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Rodney Schatz _2 _ 23 August 2005 monitoring reports indicated precipitation occurred during the monitoring period, the statement regarding a lack of wastewater in the pond cannot be correct. No pond monitoring was included in either report. You should be aware that when stormwater and wastewater are mixed, or when stormwater is discharged to a wastewater pond, the resulting mixture of liquid must be handled as wastewater. 3. Analytical laboratory reports indicate that samples were not collected during the reporting period. For example, in the January 2005 report, wastewater samples were collected on 10 February 2005; and in the February 2005 report, wastewater samples were collected on 3 March 2005. The reports must be organized so that the laboratory reports present the data collected in the monitoring period. Please correct the monitoring reports in all future submittals. 4. Not all the monitoring that is required is being performed, and some reporting is not specific enough for the reader to determine the result. For example, in the January 2005 monitoring report "NA"or a line drawn through the table where data should be reported exists, but that doesn't allow a reader to determine the status of the parameter being monitored. In the March and April 2005 reports, diagonal lines are drawn through the tables. The reports must be complete enough for a reader to determine if the monitoring was conducted and the result of that monitoring. If monitoring was not conducted, a statement should be provided explaining why it was not conducted. 5. A certification statement is not included in any of the monitoring reports. The General Reporting Requirement B.3 of the Standard Provisions attached to your WDRs requires the following statement be included for report submittals. Please include the statement with all future report submittals. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of the those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate, and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment. Administrative staff has had trouble routing the monitoring reports to the correct person due to inadequate labeling. Please address future reports to the attention of Timothy O'Brien and include the facility name and WDRs Order Number. _Compliance with WDRs In addition to failing to comply with the Monitoring and Reporting Program, Mokelumne Rim has failed to comply with a number of the WDRs provisions. The wastewater pond does not comply with the State's criteria for pond size, aeration has not been installed, the planned aeration is likely to be inadequate, and groundwater monitoring has not been implemented. These are serious violations of your WDRs and are further discussed below: W:\SIaf1\ObrienT�San JoaquinMokelumne Rim VineyardslSchmz 2 Aug 05.doc