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Ira u9berstandards sought h um site leaks,; but monitor� n raised ,p4 � OW By PAT LOCKE The ponds hold drilling muds concentrations," Fuji said. Konig is concerned the sodium Bulletin Staff pumped from gas drilling wells. Forward Inc. is required to chloride may be only an in- ter meeting with consultants Although crops might be submit quarterly updates on its dication that other elements have "the San Joaquin Farm Bureau damaged by high doses of salt in monitoring wells,all of which are seeped into the soil from the nd Forward Inc., the California the root zone, Fuji said similar owned and monitored by For- ponds or solid waste disposal legional Water Quality Control releases of salty water are being ward, Fuji said. trenches. Hoard agrees that wastewater placed in evaporative ponds Attorney Richard Konig of "We're concerned about the ponds at the Austin Road dump elsewhere in the Valley's Stockton, who is representing salt. But we also found the ponds �.. site just north of Manteca appear agricultural areas without too Farm Bureau in a civil law suit contained boron.," he said to be leaking. much problem. Salt tolerant against Forward Inc.,said he was "We've also been concerned "Our conclusion was that the crops could still be planted, he pleased the Regional Water about miscellaneous constituents ` sodium chloride level is above the said. Quality Control staff that show up from time to time." background for that area, said Fuji said his office was im- acknowledged the ponds were Konig said he received notice Bob Fuji, engineer for the state pressed with Forward Inc.'s leaking. Wednesday afternoon that Farm a Regional Water Quality Control monitoring because it was "It does vindicate what Farm Bureau's request to appear on the ; , Board. "But we don't feel it broader than Farm Bureau's one Bureau has said," Konig said, Regional Water Quality t Control warrants a cleanup." sampling. "But why they (Regional Water Board's March agenda'had been } 5 Fuji has suggested the ponds Forward Co. Inc.'s owner Quality Control Board) haven't delayed until April. That meeting ' need to be relined so that water called his site the most monitored been ordering their own tests is a is in Redding rather than 'b does not permeate the soil. facility in the state. mystery to me. And I was Sacramento. He said.he will have 5 s Sodium chloride — salt -- was In our mind sodium chloride is disappointed they didn't make to decide whether to take wit- found 10 feet beneath the ponds. not hazardous unless in very high specific requests." (Continued to Page A-11) _,J