Weekly Update
 

June 27, 2008

 

Welcome to Weekly Update, a publication of Western United Environmental Services (WUES), designed to bring you valuable information and helpful tips for compliance with the Waste Discharge Requirements of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. We strive to provide your dairy with quality service, while at the same time saving you money as you face the challenges of compliance. Each week you will find features on compliance issues, regulatory changes or common questions, as well as workshop notices and introductions to the WUES Technicians. If you have missed any of our past issues, they can be found on our website at http://www.wuenvironmental.com/press.htm.

 

July 1 Deadline Remains Firm

 

Rumors are circulating that the Regional Water Board is issuing extensions for the July 1 filing. This is not true. As of June 26, the official position of the Regional Water Board is that the July 1 deadline remains firm, and no extensions have been or will be granted. If you have any questions, please contact your WUES technician immediately.

 

WDR July 1, 2008 Submittal Checklist

 

•         Annual Report

°        Annual Report form and attachments

▪         Updated PDFA (if needed)

▪         Manure Tracking Manifests

▪         Results from November 3 well sampling

▪         Discharge Monitoring Results/Reports (if necessary)

•         Nutrient Management Plan

°        Statement of Completion

▪         Item I.A.1, I.B and I.D maps identifying land where manure is and is not applied with information on that land.

▪         Item II Sampling and Analysis Plan (this does not get submitted)

▪         Item IV Setbacks, Buffers and Other Alternatives to Protect Surface Water (this does not get submitted)

▪         Item VI Record Keeping Requirements (this does not get submitted)

°        Item I.C Process Wastewater Agreements

 

 

•         Waste Management Plan

°        Facility Information Summary (included in Annual Report Form above)

°        Facility Maps

▪         Vicinity

▪         Cropland (from NMP)

▪         Production Area

°        Operation and Maintenance Plan

°        Identification of Backflow problems

°        Proposed Interim Facility Modifications

▪         Storage Capacity

▪         Nitrogen Balance

 

 

CALENDAR OF MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES

JUNE

·        July 11 public workshop on digester greenhouse gas protocol - - The Air Resources Board (ARB) staff will be hosting a public meeting on Friday, July 11 to discuss the California Climate Action Registry’s (CCAR) Livestock Project Reporting Protocol. This protocol provides a methodology for determining the greenhouse gas benefits of using an anaerobic manure digester to capture and combust methane from manure.  This meeting will cover proposed updates to the CCAR protocol and the process for taking the CCAR livestock project protocol to the Air Resources Board for approval later this year. The session is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building, Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I Street, Sacramento. The meeting can be viewed on the web at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1. For more information on the review of the anaerobic manure digester protocol, visit the ARB’s website at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ag/manuremgmt/protocols/protocols.htm or contact Kevin Eslinger (916) 445-2151 or via email at keslinge@arb.ca.gov. June 26, 2008 ARB Notice

 

 

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