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E..".,O.Bxowx J. <br /> -�\� v vexxan <br /> ,vowx,A <br /> y Mnanew Roon,auez <br /> Water Boards <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> RECEIVED <br /> 29 January 2016 FEB 01 2016 <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> AND <br /> TENTATIVE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> GOLDSTONE LAND COMPANY, LLC <br /> KURT AND SANDRA KAUTZ <br /> BEAR CREEK WINERY <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Goldstone Land Company, LLC applied to revise Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) <br /> Order 71-037 for land application of winery process wastewater generated at the Bear Creek <br /> Winery at 11900 North Furry Road, Lodi in San Joaquin County. <br /> The facility has operated since 1934. The facility currently operates as a bulk winery, with no <br /> barrel storage or bottling occurring at the plant. Activities at the winery include grape crushing, <br /> fermentation, storage and distribution. At present, the winery does not have a wastewater <br /> treatment system. For over 80 years, high strength wastewater generated from winemaking <br /> process has been discharged primarily to 9.2 acres of rapid infiltration basins. In recent years, <br /> the winery began discharging wastewater to 38 acres of vineyards by flood irrigation when the <br /> rapid infiltration basins were at full capacity. <br /> Prior to adoption of revised WDRs, a review of the project's potential environmental impacts is <br /> required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is to install a <br /> wastewater treatment system and to expand vineyard land application areas (LAAs) at Bear <br /> Creek Winery. The improvements will be completed by August 2018. The proposed treatment <br /> system consists of a new main sump, two aerated lined ponds, an effluent pump and a trickling <br /> filter system. LAAs will be expanded from 38.3 to 92.8 acres by August 2016. LAAs will be <br /> further expanded from 92.8 to 185.3 acres by August 2018. <br /> A CEQA review was completed on 6 April 1999 when the San Joaquin County Community <br /> Development Department issued the use permit to the Winery. For the proposed <br /> improvements, the San Joaquin County Community Development Department determined that <br /> the project does not require any additional permitting from the County and the County will not be <br /> the lead agency. Therefore, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> (Central Valley Water Board) will be the lead agency for any CEQA review that is required to <br /> support adoption of WDRs. The review period begins on 29 January 2016 and ends on <br /> 29 February 2016. <br /> Any comments or recommendations you may have concerning the Initial Study, Draft Negative <br /> Declaration, and Tentative WDRs must be submitted to this office by 5:00 p.m. on <br /> 29 February 2016 in order for us to give them full consideration prior to the 21/22 April 2016 <br /> meeting of the Central Valley Water Board. Comments received after that time will not be <br /> considered or included in the administrative record unless allowed by the Chair. <br /> KARL E. LCNCLEV SCD, P.E., CIIAM I PAMELA C. CnEEDUN P.E., BCEE, EXECUTIVE Creiccn <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive 0200.Rancho Cordova,CA 95640 1 www.waterhomtls.ca.q ov/centrale alley <br /> ['j nnnrw.m n °en <br />