(a) For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the monitoring requirements of this chapter, the permittee shall maintain records of the following information:
- (1) the exact place, date, and time of sample collection or measurement;
- (2) the dates the analyses were performed;
- (3) the identity of person(s) who collected the samples or made the measurements and the identity of person(s) and laboratory who performed the analyses;
- (4) the results of all required analyses or measurements; and
- (5) the technique or method of analysis, including the results of adequate verifications of analytical precision and/or accuracy verified by means of the recommended guidelines in the Environmental Protection Agency manual entitled Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories which are to be determined on the day the analyses are performed. The permittee shall meet the quality control requirements specified in Table 3.
- (b) The permittee shall be subject to routine inspection of its compliance with subsection (a) of this section.
- (c) All records and information resulting from the required monitoring activities, including, but not limited to, all records concerning measurements and analyses performed and concerning calibration and maintenance of flow measurement and other instrumentation, shall be retained for a minimum of three years, or for a longer period if requested by the executive director or his designee.
- (d) Unless otherwise specified in the permit, a monthly effluent report must be submitted each month by the 20th day of the following month for each discharge which is described in the permit whether or not a discharge is made for that month.
- (e) Knowingly making any false statement on any report may result in the imposition of criminal and/or civil penalties as provided by state law.
Source Note:The provisions of this §319.7 adopted to be effective July 27, 1988, 13 TexReg 3514.