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Page 36 of 46 unavoidable interruption of operation and degradation of effluent qualiry, shall be scheduled during non-critical water qualiry periods and carried out in a manner approved by Ecology. G23. REQUESTS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THE PERMIT Any discharger authorized by this permit may request to be excluded from coverage under the gener.l permit by applying for an individual permit. The discharger shall submit to the Director an application as described in WAC 173-220-040 or WAC 173-216-070, whichever is applicable, with reasons suppoRing the request. These reasons shall fully document how an individual permit will apply to the applicant in a way that the general permit cannot. Ecology may make specific requests for information to support the request. The Director shall either issue an individual permit or deny the request with a statement explaining the reason for the denial. When an individual permit is issued to a discharger othenvise subject to the construction stormwater general permit, the applicabiliry of the construction stormwater general permit to that Permittee is automatically ternunated on the effective date of the individual permit. G24. APPEALS A. The terms and conditions of this general permit, as thcy apply to the appropriate class of disc�iargers, are subject to appcal by any person within 30 days of issuance of this general permit, in accordance with Chapter 43.21 B RCW, and Chapter 173-226 WAC. E3. The terms and conditions of this general permit, as they apply to an individual discharger, are appealable in accordance with Chapter 43? 1 B RCW within 30 days of the efS'ective date of coverage of that discharger. Consideration of an appeal of general permit coverage of an individual dischargcr is limited to the general permiPs applicabiliry or nonapplicabiliry to that individual discharger. C. Thc appeal of general permit coverage of an individual discharger does not affect any other dischargers covered under this aeneral permit. If the tcrms and conditions of this general pennit are found to be inapplicable to any individual discharger(s), the matter shall be remanded to Ecology for consideration of issuance of an individual pem»t or permits. G25. SEVERABILITY Thc provisions of diis pemlit are severable, and if any pro�•ision of d»s pertnit, or application of any provision of this pemiit to any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby. G26. BYPASS FROHIBITED A. Bvnass Procedures Bipass, �vhich is the intentiunal diversion of waste streams from any portion of a treatment facility, is prohibited for stormwater events below the design criteria for