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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-328" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Water Pollution Control">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Unless it is renewed for another term, a discharge permit expires on the expiration date the Department sets at issuance or renewal.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department may not issue a discharge permit for a term longer than 5 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Before a discharge permit expires, the Department may renew the discharge permit for another term:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>After administrative review in accordance with the rules and regulations that the Department adopts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>After notice and opportunity for public hearing on the subject;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>On the condition that the discharge meets or will meet:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any applicable State or federal water quality standards or effluent limitations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any applicable requirement of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the permit holder pays all application and permit fees assessed by the Department under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Administrative review proceedings under this section shall be completed at least 60 days before the expiration date of the permit.</text>
  </level>
</section>
