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• S G WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS -11- 1. R. SIM[PLOT COMPANY LATHROP, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 29. Public contact with wastewater shall be precluded through such weans as fences, signs, and other acceptable alternatives. Signs with appropriate wording of sufficient size shall be placed at areas of access and around the perimeter of all areas used for effluent disposal to alert the public of the use of reclaimed water. 30. Application of wastewater to the reclamation area shall be at agronomic rates considering the crop, soil, climate, and irrigation management.system. 31. The following setback/buffer zones shall be provided at the disposal areas: Setback Distance (feet) Disposal Field to Property Line 25 Disposal Field to On-site Irrigation Well 100 Disposal Field to Domestic WeII 500 Disposal Field to Any Food Crop Fields 100 Disposal Field to Drainage Course 100 32. Areas irrigated with reclaimed water shall be managed to prevent breeding of mosquitos. More specifically, a. Tail water must be returned and all applied irrigation water must infiltrate completely within a 48-hour.period ` b. Ditches not serving as wildlife habitat should be maintained free of emergent, marginal., and floating vegetation. 5 c. Low-pressure and unpressurized pipelines and ditches accessible to mosquitos shall not be used to store reclaimed water. w . 33"` Reclamation of wastewaters shall not be used for irrigating food crops for human consumption nor shall these waters be used in recreational impoundments. 34. Reclaimed wastewater for irrigation shall be managed to minimie erosion, runo$ and movement of aerosols from the disposal area. 35, Storm water runoff from the irrigation field shall not be discharged to any surface water drainage course within 3 0 days of the last application of reclaimed water.