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WASTE DISCHARGE REALMEMTS ORDER NO. • -6- CITY OF ESCALON ESCALON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY whether the discharge will cause an increase in groundwater constituents above that of background levels. If the discharge is causing such an increase, then the Discharger may be required to cease the discharge, line the ponds, implement source control, change the method of disposal, or take other action to prevent groundwater degradation. 30. The Discharger prepared a Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resource Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines. The CEQA document review period is 10 April through 1 May 2000. The document is scheduled for a 9 May 2000 Planning Commission hearing. 31. 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, Division 2, Subdivision 1, Section 2005, et seq., (hereafter Title 27). The exemption pursuant to Section 20090(b), is based on the following: a. The Board is issuing waste discharge requirements, b. The discharge complies with the Basin Plan, and c. The wastewater does not need to be managed according to Title 22 CCR, Division 4.5, and Chapter 11, as a designated or hazardous waste. 32. The Board has notified the Discharger and interested agencies and persons of its intent to prescribe waste discharge requirements for this discharge and has provided them with an opportunity for a public hearing and an opportunity to submit their written views and recommendations. 33. The Board, in a public meeting, heard and considered all comments pertaining to the discharge. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Order No. 95-170 is rescinded and the City of Escalon, its agents, successors, and assigns, in order to meet the provisions contained in Division 7 of the California Water Code and regulations adopted thereunder, shall comply with the following: A. Prohibitions: 1. Discharge of wastes to surface waters or surface water drainage courses is prohibited. 2. Bypass or overflow of untreated or partially treated waste is prohibited. 3. Neither the treatment nor the discharge shall cause a nuisance or condition of pollution as defined by the California Water Code, Section 13050. 4. The discharge shall not cause the degradation of any water supply. 5. Discharge of waste classified as hazardous, as defined in Sections 2521(a) of Title 23, CCR, Section 2510, et seq., (hereafter Chapter 15), or `designated', as defined in Section 13173 of the California Water Code, is prohibited.