Section 25209.14 Of Article 9.7. Integrated On-farm Drainage Management From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 9.7.
25209.14
. (a) A person operating a solar evaporator shall submit to
the regional board, in April and October of every year, all of the
following information:
(1) Bimonthly waterflow data taken immediately prior to discharge
to the solar evaporator.
(2) Bimonthly water quality data, as required by the regional
board, taken immediately prior to discharge to the solar evaporator.
(3) Semiannual groundwater monitoring data taken from an area in
the vicinity of the solar evaporator, as approved by the regional
board. Groundwater shall be monitored for salts, selenium, and other
elements, as determined by the board, that could adversely affect
avian wildlife or beneficial uses of adjacent groundwater.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the regional board may do
either of the following regarding data collected pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a):
(1) Reduce the data collection schedule two years after data is
submitted pursuant to subdivision (a), if the regional board
determines that discharge to the solar evaporator has been adequately
characterized.
(2) Increase the data collection schedule, if the regional board
determines that changes in monitoring results or other changes in the
operation of the solar evaporator require more frequent data
collection.