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EDMUND G.BROWN JR. GOVERNOR GALIPONMIF MATTHEW RODRIQUEZ SECRETARY FOR Waterr s ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 13 January 2016 JAN 19 201 Delicato Vineyards ENVIRONMENTAL,H 12001 South Highway 99 PE IT/SERVICES Manteca, CA 95336 NOTICE OF APPLICATION PROCESS: GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS, DELICATO VINEYARDS, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY At a public meeting on 4 August 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs)for Composting Operations, Order WQ 2015-0121-DWQ (General Order). The General Order includes conditions that address water quality protection measures at composting operations. For your information, the Composting Operations Fact Sheet is attached to this letter, and the General Order, including the attachments listed below and other related documents, are available online at: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water iss ues/prog ram s/com post/. This General Order is applicable to both existing and new composting operations. Existing composting sites are those which conducted composting operations prior to 4 August 2015, and new composting operations are those which commenced after 4 August 2015. All existing composting operations without current individual WDRs or waivers are required to apply for coverage or submit a notice of non-applicability prior to 4 August 2016. All new composting operations are required to seek coverage not less than 90 days prior to commencement of the composting operation. Composting operations currently covered by individual WDRs, existing conditional waivers, or other general orders, may continue operations under the authority of those orders until those orders expire or are subject to renewal. At that time, or earlier at the discretion of the Regional Water Board, those existing composting operations may be required to enroll under the General Order. Composting operations may apply for coverage under the General Order by submitting the following: • A complete Notice of Intent (NOI) (Attachment C of the General Order). • An appropriate filing fee (Cal. Code Regs., title 23, § 2200) which is also the first year annual fee. The filing fee information is available at: www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water quality/docs/fy1516 wdr fees.pdf .. Please direct your filing fee questions to the staff listed at the end of this letter. • A technical report including, but not limited to, the information described in Attachment D of the General Order. For existing composting operations, the technical report shall include a proposed schedule for full compliance and must be as short as practicable but may not exceed six years. For new composting operations, full compliance must be met at commencement of composting operations. KARL E. LONGLEY SCD, P.E., CHAIR I PAMELA C. CREEDON P.E., BCEE, EXECUTIVE OFFICER 11020 Sun Center Drive#200,Rancho Cordova,CA 95670 1 www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley Z�RECYCLED PAPER