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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> ORDER NO. R5-2002-0072 <br /> WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> FOR <br /> GEORGE REED, INC. AND 711 MATERIALS, INC. <br /> AGGREGATE MINE AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (hereafter Regional <br /> Board), finds that: <br /> 1. George Reed, Inc. submitted a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD), dated 24 October 2001, to <br /> treat and dispose of industrial wastewater generated at the George Reed, Inc., Clements facility, <br /> an aggregate mining and washing facility. Additional information was submitted on 1 February <br /> 2002. <br /> 2. 711 Materials operates a concrete batch plant on George Reed Inc.'s property. George Reed, <br /> Inc. and 711 Materials, Inc. (together referred to as Discharger) are jointly and severally <br /> responsible for compliance with the requirements described in this Order. <br /> 3. George Reed, Inc. and 711 Materials, Inc. are both subsidiaries of Basic Resources, Inc. <br /> 4. Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 93-177, adopted by the Regional Board on <br /> 17 September 1993,prescribes requirements for discharge of wastewater at George Reed, Inc.'s <br /> facility. The Order is being updated because the Discharger is exceeding the wastewater flow <br /> limit in Order No. 93-177. <br /> 5. The facility is at 17300 E. Jahunt Road, Clements and is in Sections 15,16, 21, and 22 T4N,R8E, <br /> MDB&M as shown on Attachment A,which is attached hereto and made part of the Order by <br /> reference. <br /> FACILITY OVERVIEW <br /> 6. George Reed, Inc. owns and operates an aggregate mining and processing facility that discharges <br /> wastewater from sand and gravel washing operations to a settling/recycling pond system. <br /> Recycled wastewater is used in the rock crushing plant and for dust control activities. <br /> Approximately 1,320 gallons per minute(475,000 gpd) of fresh well water is used in the <br /> aggregate washing plant. <br /> 7. George Reed Inc. also operates an asphaltic concrete batch mixing plant (hot plant), while 711 <br /> Materials operates a concrete batch plant at the site. <br /> 8. Aggregate processing equipment consists of wash screens and drums, crushers, vibratory <br /> screens, and a gold recovery circuit. Gold recovery is performed using gravimetric methods; no <br /> chemical methods of recovery(amalgamation or cyanide leach) are employed. <br />