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Inspection Report Inspection Report Date White Slough - WPCF 20 August 2003 San Joaquin County Program. The receiving water reach bounded by R1-R5 is also required to be visually monitored and the results are to be summarized and presented in the monthly report. Collection Svstem: Records of the collection system maintenance and spills were requested of Del Kerlin. o Mr. Kerlin said that Frank Beeler would be the person in charge of the collection system and its record keeping data. Mr. Beeler was contacted in the downtown office, and a meeting was held with him to review the collection system records. Mr. Beeler stated that he did not know where the records were located and that he would have the person responsible contact the Regional Board. Martin Jones called on 27 June 2003 and discussed monitoring and reporting for the collection system. He requested a letter outlining the City of Lodi's responsibility contained in the City's NPDES permit Standard Provisions. A letter was subsequently sent on 16 July 2003. On the 291h of June, nine days after the inspection one Regional Board employee traveling past the WPCF on I-5 noticed odors. All family members in the vehicle complained that odors observed were strong and unpleasant. Another Regional Board employee complained that odors were almost always observed during frequent trips passing the facility on I-5. Recent discussions with a third Regional Board employee who lives in the area verified that the odors were stressful when passing by the facility. When the Regional Board employees were asked why this issue had not been reported, their response was that they as well as the general public did not know to whom the report should be addressed. SUMMARY: The following violations or potential violations were noted: 1. The facility produces odors that cause stress in humans and has been discussed with the City of Lodi. Odors observed by the Regional Board staff onsite are significant. Regional Board staff offsite and off duty has observed odors that cause stress in humans when passing by the facility. The Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) require that objectionable odors shall not be perceivable beyond the limits of the disposal areas or property owned by the Discharger in the Pond Specifications C.1, Reclamation Specifications D.17, and biosolids specifications E.12. 2. The WDRs require the Discharger to provide warning signs for the public to limit access or direct contact with wastewater. The requirement is in Reclamation Specifications D.6 and D.14 and Provisions H.3. Especially in the case of wastewater applied to land the Discharger must be compliant because the discharge is undisinfected secondary wastewater blended with untreated industrial wastewater.