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California Regional Water Quality Cor*rol Board <br /> Central Valley Region s <br /> Karl E. Longley,SCD,P.E.,Chair ` <br /> Linda S.Adams Sacramento Main Office Arnold <br /> nwonmenuSecrefarvfo11020 Sun Center Drive#200,Rancho Cordova,California 95670-6114 Schwarzenegger <br /> E Proie tion qm-ernor <br /> Prmectian Phone(916)4643291 •FAX(916)4644645 <br /> http::////www waterbouds.�s.//c%%a.gov/cen"lvalley <br /> TO: Steven H. Blum IfllEl�i �f�t Pamela C. Creedon <br /> Senior Staff Counsel MAR 2 5 2008 Executive Officer <br /> HEALTH <br /> DATE: 24 March 2008 ENV <br /> WTURE:' 17'�Celt F �� <br /> SUBJECT PETITIONS FOR REVIEW OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS, <br /> ORDER NO. R5-2007-0036 (NPDES NO. CA0079154), AND TIME SCHEDULE <br /> ORDER NO. R5-2007-0037, CITY OF TRACY, WASTEWATER TREATMENT <br /> PLANT, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> (SWRCB/OCC FILE A-1846(a) and A-1846(b)): REGIONAL WATER BOARD <br /> RESPONSE <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has determined that the <br /> petitions, dated 1 June 2007, filed by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), and dated <br /> 27 May 2007, filed by the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), to review Waste <br /> Discharge Requirements (WDR), Order No. R5-2007-0036 (NPDES No. CA 0079154), and <br /> Time Schedule Order (TSO) No. R5-2007-0037, for the City of Tracy Wastewater Treatment <br /> Plant, are complete. The State Water Board has requested that the Regional Water Quality <br /> Control Board, Central Valley Region (Regional Water Board) provide the record for decision, <br /> as well as respond to the petition. The record of the Regional Water Board's decision was <br /> delivered to the State Water Board on 24 March 2008. By this memorandum, I am providing <br /> the Regional Water Board's response to the petitions. Our response and the record for <br /> decision address the NPDES permit and accompanying time schedule order only. The <br /> Regional Water Board also adopted Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2007-0038 <br /> regulating discharges to land for the City of Tracy Wastewater Treatment Plant. Neither <br /> petition addressed Order R5-2007-0038 and we have not included the record of that Order. <br /> We would like to reserve the right to submit the record for the development of Order R5-2007- <br /> 0038 at a later date, should the State Water Board require that information. We will also <br /> provide that record upon the State Water Board's request. <br /> WHAT THE NEW NPDES PERMIT DOES <br /> Order No. R5-2007-0036 requires several significant improvements to the quality of effluent <br /> discharged to Old River. <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> 0 Recycled Paper <br />