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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ORDER NO. 78-181 WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY OF ESCALON SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, (here- after Board) , finds that: 1. The Board on 19 April 1962 adopted Resolution No. 62-33 which prescribed require- ments for a discharge from the City of Escalon to the Stanislaus River. 2. Present waste discharge requirements established by Resolution No. 62-33 are not adequate nor consistent with present plans and policies of the Board. 3. The City of Escalon discharges 207,500 gallons per day (9.1 1/sec) of domestic waste and 282,900 gallons per day (12.4 1/sec) of industrial waste to evapora- tion and percolation ponds. 4. The City of Escalon wastewater treatment plant is located on the north bank of the Stanislaus River about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) downstream from McHenry Avenue Bridge with surface water drainage to the Stanislaus River. 5. The beneficial uses of the Stanislaus River are: municipal, agricultural and in- dustrial supply; recreation; esthetic enjoyment; and preservation and enhance- ment of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources. 6. The beneficial uses of the groundwater are: irrigation and domestic water supply. 7. The Board, on 25 July 1975, adopted a Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacra- mento, San Joaquin Delta Basin. 8. The Board has notified the discharger and interested agencies and persons of its intent to prescribe waste discharge requirements for this discharge. 9. The Board in a public meeting heard and considered all comments pertaining to the discharge. 10. This is an existing project as defined in Title 14, California Administrative Code, Section 15101 and is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Cali- fornia Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et. seq.) . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Resolution No. 62-33, be rescinded and the City of Escalon shall comply with the following: A. Discharge Prohibitions: 1. The direct 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.