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Project Name: DMR2011 CBI?

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TELEPHONE CALL RECORD

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Outgoing

Date: 07/12/13 Time: 3:00 am

pm

Company Name: California State Water Resources Control 

Board

ERG Staff Name: Kimberly Bartell

Contact Name: Victor Lopez Contact Phone Number: (916) 323-5511

General Subject: DMR Data and Permit Information for CA8000409

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

On July 12, 2013 I called the Water Quality Division of the California State Water Resources Control Board 

and left a message. 

On July 31, 2013 I called Philip Isorena and left a message (916-341-5544). On August 2, 2013 at 1pm, Victor 

Lopez from the CA Water Board returned my call and left a message. I returned his call at 5:30pm and he told 

me that the facility is a POTW with a recycling facility and that he will email me permit and DMR data as soon 

as possible. I received an email with the permit and DMR data on August 2nd at 6pm. 

On August 14, 2013, I replied to Mr. Lopez with further questions on the DMR data. Most of the DMR data 

sheets are blank which do not provide useful information. Mr. Lopez returned my email on August 19, 2013 

with some further information but still didn’t provide the actual DMR sheets. I called and left a message for Mr. 

Lopez on August 22, 2013 asking for the actual DMR sheets but never heard back. 

On September 9, 2013, I called Mr. Lopez and spoke with him about the actual DMR sheets. He stated that he 

wasn’t the best contact for DMR data and that I should contact Gil Vazquez. I called Mr. Vazquez and he asked 

for an email request and that he would get me the DMRs as soon as possible. 

Please see attached email correspondence. 

On September 11, 2013 at 6pm, Renan Jauregui called me and asked for me to explain to him what I was going 

to use the data for. He stated that this is a municipal plant not a industrial facility and that there are 5 POTWs all 

regulated by the same permit (they are included in the same collection system). He stated that the flow may be 

larger than a typical POTW because the permit is a compilation of the 5 POTWs. He said that he would email 

me the DMRs if needed but it would be easier if I could send them the data we have and they could compare it 

for us. Their DMRs from 2011 are hard copy and it would take a long time to scan all of them in to send us. 

Please see attached email correspondence.

Victor Lopez – 916-323-5511

Gil Vazquez – 916-322-1400

Renan Jauregui – 916-341-5505
Email Communication with California State Water Resources Control Board for facility 

without SIC codes

From: victor.lopez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Bartell, Kimberly

Date: 8/2/13 5:56 PM

Subject: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hello Kimberly, 

Attached is the DMR data and the permit for Inland Empire. As I mentioned over the phone, 

ISIS is down today so the data I’m attaching is in PDF format. Let me know if you need any 

other information.

Thank you,

Victor Lopez

Water Resources Control Engineer

Statewide SSO Reduction Program

State Water Resources Control Board

1001 I St, 15th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

vlopez@waterboards.ca.gov

Ph: (916) 323-5511

Fax: (916) 341-5463

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: victor.lopez@waterboards.ca.gov

Date: 8/5/13 9:49 AM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Victor, 

Thank you very much for sending this information. I will review it and let you know if we have 

any further questions.

Thanks again,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: victor.lopez@waterboards.ca.gov

Date: 8/14/13 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Mr. Lopez,

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner about this data, but I was looking through the 

DMRs you sent and it looks to me like most of the data sheets are blank. Is there a reason for 

this? If possible, please either verify that the tables should be blank or resend any data that you 

have. As a reminder the NPDES ID for the facility is CA8000409.

Thank you!

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: victor.lopez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell

Date: 8/19/13 11:52 AM

Subject: FW: DMR data for CA8000409

Hello Kimberly,

See Gil Vazquez’s response below, he gives detailed information on how to obtain the 

information you are looking for.

Thank you,

Victor

From: Vazquez, Gil@Waterboards 

Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 8:43 AM

To: Lopez, Victor@Waterboards

Subject: RE: DMR data for CA8000409

Hi Victor,

Looks like she wants monitoring data. There are two ways she can get this information. CIWQS 

Public report eSMR at a glance and a new ICIS DMR pollutant loading tool. 

CIWQS:

1. Go to: 

http://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov/ciwqs/readOnly/PublicReportEsmrAtGlanceServlet?inC

ommand=reset

2. Enter facility information. Order number is important (R8-2009-0021).
3. Click on a report to see monitoring data.

4. Information will be presented in tables titled “Data Summary-Analytical”.

ICIS:

1. Go to: http://cfpub.epa.gov/dmr/adv_search.cfm
2. Inp[ut the NPDES number under “Facility Identification”. 

3. Scroll to the bottom left corner and click on “Select Output Fields.” 

4. The next page will allow you to select the table information headings labels. I suggest you 

select all labels and go to the bottom left corner and click on “Search”.

5. An Excel spreadsheet will open up with the facilities monitoring information. The column 

labeled “Parameter Description”, “Average Daily Loads”, and “Average Concentrations” 

will show the monitoring information.

Sorry it took so long. I had to create the new ICIS data tool procedures. Please let me know if 

you have any questions or if you find any mistakes with my procedures. 

-Gil

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vaquez@waterboards.ca.gov

Date: 9/9/13 5:07 PM

Subject: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Mr. Vazquez,
Thank you for your time on the phone today. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) under EPA 

Contract No. EP-C-12-021,is e-mailing you on EPA's behalf to request 2011 discharge 

monitoring reports for Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5 (CA8000409). Here is some 

background on what the information is used for. 

EPA reviews publicly-available DMR data to fulfill its review obligation under Section 304(b) of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA requires EPA to annually review and, if appropriate, 

revise its water pollution control technology-based regulations, called "effluent limitations 

guidelines" or "effluent guidelines," that limit the discharge of pollutants to waters of the U.S. 

from various categories of industrial facilities. EPA is currently conducting its 2013 annual 

review of existing effluent guidelines and potential industrial guidelines which may need to be 

included (see http://www.epa.gov/guide/304m/ for further information). EPA will discuss this 

review and the results in its 2013 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan scheduled for publication in 

the Federal Register in 2014. As part of the 2013 annual review, EPA is evaluating the data in 

discharge monitoring reports from 2011 and needs further information to complete the review.

We would like to obtain 2011 DMRs for the facility above (CA8000409), if more recent data is 

also available (2012 or 2013), please include that as well. 

Please call me at (517) 515-1721 if you have any questions. If you would like to speak directly 

with EPA regarding this request, you can contact William F. Swietlik of EPA's Office of 

Water/Engineering Analysis Division by phone at (202) 566-1129 or by email: 

swietlik.william@epa.gov.

Thank you,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell

CC: Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards; Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/11/13 4:45 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hello Kimberly,

Just wanted to verify this is the correct facility. The Effluent Guidelines Plan seems to be 

concentrating on industrial facilities. The request is for DMR information on Inland Empire 

Utilities Agency which is a municipal water district. If this is correct we will start preparing the 

2011, 2012, and 2013 DMRs to send out. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

-Gil Vazquez

Water Resource Control Engineer

SWRCB – DWQ – NPDES

Phone: 916.322.1400

Email: gvazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

CC: Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards; Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/11/13 5:17 PM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Mr. Vazquez,

Yes, that is the correct facility. The Effluent Guidelines Plan does concentrate on industrial 

facilities, however this year EPA also wanted to look into the facilities in the DMR database that 

did not have an assigned SIC code in the database. The Empire Utilities Agency was one such 

facility which is why we pulled the facility's DMR data to verify that the discharges make sense. 

Because some of the flows and pollutant discharges for this facility seem slightly high, we would 

like to review the DMRs and see if there has been a mistake in data entry or if the discharges are 

real. 

Please let me know if you have any further questions. 

Thanks again,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell

CC: Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards; Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/11/13 5:45 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Kimberly,
Thank you for clearing this up. We will start gathering up the DMRs for this facility. This 

might take a few weeks. Please let me know if you require DMR information for any other 

facilities.

-Gil 

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

CC: Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards; Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/11/13 5:49 PM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Gil,

This is the only facility in California that we would like DMRs for right now, I will let you know 

if any others come up. Please prioritize DMRs from 2011 and provide the others as you have 

time. We want to confirm the data from 2011 and then will look at more recent DMRs to make 

sure the discharges have not increased. 

Thanks again for your time!

Kimberly

From: Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards <renan.jauregui@waterboards.ca.gov>

To: Kimberly Bartell; Vazquez, Gil@Waterboards

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/12/13 12:43 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Kimberly,

Per our discussion, here is the NPDES Permit (R8-2009-0021) that was adopted in July 2009. I 

am also including couple of amendments this Order. The first amendment was adopted in 2010 

for the purpose of adding a provision in the Permit for control of residential self-generating 

water softeners to be in compliance with new regulations related to water softeners adopted in 

October 2009. The second amendment was to clarify certain language in the Permit to provide 

flexibility of recycle water discharges at more than one location, and was adopted in 2013.

Please let us know, once you find out if it is possible to just look at specific DMRs to confirm the 

accuracy of the data entered or would still need all the DMRs scanned. Thanks!

Renan Jauregui

WRC Engineer

NPDES Unit

SWRCB/DWQ

(916) 341-5505

From: Kimberly Bartell
To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 9/16/13 11:46 AM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Mr. Jauregui, 

Thank you for sending these documents. I did discuss the data with a coworker and we agree that 

it would be easiest for you to check our data against the hard copy DMRs rather than scanning all 

of the documents to send to us. 

I've attached the 2011 data for CA800409 that we would like confirmed. Please confirm the 

average daily value and the wastewater flow for each outfall and parameter. If possible, can you 

also tell us by looking at more recent DMRs if the discharges have remained similar to 2011 in 

recent years? 

Please let me know if you have any questions, we greatly appreciate your help in this!

Thanks,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 10/9/13 12:07 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hello Kimberly,

Attached is the spreadsheet with 2011 DMR Copper & Flow information for Inland Empire 

Utilities Agency Recycling Plant No. 5 (CA8000409). It seems that the information was 

entered into ICIS incorrectly. The units reported for Copper are in ug/L while the DMRs 

require units in mg/L. These unit differences were not taken into consideration when entered 

into ICIS. The DMRs for 2012 and 2013 have the same issue. We are in the process of 

correcting these mistakes in ICIS. 

Sincerely,

-Gil Vazquez

Water Resource Control Engineer

SWRCB – DWQ – NPDES
Phone: 916.322.1400

Email: gvazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 10/10/13 1:37 PM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Mr. Vazquez,

Thank you for getting back to us. We will review the attached data and let you know if we have 

any further questions.

Thanks again,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards

Date: 10/23/13 2:53 PM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hi Mr. Vazquez,

Thank you again for providing the updated data. I have reviewed the data and have one follow up 

question for you. Why are the flow values for Aluminum in the spreadsheet you attached listed 

as 'n/a'? It looks like for Outfall 3 all discharges were either below detection limit or no discharge 

but how should we interpret the flow for outfalls 001, 002, and 004 for the aluminum discharges?

Thank you,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721
From: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

Date: 10/23/13 3:47 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Hello Kimberly,

They have “n/a” because flow is not required on the Quarterly DMR sheets.

-Gil

From: Kimberly Bartell

To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

Date: 10/23/13 5:06 PM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Mr. Vazquez, 

Thank you, that answers my question. I'll be in touch if anything else comes up.

Thanks again,

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721

From: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

To: Kimberly Bartell

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

Date: 10/23/13 5:14 PM

Subject: RE: DMR Data for CA8000409

Kimberly,

I forgot to mention in my earlier email that the units for Copper and Aluminum have been 

corrected in ICIS to reflect the data on the DMRs.

-Gil

From: Kimberly Bartell
To: gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

CC: Martinez, Armando@Waterboards; Jauregui, Renan@Waterboards

Date: 10/24/13 8:08 AM

Subject: Re: DMR Data for CA8000409

Gil,

Thank you for letting me know and for all your help gathering information on this facility. We 

appreciate it!

Kimberly

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Kimberly D. Bartell

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

kimberly.bartell@erg.com

Phone: 517-515-1721