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WASTE DISCHARGE REQ*MENTS ORDER NO. 5-01-148 • -8- FOX VALLEY CORPORATION AND FOX RIVER PAPER COMPANY RIPON MILL SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY C. Dead algae, vegetation, and debris shall not accumulate on the water surface. 7. Public contact with wastewater shall be precluded through such means as fences, signs, and other acceptable alternatives. 8. Ponds shall have sufficient capacity to accommodate allowable wastewater flow and design seasonal precipitation and ancillary inflow and infiltration during the nonirrigation season. Freeboard shall never be less than two feet (measured vertically), to include the 100-year, 24-hour storm. 9. On or about 1 October of each year, available pond storage capacity shall at least equal the volume necessary to comply with Discharge Specification C.8. D. SLUDGE DISPOSAL 1. Collected screenings, sludges, and other solids removed from liquid wastes shall be disposed of in a manner that is consistent with Chapter 15 and approved by the Executive Officer. 2. Any proposed change in sludge use or disposal practice shall be reported to the Executive Officer at least 90 days in advance of the change. E. GROUND WATER LIMITATIONS The discharge, in combination with other sources, shall not cause underlying ground water to be degraded, or: 1. Contain waste constituents in concentrations statistically greater than receiving water limits, where specified below, or background water quality where not specified. (For purposes of comparison, background water quality shall be determined when background monitoring provides sufficient data. Quality determined in this manner establishes "water quality protection standards.") 2. Contain taste- or odor-producing substances in concentrations that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses. 3. Contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect agricultural use.