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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2004-0160 6 CONTIGROUP COMPANIES,INCORPORATED FRENCH CAMP GRAIN ELEVATOR ENHANCED REMEDIATION PILOT STUDY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY discharging,or who proposes to discharge waste outside of its region that could affect the quality of the waters of the state within its region shall furnish,under penalty of perjury,technical or monitoring program reports which the board requires. The burden,including costs of these reports,shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the reports and the benefits to be obtained from the reports. In requiring those reports,the regional board shall provide the person with a written explanation with regard to the need for the reports,and shall identify the evidence that supports requiring that person to provide the reports. The technical reports required by this Order and the attached MRP No.R5-2004-0160 are necessary to assure compliance with these WDRs. The Discharger formerly operated the facility that discharged the waste subject to this Order. 26. The California Department of Water Resources sets standards for the construction and destruction of groundwater wells, as described in California Well Standards Bulletin 7490(June 1991) and Water Well Standards: State of California Bulletin 74-81 (December 1981). These standards, and any more stringent standards adopted by the State or County pursuant to California Water Code Section 13801, apply to all monitoring wells. 27. Issuance of this Order is an action to assure the restoration of the environment and is,therefore, exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act(Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq.), in accordance with Section 15308 and 15330, Title 14, California Code of Regulations(CCR). 28. 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, Section 20005, et seq., (hereafter Title 27). Section 20090(d) allows exemption for a project to clean up a condition of pollution that resulted from an unauthorized release of waste based on the following: a. The cleanup and abatement action is under the direction of a public agency; b. Wastes removed from the immediate place of release will be discharged according to the Title 27 regulations; and c. The remedial actions intended to contain wastes at the place of release shall implement the Title 27 regulations to the extent feasible. 29. Pursuant to California Water Code Section 13263(g),discharge is a privilege,not a right, and adoption of this Order does not create a vested right to continue the discharge. 30. All the above and the supplemental data and information and details in the attached Information Sheet,which is incorporated by reference herein,were considered in establishing the following conditions of discharge. 31. The Discharger and interested agencies and persons were notified of intent to prescribe WDRs for this discharge and provided with an opportunity for a public hearing and an opportunity to submit written views and recommendations. 32. In a public meeting, all comments pertaining to the discharger were heard and considered.