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.` California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region Robert Schneider,Chair Winston H.Hickox Gray Davis_ Secretary for Fresno Branch Office Governor Environmental Internet Address: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/-mgcb5 Protection 1685 E Street,Fresno,California 93706-2020 Phone(559)445-5116 FAX(559)445-5910 O rY W 7 July 2003 1 lzm lD `-1 M Mr. Ben Hall Mr. Nick Musco ,= Musco Family Olive Company Studley Company i ter= 17950 Via Nicolo 17950 Via Nicoloo, Tracy, CA 95376 Tracy, CA 95376 Cn b SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ' We reviewed the Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) dated 28 February 2003 and prepared by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for the Musco Family Olive Company and Studley Company(hereafter Discharger). The Plan describes the sources, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste and was submitted pursuant to Provision-G 2.g of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2002-0148 (WDRs). The Plan was not certified in accordance with Standard Provisions, General Reporting Requirement B.3. Solids Disposal paragraph E.1 of the WDRs requires the removal of sludge and other solids from wastewater treatment equipment, sumps, etc., as needed to ensure optimal plant operation and adequate hydraulic capacity and the disposes of sludge and solids in a manner consistent with Title 27, Division 2, Subdivision I of the California Code of Regulations and approved by the Executive Officer. Effluent Limitation C.2 of the WDRs limits the maximum loading of total nitrogen to land application areas to the crop's agronomic rate or 480 lbs/ac-year, whichever is lower. The WDRs require plant available nitrogen to be calculated as 100 percent of the total nitrogen content of the waste, unless and until another proportion is demonstrated to be technically justified. Provision G.14 of the WDRs describes the actions necessary to demonstrate the acceptability of a nitrogen loading in excess of that prescribed by Effluent Limitation C.2: If the Discharger can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Executive Officer that higher nitrogen loadings than that specified in the Effluent Limitations will not cause or contribute to cause waste constituents to leach into and degrade underlying groundwater, or cause any other violation of the terms and conditions of this Order,then this Order may be reopened for consideration of revision of nitrogen loading limits. The demonstration shall include the submittal of a technical report that describes, at a minimum, the results of a field demonstration project conducted over the course of at least two years on similar soil types as those in the land application areas and using similar food processing wastewater as that described in the Findings. Any proposed field demonstration project will be regulated under the terms and conditions of separate waste discharge requirements. As such, at least 120 days prior to conducting the field demonstration project,the Discharger(and/or other reasonable party)must submit a complete Report of Waste Discharge for the proposed field demonstration project. California Environmental Protection Agency ` 0 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.swmb.ca.gov/mgcb5