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NPDES Self Monitoring Program
City of Auburn Waste water Treatment Plant

Organization

City of Auburn
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Plan contact

Bernie Schroeder
(530) 823-4211

Start date 03/17/2005
End date None
Objectives The City of Auburn (hereinafter Discharger) is currently discharging pursuant to Order No. R5-2005-0030 and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CA0077712. The Discharger submitted a Report of Waste Discharge, dated 18 November 2009, and applied for a NPDES permit renewal to discharge up to 1.67 MGD of treated wastewater from the City of Auburn Wastewater Treatment Plant, hereinafter Facility. The application was deemed complete on 1 June 2010. The Discharger owns a POTW. The Facility is operated by CH2M Hill. The treatment system consists of a headworks (bar screening and grit removal); one aeration pond (Pond 1A) and four flow equalization ponds (Ponds 1B, 2, 3, and 4); an oxidation ditch providing biological treatment capable of nitrification and partial denitrification; two circular secondary clarifiers; coagulation and flocculation; filtration in seven deep bed sand filters; and chlorine disinfection and dechlorination in a chlorine contact chamber.
Annual budget Not Stated

Basins & sub-basins monitored

  • Sacramento River (Sacramento River)
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Sites Monitored

Name Code Latitude Longitude Map
Auburn Ravine, 50 ft US of the pt of discharge.
RSW-001 38.88744 -121.105847 locate
Auburn Ravine, 100 ft DS of the pt of discharge
RSW-002 38.887444 -121.106225 locate

Parameters Monitored

GroupParametersFrequency
General Water Quality Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Hardness, pH, Specific Conductance [EC @ 25 deg C], Temperature, Turbidity Weekly, Monthly, Biweekly
Hydrology Flow Continuous
Pathogens & Bacteria Fecal Coliforms Quarterly
Priority Pollutants Priority Pollutants Annual
Radioactivity Radionuclides Annual
Water Toxicity Toxicity (chronic) - Ceriodaphnia, Toxicity (chronic) - Fathead minnow, Toxicity (chronic) - other Quarterly

Data Products Available

ItemAvailable OnlineURLAvailable by RequestComment
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/... Yes Past Order
Monitoring Plan Yes http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/centra... Yes Current Order
Annual Report No Yes discharger self-report
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