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NPDES Self Monitoring Program
Placer County Depart. of Facility Services, Placer County Sewer Maintenance District No. 3

Organization

Placer County Department of Facility Services
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Program website

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Plan contact

Will Dickinson
530-886-4900

Start date 06/22/2007
End date None
Objectives The Discharger owns and operates the Placer County Sewer Maintenance District No. 3 wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP consists of a primary clarifier, trickling filter, secondary clarifier, final clarifier, chemical feed system for flocculation, sand filtration (tertiary treatment), chlorination, and dechlorination. Sludge is anaerobicall digested, dewatered, and disposed of off-site at a local landfill. Wastewater is discharged from Discharge D-001 to Miners Ravine, a water of the United States and a tributary to Dry Creek, the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal, Bannon Slough, and the Sacramento River. Bannon Slough enters the Sacramento River immediately upstream of the confluence with the American River.
Annual budget None

Basins & sub-basins monitored

  • Sacramento River (Sacramento River)
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Sites Monitored

Name Code Latitude Longitude Map
Miners Ravine, 25 ft US from discharge 001
R-001U 38.798093 -121.135221 locate
Miners Ravine, 350 ft DS from discharge 001
R-002D 38.797113 -121.135734 locate

Parameters Monitored

GroupParametersFrequency
General Water Quality Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Hardness, pH, Specific Conductance [EC @ 25 deg C], Temperature, Turbidity Weekly, Monthly
Major Ions & Minerals Major Ions & Minerals - other Monthly
Pathogens & Bacteria Fecal Coliforms Quarterly
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
Other No Yes Discharger self-report
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