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• WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2003-0141 - 13- CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY b. 1001bs/acre•day as a 7-day average; c. The maximum loading rate that ensures that the discharge will not create a nuisance. 3. Wastewater discharged to the land application area shall not have a pH of less than 6.5 or greater than 8.4. D. Land Application Areas/Landscaped Areas Specifications 1. The discharge shall be distributed uniformly on adequate acreage in compliance with the Discharge Specifications. 2. Crops shall be grown on the application areas and landscaped areas. Crops shall be selected based on nutrient uptake capacity, tolerance to high soil moisture conditions, and consumptive use of water and irrigation requirements. Cropping activities shall be sufficient to take up all the nitrogen applied. Crops shall be harvested and removed from the land application areas and landscaped areas. 3. Hydraulic loading of wastewater and irrigation water shall be at reasonable agronomic rates designed to minimize the percolation of process wastewater and irrigation water below the root zone (i.e., deep percolation). 4. The discharge of process wastewater, including runoff, spray or droplets from the irrigation system, shall not occur outside the boundaries of the land application or landscaped areas. 5. Wastewater conveyance lines shall be clearly marked as such. Wastewater controllers, valves, etc. shall be posted with advisory signs; all equipment shall be of a type, or secured in such a manner, that permits operation by Authorized personnel only. 6. No physical connection shall exist between wastewater piping and any domestic water supply or other domestic/industrial supply well without an air gap or approved reduced pressure device. 7. Pipelines installed to convey wastewater shall be clearly labeled or constructed of purple pipe. All modifications to existing pipelines shall use purple pipe or be labeled as reclaimed water. 8. Public contact with wastewater shall be precluded through such means as fences, signs, and other acceptable alternatives. 9. The land application area shall be managed to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. More specifically: a. All applied irrigation water must infiltrate completely within 24 hours. b. Ditches not serving as wildlife habitat should be maintained free of emergent,marginal, and floating vegetation. c. Low pressure pipelines, unpressurized pipelines, and ditches that are accessible to mosquitoes shall not be used to store wastewater.