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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2002-0148 -23- <br /> MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY AND THE STUDLEY COMPANY <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND LAND DISPOSAL FACILITY <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Constituent Concentration <br /> Total Dissolved Solids 2,047 mg/1 <br /> Sodium 597 mg/1 <br /> Chloride 601 mg/1 <br /> 2. The maximum total nitrogen loading to the LTUs shall not exceed 480 lbs/ac-year, or if the <br /> crop uptake is lower, the nitrogen loading shall not exceed the agronomic rate for the crop <br /> grown. Plant available nitrogen shall be calculated as 100-percent of the total nitrogen <br /> content of the waste,unless and until the Discharger demonstrates that another proportion is <br /> technically justified, as described in the Provisions. <br /> 3. The maximum BODS loading to the LTUs shall not exceed any of the following: <br /> a. 300 lbs/acre on any single day; <br /> b. 100 lbs/acre•day as a 7-day average; <br /> c. The maximum loading rate that ensures that the discharge will not create a nuisance. <br /> 4. Wastewater discharged to the LTUs shall not have a pH of less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5. <br /> D. Land Application Areas Specifications <br /> 1. The discharge shall be distributed uniformly on adequate acreage in compliance with the <br /> Discharge Specifications. <br /> 2. Crops shall be grown on the application areas. Crops shall be selected based on nutrient <br /> uptake capacity, tolerance to high soil moisture conditions, and consumptive use of water and <br /> irrigation requirements. Cropping activities shall be sufficient to take up all the nitrogen <br /> applied. Crops shall be harvested and removed from the land application areas. <br /> 3. Planting and harvesting of crops shall be staggered so that there are always two to three crops <br /> at a time. <br /> 4. As described in the RWD, to prevent erosion, double crops shall be planted into existing <br /> stubble from previous crops whenever possible. <br /> 5. The Discharger shall use soil moisture monitoring and soil sampling to determine soil <br /> fertility status and shall take the necessary steps to maintain fertility. <br /> 6. As sprinkler nozzles and heads wear out, they should be replaced with low output, low <br /> pressure devices that minimize raindrop impacts on the clay soils. It is anticipated that it will <br /> take 2-3 years to accomplish this task. <br /> 7. Irrigation with process wastewater shall not be performed within 24 hours of a forecasted <br /> storm, during a precipitation event, 24 hours after a precipitation event, or when the ground is <br /> saturated. <br />