Order No R120160045 for Existing Dairies Item 5 December 15 2016 Cherie Blatt North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board 1 Presentation Outline General Dairy Program Overview ID: 627243
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Renewal of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R1-2016-0045 for Existing Dairies
Item 5December 15, 2016Cherie Blatt North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
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Presentation OutlineGeneral Dairy Program OverviewExpiration of Waiver
Future of Dairy ProgramProposed Waiver RenewalExisting Requirements
Water Quality Benefits California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) overviewPublic Hearing Notice3. Recommendation for Adoption
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Existing Dairy Program OverviewExisting Permit Types NPDES Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFOs)R1-2012-0001 (0 enrolled)
General Waste Discharge Requirements R1-2012-0002 (3 enrolled)General Conditional Waiver of WDRs R1-2012-0003 (120 enrolled) Expires January 19, 2017
All Only for Existing Dairies 3Slide4
Future of Dairy ProgramA New GWDR for Dairy Program by 2018
Renewal of WaiverRevised General WDRConsider Rescinding Waiver and NPDES permits
Stakeholder Outreach 2017CEQA Analysis4Slide5
Proposed Waiver Renewal Renews the 2012 General Waiver
5 Years - Until December 15, 2021Unless Rescinded (or Renewed)Contains same exact provisions as 2012 Waiver
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Waiver Components
RequirementTimingWater Quality Plan
2012Nutrient Management PlanRequired if > 700 milking+dryAnnual ReportNovember 30Surface Water Monitoring
3 times /winter
Groundwater Monitoring
4 samples
for 2 years
Annual Fees
Due
each December
*Fee determined by SWRCB
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Waiver Water Quality BenefitsStewardshipEducation –CA Dairy Quality Assurance ProgramNutrient Management PlansSupport/Funding-
State Board GrantsNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)Resource Conservation Districts (RCD)Western United Dairymen (WUD)Farm Bureaus7Slide8
CEQA and Waiver Renewal Exempt from CEQANo significant effect on environment (14 CCR § 15061(b)(3))Existing Facility (
14 CCR § 15301)Replacement or Reconstruction of Existing Structures (14 CCR §15302)Minor Alterations to Land (14 CCR § 15304)
Exemption for Dairy Farms (Cal. Food & Agricultural Code § 33487) No facility expansion (add Cat. Ex. #)No new facilities (existing only) (add Cat.Ex.#8Slide9
Public Hearing Notice In NewspapersT
o Lyris (R1 and Dairy Lyris)On R1 WebsiteMailer to All Dairies
Comments at Today’s Public Hearing 9Slide10
Staff RecommendationAdoption of Order R1-2016-0045
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Questions and Public Comment11