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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R5-2008-0148 -22- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SITE 300 SAN JOAQUIN AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES 3. Discharges not listed on Attachment 4 or in the Findings are prohibited unless the Regional Water Board has otherwise permitted or granted a waiver for the discharge. 4. Discharge of waste classified as hazardous, as defined in Sections 2521(a) of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 23, Chapter 15 (hereafter Chapter 15), or designated, as defined in Section 13173 of the California Water Code (CWC), to the sewage ponds, percolation pits, septic systems, or ground, is prohibited. 5. Neither the treatment nor the discharges shall cause a pollution or nuisance as defined by the CWC, Section 13050. 6. The discharges shall not adversely impact the beneficial uses of groundwater. B. DISCHARGE SPECIFICATIONS: 1. The discharges shall remain within the designated disposal areas at all times. 2. The sewage ponds shall be managed to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. In particular, a) An erosion control program must be implemented to assure that small coves and irregularities are not created around the perimeter of the water surface. b) Weeds shall be minimized through control of water depth, harvesting, or herbicides. c) Dead algae, vegetation, and debris shall not accumulate on the water surface. 3. Objectionable odors originating at the sewage ponds shall not be perceivable beyond the limits of the property owned by the Discharger. 4. As a means of discerning compliance with discharge specification No. 3, the dissolved oxygen content in the upper one-foot of the sewage evaporation pond shall not be less than 1.0 mg/L for 16 hours in any 24 hour period. 5. Public contact with wastewater shall be precluded through such means as fences, signs, and other acceptable alternatives.