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INFORMATION SHEET <br /> WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> GOLDEN GATE FRESH FOODS, INC. <br /> dba VICTOR FINE FOODS <br /> INTERIM GROUND WATER CLEANUP <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Golden Gate Fresh Foods, Inc. , owns and operates a meat processing facility about <br /> 1 mile north of downtown Lodi and about 1/3 mile north of the Mokelumne River. <br /> The facility discharges about 100,000 gpd of process wastewater to 8.2 acres of <br /> unlined percolation ponds. Past and present discharges have polluted the aquifer <br /> underlying and downgradient of these ponds with elevated levels of total <br /> dissolved solids (TDS). To date, nine domestic wells and three agricultural <br /> wells have become polluted with TDS because of Golden Gates's and past owners <br /> (Newco and Goehring) discharge practices. <br /> A limited term NPDES permit (16 months) was adopted on 28 October 1988 as an <br /> integral part of interim ground water cleanup measures to be implemented while <br /> Golden Gate completes long term wastewater and ground water management facilities <br /> according to a Cease and Desist Order time schedule. This Order No. 88-193 <br /> expired on 1 March 1990. Permitting and construction of the deep injection well <br /> was delayed beyond the control of the Discharger (problems at EPA due to the 1988 <br /> earthquake) . The injection well is now projected to be operating well before <br /> 1 July 1990. The Discharger has shown that an interruption of extraction of <br /> ground water may adversely impact achieving final cleanup. The subject limited <br /> term permit extends the time that discharge to the Mokelumne River is allowed <br /> to 1 July 1990. <br /> Permit limitations prohibit the discharge of the polluted ground water when <br /> conditions in the Mokelumne River are such that its assimilative capacity is <br /> strained and the impact of the discharge would further degrade or threaten the <br /> beneficial uses of this cold water habitat. Discharge prohibitions exist when <br /> the flow in the river is less than 25 cfs, the TDS concentration is greater than <br /> 60 mg/l , or the dissolved oxygen is less than 7.0 mg/l . <br /> RPM:ej <br />