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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2002-0071 - 12- <br /> CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> 11. Irrigation of landscaped areas with wastewater during periods of precipitation is prohibited. <br /> B. Discharge Specifications: <br /> 1. Until improvements are made to the proposed additional land application areas, the annual <br /> average wastewater flow to the 17.6 acre land application area shall not exceed 200,000 gpd and <br /> the monthly average flow to the 17.6 acre land application area shall not exceed 240,000 gpd. <br /> These flow limits will remain in effect until the additional land application areas improvements <br /> are completed and a technical report (as described in Provision G.2.a)has been submitted and <br /> approved by the Executive Officer. Upon approval of the technical report, the Discharger's <br /> flow limits will be as follows: <br /> a. The annual average wastewater discharge to both the land application and landscaped areas <br /> shall not exceed 250,000 gpd. The annual average flow rate shall be calculated on a <br /> calendar year basis. <br /> b. The monthly average wastewater discharge to both the land application and landscaped <br /> areas shall not exceed 290,000 gpd. <br /> 2. Neither the treatment nor the discharge shall cause a nuisance or condition of pollution as <br /> defined by the California Water Code, Section 13050. <br /> 3. No waste constituent shall be released or discharged, or placed where it will be released or <br /> discharged, in a concentration or in a mass that causes violation of the Groundwater Limitation, <br /> Section F. <br /> 4. Objectionable odors originating at this facility shall not be perceivable beyond the limits of the <br /> property owned by the Discharger. <br /> 5. As a means of discerning compliance with Discharge Specification No. B.4, the dissolved <br /> oxygen content of any ponded water shall not be less than 1.0 mg/L at any time. <br /> 6. The Discharger shall operate all systems and equipment to maximize treatment of wastewater <br /> and optimize the quality of the discharge. <br /> 7. The Discharger's wastewater treatment system and land application system shall be designed, <br /> constructed, operated, and maintained to prevent inundation or washout due to floods with a <br /> 100-year return frequency. <br /> C. Effluent Limitations <br /> 1. Effective 1 July 2002, the maximum total nitrogen loading to the land application areas shall <br /> not exceed the agronomic rate for plant available nitrogen(PAN) for the type of crop to be <br /> grown, as specified in the most recent edition of the Western Fertilizer Handbook, PAN shall <br /> be calculated as 100 percent of the total nitrogen content of the waste, unless and until the <br />