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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO.R5-2014-0006 _28- FORWARD INC.AND REPUBLIC SERVICES INC. FORWARD CLASS II LANDFILL SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 8. The Discharger shall implement the following BMPs for cannery waste: a. The ground surface shall be prepared prior to the application of waste. b. Waste shall be spread thinly, no more than 3 inches deep, to ensure complete drying within five days. c. Waste shall be turned twice daily with a cultivating device to facilitate drying. 9. The Discharger shall monitor the cannery waste application area as required in MRP No. R5-2014-0006. 10.The Discharger shall record average total nitrogen content and total wet weight for wastes and calculate the total mass of nitrogen applied in pounds per acre on a weekly basis. Cannery Waste application shall be managed so that nitrogen is evenly applied across the application area and no one area becomes a nitrogen hot-spot. At the end of the waste application season, the total mass of nitrogen applied per acre shall be calculated and a crop shall be planted, grown and harvested that will remove 100% of the total mass of nitrogen applied over the season. Failure to remove by cropping 100% of the total mass of nitrogen applied is a violation of this Order. The annual total nitrogen load shall not exceed 300 pounds per acre, unless a site specific loading rate is established by a Nutrient Management Plan approved by the Executive Officer. 11 .Discharge of cannery wastes to the land application area shall not cause groundwater to: a. Contain waste constituents in concentrations statistically greater than background quality; b. Exhibit a pH of less than 6.5 or greater than 8.4 pH units; or c. Contain taste or odor-producing constituents, toxic substances, or any other constituents in concentrations that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses. 12.Discharge of cannery wastes to the land application area, the compost facility or the surface impoundments shall not degrade groundwater above background conditions or cause nuisance conditions as defined by the California Water Code Section 13050(m). 13.Cannery rinsate may be discharged to the compost facility if the Discharger demonstrates to the satisfaction of Water Board staff that cannery rinsate does not cause nuisance odors or attract vectors, and the Executive Officer approves the discharge in writing.