Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies
Summary
SCH Number
2007058077
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley), Sacramento
Document Title
Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/8/2007
Document Description
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, action to adopt Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies pursuant to California Water Code Section 13263. The purpose is to establish a regulatory program for existing milk cow dairies in the Central Valley Region and the people of the State of California.
Contact Information
Name
Polly Lowry
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Butte, Fresno, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Placer
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, 02, 04;
Reasons for Exemption
Statutory Exemption: Food and Agriculture Code Section 33487
Restoration of, or improvements to dairy waste management systems to ensure proper function in compliance with the General Order will involve minor alterations of existing private facilities. Because the General Order imposes significant new and more stringent requirements compared to previous waste discharge requirements or waivers of waste discharge requirements that have applied in the past to these existing facilities, existing milk cow dairies will reduce their impacts to surface water and groundwater upon compliance with the General Order.
The General Order will require covered dairies to replace or reconstruct waste management systems to ensure proper function in compliance with the General Order. The General Order will require covered dairies to make improvements to their waste management systems that will result in minor alterations to land, water, and/or vegetation.
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