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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ORDER NO. 82-061 WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR TENNECO WEST, INC. , VICTOR FRUIT OPERATIONS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (hereafter Board) , finds that: 1. Tenneco West, Inc. (hereafter Discharger) presently discharges wastewater generated from fruit and vegetable packing, storing, and shipping, and cherry brining processing operations to land disposal . The facility was formerly owned by Victor Fruit Growers. No waste discharge requirements have been adopted for previous operations. 2. The Discharger discharges an average of 20,000 gallons per day (0.88 1/sec) and a maximum of 40,000 gallons per day (1.76 1/sec) during the summer months to a series of six shallow percolation checks with intermittent irrigation of 11 acres of company-owned vineyards. Included is a discharge of cherry brining wastewater which can contain relatively high concentra- tions of salt and organic matter. 3. The discharge is in Section 4, T3N, R7E, MDB&M with surface water drainage to a municipal stormwater system which discharges to tributaries of the Mokelumne River. 4. The beneficial uses of Mokelumne River are municipal , industrial and agri- cultural supply; recreation; esthetic enjoyment; navigation; freshwater replenishment; and preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife and other aquatic resources. 5. The beneficial uses of the ground water are municipal , industrial , and agricultural supply. 6. The Board, on 25 July 1975, adopted a Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Basin (5B) which contains water quality objec- tives for all inland waters on the Basin. 7. The San Joaquin County Planning Department, on 23 December 1930, adopted a Negative Declaration on this project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq. 8. The Board has reviewed the Negative Declaration and concurs there are no significant impacts on water quality. 9. The Board has notified the Discharger and interested agencies and persons of its intent to prescribe waste discharge requirements for this discharge.