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INFORMATION SHEET ORDER NO. ERNIE AND MARY SCHENONE SCHENONE SPECIALTY FOODS, INC. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY a Ernie and Mary Schenone (Discharger) doing business as Schenone Specialty Foods, will operate k Chocoholics Divine Desserts (CDD) at 18819 East Highway 88, Clements. The facility will consist of a renovated existing 3,600 sq. ft. building and a new 14,200 sq. ft. building. CDD plans to manufacture and distribute wholesale gourmet chocolate products with onsite sales of chocolate products to the general + public. Primary products include chocolate candy and sauces, but the facility will also serve hot chocolate and coffee drinks that include the sauces. Products for retail sale may also include ice cream. The discharger anticipates between 29 and 104 customers per day. f Wastewater flow rates will vary during the year with the highest flow anticipated in October. The RWD demonstrated hydraulic capacity for the highest flow including the I00-year annual total rainfall. The proposed wastewater treatment and disposal system consists of(a) a 1,200 gallon, two-compartment, grease trap that will receive industrial waste from the manufacturing floor drains, wash sinks, cooling tables, and washing machine; (b) a 2,000 gallon, single-compartment, septic tank that will receive domestic waste from the 14,200 sq. ft. building and the existing 1,600 sq. ft. building, and (c) a secondary 2,000 gallon, two-compartment, settling tank containing a septic tank effluent pump. The settling tank will receive the waste from both the industrial grease trap and the domestic septic tank. Wastewater will be pumped from the secondary settling tank to one of two disposal systems: an 1,800 sq. ft. filter bed area equipped with 22 Iaterals protected by Infiltrator chambers, or two 40 ft. long leachlines with 16 ft. deep seepage pits at the terminal ends. The Discharger proposes to direct wastewater flow between the two systems by a manual valve; however, an automatic distribution valve is required to prevent pressure dosing the seepage pits and therefore discharging excess wastewater to the seepage. The dispersal area will be landscaped to allow shallow rooted plants to take up nitrogen. Based on the information available, the mixture of industrial and domestic wastewater will be generally similar to normal domestic wastewaterexcept biochemical oxygen demand is 2.75 times the concentration of typical domestic wastewater. That ratio may increase with increased industrial wastewater generation. The Discharger has not characterized the expected salt concentration of the wastewater. Effluent limits were developed for the discharge based on the source water quality, the Report of Waste Discharge, and published information on the reduction of BOD and total nitrogen in septic tank effluent. The TDS limit is based on the source water quality with 350 mg/L added. The BOD and total nitrogen limits were based on the RWD anticipated values and anticipated reduction factors. The reduction factors were based on the California Wastewater Training & Research Center's septic tank influent and effluent values. The design flow for the wastewater treatment equipment is approximately 2,000 gallons per day. The topography of the site is relatively flat at an elevation of approximately 125 feet above mean sea level. On-site soils consist of loam to sandy clay loam with moderatly rapid permeability. Groundwater is believed to exist at a depth of 140 feet below ground surface. Groundwater flow direction is to the southwest but may vary based on operating groundwater extraction wells. The Clements munical water supply is located approximately 1,000 feet southwest (downgradient) of the CDD facility. Surface water drainage from the surrounding area is to the Mokelumne River. TRO: 1/8/2004