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CEf i Rr,L16LLEY REGIONAL Wi;TER QUALITY *ROL BOARD <br /> 11;SPECTION REPORT <br /> 20 November 1985 <br /> DISCHARGER : GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS <br /> LOCATION & COUNTY : Stockton, San Joaquin County <br /> CONTACT( S ) : Michael Rogge, Manager, Gold Bond <br /> Roger Avery, Manager, Dopaco <br /> INSPECTION DATE : 17 May and 23 September 1985 <br /> INSPECTED BY : Richard Azevedo, Gordon Boggs, Lori Cotulla <br /> ACCOMPANIED BY : Roger Avery, Dave Baker <br /> OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS <br /> These inspections were conducted to determine compliance with existing NPDES <br /> permit #79-186, gather information pursuant to the permit renewal process and <br /> investigate a discharge of red dye into McDougald Slough allegedly from the Gold <br /> Bond facility. <br /> Prior to 1981, Pacific Paper Board Products owned and operated the entire <br /> manufacturing and printing facility. In 1981 Gold Bond, a National Gypsum <br /> Division, purchased the facility and divested themselves of the printing <br /> operations. Currently Gold Bond leases a portion of the facility to Dopaco and <br /> San Joaquin Packaging, both of whom are printing operations. <br /> Gold Bond <br /> Gold Bond Building Products recycles used paper into fibreboard suitable for use <br /> in cereal or pastry boxes. Gold Bond has three distinct waste flows: <br /> 1. Discharge of process water to the City of Stockton's sewer system. <br /> 2. Site runoff to storm drains. <br /> 3. Noncontact power plant cooling water is discharged to McDougald Slough, a <br /> tributary of Mormon Slough and the San Joaquin River. <br /> Several deficiencies were noted during the 23 September 1985 inspection: <br /> 1. Discharge of oil heating condensate, from Tank #1, to McDougald Slough. <br /> This condensate contains significant quantities of oil and grease and is <br /> unsuitable for discharge to McDougald Slough. During the 23 September 1985 <br /> Inspection an oily sheen on McDougald Slough was noted. Because the banks <br /> were overgrown with bamboo we were unable to inspect the entire length of <br /> McDougald Slough and determine if the source of the oil was the condensate <br /> discharge. <br /> R B <br />