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