Does the P2 alternative override or make a current discharge permit obsolete?
Facilities that directly discharge wastewater will incorporate the requirements of the PFPR rule (either zero discharge and/or the P2 alternative) at the time their permit is issued, reissued, or renewed. Facilities that indirectly discharge wastewater and choose to comply with the P2 alternative will have a new permit/control mechanism put in place prior to the compliance deadline of November 6, 1999. This permit/control mechanism can still include aspects of previous permits, as well as additional local limitaitons, as long as it incorporates the information necessary for complying with the P2 alternative.
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