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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 5, 2002 I-05OF� G • / ' COUNCIL COMMUNICATION l/FC) AGENDA TITLE: Provide Policy Direction Regarding Acceptance of Winery Wastewater at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility from Outside City Limits MEETING DATE: June 5, 2002 PREPARED BY: Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize the Public Works Director to accept winery wastewater from outside the city limits and establish limits and charges per the Municipal Code. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In 2001, the City received requests (3) from local wineries requesting that the City accept trucked -in winery waste at its White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility. While staff responded positively to the first two requests on an interim -only basis, we learned that wineries were also requesting a commitment for long-term service in order to obtain building permits from San Joaquin County. In previous years, the County allowed wineries to develop with septic or other land disposal systems. More recently, the State Regional Water Quality Board has asserted its authority in requiring State permits in these cases. The County now requires wineries to obtain these permits before they approve building permits, or, the applicant can provide storage and furnish a letter from a public agency (or other permitted disposal facility) accepting the waste that would be hauled in. Recognizing numerous issues that could be raised, and that the issue would eventually be heard by the Council, City staff worked with County and wine industry officials to raise awareness of the issues and seek possible solutions. This work culminated in a meeting held on April 26, 2002, at Carnegie Forum. The meeting was called by County Supervisor Jack Sieglock and included comments and presentations by Mr. Sieglock, Mayor Phil Pennino, Mark Chandler of the Lodi/Woodbridge Winegrape Commission, Wendy Wyels of the Regional Board staff, Donna Heran with San Joaquin County Environmental Health, Kerry Sullivan with San Joaquin County Planning, Tom Flinn with San Joaquin County Public Works, and Richard Prima representing City staff. The City's presentation included a description of the White Slough Facility and our current efforts to improve the Facility to meet our new discharge permit requirements. We also presented the results of an analysis performed by our wastewater treatment consultants, West Yost Associates, on the ability of the City's domestic treatment system to handle an estimated quantity of winery waste. The meeting was attended by nearly 40 interested growers and winery producers. Following the formal presentations, there was a lively question and comment period. The results of the meeting and other research by City staff are summarized below: 1. The County has adopted an ordinance regulating wineries, which classifies them according to volume of wine produced (boutique, up to 3,600 gallons/yr.; small, up to 36,000 gallons/yr.; medium, up to 100,000 gallons/yr.; and large, over 100,000 gallons/yr.). Due to costs and logistics, only the two smaller categories are at issue for Lodi. 2. The volume and strength of winery waste varies considerably, both in terms of time of the year, which relate to various winery operations, and, most importantly for this issue with Lodi, the characteristics of small and boutique wineries is different than larger facilities from which most data is available. Estimates for wastewater production range from 2.5 to 5 gallons per gallon of APPROVED: H. bixon' Flynn -- CitS Manager CWINERYWASTE 05129/02 Provide Policy Direction Regarding Acceptance of Winery Wastewater at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility from Outside City Limits June 5, 2002 Page 2 3. The wine industry is working on this issue in a number of ways. One is to develop a standard permit for the Lodi area. One facility, the Olde Lockeford Winery, is developing a treatment system for its tenants and is planning to accept waste from other small and boutique wineries. Thus, solutions involving the City may be temporary. 4. The City's White Slough Facility has two systems which could be utilized to treat winery waste. The "industrial" system consists mainly of cannery flows and is applied to land for crop irrigation. The cannery has indicated that this year and for the next few years, their flows should be reduced since they have moved tomato processing to another facility. However, they have notified the City that they wish to "reserve" capacity for future operations. Also, while this system would be the most economical, it may not be practical to use during winter months and our permit will need to be modified to accept this waste. In either case, some pretreatment will likely be necessary. The other system is the "domestic" system which receives full treatment and the effluent is either discharged to the Delta or applied to land for irrigation. The analysis of the treatment system to handle an assumed quantity of winery wastewater (representing 7 boutique and 7 small wineries) concluded: "In general, the estimated winery waste discharge loadings represent less than one percent of the influent BOD loading to the WPCF during peak month and day conditions. The resulting effect on the air demands, as simulated by the BioWin model, is therefore minor. Consequently, the estimated winery waste discharge loadings are not anticipated to have a major impact on the WPCF. However, the WPCF already appears to be regularly exceeding its firm aeration capacity during cold weather conditions and occasionally exceeding its total aeration capacity. Additional loads will increase the frequency at which the aeration demands exceed the capacity of the plant's aeration system. This will have the effect of reducing the reliability of the secondary treatment process and the plant's ability to meet its discharge requirements." 5. The above analysis also pointed out the City's practice of accepting septic tank waste actually has a greater impact on the domestic system than the estimated quantity and quality of winery waste. Protecting the City's wastewater treatment facility and avoiding discharge permit violations is certainly a high priority. Clearly, avoiding winery waste (and septic waste) would be preferable and staff would readily recommend not accepting such waste if there were reasonable alternatives readily available. However, in both cases there are very limited alternatives and none are readily available. If approved, staff will develop policies and procedures to accept winery waste from up to 10 wineries (5 small and 5 boutique or an equivalent mix). The policy will include measures to minimize impact to the WPCF, including monitoring, scheduling of deliveries and use of the industrial system if possible. The number may be increased pending actual flow rates and experience. We will also make similar modifications to our policies on septic waste acceptance. Charges will be calculated based on applicable sections of Chapter 13.12 of the Lodi Municipal Code. Staff will also investigate making interim improvements to the aeration system to improve treatmen reliability. FUNDING: None needed. racnara u. rrlma, atr. Public Works Director RCP/lm cc: Water/Wastewater Superintendent Assistant Wastewater Treatment Superintendent West Yost & Associates Mailing List MINERYWASTE 05129/02 CITY COUNCIL PHILLIP A. PENNINO, Mayor SUSAN HITCHCOCK Mayor Pro Tempore EMILY HOWARD KEITH LAND ALAN S. NAKANISHI CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 (209)333-6706 FAX (209) 333-6710 EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov http:\\www.lodi.gov May 29, 2002 Interested Growers and Winery Producers H. DIXON FLYNN City Manager SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk RANDALL A. HAYS City Attorney RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR. Public Works Director West Yost & Associates, Inc. 1260 Lake Blvd., #240 Davis, CA 95616 SUBJECT: Provide Policy Direction Regarding Acceptance of Winery Wastewater at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility from Outside City Limits Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of Wednesday, June 5, 2002. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street. This item is on the regular calendar for Council discussion. You are welcome to attend. If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council, City of Lodi, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street. If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the Council, please contact Susan Blackston, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702. If y ave a uestions about the item itself, please call me at (209) 333-6759. Richard C. Prima, Jr. Public Works Director RCP/Im Enclosure cc: City Clerk NCWINERYWASTE Name Address Phone Charles Spenker 17303 N. Devries Road, Lodi 95242 368-5746 Bettyann Spenker 17303 N. Devries Road, Lodi 95242 367-0467 Craig Rous 11900 N. Furry, Lodi 95240 368-3113 Will Ackel 1434 Arundel Court, Lodi, 95242 368-7004 Mark Chandler 2545 W. Turner Road, Lodi 95242 367-4727 Stuart Spencor 2545 W. Turner Road, Lodi 95242 367-4727 Chris Malone, West Yost & Assoc. 1260 Lake Blvd., Davis 916-756-5905 Bill Stanfield 6100 E. Hwy. 12, Lodi 95240 369-4768 Fred Mettler 6100 E. Hwy. 12, Lodi 95240 369-4768 Glenn O'Dell 4614 West Turner Rd., Lodi 365-2326 Tom Flinn, Director, S.J, County Public Works 1810 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton 95205 468-3100 Donna Heran, Director, S.J. County Env. Health 304 E. Weber Ave., Stockton 95202 468-3429 At Olsen, S.J. County Env. Health 304 E. Weber Ave., Stockton 95202 468-3429 Kerry Sullivan, S.J. County Comm. Dev. 1810 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton 95205 468-3140 Renae Matson P.O. Box 1171, Woodbridge 95258 366-1254 Terry Dermody, S.J. County Counsel 222 E. Weber Ave., Rm. 711, Stockton 95202 468-2980 Tom Gau, S.J. County Public Works 1810 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton 95205 468-3101 Steve Borra Sr. 1301 E. Armstrong Rd., Lodi 95242 368-5082 John VanRuiten, Jr. 16981 N. Davis Road, Lodi 95242 333-6233 Erica Moyer, Lodi Dist. Grape Growers Assoc. P.O. Box 2004, Lodi 95241 339-8246 Mike Phillips 4580 W. Hwy. 12, Lodi 95242 368-7384 Neal Overboe P.O. Box 171, Clements 759-3617 Andrea J. Maley 549 W. Woodbridge Rd., Lodi 95242 369-2740 Fran Forkas, City of Lodi 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi 95242 333-6740 George Cloud P.O. Box 656, Woodbridge 95258 Robert Lawson 1924 Colette St., Lodi 95242 368-9606 Tom McCormack P.O. Box 1030, Woodbridge 95258 707-374-5586 Mike Huggins, S.J. County Env. Health 304 E. Weber Ave., Stockton 95202 468-3437 Don Litchfield 12470 Locke Rd., Lockeford 95237 727-5770 Steve Carson 1037 Lincoln Ave., Lodi 95240 365-6604 Nick Sikeotis 1973 W. Turner Rd., Lodi 95242 602-6425 Jim Garver 3480 E. Carpenter Rd., Stockton 95215 943-8454 Neal Colwell, ECOLOGIC Engineering 916-773-8100 John Cotta 5573 W. Woodbridge Road, Lodi 95240 334-0445 Bob Hartzell 9291 E. Harney Lane, Lodi 95240 369-4184 Raymond Borges, S.J. County Env. Health Larry Mettler Francois vanderSpuy De{ Kerlin, City of Lodi Mike Scharer, City of Lodi Emily Howard, Lodi City Council Walt Shoup Greg Burns Craig Thompson Lance Randolph Rod Atteberry, Neumiller & Beardslee Attnys. Dan Sroufe, Pacific Coast Producers Mike Smith Chip Walker, Neil Anderson & Assoc. Engineer Robert A. Nicholson, Neil Anderson & Assoc. Steve Sinnock, Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Nevdeck David Lucas, The Lucas Winery 304 E. Weber Ave., Stockton 95202 468-3284 15362 N. Alpine Road, Lodi 95240 339-0525 460 Seminary Street, Napa 94559 915-718-9022 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi 95242 333-6749 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi 95242 333-6749 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi 95242 369-2476 7200 E. Peltier Road, Acampo 95220 334-2997 1973 W. Turner Road, Lodi 95242 481-6951 21030 N. Davis Road, Lodi 95242 369-2060 P.O. Box 1992, Lodi 95241 367-1305 509 W. Weber Ave., Stockton 95201 948-8200 32 E. Tokay Street, Lodi 95240 530-533-4311 P.O. Box 611, Lodi 95241 334-2332 22 N. Houston Lane, Lodi 95240 367-3701 22 N. Houston Lane, Lodi 95240 367-3701 P.O. Box 844, Stockton 95201-0844 946-0268 18196 N. David Rd., Lodi 95242 368-2006