§ 92.9. Duration of permits.
(a) NPDES permits shall have a fixed term not to exceed 5 years.
(b) The terms and conditions of an expired permit are automatically continued when the following conditions are met:
(1) The permittee has submitted a timely application for a new permit in accordance with § 92.13 (relating to reissuance or renewal of permits).
(2) The Department is unable, through no fault of the permittee, to issue or deny a new permit before the expiration date of the previous permit.
(c) Permits continued under subsection (b) shall remain effective and enforceable against the discharger until the Department takes final action on the pending permit application.
The provisions of this § 92.9 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
The provisions of this § 92.9 amended October 5, 1979, effective October 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 3369; amended November 17, 2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (228249) to (228250).
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