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MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM NO. R5-2013-0122 ATTACHMENT A Groundwater Monitoring, Monitoring Well Installation And Sampling Plan And Monitoring Well Installation Completion Report For Existing Milk Cow Dairies I. Groundwater Monitoring The provisions of Attachment A are set out pursuant to the Executive Officer's authority under California Water Code (CWC) Section 13267 to order Dischargers to implement monitoring and reporting programs. The purpose of groundwater monitoring required by these provisions is to confirm that management practices being employed for the wastewater retention system, land application areas, and animal confinement areas, are protective of groundwater quality and comply with Groundwater Limitation F.1 of the Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for New or Expanded Milk Cow Dairy Facilities (Order). As an alternative to installing monitoring wells on an individual basis as set out in Section II, Dischargers subject to Order No. R5-2013-0122 (Order) may participate in a Representative Monitoring Program that meets the requirements set forth in Section III below. Dischargers choosing to participate in a Representative Monitoring Program must notify the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Central Valley Water Board). Notification to the Central Valley Water Board must include identification of the Representative Monitoring Program that the Discharger intends to join. Dischargers choosing not to participate in a Representative Monitoring Program or those failing to notify the Central Valley Water Board of their decision to participate in a Representative Monitoring Program, will continue to be subject to the groundwater monitoring requirements of the Order and Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R5-2013-0122 (MRP). If necessary, the Executive Officer will prioritize these groundwater monitoring requirements based on the factors in Table 5 below. A Representative Monitoring Program is not a Discharger. New or expanded dairy owners and operators are Dischargers and are responsible and liable for individual compliance and for determining if they are in compliance with the terms the Order. As set forth in Section III below, an eligible Representative Monitoring Program will convey information related to a Discharger's participation in the Representative Monitoring Program, conduct representative monitoring pursuant to an approved monitoring plan, and prepare and submit any required plans and monitoring reports. However, member Dischargers will be responsible for failure on the part of the Representative Monitoring Program to comply with the MRP. In lieu of individual discharger notifications to the Central Valley Water Board, a Representative Monitoring Program may provide to the Central Valley Water Board a list of participants that have signed up and met the initial requirements for participation in that Representative Monitoring Program.