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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ORDER NO. 5-01-172 WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR EAST-SIDE WINERY dba OAK RIDGE VINEYARDS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, (hereafter Board) finds that: 1. East-Side Winery dba Oak Ridge Vineyards (hereafter Discharger) submitted a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) dated 10 February 2000 to treat and dispose of process wastewater generated in a winery and wastewater disposal system. Staff determined that the wastewater characterization and groundwater quality information was inadequate and the Executive Officer issued an interim Monitoring and Reporting Program. An addendum to the RWD was submitted on 8 February 2001 and additional material was submitted on 12 April 2001. 2. Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 58-539, adopted by the Board on 21 November 1958, prescribes requirements for discharge of wastewater from the facility to wastewater ponds located adjacent to the Mokelumne River. Order No. 58-539 is neither adequate nor consistent with current plans and policies of the Board 3. East-Side Winery is a cooperative and owns the property where the winery facility is located as well as the property where the wastewater disposal ponds are located. 4. The winery is located on 9.98 acres (Assessor's Parcel No. 049-120-34) in Section 5, T3N,R7E; MDB&M, at 6100 E. Highway 12, approximately 5,000 feet east of the City of Lodi in San Joaquin County. The wastewater disposal ponds are located on 24 acres (Assessor's Parcel Nos. 049-080- 31, 049-020-07) in Section 31, T4N, R7E, MDB&M, at the northern termination of Guild Road (formerly Myrtle Road), approximately 5,000 feet northeast of the City of Lodi, and 2,500 feet north of the Discharger's winery facility in San Joaquin County. The location of the winery and wastewater ponds are shown on Attachment A, which is attached hereto and is made part of this Order by reference. 5. Activities at the winery include receiving, crushing and pressing of grapes, fermentation, processing into finished wines, distilling, bottling, and distribution. Wastewater from cleaning, crushing, and all activities except distilling, is discharged to the deep ponds (Ponds A.1, A.2, A.3, and A.4 on Attachment B2) through a pipeline which runs along the railroad tracks. Other sources of winery wastewater include stormwater, cooling water, and equipment and floor cleaning water. A site map of the winery piping connections is presented on Attachment B 1. A site map of the wastewater pond locations is presented on Attachment B2. Attachment B 1 and B2 are attached hereto and made part of this Order by reference.