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SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board on Thursday adopted general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for wineries and beverage and food processors that updates 2002 general WDRs for wineries and expands permit coverage to beverage and food processors within the North Coast region.
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board includes Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, a portion of northern Lake County, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Siskiyou, Sonoma and Trinity counties.
In a separate action, the board also adopted a “conditional waiver” that waives requirements for wineries and beverage and food processors discharging less than 1,500 gallons of process wastewater per day.
The board actions increase protection of groundwater quality, streamline the permitting process, improve consistency and incentivize water conservation.
Small wineries and some types of beverage and food processing facilities, such as cheese and potato processors, were not regulated. The board actions expand permit coverage to include the previously unregulated processors and small wineries.
“Updating the requirements and bringing in small wineries and food processors that weren’t a part of the regulation is critical to protecting our groundwater,” said Regional Water Board Executive Officer Matt St. John.
The updated general WDRs provide increased protection of the beneficial uses of groundwater by requiring wineries and beverage and food processors to address nutrients and salinity in their process wastewaters and solids.
The updated general WDRs require wineries and processors to either meet end-of-pipe limitations or monitor groundwater to demonstrate compliance with groundwater water quality standards.
Those facilities that qualify for a “conditional waiver” of requirements are required to employ best management practices such as minimizing the use of non-biodegradable and salt-containing cleaners to reduce impacts to groundwater quality.
Facilities are required to submit an application for coverage under the updated WDRs or conditional waiver as soon as possible. Wineries currently enrolled under the 2002 winery WDRs are required to submit an application by July 28.
Regional Water Board staff reached out to the general public, conducted public workshops and worked extensively with wine industry representatives to develop the new general WDRs and conditional waiver. The proposed requirements were modified in response to comments and input from the public and industry representatives.
For more information on the new WDRs and conditional waiver, visit http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/water_issues/programs/wine_beverage_food/ .
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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch, Egg Safety and Quality Management (ESQM) program is announcing a vacancy on the Shell Egg Advisory Committee (SEAC).
The SEAC makes recommendations to the CDFA Secretary on all matters pertaining to quality standards for shell eggs, uniformity of inspection, adjustment of fees for administration and enforcement, and the annual budget.
ESQM monitors egg quality at production, wholesale and retail levels.
The goal is to provide California consumers with eggs that are wholesome, properly labeled, refrigerated, and of established quality, while maintaining fair and equitable marketing standards in the California egg industry.
The vacancy is for an alternate industry member representing the southern California area. Members of the committee receive no compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem expenses, such as mileage, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses.
Applicants for the alternate industry member vacancy must be a registered egg handler or a representative of a registered egg handler in the state of California. Individuals interested in being considered for the SEAC appointment should send a brief resume by February 5, 2016 to:
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Anthony Herrera, Egg Quality Manager
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Additional information is available on the Egg Safety and Quality Management program’s web page at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/esqm.html . You may also contact Anthony Herrera, Egg Quality Manager at 916-900-5062.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Lake County Websites & Computer Repair in Middletown will have a computer workshop on Saturday, Jan. 30, “Windows 10 Revisited.”
The workshop will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at 15642 Armstrong St. in Middletown in the Jazzercise Center (two blocks behind the post office).
In this workshop, you will learn how to:
– Navigate in Windows 10: Get to the programs and features you need, learn the new Web browser, make use of the new apps, use Cortana and more.
– Change settings in Windows 10: Change the appearance, install programs and apps, set your default programs, set up your backup, change the new browser settings, set up your security, and also, how to go back to Win 7 or Win 8 if you are not happy with the new Windows 10.
The presenter, Mark Rudiger, also will discuss some of the issues he has seen from customers who have installed the Windows 10 upgrade.
Rudiger is the owner of Lake County Websites & Computer Repair in downtown Middletown and has more than 20 years of experience installing, trouble-shooting, and working with computers.
During the course of his daily work as a computer repair tech and website designer, he has been repeatedly asked to offer this kind of workshop.
He has now dedicated a complete website just for Computer Training at www.markrudiger.com .
If you have a laptop, you may bring it along and connect to the high-speed Internet. However, your own computer is not necessary. Rudiger’s laptop screen will be projected on a 120-inch screen.
The workshop has a $15 admission fee. You may sign up at www.markrudiger.com/workshop .
There are only 25 spots available so register soon to avoid missing out.
For more information or to reserve your spot, call Mark Rudiger at 707-987-1923 or email
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets on the last Wednesday of every month.
The meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Clearlake Senior/Community Center, 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
For more information call 707-994-3600.
