NAC445A.241. Duration and reissuance of permits.

     1. The duration of permits is fixed and does not exceed 5 years. The expiration date must be recorded on each permit issued. A new application must be filed with the Department to obtain renewal or modification of a permit. Applications for renewal must be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the permit.

     2. For the reissuance of a permit, the same procedures must be followed as for the initial issuance of a permit.

     3. A person who holds an expired permit and who has submitted a timely application for renewal of the permit in the manner set forth in subsection 1 may continue to conduct the permitted activity in accordance with the terms and conditions of the expired permit until the Department takes final action on the application unless:

     (a) The Department determines that the permittee is not in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of the expired permit or with a compliance schedule designed to bring the permittee in compliance with the terms and conditions of the expired permit;

     (b) The Department, as a result of an action or the failure to act of the permittee, has been unable to take final action on the application on or before the expiration date of the permit; or

     (c) The permittee has submitted an application with major deficiencies or has failed to supplement properly the application in a timely manner after being informed of deficiencies.

     [Environmental Comm’n, Water Pollution Control Reg. §§ 2.5.1 & 2.5.2, eff. 5-2-78]—(NAC A by R020-99, 9-27-99)