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Reissued Waste Discharge Requirements General Order R5-2013-0122 26 <br /> Existing Milk Cow Dairies <br /> J. REQUIRED REPORTS AND NOTICES <br /> 1. Dischargers must submit the following in accordance with the Schedule of <br /> Tasks L.1: <br /> a. Existing Conditions Report: The Discharger shall submit an Existing <br /> Conditions Report for the dairy facility, prepared in accordance with <br /> Attachment A. The Existing Conditions Report shall provide additional <br /> information on existing conditions at the dairy that was not provided in the <br /> ROWD submitted in response to the 2005 ROWD Request Letter. The <br /> Existing Conditions Report requires the Discharger to complete a <br /> Preliminary Dairy Facility Assessment. The Preliminary Dairy Facility <br /> Assessment is available on the Central Valley Water Board's web site at <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centraIvaIley/available_documents/index.ht <br /> ml#confined and must be completed electronically. The Discharger shall <br /> include a copy of the results of the Preliminary Dairy Facility Assessment <br /> in the Existing Conditions Report. <br /> b. Waste Management Plan: The Discharger shall submit a Waste <br /> Management Plan for the production area of the dairy facility, prepared in <br /> accordance with Attachment B. The Waste Management Plan shall <br /> provide an evaluation of the existing milk cow dairy's design, construction, <br /> operation, and maintenance for flood protection and waste containment <br /> and whether the facility complies with Prohibition A.14, General <br /> Specifications 13.1-13.3, Pond Specifications C.1 through C.3, and <br /> Production Area Specifications D.1, DA, and D.5. If the design, <br /> construction, operation, and/or maintenance of the dairy facility do not <br /> comply with these specifications and prohibition, the Waste Management <br /> Plan must propose modifications and a schedule for modifications that will <br /> bring the dairy facility into compliance. Certification that the modifications <br /> have been implemented shall be submitted in accordance with the <br /> Schedule of Tasks L.1. <br /> c. Nutrient Management Plan: A Discharger who applies manure, bedding, <br /> or process wastewater to land for nutrient recycling must develop and <br /> implement management practices that control nutrient losses and describe <br /> these in a Nutrient Management Plan. The Nutrient Management Plan <br /> must be certified as specified in Attachment C, maintained at the dairy, <br /> submitted to the Executive Officer upon request and must ultimately <br /> provide for protection of both surface water and groundwater. Certification <br /> that the Nutrient Management Plan has been completed shall be in <br /> accordance with the Schedule of Tasks L.1, shall incorporate the elements <br /> specified in Attachment C based on a field-specific assessment of the <br /> potential for pollutant transport to surface water and groundwater, and <br /> shall be submitted to the Executive Officer. The Nutrient Management <br />