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P.W. TEM # 6/15/82 <br /> WILLIAM J. WARD i JACK L. NAVONE <br /> DIRECTORS G „' ` ® .'•• <br /> ' DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> HENRY M. HIRATA <br /> DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> p WILLIAM L. CYPHER <br /> COi t p DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> NTY OF SAN JOAQUIN <br /> DEPuA+RT ENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> P. O. BOX 1810 - 1810 E. HAZELTON AVENUE <br /> STOCKTON. CALIFORNIA 95201 <br /> (2091 944-2281 <br /> June 8, 1982 ` r %' <br /> ,r,p <br /> Board of Supervisors � <br /> 44 <br /> Courthouse <br /> 222 East Weber Avenue Reviewed and Approved: <br /> Stockton, CA 95202 <br /> C. E. Dixon <br /> County Administrator <br /> AUTHORIZATION TO REFUSE SEPTAGE AT <br /> HARNEY LANE LANDFILL DURING WINTER MONTHS <br /> Dear Board Members: <br /> Septage received during the winter months at Harney Lane Landfill cannot <br /> be disposed of in accordance with the California Regional Water Quality <br /> Control Board, Central Valley Region, Waste Discharge Requirements. The <br /> Waste Discharge Requirements state that "liquid waste shall be deposited <br /> in the upper portion of refuse to allow maximum absorption of liquid <br /> in dry refuse" and also "no group 2 wastes shall be placed in ponded water". <br /> During dry weather septage can be handled in accordance to the Waste <br /> Discharge Requirements because the hauling vehicles can maneuver on top <br /> of the refuse and discharge the load. During wet weather the landfill <br /> operations are moved to a location where refuse vehicles can get to the <br /> area but they cannot get on top to spread their load over the refuse. <br /> Because of this, the septage ends up being ponded and creates an unhealthy <br /> condition for the public, haulers and workers at the landfill. <br /> The Department of Public Works is proposing to refuse the acceptance <br /> of septage at the landfill during the wet season in order to eliminate <br /> the health hazard and conform to the Waste Discharge Requirements. <br /> In the event the proposal is put into effect, the septage haulers <br /> would have to go to some other facility for disposal. There are several <br /> other facilities within the County that accept septage pumpings. The <br /> charge for disposal varies from one location to the other and the haulers <br /> travel distance to disposal sites could increase and in some cases decrease. <br />