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ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY ORDER NO. R. LAWSON ENTERPRISES,LLC DBA WILDROSE VINEYARDS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY treatment system upgrades has prevented staff from assessing the potential threat of wastewater disposal to the underlying groundwater and has resulted in poor wastewater treatment and land application. In addition,this Discharger has received an unfair economic advantage, relative to other local wineries,by refusing to complete these required reports. With respect to the violator, it is believed that there is an ability to pay and continue operating. The Discharger has not provided any financial documents indicating an inability to pay the ACL Complaint. The Discharger's history of wastewater discharge has been one of continued noncompliance with the waiver and with the WDRs. A site inspection performed on 26 July 2001 revealed numerous violations of the wastewater application requirements and failure to construct required improvements to the wastewater treatment system. The Discharger has never complied with the monitoring and reporting programs. The Discharger is responsible for the wastewater and is culpable for the violation cited, as he has received written and verbal notifications regarding the necessity to submit the technical reports and self-monitoring reports. The Discharger had ample opportunity to submit the required information, or discuss with staff any problems it was encountering in meeting the prescribed deadlines,but failed to do so. By failing to submit the required reports, the Discharger realized an economic benefit by delaying the expenditure of funds necessary to fully assess the impacts on water quality from this particular discharge of waste, and to provide the required information. There may be other matters that justice requires. 28. A $25,000 Administrative Civil Liability is appropriate based on the determinations in Findings No. 25 and 27. 29. Staff costs associated with processing this Order are approximately eight thousand dollars ($8,000). 30. Issuance of this Order is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq.), in accordance with Section 15321 (a)(2), Title 14, of the California Code of Regulations. 31. Any person affected by this action of the Board may petition the State Water Resources Control Board(State Board)to review this action. The petition must be received by the State Board within 30 days of the date on which this Order was adopted by the Board. Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions will be provided upon request. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that R. Lawson Enterprises, LLC dba WildRose Vineyards pay$25,000 in accordance with California Water Code Section 13268 and Section 13323.