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G11. OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR All other requirements of 40 CFR 122.41 and 122.42 are incorporated in this permit by reference. G12. ADDITIONAL MONITORING Ecology may establish specific monitoring requirements in addition to those contained in this permit by administrative order or permit modification. G13. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING PERMIT CONDITIONS Any person who is found guilty of willfully violating the terms and conditions of this permit shall be deemed guilty of a crime,and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars 10 000 and costs of prosecution, ($ ) p ecution, or by imprisonment at the discretion of the court. Each dayupon which a willful violation occurs may be deemed a separate and additional p Y p violation. Any person who violates the terms and conditions of a waste discharge permit shall incur, in addition to any other penalty as provided by law, a civil penalty in the amount of up to ten thousand dollars($10,000)for every such violation. Each and every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and in case of a continuing violation, 'olation ever da s continuance shall be p g Y Y deemed to be a separate and distinct violation. G14. UPSET Definition-- porar"Upset" means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary Y noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the Permittee. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities lack of preventive maintenance,or careless or improper p operation. An upset constitutes an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with such technology-based permit effluent limitations if the requirements of the following paragraph are met. i A Permittee who wishes to establish the affirmative defense of upset must demonstrate,through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs or other relevant evidence that: 1)an upset occurred and that the Permittee can identify the cause(s)of the upset; 2)the permitted facility was being properly operated at the time of the upset; 3)the Permittee submitted notice of the upset as required in Special Condition S5.F, and; 4) the Permittee complied with any remedial measures required under this permit. In any enforcement proceeding,the Permittee seeking to establish the occurrence of an upset has the burden of proof. G15. PROPERTY RIGHTS This permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege, G16. DUTY TO COMPLY The Permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit.Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action;for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit renewal application. Construction Stormwater General Permit Page 37