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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGION <br /> ORDER R5-2013-0122 <br /> REISSUED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS GENERAL ORDER <br /> FOR <br /> EXISTING MILK COW DAIRIES <br /> The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Central <br /> Valley Water Board or Board), finds that: <br /> SCOPE OF COVERAGE OF THIS ORDER <br /> 1. This Order serves as general waste discharge requirements for discharges of <br /> waste from existing milk cow dairies (defined in Finding 7) of all sizes. This Order <br /> rescinds and replaces General Order R5-2007-0035 (the "2007 General Order"), <br /> which the Board originally issued on 3 May 2007. <br /> 2. This Order applies to owners and operators of existing milk cow dairies (hereinafter <br /> referred to as "Dischargers") that: <br /> (1) submitted a complete Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) in response to <br /> the Central Valley Water Board's 8 August 2005 request for such a report (the <br /> "2005 ROWD Request Letter"), and <br /> (2) have not been expanded ("expansion" is defined in Attachment E) since <br /> 17 October 2005. <br /> After the Board issued the 2007 General Order, the Board notified the Dischargers <br /> that they were required to comply with the terms and conditions of that Order. <br /> After the Board issues this Order, the Board will notify the Dischargers that were <br /> previously regulated by the 2007 General Order that they will now be required to <br /> comply with the terms and conditions of this Order. Dischargers that do not qualify <br /> for coverage under this Order will be covered under separate general or individual <br /> waste discharge requirements or under a conditional waiver issued pursuant to <br /> Water Code section 13269. <br /> REASON FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD ISSUING THIS ORDER <br /> 3. The Central Valley Water Board possesses the authority to regulate waste <br /> discharges that could affect the quality of the waters of the state, which includes <br /> both surface water and groundwater. This authority is derived from the Porter- <br /> Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Division 7 of the Water Code). <br /> 4. Water Code section 13260 requires that any person discharging waste, or <br /> proposing to discharge waste, within the Central Valley Region, that could affect <br />