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Staff Report • • -2- R. Lawson Enterprises, LLC dba WildRose Vineyards report, and an Operation and Wastewater Management Plan. Each of these reports was due by dates specified in the WDRs. In addition,the Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP)portion of the WDRs requires the submittal of monthly self-monitoring reports. On 26 October 2000, staff issued a Notice of Violation(NOV)citing the Discharger for: a) failure to submit a report describing installation of a flow meter to measure the flow of winery wastewater to the land application areas, how stormwater flows had been separated from wastewater flows,the installation of the 12,000 gallon tank, and how the wastewater from the CFP facility had been separated from the winery wastewater; and b) failure to submit a groundwater monitoring well installation workplan. The NOV required the Discharger to submit the overdue reports by 8 December 2000. On 28 December 2000, staff contacted the Discharger by telephone inquiring about the overdue reports and failure to submit self-monitoring reports. Staff advised the Discharger the continued pattern of noncompliance would likely result in an enforcement action, including imposition of an Administrative Civil Liability(ACL). On 21 March 2001, staff provided a conditional approval of a Draft Groundwater Monitoring Workplan. As required by WDRs Provision F.2.b, the workplan was to be submitted by 6 October 2000; however, the Draft Workplan was not received at the Regional Board office until 16 January 2001. Staff's conditional approval required that technical issues be addressed in a final workplan,which was to be signed and stamped by a California Registered Engineer or Geologist. Submittal of the final report was required by 21 April 2001. The Discharger has failed to submit the report. 'The conditional approval letter also required the Discharger to expedite installation of the monitoring wells,because the Discharger was significantly behind the schedule contained in the WDRs. On 11 April 2001, staff contacted the Discharger by facsimile machine, stating that a number of items required in the WDRs had not been satisfied, that monitoring reports had not been submitted, and that continued noncompliance could result in an ACL. On 11 April 2001,the Discharger submitted self-monitoring reports for the months of January 2001, February 2001, and March 2001. The reports are incomplete because they did not include flow rates and did not contain monitoring of sulfate and total dissolved solids concentrations in the wastewater applied to the land application areas. Since adoption of Order No. 5-00-182 in August 2000,the Discharger has failed to submit any other monthly monitoring reports. The Discharger has submitted three partially complete monitoring reports but to date has failed to submit reports showing installation of a flow meter, installed groundwater monitoring wells, or made improvements to the wastewater treatment system. In addition, the Discharger has failed to submit complete monthly monitoring reports as required by the WDRs. Staff discussed these issues with the Discharger during an inspection on 26 July 2001. The Discharger was advised that unless the outstanding reports were submitted immediately, it was likely that the Executive Officer would issue an ACL. No reports were received.