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Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Chapter 1: Introduction and Background This section provides an introduction to the Franzia Winery Groundwater Protection Work Plan (Work Plan), which consists of four components: a Groundwater Characterization Work Plan (GWC Work Plan) (Chapter 2), a Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation Work Plan (GMWI Work Plan) (Chapter 3), a Process Water Characterization Work Plan (PWC Work Plan) (Chapter 4), and a Process Water Treatment Evaluation Work Plan (PWTE Work Plan) (Chapter 5). This chapter provides an introduction for all four work plans, and includes the objectives of the Groundwater Protection Work Plan, regulatory requirements, a description of the Franzia Winery facility and operations, and the hydrogeology of the site. 1.1 Objectives and Regulatory Requirements Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (Kennedy/Jenks) has prepared this Work Plan on behalf of The Wine Group, Inc. (The Wine Group)for the Franzia Winery (Facility) located in Ripon, California, in San Joaquin County. The Work Plan has been prepared to address groundwater compliance concerns that were expressed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (CRWQCB) in the Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) No. R5-2004-0704 lettec issued to the Facility on 27 April 2004 (CRWQCB, 2004). Item 2 of the CAO specifies the submittal of this Work Plan, the objectives of which are to provide "a detailed description of the studies, investigations, and plans to evaluate current conditions, estimate future conditions, and identify and implement the improvements necessary in order to adequately protect groundwater." It was specified that the Work Plan shall include four work plans: a Groundwater Characterization Work Plan, a Groundwater Well Installation Work Plan, a Process Water Characterization Work Plan, and a Process Water Treatment Evaluation Work Plan. 1.1.1 Regulatory History The Wine Group, Inc. purchased the Facility from the Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York who operated the Facility under Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. 79-146 that was for the disposal of all of the winery process water to land, specifically to 30 acres of evaporation/percolation basins. On 17 March 1994, The Wine Group submitted a Report of Waste Discharge to the CRWQCB to update its waste discharge requirements and to apply its process water from winery operations to a 330-acre grape vineyard. On 28 April 1995, in Resolution No. 95-096 (CRWQCB, 1995A), the CRWQCB approved the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the Facility, in accordance with Title 14 of the _ California Code of Regulations, Section 15070 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). _ Also on 28 April 1995, the CRWQCB issued WDR Order No. 95-097 and Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) Order No. 95-097 (CRWQCB, 1995B)for discharge of process water Groundwater Protection Work Plan, The Wine Group Page 1-1 Franzia Winery, Ripon, California