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r <br /> to <br /> EDMUND G. BROWN JR. <br /> GOVERNOR <br /> CALIl OR NIA MATTHEW FOR Water Boards SECRETARY FOR <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 9 June 2017 "CEIVED <br /> CERTIFIED MAIL JUN 14 2017 <br /> 7015 1520 0002 0442 0571 <br /> ENVIROWENTAL HEALTH <br /> Sam Monaco, Senior Vice President, West PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Harvest-Power California, LLC <br /> 6943 North Golden State Boulevard <br /> Fresno, CA 93772 <br /> GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS, <br /> HARVEST-LATHROP COMPOSTING FACILITY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> On 4 August 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted General <br /> Waste Discharge Requirements for Composting Operations, Order WQ 2015-0121-DWQ (General <br /> Order). Existing composting operations that were not already regulated by Board-issued waste <br /> discharge requirements (WDRs) or by a conditional waiver were required to seek coverage under <br /> the General Order by submitting a Notice of Intent (NOI), a technical report, and a filing fee to the <br /> appropriate Regional Water Board. The NOI, technical report, and filing fee hereafter referred to as <br /> Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) were due within one year of the adoption of the General Order <br /> (by 4 August 2016). <br /> On 13 January 2016, and again on 13 May 2016, Central Valley Water Board staff(Water Board <br /> Staff) sent you informational letters notifying you of the requirement to submit a complete NOI, <br /> technical report, and filling fee by 4 August 2016. On 3 August 2016, Harvest-Power California, <br /> LLC, submitted a NOI, a draft technical report, and the appropriate filing fee, and requested a time <br /> extension to the General Order submission deadline in order to finalize their technical report. Water <br /> Board staff acknowledged your extension request in a 7 October 2016 Water Code Section 13260 <br /> letter requesting submittal of a complete ROWD by 4 November 2016. <br /> On 4 November 2016 the Discharger submitted a technical report with supplemental submission of <br /> soil compaction results on 29 November 2016. Following discussions between Water Board Staff <br /> and the Discharger's consultant, the Discharger updated and revised its 4 November 2016 technical <br /> report and provided on 20 April 2017 via email a final Technical Report dated 17 April 2017 (Final <br /> Technical Report). <br /> Water Board Staff has reviewed the Final Technical Report and has determined that it does not <br /> comply with the General Order requirements for Tier II facilities for the following reasons: <br /> 1. Insufficient evidence of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance for <br /> proposed 20-acre expansion. The Discharger is proposing a 20-acre expansion of its <br /> composting facility to be included in its NOI and indicated that it was working with the Lead <br /> Agency to comply with CEQA. On 9 March 2017, via email, the Discharger indicated that <br /> KARL E. LONGLEY SCD, P.E., CHAIR I PAMELA C. CREEDON P.E., BCEE, EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive 11200,Rancho Cordova,CA 95670 1 www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley r <br /> t.A RECYCLED PAPER �. <br />