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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIRAS ORDER NO. • -21 <br /> MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE COMPANY AND THE STUDLEY COMPANY <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> a. A dissolved oxygen concentration greater than 2 mg/l; <br /> b. A dissolved sulfide concentration less than 0.1 mg/l; and <br /> c. A pH between 7.5 and 8.5 standard pH units. <br /> Measurements shall be taken as far as practical from the pond inlet and at a depth of 1 to 2 feet <br /> below the water. <br /> 6. As a means of discerning compliance with Discharge Specification No. BA, the dissolved <br /> oxygen content of any ponded water in any LTU shall not be less than 1.0 mg/L,at any time. <br /> 7. The discharge to conveyance systems, settling basins, ponds, or land application areas not <br /> adequately maintained to prevent off-site odor nuisance, fly breeding, or mosquito breeding is <br /> prohibited. <br /> 8. All storage ponds shall be managed to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. In particular: <br /> a. An erosion control program should assure that small coves and irregularities are not created <br /> around the perimeter of the water surface. <br /> b. Weeds shall be minimized through control of water depth,harvesting, or herbicides. <br /> C. Dead algae, vegetation, and debris shall not accumulate on the water surface <br /> 9. Any ponds and the land application system shall have sufficient capacity to accommodate <br /> allowable wastewater flow, design seasonal precipitation, seasonal ancillary inflow, and <br /> infiltration during the wet season. Design seasonal precipitation shall be based on total annual <br /> precipitation using a return of 100 years, distributed monthly in accordance with historical <br /> rainfall patterns. <br /> 10. Pond freeboard shall never be less than two feet in any pond as measured vertically from the <br /> water surface to the upper surface of the lowest adjacent dike or levee. <br /> 11. On or about 1 November each year, available pond storage capacity shall at least equal the <br /> volume necessary to comply with Discharge Specifications No. B.9 and B.10. <br /> 12. The Discharger shall operate all systems and equipment to maximize treatment of wastewater <br /> and optimize the quality of the discharge. <br /> 13. The Discharger's wastewater treatment system and land application system shall be designed, <br /> constructed, operated, and maintained to prevent inundation or washout due to floods with a <br /> 100-year return frequency. <br /> C. Effluent Limitations <br /> 1. Wastewater discharged into the 1 million gallon settling pond shall not exceed the following <br /> effluent limits: <br /> Constituent Concentration <br />