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CALIFORNIAGION WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION RESOLUTION NO.96-031 CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS WHEREAS,the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,Central Valley Region, (hereafter Board)has a statutory obligation to prescribe waste discharge requirements except where a waiver is not against public interest;and WHEREAS, Section 13260(a)of the California Water Code(CWC)requires that any person discharging waste or proposing to discharge waste within any region,other than to a community sewer system,that could affect the quality of the waters of the State, shall file a Report of Waste Discharge(RWD);and WHEREAS,CWC Section 13269 authorizes the Board to waive waste discharge requirements(WDRs)for a specific discharge or for a specific of discharge. Such 'ver is conditional: it may be terminatedfor any type of discharge at any time,does not authorize discharge that is otherwise prohibited or regulated,does not preclude the need for permits which may be required by other local or governmental agencies,and does not preclude the Boardfrom taking enforcement actions for violations of the terms and conditions set forth in this Order or for any discharges that cause or threaten to cause violation of provisions of the Basin Plan or that create or threaten to create a condition of pollution or nuisance; and WHEREAS,Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations(23 CCR)Section 2200 authorizes the Board to require the discharger to submit a fee of$750 to the Board to cover staff review of the RWD. Pursuant to 23 CCR Section 2200.4,the Board will calculate any refund using a rate of$50 per hour. Any unused fee funds will be refunded to the discharger;and WHEREAS,the California Integrated Waste Management Board(CI )has adopted regulations governing the composting of green material,animal material,sewage sludge and municipal solid waste under Title 14,Division 30, Chapter 3.1. There are significant differences in the scope, authority and focus of the CI `s regulations governing composting and the Title 23 regulations governing discharges of waste to land;and WHEREAS, "green waste" consists of or contains waste from plants,including leaves, clippings,cuttings,trimmings of grass;weeds,shrubbery,bushes,or trees,residential or community garden wastes,and untreated wood wastes;