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<br />-2- <br /> <br />qualities and quantities of effluent to Hicks Creek. Pollutant discharge <br /> <br />beyond permit limitations is prohibited by the permit, in accordance <br />with the Act. <br /> <br />III. <br /> <br />Part I.A. of the permit places certain limitations on the quantity <br /> <br />and quality of effluent discharged by the Permittee. The relevant <br /> <br />limitations are as follows: <br /> <br />Outfall <br /> <br />Parameter <br /> <br />Limitation <br /> <br />001 <br /> <br />B005 (30-day avg.) <br />B005 (7-day avg.) <br />B005 (loading) <br />TSS (30-day avg.) <br />TSS (7-day avg.) <br />TSS (loading) <br /> <br />20 mg/l <br />30 mg/l <br />770 lbs/day <br />20 mg/l <br />30 mg/l <br />770 lbs/day <br /> <br />Part II.A.5. of the permit states that the bypass or diversion of wastes <br /> <br />from any portions of the treatment facilities is prohibited unless the <br />following conditions are met: <br /> <br />a. Bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury <br /> <br />or severe property damage. Severe property damage includes substantial <br /> <br />physical damage to property, damage to the treatment facilities which <br /> <br />would cause them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent <br /> <br />loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur <br /> <br />in the absence of a bypass; <br />b. There are no feasible alternatives to bypass, such as the <br /> <br />use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of treated wastes, <br /> <br />or maintenance during normal periods of equipment down-time; and <br />