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EDM No G. BROWN JR. 07%.�- o 1s.�1..' ovERxCR MATTHEW ROOFI SEC ET491 FOR Water Boards v ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 27 October 2015 RECEIVE® OCT 29 2010 Kurt Kautz Goldstone Land Company, LLC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 11900 North Furry Road PERMIT/SERVICES Lodi, CA 95240 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE, GOLDSTONE LAND COMPANY, LLC, BEAR CREEK WINERY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Thank you for coordinating the 14 October 2015 telephone conference call to discuss the Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) for Bear Creek Winery. The ROWD was submitted on 29 December 2014 and a revised ROWD was submitted on 30 April 2015. with the intention to update Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) 71-37, which was adopted on 21 August 1970. As a result of the discussion, two issues require further clarification, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation and the proposed improvement schedule in the ROWD. This letter is provided to document our discussion and issues of concern as revised WDRs are developed for discharge to land at the facility. CEQA The proposed improvements to the wastewater system outlined in the ROWD includes installation of a new wastewater treatment pond and tricking system, and expansion of vineyard land application areas (LAAs) from the current 38 acres to 185 acres. Our 5 March 2015 Incomplete ROWD letter requested the winery to submit a CEQA document for the proposed facility improvements. In response, the winery submitted a Negative Declaration dated 2 February 1999, for a Use Permit Application to expand the winery. The Use Permit Application referred to the winery as consisting of Assessor Parcel Numbers 061-160-002, 061-160-025, and 061-160-026. This list of parcel numbers is inconsistent with the parcel numbers referenced in the recently submitted Form 200 with the ROWD, (APN 061-160-002, 061-160-006, 061-160-025, and 061-140-054). Additionally, the configuration of winery buildings proposed on a Master Site Plan in the 1999 Use Permit Application is different than the current facility layout. Because of these discrepancies and that the 1999 Use Permit Application does not include all current and planned parcels to be used for Land Application Areas, Central Valley Water Board staff believes that the proposed improvements will significantly change the nature of wastewater disposal and it should be considered a project, as defined by CEQA. Therefore a CEQA document must be prepared for the public review and be adopted by the lead agency San Joaquin County Community Development Department. Preparation of an Initial Study and public review should not interfere with adoption of WDRs during our February 2016 Board hearing, provided that an approved Negative Declaration is received by 1 January 2016. KARL E. LONGLEY SCD, P.E.,CHAIR I PAMELA C. CREEOON P.E., BCEE,EXECUTIVE OFFICER 11020 Sun Center Orlve 0200,Rancho Cordova,CA 85070 1 www.waterboards.ca.gov/c.ntraiv.1i.y Lp RacrCLEo PAnER