot;Director&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (g)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Subchapter N, the definition of &quot;State Director&quot;, &quot;Director&quot;, or &quot;Approval Authority&quot;; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (h)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 503 the definition of &quot;Permitting Authority&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>39</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Septage,&quot; the liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system or from a holding tank when the system is cleaned or maintained;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Severe property damage,&quot; substantial physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent 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;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Sewage sludge,&quot; any solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed during the treatment of municipal wastewater or domestic sewage. Sewage sludge includes solids removed during primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment, scum, septage, portable toilet pumpings, and sewage sludge products. Sewage sludge does not include grit, screenings, or ash generated during the incineration of sewage sludge;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Sewage sludge use or disposal practice,&quot; the collection, storage, treatment, transportation, processing, monitoring, use, or disposal of sewage sludge;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Site,&quot; the land or water area where a &quot;facility&quot; is physically located, including land used in connection with the facility;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Small municipal separate storm sewer system,&quot; separate storm sewer system that is: owned or operated by a federal, state, city, town, county, association, district, sanitary district, or other public body with jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes; and is located in an incorporated place which serves a population of less than 100,000 or that is located in one or more counties with unincorporated urbanized populations serving less than 100,000. This term includes systems similar to separate storm sewer systems in municipalities, such as systems at military bases, large hospital or prison complexes, and highways and other thoroughfares. The term does not include separate storm sewers in very discrete areas, such as individual buildings. Population served is determined by the 2000 census by the Bureau of Census;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(45)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;State,&quot; the state of South Dakota, except at:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 122, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized State&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;, and &quot;United States&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 123, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized State&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;, and &quot;United States&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 125, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized State&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;, and &quot;United States&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 129, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized State&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;, and &quot;United States&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (e)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 403, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized State&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;, and &quot;United States&quot;; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (f)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Subchapter N, the definition of &quot;State&quot;, &quot;Authorized state&quot;, &quot;Approved State&quot;, &quot;Approved Program&quot;. and &quot;United States&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>6</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Storm water discharge associated with industrial activity,&quot; storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, or surface runoff and drainage from industrial activities as defined in 40 C.F.R. &#167;&nbsp;122.26 (July 1, 201</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>6</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>);</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>47</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Storm water discharges associated with small construction activity,&quot; storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, or surface runoff and drainage from small construction activities as defined in 40 C.F.R. &#167; 122.26 (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>July 1</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2016</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>);</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(48)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Surface waters of the state,&quot; lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, wetlands, and any other body or accumulation of water on the land surface that is considered to be waters of the state, but not waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds, lagoons, leachate collection ponds, artificial cooling ponds, or stormwater retention ponds designed to meet the requirements of the CWA;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>49</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;SWD permit,&quot; South Dakota surface water discharge permit</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> except at:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 122, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 123, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 125, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 129, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (e)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 403, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (f)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Subchapter N, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;: and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (g)&nbsp;&nbsp;40 C.F.R. Part 503, the definition of &quot;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit&quot; or &quot;NPDES permit&quot;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Toxic pollutant,&quot; any pollutant listed as toxic under &#167;&nbsp;307(a)(1) of the CWA or, in the case of sludge use or disposal practices, any pollutant identified in regulations implementing &#167;&nbsp;405(d) of the CWA;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Treatment works treating domestic sewage,&quot; a POTW or any other sewage sludge or wastewater treatment devices or systems, regardless of ownership (including federal facilities), used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage, including land dedicated for the disposal of sewage sludge. This definition does not include septic tanks or similar devices. For purposes of this definition, &quot;domestic sewage&quot; includes waste and wastewater from humans or household operations that are discharged or otherwise enter a treatment works;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(52)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Upset&quot; is an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities. lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Whole effluent toxicity,&quot; the aggregate toxic effect of an effluent as measured directly by a toxicity test.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 14 SDR 86, effective December 24, 1987; 19 SDR 122, effective February 21, 1993; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;74:03:17:01, July 1, 1996; 23 SDR 180, effective April 30, 1997; 28 SDR 157, effective May 16, 2002</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; subdvision (52) transferred from &#167;&nbsp;74:52:01:03, 44 SDR 98, effective December 11, 2017</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; SL 2021, ch 1, &#167;&#167; 8, 19, effective April 19, 2021.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-2-28">34A-2-28</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-2-93">34A-2-93.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-2-36">34A-2-36.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Reference:</b> <b>1990 Population Characteristics From PL 94-171 Files</b>, State Data Center, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-2390. The cost is $5.00.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Collateral Reference:</b> Natural Resource Defense Council et al. v. Train, 8 E.R.C. 2120 (D.D.C. 1976), modified 12 E.R.C. 1883 (D.D.C. 1979).</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>