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<br />Permit No: MNR040000
<br />I]e1:1re09119'Wd01i1011]II[10]161
<br />A. The Agency's issuance of a permit does not release the permittee from any liability, penalty, or
<br />duty imposed by Minnesota or federal statutes or rules or local ordinances, except the
<br />obligation to obtain the permit. (Minn. R. 7001.0150, subp.3, item A)
<br />B. The Agency's issuance of a permit does not prevent the future adoption by the Agency of
<br />pollution control rules, standards, or orders more stringent than those now in existence and
<br />does not prevent the enforcement of these rules, standards, or orders against the permittee.
<br />(Minn. R. 7001.0150, subp.3, item B)
<br />C. The permit does not convey a property right or an exclusive privilege. (Minn.
<br />R. 7001.0150, subp. 3, item C)
<br />D. The Agency's issuance of a permit does not obligate the Agency to enforce local laws, rules, or
<br />plans beyond that authorized by Minnesota statutes. (Minn. R. 7001.0150, subp.3, item D)
<br />E. The permittee shall perform the actions or conduct the activity authorized by the permit in
<br />accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Agency and in compliance with
<br />the conditions of the permit. (Minn. R. 7001.0150, subp. 3, item E)
<br />F. The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain the facilities and systems of
<br />treatment and control and the appurtenances related to them which are installed or used by the
<br />permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. Proper operation and
<br />maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and
<br />training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance
<br />procedures. The permittee shall install and maintain appropriate backup or auxiliary facilities if
<br />they are necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit and, for all permits
<br />other than hazardous waste facility permits, if these backup or auxiliary facilities are technically
<br />and economically feasible. (Minn. R. 7001.0150. subp. 3, item F.)
<br />G. The permittee may not knowingly make a false or misleading statement, representation, or
<br />certification in a record, report, plan, or other document required to be submitted to the
<br />Agency or to the Commissioner by the permit. The permittee shall immediately upon discovery
<br />report to the Commissioner an error or omission in these records, reports, plans, or other
<br />documents. (Minn. Stat. § 609.671; Minn.R. 7001.0150, subp.3, item G.; and Minn.
<br />R. 7001.1090, subp. 1, items G and H)
<br />H. The permittee shall, when requested by the Commissioner, submit within a reasonable time the
<br />information and reports that are relevant to the control of pollution regarding the construction,
<br />modification, or operation of the facility covered by the permit or regarding the conduct of the
<br />activity covered by the permit. (Minn. R. 7001.0150, subp. 3, item H)
<br />When authorized by Minn. Stat. §§ 115.04; 11513.17, subd. 4; and 116.091, and upon
<br />presentation of proper credentials, the Agency, or an authorized employee or agent of the
<br />Agency, shall be allowed by the permittee to enter at reasonable times upon the property of
<br />the permittee to examine and copy books, papers, records, or memoranda pertaining to the
<br />construction, modification, or operation of the facility covered by the permit or pertaining to the
<br />activity covered by the permit; and to conduct surveys and investigations, including sampling or
<br />monitoring, pertaining to the construction, modification, or operation of the facility covered by
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