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NPDES Self Monitoring Program
City of Willows and Eco Resources, Inc. Willows, WWTP

Organization

City of Willows
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Eco Resources

Program website

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Plan contact

Greg Tyhurst
(530) 934-7041

Start date 01/26/2006
End date None
Objectives The City of Willows (hereinafter Discharger) is currently discharging pursuant to Order No. R5-2006-0009 and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CA0078034. The Discharger submitted a Report of Waste Discharge, dated 1 July 2010, and applied for a NPDES permit renewal to discharge up to 1.2 million gallons daily of treated wastewater from Willows Wastewater Treatment Plant, hereinafter Facility. The application was deemed complete on 27 July 2010. The Discharger owns a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). SouthWest Water Company (contract operator) operates the wastewater treatment plant. The treatment system at the facility consists of a wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system and provides sewage service to the City of Willows. The treatment system includes influent screening, extended aeration (biolac system), activated sludge with two secondary clarifiers, nine continuous backwash sand filters, disinfection with sodium hypochlorite, dechlorination using sodium bisulfite injection, equalization and emergency storage ponds, and sludge storage lagoons.
Annual budget None

Basins & sub-basins monitored

  • Sacramento River (Sacramento River)
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Sites Monitored

Name Code Latitude Longitude Map
Agricultural Drain C, 1500 feet upstream from point of discharge
RSW-001 39.495456 -122.194655 locate
Agricultural Drain C, 100 feet downstream from point of discharge
RSW-002 39.492235 -122.189014 locate
GCID Lateral 26-2, 100 feet upstream from point of discharge
RSW-003 39.502245 -122.192554 locate
GCID Lateral 26-2, 100 feet downstream from point of discharge
RSW-004 39.501429 -122.192211 locate

Parameters Monitored

GroupParametersFrequency
Disinfection Byproducts Trihalomethanes Annual, Monthly
General Water Quality Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Electrical Conductivity (EC) , Hardness, pH, Specific Conductance [EC @ 25 deg C], Temperature, Turbidity Bimonthly, Biweekly, Monthly
Nutrients Ammonia NH3, Nitrate as N NO3-N Monthly
Pathogens & Bacteria Fecal Coliforms Quarterly
Priority Pollutants , Priority Pollutants Annual, Monthly

Data Products Available

ItemAvailable OnlineURLAvailable by RequestComment
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... No past order
Other No Yes Discharger self-report
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/centra... No current order
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