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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> ORDER NO. R5-2004-0079 <br /> WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> FOR <br /> SPENKER RANCH, INC. <br /> JESSIE'S GROVE WINERY <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, (hereafter Board) finds <br /> that: <br /> 1. Jessie's Grove Winery submitted a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) dated 24 April 2002 for the <br /> treatment and disposal of winery waste. Additional information was submitted on 5 June 2002, <br /> 29 January 2004, 9 April 2004, and 22 April 2004. <br /> 2. Spenker Ranch Inc. owns the land at the winery and the land application areas. Jessie's Grove <br /> Winery operates the facility. Both entities are hereafter jointly referred to as "Discharger." <br /> 3. The Discharger's winery and tasting facility is at 1973 W. Turner Road, Lodi (Assessors Parcel <br /> No. 013-050-17) in Section 32, T4N, R6E, MDB&M. The location of the winery is presented on <br /> Attachment A, which is attached hereto and made part of this Order by reference. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 4. The winery is on a 320-acre parcel that includes vineyards,pasture, an oak grove, and a residence. <br /> Buildings at the facility consist of an office, several outbuildings (sheds and garages), a tasting <br /> room, and outdoor wine storage. <br /> 5. - The Discharger will process approximately 700 tons of grapes annually to produce approximately <br /> 110,000 gallons of wine that will be sold both as bulk wine and bottled wine. Approximately <br /> 7,000 cases (17,000 gallons) of Jessie's Grove wine will be bottled, while the remainder will be in <br /> bulk. <br /> 6. During wine production, various chemicals can be used as either an additive, a fining agent, or as a <br /> cleaner/sanitizer. These compounds may include the following: <br /> Wine Additive Wine Fining Agent Cleaner/Sanitizer <br /> Citric Acid Bentonite Caustic Soda <br /> Fumaric Acid Diatomaceous Earth Sodium Hypochlorite <br /> Malic Acid Carbon Chlorinated Trisodium Phosphate <br /> Tartaric Acid Copper Sulfate Caustic/Wetting Agent <br /> Phosphate Nylon Polymer Chem Clean <br /> Sulfur Dioxide Potassium Bitartrate <br /> Diammonium Phosphate <br /> Potassium Metabisulfite <br />