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 96 STAT. 2290

PUBLIC LAW 97-440—JAN. 8, 1983

applicant (or the parent company or any subsidiary thereof) as a result of the issuance of a permit under this subsection. "(2) The efQuent limitations established under a permit issued under paragraph (1) shall be sufficient to implement the applicable State water quality standards, to assure the protection of public water supplies and protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, fauna, wildlife, and other aquatic organisms, and to allow recreational activities in and on the water. In setting such limitations, the Administrator shall take into account any seasonal variations and the need for an adequate margin of safety, considering the lack of essential knowledge concerning the relationship between effluent limitations and water quality and the lack of essential knowledge of the effects of discharges on beneficial uses of the receiving waters. "(3) A permit under this subsection may be issued for a period not to exceed five years, and such a permit may be renewed for one additional period not to exceed five years upon a demonstration by the applicant and a finding by the Administrator at the time of application for any such renewal that the provisions of this subsection are met. "(4) The Administrator may terminate a permit issued under this subsection if the Administrator determines that there has been a decline in ambient water quality of the receiving waters during the period of the permit even if a direct cause and effect relationship cannot be shown: Pmvided, That if the effluent from a source with a permit issued under this subsection is contributing to a decline in ambient water quality of the receiving waters, the Administrator shall terminate such permit.". Approved January 8, 1983.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7159: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-868 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). SENATE REPORT No. 97-686 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 29, considered and passed House. Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 20, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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