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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. 11- PAT MITCHELL AND CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY installation of fencing or notification signs, confirmation of minimum one foot freeboard berm, and reconfiguration of checks to improve application rate. C. By 14 June 2001, the Discharger shall submit an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan for the wastewater treatment facility and land application area. The O&M Plan shall instruct field personnel on how to manage the day-to-day discharge operations to comply with the terms and conditions of this order and how to make field adjustments, as necessary, to preclude nuisance conditions (e.g., standing water and objectionable odors from ponded wastewater). It shall also include a nuisance condition troubleshooting flowchart and a description of notification requirements if bypass occurs. The Discharger shall include a Cropping Plan as an appendix to the O&M Plan. The Cropping Plan shall be prepared by an agronomist, shall identify the crops to be grown,present nitrogen removal calculations, and crop cutting/harvesting procedures. A copy of the O&M Plan shall be kept at the facility for reference by operating personnel. Key operating personnel shall be familiar with its contents.. d. By 14 June 2001, the Discharger shall submit a report on improvements made to the pH adjustment system such that the discharged wastewater will comply with Discharge Specification B.3. e. By 16 July 2001, the Discharger shall submit a Long-term Wastewater Disposal Plan. The Plan shall be prepared by a Registered Engineer, shall describe expected flows for the next ten years, and shall propose method(s) for disposal. No additional wastewater may be applied on the existing 17-acre land application area unless it can be demonstrated, through the appropriate CEQA document, that there will be no unmitigated environmental effects including no adverse impacts to water quality. Any Report of Waste Discharge submitted for increased flow rates must describe the proposed disposal options for the next ten years. f. By 30 July 2001, the Discharger shall submit a Groundwater Well Installation Report consistent with the requirements described in Attachment C. g. By 12 September 2001, the Discharger shall submit a report describing how both the caustic/acid wastewater solution and the RO reject water were separated from the process wastewater system and disposed of off-site. 2. The Discharger shall comply with the Monitoring and Reporting Program No. ,which is a part of this Order, and any revisions thereto as ordered by the Executive Officer. 3. The Discharger shall comply with the "Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements", dated 1 March 1991, which are attached hereto and by reference a part of this Order. This attachment and its individual paragraphs are commonly referenced as"Standard Provision(s)." 4. At least 90 days prior to termination or expiration of any lease, contract, or agreement involving the disposal or reclamation areas, used to justify the capacity authorized herein and assure