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EomuEorauNCt.BNor.N Jam. NOR pWater Boards MATTNEw ROCPIOEZ SECRETARY POO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 22 July 2013 Don Litchfield CERTIFIED MAIL Area Environmental Manager 7012 0470 0000 9904 0887 Republic Services 9999 South Austin Road Manteca, CA 95336 By Fax and US mail NOTICE OF VIOLATION, FORWARD LANDFILL, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The disposal of waste at the Forward Landfill in San Joaquin County is regulated by Waste Discharger Requirements Order R5-2003-0049. Republic Services (Discharger) owns and operates the facility. On 28 June 2013, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board staff received a complaint that the Discharger was accepting and spreading cannery waste in an unpermitted disposal area located north of the landfill. Staff subsequently contacted the Discharger on 2 July 2013 to discuss the complaint. On 3 July 2013, the Discharger confirmed in writing that cannery waste (mud) had been placed on a clay pad north of the landfill for drying prior to being transported to the landfill for use as daily cover. Additionally, the Discharger informed staff that the operations had recently changed, that the land north of the landfill was no longer being used, and that the cannery waste was now being dried on a clay pad located on the Class II waste management unit(cells FU-04 and FU-05). On 12 July 2013, the Discharger and staff met to discuss the current treatment and disposal operations related to cannery waste at Forward Landfill. Based on our discussions and a subsequent site inspection on 15 July 2013, staff understands that currently three forms of cannery waste are being accepted, treated, and disposed of by the Discharger. • Cannery residuals, which consist of whole fruits and vines, pomace, culls, leaves, peels, and seeds, is currently being treated and disposed of at the composting facility, which is permitted by San Joaquin County; • Cannery rinsate water, which contains one to two percent solids, is currently being treated and disposed of in the Class II surface impoundment at the landfill; and • Cannery mud, which consists of approximately 40 to 50 percent solids, is currently being spread, disked, dried and stockpiled for use as daily cover on a clay pad reportedly 2.5 to 3.0 feet thick located on top of waste management units FU-4 and FU-5. KARL E. LONCLEY SCD, P.E.,cimm PAMELA C. CREEDON P.E., BCEE,C.XE6UTIVC OFFlOCR 11020 Sun Center Drive#200.Rancho Cordova,CA 95670 1 www.waterboards,ca.gov/centralvalley - 4.}P.ECYCLEO PAPER