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KEY ANTIDEGRADATION ISSUES FOR REGULATED COMMUNITY. REASONABLE TRIGGERS FOR REVIEW APPROPRIATE EXCLUSIONS FROM FULL REVIEW REASONABLE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING APPROVALS. New permit or increased permit limit based on water quality standard requested?. Is an approvable variance required?.
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KEY ANTIDEGRADATION ISSUES FOR REGULATED COMMUNITY • REASONABLE TRIGGERS FOR REVIEW • APPROPRIATE EXCLUSIONS FROM FULL REVIEW • REASONABLE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING APPROVALS
New permit or increased permit limit based on water quality standard requested? Is an approvable variance required? Does discharge constitute a non-significant lowering? Start Yes No No Is the water quality standard a Tier I criteria? Yes 2 3 4 No Is the discharge a BCC 1 Yes No Yes Yes 5 Permitting Proceeds No Is the discharge below de minimis? Approvable “necessary and support important economic or social development” test? No Request Denied No 6 Yes 7 Permitting Proceeds Yes Is the discharge to an OSRW or EUW? No 8 Yes Will the discharger perform an improvement project or pay a fee to the improvement fund? No Yes 9