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California Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> Central Valley Region e# A <br /> Robert Schneider,Chair Arnold <br /> Alan C.Lloyd,Ph.D. Schwatzenegger <br /> Secretaryfor nta Fresno Branch Orifice ^ <br /> Environmental 1685 E Street,Fresno,California 93706 D l((wj � � .Governor <br /> Protection (559)445-5116-Fax(559)445-5910 <br /> http://www.watuboards.ca.gov/cmtmlvalley <br /> MA? - 11 9n05 <br /> 25 February2005 ENVIROI\11ocNl HEALTH <br /> PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Mr. Benjamin Hall Mr. Nick Musco <br /> Musco Family Olive Company Studley Company <br /> 17950 Via Nicolo 17950 Via Nicolo <br /> Tracy, CA 95376 Tracy, CA 95376 <br /> INCOMPLETE REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE, MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE AND THE <br /> STUDLEY COMPANY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> We reviewed the 24 January 2005 Addendum to Supplement the Information Contained in the Report of <br /> Waste Discharge/Reclamation Report(hereafter referred to as addendum),prepared on the behalf of <br /> Musco Family Olive Company by Mr. Joseph Drago (RCE No. 27833). The addendum was prepared in <br /> response to a Regional Board letter dated 17 September 2004 that deemed the Report of Waste <br /> Discharge/Reclamation Report (hereafter RWD) incomplete. <br /> The RWD is still incomplete. Enclosed is a Regional Board staff memorandum containing commentary <br /> on the addendum that identifies additional technical information necessary to complete the RWD. <br /> Overall Concept. Musco proposes to reduce the inorganic constituent concentration of its olive <br /> processing wastewater to levels equal to or below that in groundwater levels underlying the target offsite <br /> use areas (agricultural parcels on the valley floor east of Musco's facility). The proposed treatment is a <br /> combination of membrane bioreactor/reverse osmosis treatment system and aeration in the existing 84- <br /> million gallon(mg)reservoir. Musco proposes to discharge the treated wastewater to offsite use areas <br /> and eventually discontinue discharge to its onsite land application area,but will continue discharge to its <br /> existing wastewater impoundments (the 1-mg settling pond and 84-mg reservoir). The addendum <br /> estimates it will take three to five years to fully implement the proposed discharge to offsite use areas <br /> and discontinue discharge to all onsite land application areas. The addendum requests the revised waste <br /> discharge requirements authorize an increase in discharge flow from 0.5 million gallons per day(mgd) <br /> (monthly daily average) and 1.1 mgd (daily maximum) to 0.535 mgd(monthly daily average) and 1.3 <br /> mgd (daily maximum) once treatment and offsite discharge is fully implemented. It also requests <br /> effluent limitations be established for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and for electrical conductivity <br /> (EC) at the discharge from the 84-mg reservoir. It does not,however, propose numeric values for these <br /> two limitations. <br /> Key Staff Comments. The addendum does not contain several items requested in the 17 September 2004 <br /> Regional Board letter. These are identified in the enclosed. <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> ¢d Recycled Paper <br />