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California Itegional Water Quality"Control Board <br /> Central Valley Region <br /> Steven T.Butler;Chair <br /> Winston H.Hickox Gray Davis <br /> Secretaryfor Sacramento Main Office Governor <br /> Environmental Intemet Address: http://w .s b.ca.gov/—rwgcb5 <br /> Protection 3443 Routier Road,Suite A,Sacramento,California 95827-3003 <br /> Phone(916)255-3000•FAX(916)255-3015 <br /> 8 September 1999 <br /> Mr. Larry Matlock <br /> Landowners of Lathrop <br /> 1481 Manila Road <br /> Lathrop, California 95330 <br /> RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON TENTATIVE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS, <br /> STAGNO'S MEAT COMPANY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Thank you for your 9 August 1999 letter commenting on the Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements <br /> (WDRs) for Stagno's Meat Company. We have reviewed your comments and have provided responses. <br /> Your comments are provided below in bold face type followed by our response. <br /> Absolutely no one except Mr. Stagno is happy with his decision to locate a noxious facility in the <br /> neighborhood. That, however seems to be a moot point now, and I am writing you to demand <br /> even handed enforcement of water quality standards for Mr. Stagno, as well as for the Jenkins <br /> and Olivera operation located some 2000 feet to the north over on Bowman Road in Lathrop- <br /> French Camp area. <br /> We are aware of the discontent of the neighbors in the immediate area of the proposed Stagno <br /> slaughterhouse. Issuance of waste discharge requirements (WDRs) is the first measure toward <br /> protection of water quality standards. However, if the Discharger complies with the requirements in the <br /> WDRs, enforcement will not be necessary. We believe that the Tentative WDRs are equivalent to those <br /> issued for other facilities, and may be more stringent in some areas of the requirements. We appreciate <br /> your concern over the other confined animal facilities in your area and will work to assure these facilities <br /> do not adversely affect the waters of the state. <br /> You seem to have procedures in place to monitor ground water contamination,yet your standards <br /> are vague when it comes to foul odor emissions. The area poultry operations formerly owned by <br /> Hayre's Eggs, now operated by the aforementioned farmers, have open pit evaporation ponds to <br /> store the manure-water mixture from their barns, and have for.years punished the area residents <br /> with the most obnoxious and pungent odors, detectable miles away from the pond source. <br /> Whichever way the wind blows, there goes the odor, undescribably viscious (sic) and beyond <br /> description. <br /> We appreciate your acknowledgement of the groundwater monitoring requirements in the Tentative <br /> WDRs. In addition, the Tentative WDRs include Specifications B.16 and 18, which require odors to be <br /> controlled and should address your concerns regarding potential odors that may result upon installation <br /> c:\ckwfiles\agricultum\aglettm\agltr009 <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> m Recycled Paper <br />