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National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) means the program for issuing, conditioning and denying permits for the discharge of pollutants from point sources into navigable waters of the contiguous zone and the oceans pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217, 33 USC, Section 1342). National pollution discharge elimination system permit or NPDES permit means a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (P.L. 95-217, 33 U.S.C., Section 1342), including permits issued by the State of Colorado in compliance with the Act. National prohibitive discharge standard or prohibitive discharge standard means any regulation developed under the authority of 307(b) of the Act and 40 CFR, Section 403.5. New source means: A. Any building, structure, facility or installation from which there is or may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards under Section 307(c) of the Clean Water Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that: 1. The building, structure, facility or installation is constructed at a site at which no wastewater source is located; or 2. The building, structure, facility or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or 3. The production of wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility or installation are substantially independent of an existing wastewater source of the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source will be considered. B. Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, or installation meeting the criteria of paragraph A.2, or A.3 above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment. C. Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or operator has: 1. Begun or caused to begin as part of a continuous onsite construction program: a. Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; 6