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ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY ORDER NO. 5-01-281 -3 - R. LAWSON ENTERPRISES, LLC DBA WILDROSE VINEYARDS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 11. An ACL Complaint was originally issued to R. Lawson Enterprises, LLC on 22 August 2001. The complaint was sent by certified mail tag number 7099 3220 0005 3846 6565. The Postal Service provided the first notice of certified mail on 23 August 2001 and a second notice was provided on 28 August 2001. However, the Discharger did not accept the certified mail package, and it was returned to the Regional Board on 7 September 2001. Complaint No. 5-01-531 was reissued and was hand delivered to the Discharger by legal process service on 16 October 2001. The ACL Complaint proposes a$25,000 Administrative Civil Liability for the violation of CWC Section 13267. 12. On 30 November 2001, in response to the proposed Administrative Civil Liability Order, the Discharger delivered a number of reports to the Regional Board. Staff has not had time to respond to the reports in writing but the reports are described below: a. Self-monitoring reports for the period December, 2000 to October, 2001 were delivered. Samples were not collected in July, 2000 and August, 2000. All of the reports are incomplete due to a lack of continuous monitoring of wastewater flow rate, and a lack of monthly monitoring of sulfate and total dissolved solids. b. The Discharger provided information on the separation of stormwater flows and installation of a 12,000 gallon tank but does not show that a flow meter has been installed in a location that meets the requirements of the WDRs. c. The groundwater monitoring workplan and well installation reports have not been submitted. The Discharger has indicated a desire to use wells installed on the property as part of an independent groundwater investigation. Staff has indicated use of such wells is acceptable if the wells adequately monitor the areas of concern. The Discharger states that a consultant will be retained to prepare the workplan. d. The Operation and Wastewater Management Plan was not included in the Discharger's response. 13. The Discharger,by the acts and omissions described above, has violated Provisions of Section 13267 (b)(1) of the California Water Code,which reads, in part, as follows: "The regional board may require that any person who has discharged,discharges, or is suspected of discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste within its region, or any citizen or domiciliary, or political agency or entity of this state who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of discharging,or who proposes to discharge waste outside of its region that could affect the quality of waters within its region, shall furnish,under penalty of perjury,technical or monitoring program reports which the regional board requires." 14. Water Code Section 13268 (a) states: "Any person failing or refusing to famish technical or monitoring program reports as required by subdivision(b) of Section 13267, or failing or refusing to furnish a statement of compliance as required by