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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br />0 CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 96-031 <br />CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR <br />COMPOSTING OPERATIONS <br />WHEREAS, the California -Reg ionai,WaterQuality Control Board, Central Valleys' 'on, <br />(hereafter Board) has a statutory obligation to prescribe -waste discharge requirements except <br />where a waiver is not against public interest; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 13260 (a) of the California= ter Code (CWC) req y <br />requires that an, <br />person discharging waste or proposing to discharge -waste, within, any region, other than to a <br />community sewer system, that could affect the quality of the waters of the State, shall file a <br />Report of Waste Discharge (RWD); and <br />WHEREAS, CWC Section 13269 authorizes, the Board .lowaives waste discharge <br />requirements (WTRs) for a specific discharge or for a specific type of discharge. Such waiver is <br />conditional: it may be terminated for any type of - disc harge-at.any,time, does not- authori zeany <br />discharge that is otherwise prohibited or regulated, does not preclude the need for permits which <br />may be required by other local or governmental agencies, does not preclude the Board from <br />taking enforcement actions for violations of the terms and conditions set forth in this Order or for <br />any discharges that cause or threaten to cause violation of -provisions of the Basin Pian -ovthat <br />create or threaten to create a condition of pollution or nuisance; and <br />WHEREAS, Title 23 of the California -Code of Regulations'(23 CCR) Section 2200 <br />authorizes the Board to require the discharger to submit, a'fee of S750 to the ,Board - to coverstaff <br />review of the RWD. Pursuant to 23 CCR Section 220044 the Board will calculate arty refund <br />using a rate of $50 per ho.= Any unused fee funds will"be ttfunded to the discharger; and, <br />WHEREAS, the ,California lntegrated,,,W&ste Management Board (CIWMB) has adopted <br />regulations governing the composting of green material, animal material, sewage sludge and <br />municipal solid waste under Tide 14, Division 30, Chapter 3.1. There are significant differences <br />in the scope, authority and focus of the CIWMB's regulations governing composting and the <br />Title 23 regulations governing discharges of waste to land, and <br />WHEREAS, "green waste" consists of or contains waste from plants, including leaves, <br />clippings, cuttings, trimmings of grass, weeds, shrubbery, bushes, or trees, residential or <br />community garden wastes, and untreated wood wastes; and <br />