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`ems, r) C-1 i% alifornia Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region 4 �inston H.Hickox Robert Schneider,Chair a Secretary for Gray Davis _ Sacramento Main Office Governor II Environments! g Internet Address: httpJ/www.swreb.ca.gov/rwgcb5 n� Protection 3443 Routier Road,Suite A,Sacramento,California 95827-3003 Phone(916)255-3000•FAX(916)255-3015 �a 0 ti 28 August 2003 O��EN P`V,SES Ernie Schenone, Jr. SCANNETI) Schenone Specialty Foods, Inc. 3765 N. Wilcox Road, Suite H Stockton, CA 95215 a ,.._. SITE INSPECTIONAND REQUEST FOR A REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE, CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, STOCKTON, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Staff visited the Schenone Specialty Foods (SSF) site on 1 August 2003 to see the site activities and talk with Mr. Schenone, owner of the establishment. An inspection report is enclosed for your information. You had requested that staff visit the site to become familiar with the manufacturing process. After touring the site and reviewing the wastewater quality data submitted on 9 August 2003, staff continue to believe the wastewater discharge should be regulated through site specific'Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) or under the Waiver of WDRs for Small Food Processors. This decision is based on the following: • Industrial wastewater(food processing wastewater) is generated at the site. The delegation of Authority for oversight between the County of San Joaquin and the State of California only allows for County oversight of domestic wastewater. Therefore, the system does not qualify for oversight by the County. • The laboratory analysis of the wastewater samples collected by FGL Laboratory on 17 July 2003 indicated the following wastewater characteristics: sodium(209 mg/L) Biochemical Oxygen_ Demand--(1,470 mg/L),Chemical-Oxygen Demand{2,700 mg/L), total nitrogen (40 mg/L),nitrate as nitrogen (1.2 mg/L), total dissolved solids (1,340 mg/L), and total suspended solids (410 mg/L). The industrial wastewater is approximately five times higher than the normal BOD concentration in domestic wastewater and falls within the normal range of nitrogen concentration for domestic wastewater. The total dissolved solids and sodium concentrations reported are high but cannot be evaluated without information on the facility source water and further information on the dissolved solids speciation as organic or inorganic. . Staff has reviewed your 9 August 2003 correspondence and notes that your analysis of the laboratory data(provided under the heading "Paragraph 4") misinterprets the data on the laboratory report. The total nitrogen concentration is 40 mg/L not the value of 10 mg/L you use in your evaluation. Furthermore your comment that "...the total Nitrogen for our.industrial waste is at the maximum California Environmental Protection Agency Q Recycled Paper The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. +f 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/rwgcb5 I