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California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region Robert Schneider,Chair Winston H.Hickox Gray Davis Secretary for Sacramento Main Office Governor Environmental Internet Address: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb5 Protection 3443 Routier Road,Suite A,Sacramento,California 95827-3003 Phone(916)255-3000-FAX(916)255-3015 r D 9 September 2003 W. Michael Carroll SEP 12 2003 San Joaquin County Dept. of Public Works ENVIRON ENT HEALTH Solid Waste Division PERMIT/SERVICES P.O. Box 1810 Stockton, CA 95201 NOTICE OF VIOLATION RE VIE W OF THIRD QUARTER 2002, FOURTH QUARTER/ANNUAL 2002 AND SEMIANNUAL 2003 MONITORING REPORTS,FOOTHILL SA-ATITARYLAAWFILL, SAN JOA Q UlN CO UNTY, FA CILITY#5B390300001 We have reviewed the record for the Foothill Sanitary Landfill and find that the majority of the reports were submitted late in accordance with applicable Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order Nos. 94-258 and R5-2003-0020. Based on the minimum standards set forth in WDRs, the Regional Board has determined that the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works is in violation for submitting required reports after the due dates. We also are finding information in the reports to be incomplete. The following comments itemize our major concerns on the subject documents: 1. P Quarter Monitoring Report was due 15 October 2002 pursuant to WDRs Order No. 94-258 which states, "Quarter monitoring reports shall be submitted to the Board by the 15th day of the month following the calendar quarter in which the 'Samples were taken." The Report was received late on 10 December 2002; therefore the County is in violation of the WDRs. Please see the attached Checklist with more detailed comments on the report. 2. 4th Quarter/Annual Monitoring Report was due 15 January 2003 because of the 4th quarter due date as in Comment 1. WDRs Order No. 94-258 does not specify when the Annual report must be submitted. In this regard,we normally expect 4`h Quarter/Annual combined reports be submitted when the 4th quarters are due. The Report was received late on 9 April 2003; therefore the County is in violation of WDRs. Please see the attached Checklist with more detailed comments on the report. 3. As discussed in more detail in the attached Checklist for 0, Quarter/Annual 2003 Monitoring Report (Report), it appears that information is physically left out of the documents and references to particular monitoring wells are inaccurate. More importantly, tables and text do not reflect VOC detections in laboratory reports. California Environmental Protection Agency Qi Recycled Paper The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs,see our Web-site at http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb5