NAC445A.417. Major modification of existing permit.

     1. A major modification to an existing permit requires a public notice.

     2. A major modification to an existing permit may extend the term of the permit for not more than 5 years.

     3. For the purposes of this section, “major modifications” include:

     (a) The addition of a new beneficiation process which includes, but is not limited to, heap leaching and process components for milling, which was not identified in the original application.

     (b) A significant change in the location of a proposed process component or site condition which was not adequately described in the original application.

     (c) A change in the proposed beneficiation process that significantly alters the characteristics of the waste stream which significantly increases the potential to degrade the waters of the State.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-1-89)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.24334)