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MONTITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM 4 CITY OF MANTECA AND CITY OF LATHROP WASTEWATER QUALITY CONTROL FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Sampling Constituents uaiLs Station Frequency Dissolved Oxygen mg/1 R-I thru R-4 Bi Weekly' pH pH Units R-I, R-2, Bi Weekly' Turbidity NTTUs R-1, R-2 Bi Weekly' Temperature OF R-1, R-2 Bi Weekly' Chlorine Residual mg/1 R 1, R-2 Bi Weekly' Total Nitrogen mg/I R-1, R-2 Bi Weekly' ' Samples shall be collected every two weeks when of discharge to the receiving water is less than 6.9 mgd and shall be collected weekly when discharge flows exceed 6.9 mgd. In conducting the receiving water sampling, a log shall be kept of the receiving water conditions throuehout the reach bounded by Stations R-1 and R-2. Attention shall be given to the presence or absence of a. Floating or suspended matter b. Discoloration c. Bottom deposits d. Aquatic life Notes on receiving water conditions shall be summarized in the monitoring report. THREE SPECIES CHRONIC TOXICITY MONITORING Chronic toxicity monitoring shall be conducted to determine whether the effluent is contributing toxicity to the River. The testing shall be conducted as specified in EPA 600-4-91-002. Chronic toxicity samples shall be collected at the discharge of the Manteca Wastewater Treatment Plant prior to its entering the River. Twenty-four hour composite samples shall be representative of the volume and quality of the discharge. Time of sample collection shall be recorded. Chronic toxicity monitoring shall include the following: Species: Pimephales promelas, Ceriodaphnia dubia, Selenastruza caDacornutum Frequency: Once per quarter, four quarters per year The Discharger shall conduct quarterly chronic toxicity testing using 100 percent effiuent and 2 controls. If toxicity is found in any of the 100 percent test, the Discharger must immediately retest using the full sampling protocol of 5 dilutions listed below.