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• 0 California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region ' Robert Schneider,Chair Winston H. Hickox t. Gray Davis Secretary for Sacramento Main Office �I, Governor Environmental Internet Address: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/—rwgcb5 Protection 3443 Routier Road,Suite A,Sacramento,California 95827-3003 Phone(916)255-3000•FAX(916)255-3015 AUG 2 0 2003 18 August 2003 ENVIRONNIEiNI HEALTH PERMIT/SERVICES Mike Garello City of Escalon, Public Works Department 1854 Main Street/P.O. Box 248 Escalon, CA 95320-0248 WATER CODE SECTION 13267 REQUEST FOR REPORTS, CITY OF ESCALON, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Due to the continuing odor problems from the City of Escalon's industrial wastewater treatment facility, the Regional Board will consider adoption of a Cease and Desist Order at its 4/5 September 2003 meeting. The agenda package will be sent to you shortly. In order to provide the Regional Board with a balanced perspective during the hearing, the City of Escalon is required to submit (a) all monitoring data submitted by the two industrial dischargers to the City, and (b) a description of any enforcement activity imposed by the City to enforce requirements of the industrial waste permits. By 28 August 2003 please provide all monitoring data beginning with the 2000 processing season and continuing to date, as well as copies of any correspondence, telephone conversation records, or memorandums that describe enforcement activity. This request for information is made pursuant to Section 13267 of the California Water Code. Section 13267 in part states: "(b) (1)In conducting an investigation specified in subdivision (a), the regional board may require that any person who has discharged discharges, or is suspected of discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste within its region, or any citizen or domiciliary, or political agency or entity of this state who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of discharging, or who proposes to discharge, waste outside of its region that could affect the quality of waters within its region shall furnish, under penalty of perjury, technical or monitoring program reports which the regional board requires. The burden, including costs, of these reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the report and the benefits to be obtained from the reports." Section 13268 in part states: "a)Any person failing or refusing to furnish technical or monitoring program reports as required by subdivision (b) of Section 13267, or failing or refusing to furnish a statement of compliance as required by subdivision (b) of Section 13399.2, or falsifying any information provided therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b). , California Environmental Protection Agency 0a Recycled Paper The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs,see our Web-site at http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwgcb5