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Air Emission Pennit No. 12300387-9 Page 18 of22 6. The Permittee shall furnish to the MPCA, within a reasonable time, any information that the MPCA may request in writing to determine whether cause exists for reopening and amending or revoking the permit or to determine compliance with the permit. Upon request, the Permittee shall also furnish to the MPCA, copies of records required to be kept by the Permittee. 7. The MPCA's issuance of a permit does not release the Permittee from any liability, penalty, or duty imposed by Minnesota or federal statutes or rules or local ordinances, except the obligation to obtain the permit or as specifically provided in the permit shield provision and Minn. R. 7007.1800 (Permit Shield). 8. The MPCA's issuance of a permit does not prevent the future adoption by the MPCA of pollution control rules, standards, or orders more stringent than those now in existence and does not prevent the enforcement of these rules, standards, or orders against the Permittee. 9. The MPCA's issuance of a permit does not obligate the MPCA to enforce local laws, rules, or plans beyond that authorized by Minnesota statutes. 10. The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain the facilities and systems of treatment and control and the appurtenances related to them which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. 11. The Permittee may not knowingly make a false or misleading statement, representation, or certification in a record, report, plan, or other document required to be submitted to the MPCA or to the Commissioner by the permit. The Permittee shall immediately upon discovery report to the Commissioner an error or omission in these records, reports, plans, or other documents. The Permittee may not falsify, tamper with, render inaccurate, or fail to 'install any monitoring device or method required to be maintained or followed by the permit. 12. The Permittee shall, when requested by the Commissioner, submit within a reasonable time any information and reports that are relevant to pollution or the activities authorized under this permit. 13. If the Permittee discovers, though any means, including notification by the MPCA, that noncompliance with a condition of the permit has occurred, the Permittee shall immediately take all reasonable steps to minimize the adverse impact on human health or the environment resulting from the noncompliance. 14. The permit is not transferable to any person except as provided in Minn. R. 7007.1400, subp. 1, item E (Administrative Amendment). 15. The permit authorizes the Permittee to perform the activities described in the permit under the conditions of the permit. In issuing the permit, the state and MPCA assume no responsibility for damages to persons, property, or the environment caused by the activities of the Permittee in the conduct of its actions, including those activities authorized, directed, or undertaken under the permit. To the extent the state and MPCA may be liable for the activities of its employees, that liability is explicitly limited to that provided in the Tort Claims Act, Minn. Stat. ~ 3.736.