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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R5-2012-0103 - 21 - CONSTELLATION BRANDS U.S. OPERATIONS, INC. dba WOODBRIDGE WINERY WOODBRIDGE WINERY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY a. The winery currently employs approximately 285 employees year-round, plus an additional 112 part time employees. Future expansion may add an additional 30 year-round positions. b. The associated Lodi Distribution Center, where finished goods are stored and distributed, supports an additional 44 employees year-round and 12 part time employees. c. Wages and benefits for the 453 employees was $21.6 million dollars in 2010. d. Approximately $58 million was spent purchasing grapes from independent wine grape growers. The purchase represented approximately 11 percent of the grape crop grown in the region. e. The Discharger spends approximately $80 million per year on purchase of bottles, labels, corks, and packaging materials. f. Spending on supplies, services, and other materials is approximately $18.7 million per year. g. Local property taxes, licenses, and fees are approximately $2 million per year. h. State and federal excise taxes are approximately $26 million annually. i. Facility improvements and maintenance have averaged $11.8 million annually. j. In addition to the measureable economic benefits described above, indirect economic effects include employee wages spent in the community, participation in community/charitable organizations, and participating in events that promote tourism to the area. 64. Some shallow groundwater degradation has occurred, but it has not caused exceedance of a water quality objective. Several treatment and control measures have been implemented, but the salinity source reduction achieved to date needs to be quantified and may need to be improved. This Order does not authorize any degradation beyond that which exists today. The Groundwater Limitations are effective immediately and allow no degradation beyond existing groundwater quality in any compliance monitoring well and this Order requires intrawell analysis of groundwater monitoring data to determine compliance with the Groundwater Limitations. This Order also requires implementation of upgrades and any additional measures that will be required to comply with the Groundwater Limitations of this Order. This Order imposes new effluent limitations, and contains a time schedule for assuring that BPTC and the highest water quality consistent with the maximum benefit to the people of the State will be achieved while minimizing any degradation that may occur pending completion of the required tasks. Following completion of the time schedule, this Order will be reopened if necessary to reconsider effluent limitations and other