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Resolution No.R5-2003-0106 -3 - Waiver 3 - Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Small Food Processors, Including Wineries, Within the Central Valley Region 12. Food processing residuals and wastewater, if not properly managed, can cause nuisance odors and attract vectors. However, use of best management practices, such as applying wastewater and residuals at agronomic rates, discing in residuals, and minimizing the potential for standing water,will prevent nuisance conditions. 13. Water is in short supply in some areas within the Central Valley Region, and winemakers in those areas may practice water conservation measures, producing less wastewater per gallon of wine than the industry average. Due to concentration effects, this wastewater may be of higher strength than that described in Finding No. 10. In order to determine reasonable nutrient loading rates, a Discharger may be required to submit an analysis of key wastewater constituents as part of the Report of Waste Discharge 14. Some smaller commercial wineries have determined that, for the volume of waste they generate, it is more cost effective to store their wastewater in a holding tank and then transport the wastewater to an authorized disposal facility instead of complying with the regulations for the discharge of wastewater onto land. There is little potential for water quality degradation with this method of wastewater disposal,when subject to the conditions of this Resolution. 15. This Resolution does not regulate the discharge of water-to which no chemical cleaning agents have been added -that is used for the soaking and final sanitary cleaning of pre-cleaned or new wine barrels. This clean water may be disposed of in any environmentally sound manner, including vineyard or landscape irrigation or discharge to a County-regulated septic system leachfield(in compliance with all applicable County regulations). 16. Small food processors, especially wineries, may grow over time and increase the volume of wastewater produced, and therefore an annual monitoring report is necessary to confirm that the food processor continues to meet the conditions of this waiver. 17. A waiver of the requirement to issue WDRs for waste discharges that(a)will cause no or insignificant impairment of water quality and (b) pose little risk of creating nuisance conditions is not against the public interest as it reduces the cost of activities that produce innocuous or small amounts of waste, is protective of the environment,and allows Regional Board staff to direct resources to address waste discharges that have significant potential to degrade water quality or create nuisance. 18. This Resolution is consistent with State Water Resources Control Board(State Board) Resolution No. 68-16 (Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality of Waters in California) in that the waiver of WDRs imposes conditions to prevent impacts to water quality,does not allow the degradation of water quality, will not unreasonably affect beneficial uses of water, and will not result in water quality less than that prescribed in plans and policies. 19. The Regional Board adopted a Negative Declaration when it adopted Resolution No. 82-036, and therefore, consistent with Title 14,California Code of Regulations(CCR) Section 15162, is not required to prepare a subsequent environmental impact report or negative declaration in renewing a specific category of discharge included in Resolution No. 82-036. In addition,the