901:10-4-03 Notification of coverage.

(A) Certificate of coverage (COC) means a certificate issued by the director based on receipt of a notice of intent to be covered by rule 901:10-4-03 of the Administrative Code. The certificate of coverage is to be kept in the site office.

(B) An owner or operator requesting to be covered by a general permit to operate shall submit a notice of intent.

(C) Notices of intent shall be made on forms approved by the director and, where applicable to a NPDES operation, shall be considered and processed as an application for coverage under a NPDES permit.

(D) Notices of intent shall contain:

(1) The general permit to operate category under which the applicant requests to be covered;

(2) Name, address, telephone number, contact person and title of owner or operator;

(3) Location, including the latitude and longitude of the production area (entrance to production area);

(4) Topographic map of the geographic area in which the facility is located showing the specific location of the production area;

(5) Specific information about the number and type of animals, whether in open confinement or housed under roof (beef cattle, broilers, layers, swine weighing fifty-five pounds or more, swine weighing less than fifty-five pounds, mature dairy cows, dairy heifers, veal calves, sheep and lambs, horses, ducks, turkeys, other);

(6) The type of manure storage or treatment facility (anaerobic lagoon, fabricated structure, manure storage ponds, underfloor pits, above ground storage tanks, below ground tanks, concrete pad, impervious soil pad, other) and total capacity for manure (tons/gallons);

(7) The total number of acres under control of the applicant available for land application of manure;

(8) Estimated amounts of manure generated per year (tons/gallons);

(9) Estimated amounts of manure transferred to other persons per year (tons/gallons);

(10) Identification of the permit to install number;

(11) For facilities that must seek coverage under a permit after December 31, 2006, certification that a manure management plan has been completed and will be implemented upon the date of permit coverage;

(12) The name of the receiving water(s); and

(13) Any other information deemed necessary by the director found in the general permit to operate form.

(E) Each person eligible for a general permit to operate may provide notice that the person wishes to receive an individual permit instead.

(F) The director shall notify each affected owner or operator in writing that his or her facility or operation is authorized pursuant to the general permit by issuing a certificate of coverage. The director shall maintain a list of each facility or operation authorized under each general permit to operate.

(G) Persons that receive a certificate of coverage for a category from the director will be deemed covered under that general permit to operate. Owners or operators covered under general permits to operate shall be subject to the same limits, management practices, enforcement authorities and rights and privileges specified in the general permit to operate.

Replaces: 901:10-4-03

Effective: 09/15/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/15/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 903.08, 903.10

Rule Amplifies: 903.03, 903.08, 903.09, 903.10

Prior Effective Dates: 07/02/2002