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CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT ORDER NO.R5-2002-0149 - 2 - MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY AND THE STUDLEY COMPANY WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND LAND DISPOSAL FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY new 84-mg pond is completed, all wastewater will be pumped from the 1-mg pond to the 84-mg pond prior to land application. The facility consists of 280 acres, of which approximately 200 acres are available as wastewater land application areas. 8. Self-monitoring reports submitted for the time period from 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2002 show that the Discharger is unable to meet two of the effluent limitations contained in WDRs Order No. R5-2002-0148. The table below contrasts the average and constituent concentrations to that which is allowed by the WDRs. Average between Constituent January and June 2002 WDRs Limitation Total Dissolved Solids 4,737 mg/L 2,047 mg/L Sodium 739 mg/L 597 mg/L Chloride 415 mg/L 601 mg/L PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 9. On 15 May 2000, the Discharger was issued a Notice of Violation for inadequate wastewater handling, storage, and application procedures observed during inspections on 8 May and 10 May 2000. During the site inspection, evidence of the one million gallon storage pond overtopping and wastewater escaping the site in surface water drainage courses was observed. A review of self- monitoring reports also showed that the Discharger was discharging wastewater in violation of the effluent limits contained in Order No. 97-037. 10. Due to numerous violations of its WDRs, on 17 November 2000 the Executive Officer issued Cleanup and Abatement (C&A) Order No. 5-00-717 to the Discharger. The C&A Order required the Discharger to prepare technical reports and construct wastewater treatment system improvements to comply with WDRs No. 97-037 by 1 November 2001. 11. Because the Discharger did not comply with C&A Order 5-00-717, the Regional Board adopted California Water Code (CWC) Section 13308 Time Schedule Order(TSO) No. R5-2002-0014 on 25 January 2002. The TSO provided interim higher flow and dissolved inorganic solids (DIS) limits, required control of nuisance odors, installation of groundwater monitoring wells, an evaluation of the domestic wastewater system, construction of the wastewater improvements designed by the Discharger's consultants, and cropping on all land application areas. 12. Administrative Civil Liability(ACL) Complaint No. R5-2002-0502 for$150,000 was issued by the Executive Officer on 11 April 2002 for violations of WDRs Order No. 97-037 in the time period between issuance of the C&A Order(17 November 2000) and the adoption of the TSO (25 January 2002). The Discharger waived its right to a public hearing and settled the ACL Complaint on 24 May 2002 with the$150,000 amount split into three $50,000 payments. 13. In April 2002, the Discharger requested a revision to TSO No. R5-2002-0014 to allow interim higher flow limits and supported that request with a technical report. The technical report addressed hydraulic, nutrient, and BOD loading but did not adequately address the dissolved solids loading. Because the TSO was considered an interim measure to allow the Discharger to continue operation while wastewater problems were addressed, staff supported the interim increase. A revised TSO No. R5-2002-0014-ROl was adopted by the Regional Board on 6 June