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INFORMATION SHEET - 17 - MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY AND THE STUDLEY COMPANY WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND LAND DISPOSAL FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The report shall evaluate the LTU's capacity to treat the wastewater constituents being applied. This requirement is needed to determine the adequacy of the land treatment. The wastewater contains high concentrations of constituents, such as sodium and chloride, that are not biologically treated and an evaluation of the effectiveness of land treatment to protect groundwater quality is needed. The Discharger shall submit a technical report describing specific numerical water quality criteria prior to being allowed to bypass the 84-million gallon storage pond. This item is discussed above in"Discharge Prohibition A.5." The Discharger is required to submit an Operation and Maintenance Plan to ensure that all persons responsible for irrigation and monitoring are aware of their responsibilities and are appropriately trained. This is required because a single reference document that includes the WDRs, instructions for operation, odor minimization procedures, and other information must be available to operators of the system in a timely manner. Because the Discharger will be storing odor control chemicals on site that are expected to be used infrequently, it is important for operators to be able to refer to the O&M Plan for use instructions. The Discharger is required to submit a Groundwater Well and Lysimeter Installation Report to document the installation of the wells and lysimeters. The Discharger is required to submit a Background Groundwater Quality and Percolate Quality Report. This report is required to allow determination of the effect of wastewater application on the groundwater quality. If a groundwater quality degradation is observed, upon request of the Executive Officer the Discharger will be required to submit a Groundwater Mitigation Plan. TRO: 8/19/2002