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California Regional Water Quality Control Board 5, 1 <br /> { <br />� •b <br /> Central Valley Region <br /> Linda S.Adams Arnold <br /> Secreran�for Schwarzenegger <br /> b7l;ffOt7A7PM01 Prorecriorr Sacramento Main Office Goverrvor <br /> 11020 Sun Ccnler Drive 51200_Rancho Cordova,Calif- <br /> Phone(916)464-3291 - I AX(916)464-4 MOVE D <br /> htipaluwu.waterboards.ca,govkenlralvalley <br /> NOV 2 R 7006 <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUN22 November 2006 <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPT. <br /> Ben Hall, Director <br /> Environmental Services and Programs <br /> Musco Family Olive Company <br /> l 17950 Via Nicolo <br /> Tracy, CA 95377-9767 <br /> NOTICE OF VIOLATION, MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, <br /> WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R5-2002-0148 <br /> Musco Family Olive Company and the Studley Company (Musco) operate an olive processing <br /> wastewater treatment and land disposal facility (facility) which is regulated by Waste Discharge <br /> Requirements (WDRs) Order No. R5-2002-0148 and Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) <br /> No. R5-2002-0149. <br /> A review of discharger self-monitoring reports (DSMRs) submitted for the months of <br /> January 2005 through September 2006 revealed the following violations: <br /> 1. WDRs Order No. R5-2002-0148 includes Discharge Specification B.5.a, which requires <br /> that "the wastewater from 1 to 2 feet below the surface of the 1-million and 84-million <br /> gallon ponds shall maintain...[a] dissolved oxygen concentration greater than 2 mg/P'. <br /> This requirement was violated daily in the million-gallon pond for the period of review, with <br /> the exception of 9, 16, 22, 23, 29, and 30 July 2006 and 12, 13, 19, and 20 August 2006 <br /> (all days for which no results were reported), for a total of 627 violations out of possible <br /> 627 monitoring events. <br /> - This requirement-was violated daily in the 84-million gallon pond from 10 January 2005 <br /> through 8 July 2006, 10 through 21 July 2006, 24 through 28 July 2006, 31 July through 6 <br /> August 2006, 9 through 11 August 2006, 13 and 14 August 2006, 16 through 19 August <br /> 2006, 24'through 28 August 2006, and 30 August 2006, for a total of 621 violations out of <br /> a possible 630 monitoring events. <br /> 2. WDRs Order No. R5-2002-0148 includes Discharge Specification B.5.b, which requires <br /> that "the wastewater from 1 to 2 feet below the surface of the 1-million and 84-million <br /> gallon ponds shall maintain...[a] dissolved sulfide concentration less than 0.1 mg/f'. <br /> a. This requirement was violated in the million-gallon pond on 93 occasions, out of a <br /> possible 627 monitoring events, as shown in the following table: <br /> California Environniental Protection Agency <br /> C1% Recycled Paper <br />