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A WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2002-0034 11 SUTTER HOME WINERY LODI FACILITY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 4. The discharge of process wastewater, including runoff, spray or droplets from the irrigation system, shall not occur outside the boundaries of the land application area. h 5. Wastewater conveyance lines shall be clearly marked as such. Wastewater controllers, valves, etc. shall be posted with advisory signs; all equipment shall be of a type, or secured in such a manneri-�that-permits operation by authorized'personnel only; 6. Public contact with wastewater shall be precluded through such means as fences, signs, and other acceptable alternatives. 7. The land application area shall be managed to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. More specifically: a. All applied irrigation water must infiltrate completely within 24 hours. b. Ditches not serving as wildlife habitat should be maintained free of emergent, marginal, i and floating vegetation. c. Low pressure pipelines, unpressurized pipelines, and ditches that are accessible to mosquitoes shall not be used to store wastewater water. 8. The Discharger may not discharge effluent to the land application area 24 hours before predicted precipitation, during periods of precipitation, and for at least 24 hours after cessation of precipitation, or when soils are saturated. 9. Application of process wastewater to the land application area via flood irrigation shall only occur on furrows graded so as to achieve uniform distribution, minimize ponding and provide for'tailwater control. Furrow runs shall be no longer and slopes shall be no greater than what permits reasonably uniform infiltration and maximum practical irrigation efficiency. .The minimum furrow slope shall not be less than 0.2%. 10. Wastewater application areas shall be allowed to dry for at least 72 hours from the end of wastewater,application. 11. Application of wastewater to the land application area shall be performed in accordance with the Operation and Maintenance Plans and Cropping Plan submitted with the 15 November 2001 RWD. 12. There shall be no standing water in the land application area 24-hours after wastewater is applied, except during periods of heavy rains sustained over two or more consecutive days. 13. The wastewater discharge shall not occur within a 50-foot wide buffer zone along any property lines adjacent to properties developed with residences. 14. The resulting effect of the wastewater discharge on the soil pH shall not exceed the buffering capacity of the soil profile.