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1 <br /> REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY COMPLAINT NO. 5-00-515 <br /> CITY OF LODI WHITE SLOUGH WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> The Executive Officer of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, <br /> (Regional Water Board) and City of Lodi, White Slough Water pollution Control Plant (Discharger) <br /> hereby agree to this Settlement Agreement (Agreement) of Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) <br /> Complaint No. 5-00-515 dated 9 June 2000. <br /> 1. T his Agreement is entered into by the Executive Officer and the Discharger to resolve by <br /> consent and without further administrative proceedings certain alleged violations of the <br /> California Water Code (CWC) and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order No. 93-030 <br /> (NPDES No. CA0079243). <br /> 2. The Executive Officer agrees that full compliance with this Agreement constitutes settlement of <br /> ACL Complaint No. 5-00-515. ACL Complaint No. 5-00-515 alleges, among other things, that <br /> on 4 January 2000, the Discharger discharged approximately 600,000 gallons of treated domestic <br /> wastewater with a chlorine residual of up to 8.2 mg/I to Dredger Cut (the receiving water). The <br /> discharge violated Effluent Limitation B.2, and had reasonable potential to violate Receiving <br /> Water Limitation F.13. of Order No. 93-030. The discharge occurred due to an instrument error <br /> and insufficient alarms to notify the Discharger of the occurrence. ACL Complaint No. 5-00-515 <br /> proposed an ACL in the amount of$20,000. <br /> 3. The Executive Officer and the Discharger believe that settlement of this matter is in the best <br /> interest of the people of the State. Therefore, in settlement of ACL Complaint No. 5-00-515, the <br /> Discharger agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. <br /> 4. The Discharger agrees to pay $10,000 to the State Water Resources Control Board Cleanup and <br /> Abatement Account (C&A Account). The remainder of the ACL, $10,000, is suspended <br /> contingent upon the Discharger's completion of a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) as <br /> described in Findings 5 and 6. On 17 October 2000, the Discharger submitted payment to the <br /> Regional Board, in the form of a check made payable to the State Water Resources Control <br /> Board, in the amount of$10,000. <br /> 5. The Discharger has proposed to complete a SEP consisting of a multi-component water <br /> quality/environmental education project, focusing on the Mokelumne River and Lodi Lake. The <br /> project will include water-quality monitoring and educational activities for school-aged children. <br /> The project also includes funding to staff a part-time position that will coordinate and direct the <br /> SEP. <br /> 6. The Discharger submitted a proposed SEP on 28 September 2000 and additional information on <br /> 13 October 2000 as partial settlement of the ACL. The workplan for the associated SEP contains <br />