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STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD ORDER WQ 2005-0005 In the Matter of the Petition of CITY OF MANTECA For Review of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2004-0028 [NPDES No. CA0081558] and Cease and Desist Order No. R5-2004-0029 Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region SWRCB/OCC FILEA-1634 BY THE BOARD: On March 19, 2004,the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) issued renewed waste discharge requirements in Order No. R5-2004-0028 for the wastewater quality control facility (WQCF) operated by the City of Manteca(City). The requirements also serve as a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (NPDES permit) under the Clean Water Act.' Based on a finding that the City currently is not able to consistently comply with limitations for I 1 regulated effluent constituents, the Regional Board concurrently issued a cease and desist order that established a time schedule for compliance with specified provisions of the renewed permit.' The City filed a petition with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board)to review several provisions of the permit and the cease and desist order. In this order,the State Board addresses the significant issues raised in the ' 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.;see id § 1342. Under the Clean Water Act,a pollutant discharge from a point source, such as a pipe, is prohibited unless regulated under a NPDES permit. The permits are issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA) or by states with approved permit programs. California has an approved program. ' Water Code section 133850)exempts a discharger from mandatory minimum penalties that would otherwise apply if the discharge is in compliance with a cease and desist order issued pursuant to Water Code section 13301.