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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> ORDER NO. R5-2002-0225 <br /> WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> FOR <br /> ALPINE PACKING COMPANY, INC. <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, (hereafter Regional <br /> Board) finds that: <br /> 1. Alpine Packing Company, Inc. (hereafter Discharger) submitted a Report of Waste Discharge <br /> (RWD) on 17 December 2001 to treat and dispose of process wastewater generated in a meat <br /> processing facility. Tentative WDRs were first circulated on 10 April 2002, and based on <br /> comments received, the WDRs were revised and recirculated on 15 October 2002. <br /> 2. The RWD was prepared to update existing Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order No. <br /> 92-054. Order No. 92-054 is no longer consistent with the plans and policies of the Regional <br /> Board. <br /> 3. The Discharger owns the property where the wastewater is generated, stored, treated, and land <br /> applied. The Discharger also operates the facility. <br /> 4. The facility is in Section 9, T2N, R6E, MDB&M, at 9900 Lower Sacramento Road, Stockton in <br /> San Joaquin County. The location of the facility is shown on Attachment A, which is attached <br /> hereto and is made part of this Order by reference. The Assessor's Parcel Number is 084-080-01. <br /> WASTEWATER GENERATION <br /> 5. The Discharger receives and processes various meat products, including raw meat products and <br /> processed meat products. Raw products include beef, pork and lamb (which includes chucks, <br /> brisket, ribs, loins, rounds, flanks, etc.). Processed meats include sausages, hams, bologna, salami, <br /> pork products, and poultry products. <br /> 6. Raw meats are processed by deboning, sawing, trimming, scaling,packing, and/or wrapping. <br /> Processed meat processing includes cutting, slicing, pumping, injecting, tumbling, grinding, <br /> blending, smoking, chilling,packaging, wrapping, and packing. <br /> 7. A schematic of the facility is presented on Attachment B, which is attached hereto and made part of <br /> this Order by reference. <br /> 8. Chemicals used in cleaning activities are presented below: <br /> Product Name Strength Chemical <br /> Bleach 5% Sodium Hypochlorite <br /> Century No. 258 40-50% Sodium Hydroxide <br />