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California Regional WaterQuality Control Board s � <br /> Dr.Alan Lloyd Central Valley Region <br /> Secretaryfor Arnold Schwarzenegger <br /> Environmental Robert Schneider,Chair Governor <br /> Protection <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive#200 Rancho Cordova,CA 95670-6114 <br /> (9 464-3291 •Fax( 4644775 <br /> http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwgcb5 VE <br /> 14 November 2005 NOV -1 7 2005 <br /> ENVIRONMENT HEALTH <br /> Mr. Pat Mickelson PERMIT,/CERVICES <br /> Fox River Paper Company, Ripon Mill <br /> 924 South Stockton Ave. <br /> Ripon, CA 95366 <br /> AMENDED REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE FOR DISPOSAL OF PLANT EFFLUENT <br /> WASTE,FOX RIVER PAPER COMPANY, RIPON MILL, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board staff(staff)has reviewed the Amended Report of <br /> Waste Discharge for Disposal of Plant Effluent Water(ROWD)received on 16 June 2005. The <br /> ROWD proposes corrective actions to reduce the concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) in <br /> groundwater.at the Fox River (FR)mill. Currently,process wastewater is discharged to land for <br /> disposal by infiltration and evaporation. High TDS wastewater infiltrates through the soil column <br /> which contain excess salts precipitated by many years of evaporation. This is evident by stressed <br /> vegetation(i.e.,redwood trees)planted in the evaporation fields. The continued discharge of process <br /> water flushes the contaminants to underlying groundwater as an on-going source. Furthermore, data <br /> show that TDS is not significantly decreasing in groundwater over time even though FR improved <br /> their plant processes in the past. The ROWD proposed to mitigate groundwater contamination by <br /> improving process wastewater quality and by lining process wastewater storage basin ASB-2. <br /> According to the ROWD, process wastewater quality will be improved to meet an effluent limitation <br /> for TDS of 850 mg/L. <br /> The water quality goal for TDS in groundwater at your facility is 450 mg/L, the maximum allowed by <br /> the Basin Plan. Fox River will be unable to reach that goal by discharging process wastewater to land <br /> with TDS concentrations in excess of that goal. Corrective actions proposed by the ROWDwill not <br /> achieve water quality goals at this site and are rejected. Please revise the ROWD proposing corrective <br /> actions that either contain process wastewater in a lined facility in compliance with CCR Title 27 or <br /> treat process wastewater to meet water quality goals prior to land discharge. Also, mitigation measures <br /> designed to reduce the source of TDS in soil should be considered. A revised ROWD should be <br /> submitted by 1 January 2006. <br /> If you have any questions or need further assistance regarding compliance with this letter, please <br /> contact me at (916) 464-4614 or by e-mail at ratkinsongwaterboards.ca gov. <br /> ROSS D. ATKINSON <br /> Assoc. Engineering Geologist <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Cel Recycled Paper <br />