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DRAFT [TENTATIVE] WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R5-2023-00XX 36 <br />FORWARD, INC. <br />FORWARD LANDFILL <br />SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />b.Cannery waste operation shall be conducted in a manner that will prevent <br />odor and vermin harborage, <br />c.Daily documentation record of cannery waste loads received and locations <br />of disposal, <br />d.Regular monitoring of soil and waste, <br />e.Weekly total nitrogen applied per acre shall be calculated and a crop <br />sufficient to uptake nitrogen planted and harvested, <br />f.Daily inspections of the land application areas during the discharge <br />season must be documented and removed from waste. <br />116.The Discharge’s implementation of the above-listed measures, which constitute <br />BPTCS, will minimize the extent of further water quality degradation resulting <br />from the Facility’s continued discharge. <br />117.The economic prosperity of Central Valley communities and associated industry <br />is of maximum benefit to the people of the State and provides justification for <br />allowing the limited groundwater degradation that may occur pursuant to this <br />Order. Degradation of groundwater by some typical waste constituents released <br />with discharge from the Facility after effective source reduction, treatment and <br />control, and considering the best efforts of the Discharger and magnitude of <br />degradation, is of maximum benefit to the people of the state. The Facility <br />beneficial reuse of cannery waste through land application helps San Joaquin to <br />achieve state-mandated waste diversion goals. The canneries also employee <br />4,000 seasonal employees and these facilities rely on the cannery waste <br />discharge service for a source of reliable and economical waste disposal. <br />118.Based on the foregoing, the adoption of this Order is consistent with the State <br />Water Board’s Antidegradation Policy. <br />119.These WDRs regulate a facility that may impact a disadvantaged community <br />and/or tribal community and includes provisions that require the Discharger to <br />maintain existing salt discharge levels and prohibits the Discharger from causing <br />or contributing to a condition of pollutions and/or nuisance, as those terms are <br />defined in Water Code section 13050. The Central Valley Water Board has <br />satisfied the outreach requirements set forth in Water Code section 189.7 by <br />conducting outreach in affected disadvantaged and tribal communities. Pursuant <br />to Water Code section 13149.2, the Central Valley Water Board reviewed readily <br />available information and information raised to the Board by interested persons <br />concerning anticipated water quality impacts in disadvantaged or tribal <br />communities resulting from adoption of these WDRs. The Board also considered