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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ORDER NO. WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSURE, POST CLOSURE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION OF SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS AT KRUGER FOODS, INC - SMS BRINERS VEGETABLE BRINING FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, (hereafter Regional Board) finds that: 1. Kruger Foods, Inc. (hereafter Discharger) owns SMS Briners, Inc that operates a vegetable brining facility near Farmington. The facility was previously regulated by Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order No. 92-053 in conformance with Title 27 of California Code of Regulations (previously Chapter 15),Division 2, Subdivision 1 (hereafter Title 27). 2. On 31 January 2004, the Discharger submitted a Report of Waste Discharge(RWD) describing the process for closing their surface impoundments. The WDRs is based on the RWD and Title 27. This WDRs include the change in ownership from John Souza to Kruger Foods, Inc; a time schedule for closing the surface impoundments that complies with Title 27; and an update to their evaluation monitoring and corrective action programs. 3. The facility is at 1775 East Highway 4, Stockton. This property is described by San Joaquin County Assessor's Parcel Number 183-140-08. The facility is surrounded by agricultural fields. Attachment A,which is incorporated herein and made a part of this order, shows the location of this facility 4. The facility's existing wastewater containment system consists of two surface impoundments. The design volume for the North and South impoundments are 9.6 and 6.5 million gallons, respectively. Both impoundments were constructed in 1975 with flexible membrane liners. The location of the surface impoundments is shown on Attachment B, which is incorporated herein and made a part.of this Order. 5. Section 20080(d) of Title 27 states: "Units which were operating, or had received all permits necessary for construction and operation, on or before November 27, 1984, are designated as "existing"Units. This includes disposal sites classified under previous regulations and unclassified Units. Dischargers shall continue to operate existing Units under existing classifications and WDRs until those classifications and requirements are reviewed in accordance with 121720(c)."Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 92-053 mandated closure of the surface impoundments by 1 November 1994. The previous owner as well as the current Discharger has failed to close these impoundments.