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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. 7 ALPINE PACKING COMPANY,INC. ' 'WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY rates as appropriate. If the Discharger is unable to modify its waste stream or application methods such that groundwater quality will not be impacted,then the Regional Board would be required to classify the waste as a designated waste and require full containment under Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations (hereafter Title 27). 42. State regulations pertaining to water quality monitoring for waste management units are found in Title 27, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 20380 et seq., (hereafter Title 27). These regulations prescribe procedures for detecting and characterizing the impact of waste constituents on groundwater. While the facility has been found exempt from Title 27, the data analysis methods of Title 27 are appropriate for determining whether the discharge complies with the terms for protection of groundwater specified in this Order. 43. According to Pollution Abatement in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency(US EPA Publication No. 62513-77-0007) (hereafter Pollution Abatement), in applying food-processing wastewater to land for biological treatment, the loading of BODS should not exceed 100 lbs/acre-day(average) to prevent development of nuisance conditions. 44. Acidic soil conditions can be detrimental to land treatment system function, and may also cause groundwater degradation. If the buffering capacity of the soil is exceeded and soil pH decreases below 5, naturally occurring metals (including iron and manganese) may dissolve and degrade underlying groundwater. Pollution Abatement recommends that water applied to crops have a pH within 6.4 to 8.4 to protect crops from damage by food processing wastewater. Near neutral pH is also required to maintain adequate active microbial populations in the soil. 45. The California Department of Water Resources sets standards for the construction and destruction of groundwater wells (hereafter DWR Well Standards), as described in California Well Standards Bulletin 74-90 (June 199 1) and Water Well Standards: State of California Bulletin 94-81 (December 1981). These standards, and any more stringent standards adopted by the State or County pursuant to CWC section 13801, apply to all monitoring wells. 46. Federal regulations for stormwater discharges were promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on 16 November 1990 (40 CFR Parts 122, 123, and 124). The regulations require specific categories of facilities which discharge stormwater associated with industrial activities to obtain NPDES permits. This Order requires the Discharger to apply for a stormwater NPDES permit. 47. The action to update waste discharge requirements for this existing facility is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality(CEQA), in accordance with Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15301. 48. This discharge is exempt from the requirements of Consolidated Regulations for Treatment, Storage, Processing, or Disposal of Solid Waste, as set forth in Title 27, CCR, Division 2, Subdivision 1, Section 20005, et seq., (hereafter Title 27). The exemption pursuant to Section 20090(b), is based on the follWing: a. The Regional Board is issuing waste discharge requirements, C-Tmject Fil&SkesWpi Le Packing\WDRAOV