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Cleanup and Abatement Order R5-2008-0714 Forward Landfill San Joaquin County W political agency or entity of this state who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of having discharged or discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste outside of its region that could affect the quality of waters of the state within its region shall furnish, under penalty of perjury, technical or monitoring program reports which the Regional Water Board requires. The burden, including costs, of these reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the report and the benefits to be obtained from the reports". 32. The technical reports required by this Order are necessary to assure compliance with this Order and the WDRs, and to protect the waters of the state. Existing data and information about the site indicates that waste has been discharged or may continue to be discharged at the property, which is currently owned and operated by the Discharger named in this Order. 33. The issuance of this Order is an enforcement action taken by a regulatory agency and is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, section 21000 et seq.), pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15321(x)(2). The implementation of this Order is also an action to assure the restoration of the environment and is exempt from the provisions of the CEQA in accordance with California Code of Regulations, title 14 Am sections 15307 and 15308. This Order may also be classified as a minor action to prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate or eliminate the release or threat of release of hazardous waste or substances, and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA in accordance with California Code of Regulations, title 14 section 15330. 34. Any person aggrieved by this action of the Central Valley Water Board may petition the State Water Board to review the action in accordance with CWC section 13320 and California Code of Regulations, title 23, sections 2050 and following. The State Water Board must receive the petition by 5:00 p.m., 30 days after the date of this Order, except that if the thirtieth day following the date of this Order falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the petition must be received by the State Water Board by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day. Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions may be found on the Internet at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water_quality or will be provided upon request. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, pursuant to CWC sections 13267 and 13304, Forward Inc. and its agents, successors, and assigns, shall investigate the discharges of waste to groundwater, clean up the waste, and abate the effects of the waste, forthwith, resulting from the Austin Road Landfill (now Forward Landfill), in conformity with State Board Resolution No. 92-49 Policies and Procedures for Investigation and Cleanup and Abatement of Discharges Under Water Code Section 93304, California Code of Regulations, Title 27, section 20380 et seq., and the Central Valley Water Board's Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River