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File Number: 111784 Page 6 of 8 Pages ; All waste collection, control, treatment, and disposal facilities shall be operated in a mauner consistent with the following: At ali times, all facilities shall be operated as efficiently as possible and in a manner which will prevent discharges, health hazards, and nuisance conditions. All screenings, grit, and sludge shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Department such as to prevent any pollutant fi.om such mater/als fi.om reaching any waters of the state, creating a public health hazard, or causing a nuisance condition. Bypassing of untreated waste is generally prokibited. No bypassing shall occur without prior written permission from the Department except where unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage. 3. Noncompliance and Notification Procedures In the event the permittee is unable to comply ~vith all the conditions of this pemait because of surfacing sewage, a breakdown of equipment or facilities, an accident caused by human error or negligence, or any other cause such as an act of nature, the permittee shall: Immediately take action to stop, contain, and clean up the unauthorized discharges and correct the problem. Immediately not/fy the Department's Regional office, so that an investigation can be made to evaluate the impact and the corrective actions taken and determine additional action that must be taken. Within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances, the permittee shall submit to the Department a detailed written report describing the breakdown, the actual quantity and quality of resulting waste discharges, corrective action taken, steps taken to prevent a recurrence, and any other pertinent information. Compliance with these requirements does not relieve the permittee from responsibility to maintain continuous compliance with the conditions of tiffs permit or the resulting hability for failure to comply. 4. Wastewater System Personnel The permittee shall provide an adequate operating staff which is duly qualified to carry out the operation, maintenance, and monitoring requirements to assure continuous compliance with the conditions of this permit. SECTION C. - MONITORING AND RECORDS 1. Inspection and Entry The permittee shall, at all reasonable times, allow author/zed representatives of the Department of Environmental Quality to: Enter upon the permittee's premises where a waste source or disposal system is located or where any records are required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; b. Have access to and copy any records required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit;