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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. -4-
<br /> KEARNEY-NATIONAL, INC. AND UPRIGHT CONSTRUCTION
<br /> FORMER KEARNEY-KPF FACILITY
<br /> GROUNDWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM
<br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
<br /> exceeds water quality objectives).The discharge, as allowed in these waste discharge
<br /> requirements, is consistent with Resolution No. 68-16 since (1) the purpose of the discharge is
<br /> to implement the cleanup of groundwater pollution and such remediation will benefit the people
<br /> of the state; (2)'this Order requires use of best practicable treatment,including adequate
<br /> monitoring and contingency plans to assure protection of water quality; and (3)this Order does
<br /> not allow discharges of waste to degrade water quality. If the discharge causes or threatens to
<br /> cause degradation of water quality,then the Discharger will be required to cease the discharge,
<br /> implement source control, change the method of disposal, or take other action. T
<br /> 17. Section 13267(b) of California Water Code provides that: "In conducting an investigation l�
<br /> specified in subdivision(a), the regional board may require that any person who has discharged,
<br /> discharges, or is suspected of discharging, or who proposes to discharge within its region, or any
<br /> citizen or domiciliary, or political agency or entity of this state who has discharged, discharges,
<br /> or is suspected of discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste outside of its region that T
<br /> could affect the quality of the waters of the state within its region shall furnish, under penalty of 1
<br /> perjury,technical or monitoring program reports which the board requires. The burden,
<br /> including costs of these reports, shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the reports
<br /> and the benefits to be obtained from the reports."
<br /> 18. Issuance of this Order is an action to assure the restoration of the environment and is, therefore, A
<br /> exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act(Public Resources
<br /> Code, Section 21000, et seq.), in accordance with Sections 15308 and 15330, Title 14, California
<br /> Code of Regulations (CCR).
<br /> 19. This discharge is exempt from the requirements of Consolidated Regulations for Treatment, T
<br /> Storage, Processing, or Disposal of Solid Waste, as set forth in Title 27, CCR, Division 2, 1
<br /> Subdivision 1, Section 20005, et seq., (hereafter Title 27). The exemption pursuant to Section
<br /> 20090(b), is based on the following:
<br /> a. The Board is issuing waste discharge requirements, T
<br /> b. The discharge complies with the Basin Plan, and 1
<br /> c. The wastewater does not need to be managed according to Title 22 CCR, Division 4.5, and
<br /> Chapter 11, as a hazardous waste.
<br /> 20. The California Department of Water Resources sets standards for the construction and
<br /> destruction of groundwater wells, as described in California Well Standards Bulletin 74-90(June Z 7
<br /> 199 1) and Water Well Standards: State of California Bulletin 94-81 (December 1981). These
<br /> standards, and any more stringent standards adopted by the Discharger or county pursuant to
<br /> California Water Code Section 13 80 1, apply to all monitoring wells.
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