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Recordnet.com Page 2 of 3 <br /> «Help Wanted He said the c0pany has Stockton <br /> ,Employment invested millions in <br /> Services developing a new system in r search —1 <br /> *Self-Employment which treated wastewater <br /> .Business would be used to irrigate nearby farmland. <br /> Opportunities <br /> *Farm 8 Ranch The company has not decided whether to appeal the penalty, Strawn <br /> ►Legal Notices said. <br /> ,Merchandise <br /> ,Mobile Hom_es_ <br /> ,Personals Musco processes olives year-round. To soften fresh olives and remove <br /> P,Real Estate their bitter taste, they must be cured in a saltwater mixture. The company <br /> ii-Recreation has reduced the amount of salt and water it uses by more than 50 <br /> r Rentals percent over the past 15 years, Strewn said. But the reductions have not <br /> ,Services been enough to satisfy state water regulations. <br /> *Mike Fitzgerald Musco has struggled with the disposal of its salt-laden wastewater since <br /> *Francis Garland it doubled its processing capacity with the 1998 purchase of the Early <br /> *Lori Gilbert California black olive label. <br /> *Eric Grunder <br /> *Jeff Hood The company had been sending its wastewater into an on-site pond, and <br /> then spraying the settled water on 200 acres of land. <br /> *Community Info <br /> ►Government But after the expansion, more wastewater was produced than could be <br /> Officials handled that way, Van Voris said. <br /> r Events <br /> ,Stockton Cal In 2002, Musco paid $150,000 to settle a Central Valley Regional Water <br /> Quality District complaint that it was discharging more wastewater and <br /> salt than state regulations allow. <br /> rtrammo� <br /> Subscribe Soon after, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office filed an <br /> Preferred Customer environmental complaint against Musco, alleging that the company <br /> Act Placer polluted a nearby stream with salty water, misled regulatory agents to <br /> Record Design conceal violations and failed to design a system to effectively handle its <br /> Job Op�ortunities wastewater. The company agreed to a $540,000 settlement. <br /> Kxpm <br /> *To reach reporter Jennifer Torres, phone (209) 833-1142 or e-mail <br /> ► jtorres@recordnet.com <br /> Network Affiliate <br /> Back to Top <br /> Related Advertising Links <br /> Odor Solutions&Services <br /> Odor Control Equipment&Chemicals Solid Waste,Wastewater, Industrial <br /> www.envirocontrol.com <br /> Inflow&Odor Control <br /> Providing Simple&Certain Solutions For Inflow&Odor Control <br /> www.frwindustries.com <br /> tlae Subscribe -Subscribe online to have The <br /> Record delivered to your door every morning. <br /> Vacation hold - If you are going on vacation, we can stop your <br /> newspaper while you are away. <br /> http://www.recordnet.com/articlelink/090104/business/articles/090104-b-1.php 9/3/2004 <br />