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;fATE OF.CAU'OR4°A _ — GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN Gore.no, CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD— CENTRAL VALLEY REGION 3443 ROUTIER ROAD SACRAMENTO. CA 95827.3098 27 August 1987 AUG 31 1987 ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH FERMIT/SERVICES Mr. Nate Esformes Triple E Produce Co. P. 0. Box 239 Tracy, CA 95378 TRIPLE E PRODUCE CO., TRACY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Your facility is discharging waste without a permit and is in violation of Section 13260 of the California Water Code which requires that any person discharging waste that could affect the quality of the waters of the State shall file with the Regional Board a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD). Furthermore, our investigation has concluded that your discharge of chlorinated wash water has polluted the ground water and threatens to contaminate downgradient domestic water supplies. We request that you cease discharge of contaminated wastewater as soon as possible and submit to us your short-term plan for treatment or disposal of this wash water by 16 September. Additionally, we request that you submit a complete RWD to us by 26 October. The RWD should include a characterization of your waste(s) and a long-term disposal/treatment plan that will meet all the perti- nent requirements. Furthermore; pursuant to Section 13267 of the Water Code, you are requested to submit a technical report to the Regional Board by 26 October that will serve as a work plan to investigate and correct the ground water contamination from your facility. The report should include but not necessarily be limited to the following elements: 1. A domestic well survey and a monitoring plan that will detect the levels of contamination in domestic wells down -gradient of your facility. 2. Characterization of the wastewater and waste sludge pit to determine if it will be subject to the Toxic Pit Cleanup Act (TPCA) of 1984. We are primarily concerned that the sludge in the pit may contain pesticide residues. The characterization should also include analyses for volatile organics, heavy metals, and hydrocarbon related compounds, as runoff from the unloading area also drains into the pit.