Greenfield City Council
July 22, 2025

City of Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
City Council Meeting Agenda
July 22, 2025
6:00 P.M.

Mayor Robert White
Mayor Pro-tem Ariana Rodriguez
Councilmembers
Rachel Ortiz
Marcy Jones
Belen Garcia
The Greenfield City Council meeting on July 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. will be held in the City Council Chambers located at 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield, California 93927, and will be open to the public. This meeting will also be accessible online and may be viewed through the following options:

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A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL – CITY COUNCIL
C. EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER ABSENCES
This agenda item allows the City Council to excuse the absence of Councilmembers not present at the meeting. If all Councilmembers are present, this agenda will be skipped. a. Public Comments
b. City Council Comments /Action
City Council Agenda
July 22, 2025

D. INVOCATION BY PASTOR ROBERT MULLEN
E. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
F. AGENDA REVIEW
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA This portion of the agenda allows an individual the opportunity to address the Council on any items not on the Closed Session, Consent Calendar, Public Hearings, and City Council Business. Under state regulations, no action can be taken on non-agenda items, including issues raised under this agenda item. Members of the public should be aware of this when addressing the Council regarding items not specifically referenced on this Agenda.

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H. COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
I. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one action of the City Council, unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received prior to the time Council votes on the motion to adopt. a. Public Comments
I-1. APPROVE Warrants #325049 through #325217 and Bank Drafts #6766 through #6783 in the amount of $1,460,648.03 – Page 1
I-2. APPROVE Minutes of the July 8, 2025 City Council Meeting – Page 16 I-3. RECEIVE AND FILE – Monthly Report – Finance / Science Workshop – Page 21 I-4. ADOPT Resolution #2025-66, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Certifying Compliance with State Law with Respect to the Levying of General and Special Taxes, Assessments, and Property-Related Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 – Page 24
I-5. ADOPT Resolution #2025-67, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Adopting the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual “Appropriations Limit” – Page 27 City Council Agenda
July 22, 2025

J. MAYOR’S PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS J-1. PRESENTATION – Greenfield Chamber of Commerce – Page 37 K. PUBLIC HEARINGS
K-1. INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of Building Permits Requiring a New Wastewater Connection or that will Result in Increased Wastewater Flow to the City of Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant –

a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Introduce by Title Only and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance
K-2. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Amending the 2005 General Plan and Adopting the 2023-2031 City of Greenfield Housing Element –

a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-68
L. BUSINESS
L-1. RECEIVE AND FILE – Report on Status of General Plan Update – Page 240 a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Receive and File
L-2. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Accepting and Appropriating Funds in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the Amount of $73,003.32 from the United States Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program – Page 260 a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-69
L-3. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Awarding a Purchasing Contract for the Fire Command Vehicle to Winner Chevrolet and Transfer Funds from CSA-74 Fund to the Fire Command Vehicle Replacement Account for the Purchase of the Fire Command Vehicle – Page 298
a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-70
City Council Agenda
July 22, 2025

L-4. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield to Display the Pride Flag and ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield to Amend the City of Greenfield Flag Display Policy – Page 301
a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-71 and #2025-72 L-5. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Greenfield and the Service Employees International Union, Local 521, CTW/CLC – Page 309 a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-73
L-6. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Establishing the Positions of Parks and Recreation Director and Community Engagement Manager –

a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-74
L-7. ADOPT A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield to Approve Two New Full-Time Employment Positions for the Wastewater Division and a Supplemental Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to Fund the Positions as Follows: Utility System Operator – 1 Full-Time Employee; Maintenance Worker (WWTP) – 1 Full-Time Employee and Supplemental Appropriation of $152,000 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund – Page 416
a. Staff Report
b. Public Comments
c. City Council Comments / Review / Action
Staff Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution #2025-75
M. BRIEF REPORTS ON CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND MEETINGS ATTENDED BY

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
a. League of California Cities
b. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
c. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
d. Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
e. Monterey Salinas Transit
f. South Salinas Valley Broadband Authority
g. Monterey County Mayors’ Association
h. Salinas Valley Mayors/Managers Group
i. Planning Commission
City Council Agenda
July 22, 2025

N. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
O. CITY MANAGER REPORT
P. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 674-5591. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). ********************************************************************************* This agenda is duly posted outside City Hall and on the City of Greenfield web site. 7/17/2025 4:33:58 PM Page 1 of 3
Check Report
Greenfield, CA By Check Number
Date Range: 07/03/2025 - 07/17/2025
Vendor Number Vendor Name Payment Date Payment Type Discount Amount Payment Amount Number Bank Code: APBNK-APBNK
00180 ALL SAFE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 105.00 325049 00117 ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 26,020.00 325050 00120 AMBAG 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 3,249.28 325051
03877 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 268,068.44 325052 05596 CENTRAL COAST SBDC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 5,000.00 325053 05136 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 609.98 325054 04407 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 405.11 325055 04146 CIVICPLUS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 12,474.83 325056 00322 COPWARE, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 115.00 325057 04118 CPCA 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 508.00 325058
05468 CROSSROADS SOFTWARE INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 36,700.00 325059 04287 FLUID RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,900.00 325060 05678 GAIACA 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,711.50 325061
01300 MISSION LINEN SUPPLY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 43.00 325062 13006 MONTEREY BAY AREA SELF INSURANCE AUTHORITY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 545,290.95 325063 04655 OR-TEC, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 10,750.00 325064 01998 STANDARD INSURANCE COM 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 2,859.93 325065 02028 TAMC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 6,437.00 325066
00634 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 75.00 325067 03912 URETSKY SECURITY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 100.00 325068 04079 VERIZON 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 859.89 325069
05346 VICTOR S GARCIA 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 15,000.00 325070 04494 ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,595.20 325071 04732 ALPHA AUTO BODY INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 938.00 325072 04750 BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,321.21 325073 05673 CALIFORNIA NARCOTIC OFFICER' ASSOCIATION 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 500.00 325074 05625 CALIFORNIA OVERHEAD DOOR 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 91,150.00 325075 04571 CENTRAL VALLEY BUSINESS FORMS, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 641.12 325076 00388 CERTIFIED LABORATORIES 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 693.08 325077 00752 CITY OF GREENFIELD 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 29,083.13 325078 05683 CRISTIAN ZAVALA-RANGEL 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 500.00 325081 00528 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 5,179.00 325082 00528 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 9,831.00 325083 05606 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 2,661.79 325084 04582 GRANITE ROCK COMPANY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,863.13 325085 05005 GREENFIELD 101, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 144.00 325086 00721 GREENFIELD TRUE VALUE 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 68.65 325087 00803 HYDRO TURF, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 9,717.09 325088 04763 INTOXIMETERS, INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,622.82 325089 01028 J.R. INTERPRETING SERVICES 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 587.25 325090 05156 JAIME MARTINEZ 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 230.00 325091 05672 JES FLOORING INC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 13,100.00 325092 03107 L.N. CURTIS & SONS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 3,663.38 325093 03923 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 5,535.00 325094 04653 NEW SV MEDIA, INC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 188.86 325095 01532 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 307.79 325096 05554 PACE SUPPLY CORP. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 8,661.45 325097 01619 PITNEY BOWES BANK INC PURCHASE POWER 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 7.78 325098 02367 ROBIN WARBEY CONSULTING 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 7,298.25 325099 01999 SALINAS VALLEY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,832.34 325100 01945 SOUTH COUNTY TIRE, LLC 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,294.77 325101 01998 STANDARD INSURANCE COM 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 2,880.08 325102 04758 SURVEILLANCE GRID INTEGRATION INC. 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,254.88 325103 04506 THAT'S GREAT NEWS 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 325.06 325104 1 Check Report Date Range: 07/03/2025 - 07/17/2025
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Vendor Number Vendor Name Payment Date Payment Type Discount Amount Payment Amount Number 04837 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 1,667.49 325105 02037 TRI-CITIES DISPOSAL 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 135,776.95 325106 00634 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,445.73 325107 02208 VALLEY SAW & GARDEN EQUIPMENT 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 4,884.09 325108 02241 VAL'S PLUMBING AND HEATING 07/11/2025 Regular 0.00 607.23 325109 00749 CITY OF GREENFIELD 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 86.47 325211 00713 G P O A 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 1,200.00 325212
00795 GREENFIELD POLICE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 600.00 325213 04521 Greenfield Professional Firefighters 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 315.00 325214 05322 OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 3 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 193.86 325215 01911 SEIU Local 521 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 798.72 325216 00614 STATE OF CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 07/17/2025 Regular 0.00 7,245.95 325217 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 438.40 DFT0006766 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 663.68 DFT0006767 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 1,207.90 DFT0006768 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 3,090.00 DFT0006769 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 2,865.00 DFT0006770 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 2,629.00 DFT0006771 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 600.00 DFT0006772 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 1,785.00 DFT0006773 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 425.00 DFT0006774 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 250.00 DFT0006775 00431 DEPT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 1,269.80 DFT0006776 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 3,156.50 DFT0006777 01916 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 75.04 DFT0006778 00384 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 4,914.93 DFT0006779 03103 Internal Revenue Service 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 11,903.36 DFT0006780 03103 Internal Revenue Service 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 50,897.26 DFT0006781 00384 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 18,124.32 DFT0006782 03103 Internal Revenue Service 07/03/2025 Bank Draft 0.00 43,572.33 DFT0006783 Regular Checks
Manual Checks
Voided Checks
Discount
Payment
Payment Type Count
Bank Code APBNK Summary
Bank Drafts
EFT's
66 0
0 18
0 0.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00
84 0.00
Payment
1,312,780.51

0.00 0.00
147,867.52

0.00 1,460,648.03
Payable
Count
86 0
0 18
0 104
2 Check Report Date Range: 07/03/2025 - 07/17/2025
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All Bank Codes Check Summary
Payment Type Discount
Payment
Count Payment
Payable
Count
Regular Checks
Manual Checks
Voided Checks
Bank Drafts
EFT's
66 0
0 18
0 0.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00
84 0.00
1,312,780.51

0.00 0.00
147,867.52

0.00 1,460,648.03
86 0
0 18
0 104
Fund Name Period Amount
Fund Summary
999 CASH CONTROL 7/2025 1,460,648.03
1,460,648.03
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Expense Approval Report
Greenfield, CA By Fund
Payment Dates 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount Fund: 100 - GENERAL FUND
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES 100-111-63700.000 1,015.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES 100-310-63700.000 840.00 SOUTH COUNTY TIRE, LLC 325101 07/11/2025 7558 - REPAIR FLAT TIRE 100-550-66300.000 102.00 CALIFORNIA NARCOTIC OFFIC… 325074 07/11/2025 PD NARCOTIC UNIT SUPERVIS… 100-215-67200.000 500.00 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 CIVIC CENTER 100-111-64100.000 1,267.12 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 CIVIC CENTER 100-111-64200.000 471.91 GREENFIELD TRUE VALUE 325087 07/11/2025 SEALANT - PD 100-111-65900.000 29.46 PITNEY BOWES BANK INC PUR…325098 07/11/2025 PERMIT OVERAGE FEE 100-190-63300.000 7.78 SOUTH COUNTY TIRE, LLC 325101 07/11/2025 7935/3716 - NEW TIRES 100-320-66300.000 244.38 GRANITE ROCK COMPANY 325085 07/11/2025 COLD MIX 100-320-65700.000 2,431.57 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL 325084 07/11/2025 FLOOR SCRUBBER / SCRUB BR… 100-111-71200.000 2,661.79 JES FLOORING INC 325092 07/11/2025 ART CENTER FLOOR REPAIR 100-551-63700.000 13,100.00 THAT'S GREAT NEWS 325104 07/11/2025 NEWS CLIP WALL FRAME - POL…100-201-65100.000 325.06 GREENFIELD TRUE VALUE 325087 07/11/2025 HARDWARE SUPPLIES 100-320-65700.000 21.89 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 100-550-64100.000 288.97 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 100-551-64100.000 304.29 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 100-551-64200.000 21.61 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 100-590-64100.000 593.38 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 100-590-64200.000 47.24 NEW SV MEDIA, INC 325095 07/11/2025 PUBLIC NOTICE - VEHICLE BIDS 100-215-65100.000 188.86 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325083 07/11/2025 TROUBLESHOT IRRIGATION SY…100-550-63700.000 1,890.00 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325083 07/11/2025 PHOTOCELL REPLACEMENT - … 100-111-63700.000 225.50 GREENFIELD TRUE VALUE 325087 07/11/2025 CHALK 100-320-65700.000 8.65 VALLEY SAW & GARDEN EQUI… 325108 07/11/2025 SMALL EQUIPMENT 100-320-65700.000 2,216.58 VALLEY SAW & GARDEN EQUI… 325108 07/11/2025 SMALL EQUIPMENT 100-550-65700.000 1,931.39 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO… 325105 07/11/2025 STRAINER 100-320-65700.000 58.78 HYDRO TURF, INC. 325088 07/11/2025 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 100-550-65700.000 7,517.09 TRI-CITIES DISPOSAL 325106 07/11/2025 STREET SWEEPING LANDFIELD…100-320-64400.000 357.74 J.R. INTERPRETING SERVICES 325090 07/11/2025 INTERPRETING SERVICES - CITY…100-101-63100.000 587.25 TRI-CITIES DISPOSAL 325106 07/11/2025 DISPOSAL SERVICES FY 2024-2…100-191-64400.000 135,419.21 CRISTIAN ZAVALA-RANGEL 325081 07/11/2025 FLAG FOOTBALL OFFICIAL FEE 100-551-63500.000 500.00 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325083 07/11/2025 JUNCTION BOX REPAIR - POLI… 100-111-63700.000 90.00 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO… 325105 07/11/2025 WHIITE PAINT FOR STREETS 100-320-65700.000 1,608.71 VAL'S PLUMBING AND HEATI… 325109 07/11/2025 AC REPAIR 100-590-63700.000 607.23 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 599 EL CAMINO REAL 100-111-64300.000 121.07 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 597 EL CAMINO REAL LS 100-111-64300.000 503.57 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 599 EL CAMINO REAL 100-111-64400.000 37.66 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1245 APPLE AVE - PERC POND 100-320-64300.000 39.59 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1245 GREENLEAF LP - PERC P… 100-320-64300.000 131.15 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 263 PALO VERDE ST - PERC P… 100-320-64300.000 122.76 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 PALM & FWY WEST - 101 SPR… 100-320-64300.000 120.90 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 899 CHERRY AVENUE - CVC BK…100-320-64300.000 185.96 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 786 APRICOT STREET # PERC … 100-320-64300.000 39.57 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 45 ELMWOOD DR - PERC POND 100-320-64300.000 39.73 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 PALM & FWY EAST - 101 SPR 100-320-64300.000 75.36 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 100-320-64400.000 139.78 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1357 OAK AVE PATRIOT PARK …100-550-64300.000 14,520.23 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 890 TYLER AVE - CITY PARK 100-550-64300.000 283.42 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1355 OAK AVE #PP RESTROOM 100-550-64300.000 151.97 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 540 BAYWOOD WAY 100-550-64300.000 512.27 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 300 APPLE AVENUE PARK 100-550-64300.000 637.72 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 221 PINOT AVE - CITY PARK 100-550-64300.000 777.05 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 100 FIFTH STREET PARK 100-550-64300.000 66.89 4 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 2 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1355 OAK AVE - IRRIGATION 100-550-64300.000 75.36 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 455 TENTH ST PRIMAVERA PA… 100-550-64300.000 97.51 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 328 PARKSIDE CT 100-550-64300.000 1,280.15 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 303 EL CAMINO REAL MUSE… 100-550-64300.000 98.90 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 801 APRICOT STREET PARK 100-550-64300.000 260.63 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 100-550-64400.000 139.77 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 300 APPLE AVENUE PARK 100-550-64400.000 55.09 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 213 EL CAMINO REAL N 100-551-64300.000 29.92 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 215 EL CAMINO REAL N 100-551-64300.000 40.34 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1351 OAK AVE FIRE PROTECTI… 100-551-64300.000 185.96 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1351 OAK AVE/COMMUNITY … 100-551-64300.000 85.71 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1351 OAK AVE/COMMUNITY … 100-551-64400.000 55.09 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 215 EL CAMINO REAL N 100-551-64400.000 69.92 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 131 THIRTEENTH ST DAY CARE 100-590-64300.000 95.58 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 WALNUT GROVE APARTMENT… 100-24716 2,775.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 OAK TERRACE MAINT DIST A… 100-22499 220.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 MAGNOLIA PLACE SENIOR AP… 100-24717 220.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 SMALL PROJECT ENGINEERING…100-26001 1,176.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 GREENFIELD COMMONS I 100-24720 2,995.00 SALINAS VALLEY SOLID WASTE…325100 07/11/2025 4TH QUARTER - APRIL-JUNE 2… 100-191-64400.000 4,832.34 GREENFIELD 101, INC. 325086 07/11/2025 PD CAR WASHES - JUNE 2025 100-215-65100.000 144.00 CPCA 325058 07/11/2025 CA POLICE CHIEF'S ASSOC M… 100-201-68300.000 508.00 ALL SAFE INTEGRATED SYSTE… 325049 07/11/2025 BURGLARY MONITORING - C… 100-551-63900.000 105.00 GAIACA 325061 07/11/2025 PD EVIDENCE NARCOTICS DES… 100-215-63400.000 1,711.50 AMBAG 325051 07/11/2025 FY 2025-2026 MEMBER JURIS… 100-110-68300.000 3,249.28 CENTRAL COAST SBDC 325053 07/11/2025 SMALL BUSINESS DEV CENTER…100-101-68200.000 5,000.00 CROSSROADS SOFTWARE INC. 325059 07/11/2025 PD REPORT WRITING SOFTW… 100-215-95620.000 15,000.00 TAMC 325066 07/11/2025 CONGESTION MGT & TRAFFIC… 100-101-68300.000 6,437.00 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 100-111-65600.000 40.03 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 UNIFORMS 100-320-65200.000 86.86 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 UNIFORMS 100-550-65200.000 86.86 COPWARE, INC. 325057 07/11/2025 CA PO LEGAL SOURCEBOOK S… 100-215-67600.000 115.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006766 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 100-22430 131.52 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006767 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 100-22430 157.70 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006768 07/03/2025 Deferred Compensation Loan … 100-22435 1,207.90 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006769 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-GPOA 100-22430 700.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006770 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-GPSA 100-22430 1,715.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006771 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Management 100-22430 1,205.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006772 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Mid Management 100-22430 240.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 100-22430 337.54 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006774 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-OE3 Employees 100-22430 425.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006775 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Chief of Police 100-22430 150.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006777 07/03/2025 Roth Retirement 100-22431 3,156.50 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006778 07/03/2025 Roth Retirement 100-22431 75.04 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 100-22225 1,704.06 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 100-22215 4,143.96 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 100-22215 17,718.54 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 100-22220 5,915.43 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 100-22210 15,051.07 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 COPE - Union Dues 100-22420 0.22 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 100-22420 275.04 G P O A 325212 07/17/2025 GPOA DUES 100-22410 320.00
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL…325215 07/17/2025 Union Dues 100-22420 64.62 GREENFIELD POLICE SERGEAN… 325213 07/17/2025 GPSA DUES 100-22415 300.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325211 07/17/2025 Weapon Repay 100-22481 86.47 STATE OF CALIFORNIA FRANC… 325217 07/17/2025 Misc Withholding 100-22490 7,245.95 Fund 100 - GENERAL FUND Total: 305,585.45
Fund: 102 - Fire General
L.N. CURTIS & SONS 325093 07/11/2025 FIREFIGHTER PANTS RETURN… 102-250-65400.000 -368.25 ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT 325071 07/11/2025 STRUCTURE HELMETS 102-250-65200.000 4,595.20 5 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 3 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC 325073 07/11/2025 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 102-250-65400.000 1,023.54 BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC 325073 07/11/2025 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 102-250-65400.000 10.40 CENTRAL VALLEY BUSINESS F… 325076 07/11/2025 FRR BOOKS 102-250-65400.000 641.12 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 380 OAK AVE - FIRE PROTECTI… 102-250-64300.000 185.96 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 380 OAK AVE 102-250-64300.000 331.58 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 380 OAK AVE 102-250-64400.000 307.34 BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC 325073 07/11/2025 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 102-250-65400.000 287.27 L.N. CURTIS & SONS 325093 07/11/2025 SMOKE MACHINE & FLUID 102-250-65400.000 4,031.63 MISSION LINEN SUPPLY 325062 07/11/2025 SHOP TOWELS 102-250-65600.000 43.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006767 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 102-22430 209.15 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 102-22430 460.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006775 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Chief of Police 102-22430 100.00 DEPT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERV…DFT0006776 07/03/2025 Misc Withholding 102-22450 346.15 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 102-22225 526.66 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 102-22215 1,272.74 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 102-22215 5,442.06 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 102-22220 2,641.65 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 102-22210 5,356.78 Greenfield Professional Firefig…325214 07/17/2025 Fire Union Dues 102-22410 211.50 Fund 102 - Fire General Total: 27,655.48
Fund: 105 - Community Outreach
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 105-22430 50.00 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 105-22225 101.62 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 105-22215 245.58 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 105-22215 1,050.06 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 105-22220 206.56 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 105-22210 599.87 VICTOR S GARCIA 325070 07/11/2025 HARVEST FESTIVAL 2025 ADM…105-105-78100.000 15,000.00 Fund 105 - Community Outreach Total: 17,253.69
Fund: 200 - SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325082 07/11/2025 PD ELECTRICAL WIRE FOR EVI… 200-205-65100.000 5,179.00 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325083 07/11/2025 PD ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR D… 200-205-71400.000 7,400.00 CROSSROADS SOFTWARE INC. 325059 07/11/2025 PD REPORT WRITING SOFTW… 200-205-65100.000 21,700.00 Fund 200 - SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Total: 34,279.00 Fund: 201 - POLICE - OTHER GRANTS
INTOXIMETERS, INC. 325089 07/11/2025 PD ALCO SENSORS FST 201-215-65412.000 1,622.82 Fund 201 - POLICE - OTHER GRANTS Total: 1,622.82
Fund: 220 - Supplemental Transactions & Use Tax Fund (V & W) STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006767 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 220-22430 296.83 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006769 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-GPOA 220-22430 2,390.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006770 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-GPSA 220-22430 1,150.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006772 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Mid Management 220-22430 200.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 220-22430 600.00 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 220-22225 1,662.29 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 220-22215 4,017.16 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 220-22215 17,176.86 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 220-22220 6,749.03 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 220-22210 15,674.35 Greenfield Professional Firefig…325214 07/17/2025 Fire Union Dues 220-22410 103.50 G P O A 325212 07/17/2025 GPOA DUES 220-22410 880.00
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL…325215 07/17/2025 Union Dues 220-22420 129.24 GREENFIELD POLICE SERGEAN… 325213 07/17/2025 GPSA DUES 220-22415 300.00 Fund 220 - Supplemental Transactions & Use Tax Fund (V & W) Total: 51,329.26 Fund: 230 - GAS TAX FUND
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES 230-320-63700.000 600.00 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 STREET LIGHTING 230-320-64100.000 6,133.16 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 230-320-64100.000 373.96 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 140 EL CAMINO REAL CENTER… 230-320-64300.000 46.56 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 18 S EL CAMINO REAL-MEDIAN 230-320-64300.000 119.96 6 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 4 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 110 EL CAMINO REAL CENTER… 230-320-64300.000 49.11 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 MORRIS AVE - MEDIAN STIP 230-320-64300.000 29.82 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 208 EL CAMINO REAL MEDIAN 230-320-64300.000 46.27 Fund 230 - GAS TAX FUND Total: 7,398.84
Fund: 263 - LLM #1 - LEXINGTON
HYDRO TURF, INC. 325088 07/11/2025 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 263-360-65700.000 250.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 0000 GIANOLINI PARKWAY 263-360-64300.000 141.89 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 411-A CARDONA CIRCLE 263-360-64300.000 150.16 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 324 WILSON CIRCLE 263-360-64300.000 41.56 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 400 CARDONA CIRCLE 263-360-64300.000 39.57 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 326 WILSON CIRCLE 263-360-64300.000 1,041.85 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…263-360-63600.000 583.33 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 263-22430 2.52 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 263-22225 10.95 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 263-22215 26.44 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 263-22215 112.98 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 263-22220 25.20 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 263-22210 74.42 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 263-22420 5.85 Fund 263 - LLM #1 - LEXINGTON Total: 2,506.72
Fund: 264 - LLM #2 - TERRA VERDE, ETC
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 STREET LIGHTING 264-360-64100.000 610.64 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 264-360-64100.000 259.00 EL CAMINO ELECTRIC 325083 07/11/2025 PHOTOCELL REPLACEMENT - … 264-360-63700.000 225.50 HYDRO TURF, INC. 325088 07/11/2025 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 264-360-65700.000 1,600.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 349 LAS MANZANITAS DRIVE … 264-360-64300.000 39.57 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 355 THORP AVENUE - TREE LI… 264-360-64300.000 107.62 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 385 THORP AVE 264-360-64300.000 12.63 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 98 S EL CAMINO REAL/PARK 264-360-64300.000 1,023.67 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 632 VAZQUEZ AVENUE 264-360-64300.000 164.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 THORP/WALNUT TREE LINE 264-360-64300.000 164.25 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 20 WALKER LANE ISLAND 264-360-64300.000 176.47 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 200 RAVA PARKWAY PARK 264-360-64300.000 831.99 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 246 BORZINI CIRCLE 264-360-64300.000 633.97 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 300 LAS MANZANITAS DRIVE 264-360-64300.000 187.22 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 634 ST CHRISTOPHER LANE 264-360-64300.000 486.79 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 98 S EL CAMINO REAL/HUERTA 264-360-64300.000 0.02 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 207 TUSCANY AVENUE PARK 264-360-64300.000 614.10 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 317 MORENO STREET 264-360-64300.000 57.81 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…264-360-63600.000 583.34 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 264-22430 2.52 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 264-22225 10.95 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 264-22215 26.44 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 264-22215 112.98 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 264-22220 25.20 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 264-22210 74.42 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 264-22420 5.85 Fund 264 - LLM #2 - TERRA VERDE, ETC Total: 8,036.95
Fund: 265 - SMD #1
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…265-360-63600.000 583.33 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 265-22430 2.52 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 265-22225 10.91 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 265-22215 26.36 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 265-22215 112.62 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 265-22220 25.11 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 265-22210 74.11 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 265-22420 5.82 Fund 265 - SMD #1 Total: 840.78
7 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 5 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount Fund: 266 - SMD #2
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…266-360-63600.000 583.33 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 266-22430 2.52 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 266-22225 10.93 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 266-22215 26.40 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 266-22215 112.94 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 266-22220 25.15 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 266-22210 74.40 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 266-22420 5.78 Fund 266 - SMD #2 Total: 841.45
Fund: 267 - Vintage Meadows LLMD #3
HYDRO TURF, INC. 325088 07/11/2025 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 267-360-65700.000 350.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 10 PEPPER TREE COURT 267-360-64300.000 39.69 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 33 REDWOOD WAY 267-360-64300.000 39.58 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 1284 SYCAMORE STREET 267-360-64300.000 39.57 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…267-360-63600.000 583.33 Fund 267 - Vintage Meadows LLMD #3 Total: 1,052.17
Fund: 268 - Vintage Meadows SMD #3
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENGINE…268-360-63600.000 583.34 Fund 268 - Vintage Meadows SMD #3 Total: 583.34
Fund: 297 - GREENFIELD SCIENCE WORKSHOP
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 297-597-64100.000 534.22 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 297-597-64200.000 15.21 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 920 WALNUT AVENUE - SCIEN… 297-597-64300.000 75.47 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 45 EL CAMINO REAL 297-597-64400.000 65.34 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 45 EL CAMINO REAL 297-597-64400.000 132.10 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006771 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Management 297-22430 1,029.00 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 297-22225 182.97 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 297-22215 442.14 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 297-22215 1,890.68 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 297-22220 413.60 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 297-22210 1,247.99 Fund 297 - GREENFIELD SCIENCE WORKSHOP Total: 6,028.72
Fund: 375 - RISK MANAGEMENT
MONTEREY BAY AREA SELF IN… 325063 07/11/2025 PREMIUMS FY 2025-2026 375-115-52300.000 100,000.00 MONTEREY BAY AREA SELF IN… 325063 07/11/2025 PREMIUMS FY 2025-2026 375-115-62100.000 445,290.95 ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES…325050 07/11/2025 AMVP PHYSICAL DAMAGE - R… 375-115-62100.000 26,020.00 Fund 375 - RISK MANAGEMENT Total: 571,310.95
Fund: 385 - INTERNAL SERVICE
SURVEILLANCE GRID INTEGRA… 325103 07/11/2025 PW CORPORATE YARD ACCESS…385-311-63700.000 4,254.88 ALPHA AUTO BODY INC. 325072 07/11/2025 7347 - WINDSHIELD 385-311-66200.000 469.00 ALPHA AUTO BODY INC. 325072 07/11/2025 7348 - WINDSHIELD REPLACE… 385-311-66200.000 469.00 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 325096 07/11/2025 7342 - OIL FILTER/MOTOR OIL 385-311-65000.000 131.60 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 325096 07/11/2025 7935 - SPARK PLUG 385-311-65000.000 3.71 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 325096 07/11/2025 7922 - OIL FILTER/SENSOR 385-311-65000.000 172.48 SOUTH COUNTY TIRE, LLC 325101 07/11/2025 7935/3716 - NEW TIRES 385-311-66200.000 948.39 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 385-311-64200.000 8.65 STANDARD INSURANCE COM 325102 07/11/2025 INSURANCE FY 2024-2025 385-180-52530.000 2,880.08 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 325094 07/11/2025 LEGAL SERVICES - CLIENT/MA… 385-160-95680.000 5,535.00 ROBIN WARBEY CONSULTING 325099 07/11/2025 IT CONSULTING SERVICES FY 2…385-125-63200.000 4,725.00 ROBIN WARBEY CONSULTING 325099 07/11/2025 HYPER-V AND CLOUD-BACK UP…385-125-61700.000 2,573.25 STANDARD INSURANCE COM 325065 07/11/2025 INSURANCE FY 2025-206 385-180-52530.000 2,859.93 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 325054 07/11/2025 INTERNET SERVICE 385-125-61700.000 609.98 VERIZON 325069 07/11/2025 GPS SERVICES 385-311-66200.000 859.89 CIVICPLUS 325056 07/11/2025 WEBSITE ANNUAL LICENSE 385-125-61700.000 4,617.27 CIVICPLUS 325056 07/11/2025 WEBSITE ANNUAL LICENSE 385-125-61700.000 7,857.56 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 UNIFORMS 385-311-65200.000 24.07 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 385-311-65600.000 30.27 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006771 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Management 385-22430 150.00 8 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 6 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006772 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Mid Management 385-22430 160.00 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 385-22430 200.00 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 385-22225 160.35 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 385-22215 387.54 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 385-22215 1,657.02 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 385-22220 542.20 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 385-22210 1,367.02 URETSKY SECURITY 325068 07/11/2025 COURT RECORDS CHECK - M. … 385-160-68100.000 100.00 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 COPE - Union Dues 385-22420 10.00 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 385-22420 32.10 Fund 385 - INTERNAL SERVICE Total: 43,796.24
Fund: 390 - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES 390-390-89750.000 120.00 CALIFORNIA OVERHEAD DOOR 325075 07/11/2025 FIREHOUSE APPARATUS BAY … 390-390-89300.000 91,150.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT…390-390-89141.000 550.00 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 2023 PAVEMENT MANAGEM… 390-390-83142.000 10,971.16 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 EMERGENCY GENERATOR PR… 390-390-81605.000 792.50 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY 390-390-83145.000 1,320.00 Fund 390 - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Total: 104,903.66
Fund: 503 - SEWER FUND
MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 70 07/17/2025 CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES 503-390-89136.000 360.00 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 WASTEWATER TREATMENT P… 503-335-64100.000 7,306.11 GREENFIELD TRUE VALUE 325087 07/11/2025 PAINT STRAINER 503-335-65700.000 8.65 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 503-333-64100.000 1,495.68 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 503-335-64100.000 3,841.63 VALLEY SAW & GARDEN EQUI… 325108 07/11/2025 SMALL EQUIPMENT 503-335-65700.000 368.06 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 325107 07/11/2025 INSITE TRANSACTION FEES - U…503-191-63300.000 2,222.87 JAIME MARTINEZ 325091 07/11/2025 REIMBURSEMENT - GRADE II … 503-335-67400.000 230.00 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 503-330-64300.000 127.53 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 503-330-64400.000 55.09 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 503-330-64400.000 139.77 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 WWTP DESIGN PROJECT MAN… 503-390-89133.000 1,642.50 MNS ENGINEERS, INC. 68 07/11/2025 WASTEWATER RATE STUDY 503-333-73600.000 7,110.00 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 325067 07/11/2025 UTILITY BILLING ONLINE COM… 503-191-63300.000 37.50 OR-TEC, INC. 325064 07/11/2025 OR-TEC MARK II SLUDGE DEW… 503-335-63900.000 10,750.00 FLUID RESOURCE MANAGEM… 325060 07/11/2025 HERO - W/WW PORTAL SUBS… 503-335-63900.000 1,405.00 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 UNIFORMS 503-335-65200.000 68.51 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006766 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 503-22430 153.45 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006771 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Management 503-22430 122.50 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 503-22430 64.89 DEPT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERV…DFT0006776 07/03/2025 Misc Withholding 503-22450 923.65 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 503-22225 266.07 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 503-22215 642.98 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 503-22215 2,749.42 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 503-22220 778.62 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 503-22210 2,135.12 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE WATER EXPANSION P… 503-330-63300.000 3,709.09 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE WATER EXPANSION P… 503-900-91210.000 86,377.05 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE WATER EXPANSION P… 503-900-91310.000 19,472.74 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 COPE - Union Dues 503-22420 10.51 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 503-22420 200.13 Fund 503 - SEWER FUND Total: 154,775.12
Fund: 504 - WATER FUND
BRENNTAG PACIFIC INC 67 07/11/2025 CREDIT - SHIPMENT CHARGE 504-345-65700.000 -188.89 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 10TH STREET WELL 504-345-64100.000 1,579.06 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 69 07/11/2025 13TH/OAK WELL 504-345-64100.000 3,207.91 GRANITE ROCK COMPANY 325085 07/11/2025 COLD MIX 504-345-65700.000 2,431.56 CERTIFIED LABORATORIES 325077 07/11/2025 FLOW LUBE 504-345-65700.000 693.08 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 504-345-64100.000 21,215.14 9 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 7/3/2025 - 7/17/2025 7/17/2025 4:35:05 PM Page 7 of 12
Vendor Name Payment Number Payment Date Description (Item) Account Number Amount PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 71 07/17/2025 MONTHLY UTILITIES 504-345-64100.000 -27,076.32 PACE SUPPLY CORP. 325097 07/11/2025 NEW WATER METERS 504-345-71800.000 8,661.45 VALLEY SAW & GARDEN EQUI… 325108 07/11/2025 SMALL EQUIPMENT 504-345-65700.000 368.06 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 325107 07/11/2025 INSITE TRANSACTION FEES - U…504-191-63300.000 2,222.86 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 CITY WIDE FIRE HYDRANT FLU… 504-340-64300.000 120.90 CITY OF GREENFIELD 325078 07/11/2025 520 TENTH STREET 504-340-64400.000 139.77 BRENNTAG PACIFIC INC 67 07/11/2025 SODIO HYPOCHLORITE FY-24/… 504-345-65700.000 2,302.98 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 325067 07/11/2025 UTILITY BILLING ONLINE COM… 504-191-63300.000 37.50 FLUID RESOURCE MANAGEM… 325060 07/11/2025 HERO - W/WW PORTAL SUBS… 504-345-63900.000 495.00 CINTAS CORPORATION #630 325055 07/11/2025 UNIFORMS 504-345-65200.000 68.51 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006766 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 504-22430 153.43 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006771 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Management 504-22430 122.50 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST … DFT0006773 07/03/2025 Defer Comp-Misc Employees 504-22430 62.49 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006779 07/03/2025 SDI 504-22225 267.17 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006780 07/03/2025 Medicare 504-22215 645.62 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006781 07/03/2025 Social Security 504-22215 2,761.10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDD DFT0006782 07/03/2025 State Withholding 504-22220 776.57 Internal Revenue Service DFT0006783 07/03/2025 Federal Tax Withholding 504-22210 1,842.78 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE EXPANSION PROJECT … 504-340-63300.000 5,366.31 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE EXPANSION PROJECT … 504-900-91210.000 124,970.13 CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE…325052 07/11/2025 WASTE EXPANSION PROJECT … 504-900-91310.000 28,173.12 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 COPE - Union Dues 504-22420 15.27 SEIU Local 521 325216 07/17/2025 Union Dues 504-22420 232.15 Fund 504 - WATER FUND Total: 181,667.21
Grand Total: 1,521,467.85
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Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
100 - GENERAL FUND 305,585.45
102 - Fire General 27,655.48
105 - Community Outreach 17,253.69
200 - SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 34,279.00
201 - POLICE - OTHER GRANTS 1,622.82
220 - Supplemental Transactions & Use Tax Fund (V & W) 51,329.26 230 - GAS TAX FUND 7,398.84
263 - LLM #1 - LEXINGTON 2,506.72
264 - LLM #2 - TERRA VERDE, ETC 8,036.95
265 - SMD #1 840.78
266 - SMD #2 841.45
267 - Vintage Meadows LLMD #3 1,052.17
268 - Vintage Meadows SMD #3 583.34
297 - GREENFIELD SCIENCE WORKSHOP 6,028.72
375 - RISK MANAGEMENT 571,310.95
385 - INTERNAL SERVICE 43,796.24
390 - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 104,903.66
503 - SEWER FUND 154,775.12
504 - WATER FUND 181,667.21
Grand Total: 1,521,467.85
Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-101-63100.000 Administration Services 587.25
100-101-68200.000 Community Outreach 5,000.00
100-101-68300.000 Memberships 6,437.00
100-110-68300.000 Memberships 3,249.28
100-111-63700.000 Public Works Services 1,330.50
100-111-64100.000 Electricity 1,267.12
100-111-64200.000 Gas Utility 471.91
100-111-64300.000 Water Utility 624.64
100-111-64400.000 Waste Disposal 37.66
100-111-65600.000 Janitorial Supplies 40.03
100-111-65900.000 Building Maintenance S… 29.46
100-111-71200.000 Facilities Equipment 2,661.79
100-190-63300.000 Financial Services 7.78
100-191-64400.000 Waste Disposal 140,251.55
100-201-65100.000 General Operating Suppl… 325.06
100-201-68300.000 Memberships 508.00
100-215-63400.000 Police Services 1,711.50
100-215-65100.000 General Operating Suppl… 332.86
100-215-67200.000 Other Training 500.00
100-215-67600.000 Publications 115.00
100-215-95620.000 IT Allocation 15,000.00
100-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 15,051.07
100-22215 FICA Payable 21,862.50
100-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 5,915.43
100-22225 S.D.I. Payable 1,704.06
100-22410 G.P.O.A. Union Dues Pay… 320.00
100-22415 G.P.S.A. Union Dues Pay… 300.00
100-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 339.88
100-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 5,061.76
100-22431 Roth 3,231.54
100-22435 PERS Loan Payable 1,207.90
100-22481 POLICE AMMUNITION 86.47
100-22490 Miscellaneous Withhold… 7,245.95
100-22499 Planning Deposit-Oak Te… 220.00
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Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-24716 Civil Deposit - 1032 Wal… 2,775.00
100-24717 Civil Review Deposit - M… 220.00
100-24720 Civil Review Deposit - Gr… 2,995.00
100-26001 Suspense Account 1,176.00
100-310-63700.000 Public Works Services 840.00
100-320-64300.000 Water Utility 755.02
100-320-64400.000 Waste Disposal 497.52
100-320-65200.000 Uniforms / Personnel Eq… 86.86
100-320-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 6,346.18
100-320-66300.000 General Operations Equi… 244.38
100-550-63700.000 Public Works Services 1,890.00
100-550-64100.000 Electricity 288.97
100-550-64300.000 Water Utility 18,762.10
100-550-64400.000 Waste Disposal 194.86
100-550-65200.000 Uniforms/Personnel Equ… 86.86
100-550-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 9,448.48
100-550-66300.000 General Operations Equi… 102.00
100-551-63500.000 Recreation Services 500.00
100-551-63700.000 Public Works Services 13,100.00
100-551-63900.000 General Services 105.00
100-551-64100.000 Electricity 304.29
100-551-64200.000 Gas Utility 21.61
100-551-64300.000 Water Utility 341.93
100-551-64400.000 Waste Disposal 125.01
100-590-63700.000 Public Works Services 607.23
100-590-64100.000 Electricity 593.38
100-590-64200.000 Gas Utility 47.24
100-590-64300.000 Water Utility 95.58
102-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 5,356.78
102-22215 FICA Payable 6,714.80
102-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 2,641.65
102-22225 S.D.I Payable 526.66
102-22410 Union Dues Payable 211.50
102-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 769.15
102-22450 Wage Garnishments Pay… 346.15
102-250-64300.000 Water Utility 517.54
102-250-64400.000 Waste Disposal 307.34
102-250-65200.000 Uniforms/Personnel Equ… 4,595.20
102-250-65400.000 Firefighter Supplies/Prev… 5,625.71
102-250-65600.000 Jantorial Supplies 43.00
105-105-78100.000 Community Events 15,000.00
105-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 599.87
105-22215 FICA Payable 1,295.64
105-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 206.56
105-22225 S.D.I. Payable 101.62
105-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 50.00
200-205-65100.000 General Operating Suppl… 26,879.00
200-205-71400.000 Police Equipment 7,400.00
201-215-65412.000 STEP Grant Expenses 1,622.82
220-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 15,674.35
220-22215 FICA Payable 21,194.02
220-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 6,749.03
220-22225 S.D.I. Payable 1,662.29
220-22410 G.P.O.A. Union Dues Pay… 983.50
220-22415 G.P.S.A. Union Dues Pay… 300.00
220-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 129.24
220-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 4,636.83
230-320-63700.000 Public Works Services 600.00
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Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
230-320-64100.000 Electricity 6,507.12
230-320-64300.000 Water Utility 291.72
263-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 74.42
263-22215 FICA Payable 139.42
263-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 25.20
263-22225 S.D.I. Payable 10.95
263-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 5.85
263-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 2.52
263-360-63600.000 Assessment District Con… 583.33
263-360-64300.000 Water Utility 1,415.03
263-360-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 250.00
264-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 74.42
264-22215 FICA Payable 139.42
264-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 25.20
264-22225 S.D.I. Payable 10.95
264-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 5.85
264-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 2.52
264-360-63600.000 Assessment District Con… 583.34
264-360-63700.000 Public Works Services 225.50
264-360-64100.000 Electricity 869.64
264-360-64300.000 Water Utility 4,500.11
264-360-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 1,600.00
265-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 74.11
265-22215 FICA Payable 138.98
265-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 25.11
265-22225 S.D.I. Payable 10.91
265-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 5.82
265-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 2.52
265-360-63600.000 Assessment District Con… 583.33
266-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 74.40
266-22215 FICA Payable 139.34
266-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 25.15
266-22225 S.D.I. Payable 10.93
266-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 5.78
266-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 2.52
266-360-63600.000 Assessment District Con… 583.33
267-360-63600.000 Community Developmen… 583.33
267-360-64300.000 Water Utility 118.84
267-360-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 350.00
268-360-63600.000 Community Developmen… 583.34
297-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 1,247.99
297-22215 FICA Payable 2,332.82
297-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 413.60
297-22225 S.D.I. Payable 182.97
297-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 1,029.00
297-597-64100.000 Electricity 534.22
297-597-64200.000 Gas Utility 15.21
297-597-64300.000 Water Utility 75.47
297-597-64400.000 Waste Disposal 197.44
375-115-52300.000 Workers' Compensation 100,000.00
375-115-62100.000 Insurance 471,310.95
385-125-61700.000 Software Maintenance C… 15,658.06
385-125-63200.000 Technology Services 4,725.00
385-160-68100.000 Recruitment 100.00
385-160-95680.000 Risk Management Alloca… 5,535.00
385-180-52530.000 Long-Term Disability Ins… 5,740.01
385-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 1,367.02
385-22215 FICA Payable 2,044.56
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Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
385-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 542.20
385-22225 S.D.I. Payable 160.35
385-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 42.10
385-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 510.00
385-311-63700.000 Public Works Services 4,254.88
385-311-64200.000 Gas Utility 8.65
385-311-65000.000 Vehicle & Equip. Parts & … 307.79
385-311-65200.000 Uniforms / Personnel Eq… 24.07
385-311-65600.000 Janitorial Supplies 30.27
385-311-66200.000 Vehicle and Equipment … 2,746.28
390-390-81605.000 Citywide Generators 792.50
390-390-83142.000 3-Year Street Rehabilitat… 10,971.16
390-390-83145.000 Traffic Master Plan 1,320.00
390-390-89141.000 New Community Center 550.00
390-390-89300.000 Firehouse Modification 91,150.00
390-390-89750.000 Radio Tower Improveme… 120.00
503-191-63300.000 Financial Services 2,260.37
503-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 2,135.12
503-22215 FICA Payable 3,392.40
503-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 778.62
503-22225 S.D.I. Payable 266.07
503-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 210.64
503-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 340.84
503-22450 Wage Garnishments Pay… 923.65
503-330-63300.000 Financial Services 3,709.09
503-330-64300.000 Water Utility 127.53
503-330-64400.000 Waste Disposal 194.86
503-333-64100.000 Electricity 1,495.68
503-333-73600.000 Studies 7,110.00
503-335-63900.000 General Services 12,155.00
503-335-64100.000 Electricity 11,147.74
503-335-65200.000 Uniforms / Personnel Eq… 68.51
503-335-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 376.71
503-335-67400.000 Certifications 230.00
503-390-89133.000 New WWTP Design 2022 1,642.50
503-390-89136.000 Tyler Lift Station Replac… 360.00
503-900-91210.000 Principal 86,377.05
503-900-91310.000 Interest Expense 19,472.74
504-191-63300.000 Financial Services 2,260.36
504-22210 Federal Withholding Tax… 1,842.78
504-22215 FICA Payable 3,406.72
504-22220 State Withholding Tax P… 776.57
504-22225 S.D.I. Payable 267.17
504-22420 S.E.I.U. Union Dues Paya… 247.42
504-22430 Deferred Comp Payable 338.42
504-340-63300.000 Financial Services 5,366.31
504-340-64300.000 Water Utility 120.90
504-340-64400.000 Waste Disposal 139.77
504-345-63900.000 General Services 495.00
504-345-64100.000 Electricity -1,074.21
504-345-65200.000 Uniforms / Personnel Eq… 68.51
504-345-65700.000 Public Works Supplies 5,606.79
504-345-71800.000 Water Equipment 8,661.45
504-900-91210.000 Principal 124,970.13
504-900-91310.000 Interest Expense 28,173.12
Grand Total: 1,521,467.85
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Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 1,521,467.85
Grand Total: 1,521,467.85
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July 8, 2025
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MEETING OF JULY 8, 2025

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.

ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor White, Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, Councilmembers Ortiz, Jones and Garcia ABSENT: None
STAFF: City Manager Wood, Economic & Community Development Director Mugan, Public Works Director Tugel, IT Director Espinosa, Sergeant de la Torre, City Attorney Thompson, City Clerk Rathbun
GUESTS: Gail Stuart White, Ernest Gallardo, Robert Urquides, John Huerta, Jr.

INVOCATION BY PASTOR ROBERT MULLEN
Invocation by Pastor Mullen.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
All recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Wood asked that Item I-4, Resolution declaring a one-month recess in August 2025, be removed. Council concurred.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Ernest Gallardo stated that there was a code that only allowed 10% window coverage for the businesses; however, there were some stores that have up to 70 to 80% window coverage. He stated that he would like to see this enforced.

Robert Urquides stated that there were some many people doing illegal fireworks still and stated that something needed to be done to stop it.

COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Garcia stated that she wanted to thank Public Works for being out there and cleaning all the dry brush and keeping the City clean. She stated that she enjoyed the 4th of July event and thanked staff. She stated that she went on a tour of the wastewater treatment plant, and it was an eye opener and she got a better understanding of what was happening.

Councilmember Ortiz stated that she attended the 4th of July ceremonies and everyone seemed to be very happy with the event. She stated that the traffic at the end of the night was bad and stated that may be next year they could work on it.
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Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez thanked the recreation department for the 4th of July celebration. She stated that she also went on a tour of the wastewater treatment plant and that it was an eye opening experience and it was vital to know how the plant works.

Mayor White announced that the Blue Zone walks were back and that they met every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the gazebo. He thanked Councilmembers Garcia and Ortiz for joining him at the 4th of July celebration ceremony and thanked all the departments that were involved. He stated that the senior social was tomorrow. He stated that he also did a tour at the wastewater treatment plant and it was very informative.

He also asked for an excuse from the July 22nd meeting because he would not be present.

CONSENT ITEMS
Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez stated that she would like to clarify the minutes on the item regarding the flag Display. She stated that the minutes state that “this should be brought for further direction” but it should be updated to state “for a new resolution presenting it for it to be flown in June moving forward”.

A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Ortiz to approve the consent items including Warrants #324856 through #325048 and Bank Drafts #6735 through #6784 in the amount of $1,764,331.37; approve Minutes of the June 24, 2025 City Council Meeting, as amended, and Deny Claim Against the City – Michael Romero. All in favor. Motion carried.

MAYOR’S PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS PRESENTATION – ALLIANCE ON AGING
Steven Macias, Executive Director, gave a power point presentation regarding the Alliance of Aging.

PRESENTATION – CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY (3CE)
Sophia Schnwirzke, Community Outreach, gave a power point presentation regarding 3CE.

UPDATE – WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Public Works Director Tugel gave an update regarding the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

UPDATE – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic & Community Development Director Mugan gave an update on the economic development.

INFORMATIONAL DISCUSSION OF A POTENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM DUE TO

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY ISSUES
Staff report was given by Public Works Director Tugel, Economic & Community Development Director Mugan and City Manager Wood. Staff noted that a letter was received from Chris Peto, principal for the 5th Street Development.

John Huerta, Jr. stated that the Council should not focus on the RHNA numbers because the other cities, Soledad, Gonzales and King City, don’t match what the City of Greenfield had done as far as affordable housing in meeting the RHNA numbers. He suggested that the City focus more on the economic development impacts and would go with the interim capacity management plan. He stated that he was not in favor of a building moratorium.
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Ernest Gallardo stated that he was pro-growth; however, the City had outgrown its infrastructure and now it needed to stop building. He asked what was going to happen to the people that already had building permits and would they be allowed to continue their projects. He stated that the City should rebuild the existing plant and build a new one.

Adam Pinterits, Government and Community Affairs Director for Monterey County Association of Realtors, stated that he would prefer not to have a moratorium if possible but if it had to occur that it would be as short as possible. He stated that the City needed to plan around this and together this could be overcome.

Mayor White stated that the City had been working on this for several years and was ready to build but then the State of California told the City that there were no funds for the project. He stated that he hoped that the State would change and funds could be made available. City Manager Wood stated that the City was shovel ready within 60-90 days because the project had been in the works for many years.

Mayor White stated that the RNHA numbers were for a period of time and the City had built some housing already.

Public Works Director Tugel had a brief history of the wastewater treatment plant and how there was a spill in 2018, and the City was fined by the Water Board and also sued by a private organization. She stated that there have been minor spills and internal levy breaches. She stated that the winds were 30-35 mph, and the ponds were getting waves and hitting the levies.

City Manager Wood stated that the City was applying for another grant of $75,000,000 and if the City was successful, it would still need to get $36,000,000 in loans. He stated that the new rate study would determine how much the sewer rates would need to increase and once that was completed, there would have to be a Prop 218 vote. Public Works Director Tugel stated that the rate increase would pay for the loan and maintenance and operation of the plant.

Councilmember Ortiz stated that it was important that the community knows that this had been in the process for over a year and that the City was aware of the situation.

Councilmember Garcia thanked everyone for working on this and that this was not something that was new or ignored and that there was a plan but there were so many issues, and the city was working on it.

She stated that experts were looking at this and everyone needed to work together.

Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez stated that she would like to propose that staff put these other initiatives into effect and to have the option as the City Attorney mentioned that anything in progress continue. She stated that she would like to have the moratorium as short as possible and have the option to re-look at the moratorium on a regarding basis. City Attorney Thompson asked for clarification regarding “anything in progress to continue” and it was the consensus from the Council to have any project with a building permit to have the ability to continue.

Public Works Director Tugel suggested that the building moratorium be only on building that impacted the sewer system and didn’t affect someone that had a building permit issued and that this be looked at every 6 months.

City Attorney Thompson clarified that after Council discussion that the recommendation was that staff continue with a building moratorium which would be adopted by ordinance and that the building moratorium would not apply to any project that does not impact the sewer system or a project that had a building permit and perhaps the ordinance would be revisited every six months or so as those interim measures were implemented to see whether or not they have had an impact. 18 City Council Minutes
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City Attorney Thompson explained that the moratorium would be adopted by ordinance and that this ordinance required two meetings, an introduction at the first meeting and adoption at the next meeting; then this ordinance would have to go to HCD for their approval and then the ordinance would go into effect 30 days after adoption.

Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez stated that while waiting for the adoption of the ordinance the other measures could go into effect such as water conservation measures, FOG program, etc. Public Works Director Tugel stated that those measures could go into effect right away.

ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD ACCEPTING THE

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,566 AND APPROVE A $89,566 BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR THE GRANT RESOLUTION #2025-64
Staff was given by Sgt. de la Torre.

A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Jones to adopt Resolution #2025-64, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Accepting the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Funds in the Amount of $89,566 and Approve a $89,566 Budget Appropriation for the Grant”. All in favor. Motion carried.

ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD EXTENDING A

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO G AND C CONSULTING FOR UTILITY

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSULTING FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000
RESOLUTION #2025-65
Staff report was given by City Manager Wood.

A MOTION by Councilmember Ortiz, seconded by Councilmember Jones to adopt Resolution #2025-65, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Extending a Professional Services Agreement to G and C Consulting for Utility Infrastructure and Public Works Consulting for an Additional Amount Not to Exceed $25,000”. All in favor. Motion carried.

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION - GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency designated representative: City Manager Paul Wood Employee Organizations: Service Employee’s International Union Local 521, International Union of Operating Engineers Local #3
No comments were received.

Meeting adjourned to closed session at 8:07 p.m.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Meeting reconvened to open session at 8:16 p.m.

There was no reportable action.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
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No report.

CITY MANAGER REPORT
No report.

ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
_________________________
Mayor of the City of Greenfield
____________________________
City Clerk of the City of Greenfield
20 DEPOSITORY MATURITY DATE INTEREST RATE DOLLAR/PAR AMOUNT MARKET VALUE State of California Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) Immediate 9,917,731 $ $ 9,917,731 Laif Interest (January to March 2025) 4.48% $ 109,278 $ 109,278 Total State of California $ 10,027,008 $ 10,027,008Wells Fargo Bank Checking Account Pool Cash Immediate $ 2,767,189 $ 2,767,189 Total Wells Fargo Bank $ 2,767,189 $ 2,767,189N/A Petty Cash General Immediate $ 1,531 $ 1,531N/A Petty Cash Police Immediate $ 500 $ 500 Total Petty Cash $ 2,031 $ 2,031Pro Equities Cash Balance Cash, Money Funds and Bank Deposits $ 10,178 $ 10,178 Pro Equities FDIC Eligible Bank Deposits FlexInsured Account $ 140,512 $ 140,512 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Gesa CR UN Richland WA SH CTF 5.500% 7/31/2025 5.50% $ 248,000 $ 248,231 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Chartway Fed CR UN VA Beach VA SH CTF 5.250% 8/11/2025 5.25% $ 248,000 $ 248,246 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Townebank Portsmouth VA CTF DEP 5.050% 8/11/2025 5.05% $ 243,000 $ 243,141 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Connexus Cr UN Wausau WIS SH Ctf 3.500% 08/26/25 8/26/2025 3.50% $ 249,000 $ 248,686 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Community West CR UN Kentwood MICH CTF 4.650% 12/19/2025 4.65% $ 249,000 $ 249,416 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit First FND TN BK Irvine CA CTF DEP 4.450% 12/22/2025 4.45% $ 244,000 $ 244,098 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Security ST BK Warroad MINN CTF DEP 4.250% 12/22/2025 4.25% $ 249,000 $ 248,958 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Eaglebank Bethesda MD CTF DEP 4.400% 12/23/2025 4.40% $ 249,000 $ 249,134 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Flagstar BK NATL ASSN HICKSVILLE NEW YORK CTF DEP 4.650% 12/23/2025 4.65% $ 244,000 $ 244,422 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit First BK Hamilton New Jersey CTF DEP 4.450% 12/26/2025 4.45% $ 244,000 $ 244,200 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Cross Riv BK Teaneck N J CTF DEP 4.95% 6/18/2026 4.95% $ 243,000 $ 244,993 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Bank Amer NA Charlotte NC CTF DEP 5.05% 6/22/2026 5.05% $ 243,000 $ 245,321Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Valley Natl BK Passaic N J CTF DEP 5.05% 6/22/2026 5.05% $ 243,000 $ 245,321Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Bankers BK Madison WIS CTF DEP 4.350% 6/29/2026 4.35% $ 249,000 $ 249,804 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Synchrony Bk Retail Ctf Dep Fidelity Instl Ctf Dep 1.200% 11/30/2026 1.20% $ 248,000 $ 238,422 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Sallie Mae Bk Salt Lake City UT Ctf Dep 1.350% 12/15/2026 1.35% $ 248,000 $ 238,690 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Austin Telco Fed CR UN Tex SH CTF 4.590% 12/16/2026 4.95% $ 248,000 $ 251,343 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit All In Fed CR UN Daleville AL SH CTF 4.450% 12/21/2026 4.45% $ 249,000 $ 250,599 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit DORT FINL CR UN Grand Blanc MI SH CTF 4.400% 12/21/2026 4.40% $ 247,000 $ 248,423 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit State Bk India New York NY Ctf Dep 1.400% 12/30/2026 1.40% $ 248,000 $ 238,702 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Texas Exchange Bk Crowley Ctf Dep 1.300% 12/30/2026 1.30% $ 249,000 $ 239,229 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit First UTD BK & TR CO DURANT OK CTF DEP 4.000% 2/8/2027 4.00% $ 249,000 $ 249,025 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Morgan Stanley BK N A Salt Lake City Utah CTF DEP 4.30% 2/19/2027 4.30% $ 244,000 $ 245,144 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Oregon CMNTY CR UN EUGENE ORE SH CTF 4.30% 2/24/2027 4.30% $ 249,000 $ 250,228 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit UBS BK USA Salt Lake City UT CTF DEP 4.10% 3/12/2027 4.10% $ 249,004 $ 249,458 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit First ST BK Rosemount MINN CTF DEP 4.050% 3/17/2027 4.05% $ 249,004 $ 249,259Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit BMW BK North Amer Salt Lake City Utah CTF DEP 4.05% 6/21/2027 4.05% $ 245,000 $ 245,331 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Latino CMNTY CR UN Durham North Carolina SH CTF 4.500% 12/21/2027 4.50% $ 249,000 $ 252,020 Pro Equities Gov Bonds Federal Farm CR BKS CONS Systemwide BDS 4.25% 12/27/2027 4.25% $ 450,100 $ 455,004 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Ideal CR UN Woodbury MN SH CTF 4.500% 12/29/2027 4.50% $ 249,000 $ 252,065 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit US Alliance FCU RYE New York SH CTF 4.750% 12/30/2027 4.75% $ 248,000 $ 252,531 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Liberty First CR UN LINCOLN NEB SH CTF 4.350% 2/3/2028 4.35% $ 249,000 $ 251,241 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Northeast BK Portland ME CTF DEP 4.10% 3/17/2028 4.10% $ 245,005 $ 245,556 Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Goldman Sachs BK USA New York CTF DEP 4.00% 3/20/2028 4.00% $ 245,005 $ 244,980Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Maine SVGS FCU Hampden ME SH CTF 4.800% 7/21/2028 4.80% $ 249,000 $ 254,702Pro Equities Gov Bonds Federal Home LN BKS CONS BD 4.3% 11/27/2028 4.30% $ 445,262 $ 453,557Pro Equities Certificates of Deposit Morgan Stanley Private BK NATL ASSN PUR N Y CTF DEP 4.10% 3/12/2029 4.10% $ 245,005 $ 245,419Pro Equities Gov Bonds Federal Farm CR BKS CONS Systemwide BDS 4.125% 12/17/2029 4.13% $ 464,921 $ 473,440 Total Pro Equities $ 10,156,995 $ 10,179,029
TOTAL Cash and Investments $ 22,953,224 $ 22,975,258

CITY OF GREENFIELD
Cash & Investment Report
At June 30, 2025

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY
21 Greenfield Community Science Workshop: Monthly Report June 2025
Events:

Greenfield Bike Garage – Bike Repair Workshop in King City, CA On Friday, June 13th, the Greenfield Community Science Workshop held its fourth Bike Repair Workshop of the year in King City. More than 55 bikes were refurbished or repaired for local families by workshop staff and volunteers. The event was made possible in partnership with the Monterey District Ranger Station and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC).

Súper Wednesday – June 18th, 2025
The Greenfield CSW hosted Súper Wednesday, featuring slime-making and food distribution from the Food Bank. About 100 participants attended this community event.

Outdoor Equity Grant – Youth Biking Trip to Monterey Coast (06/14/25) The Greenfield CSW led a group of youth to the City of Marina Pump Track and Fort Ord Dunes State Park for a full day of riding and exploring the coast.

Program
Total Number of Sessions
Facilitated
Total Number of Science
Experiences Offered
Drop-In - Tinker Time
Program 20 540
School Day Enrichment
Programs 42
840
After School Science,
Technology, and Engineering
Program 18 360
ScienceMobile: Ciencia en
Movimiento n/a
n/a
Bike Education Lab 8
100
TOTAL 88 1,840
22 Outdoor Equity Grant – Youth Biking Trip to Monterey Coast (06/28/25) The Greenfield CSW led a group of youth to the City of Marina Pump Track and then to the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail.

Outdoor Equity Grant – Trip to Arroyo Seco (06/19/25)
The Greenfield CSW led a group of youth to the Arroyo Seco River at Coelho Ranch. Students hiked, played in the water, and learned about Leave No Trace principles.

Outdoor Equity Grant – Trip to Arroyo Seco (06/26/25)
The Greenfield CSW led a group of youth to the Arroyo Seco River Day-use area. Students hiked the river gorge, played in the water, and learned about Leave No Trace principles.

Other News and Developments:

The Greenfield CSW received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Monterey County to support its community hands-on science programs. 23 MEMORANDUM: July 17, 2025
AGENDA DATE: July 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Ann F. Rathbun, CMC
City Clerk
TITLE: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD CERTIFYING

COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO

THE LEVYING OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAXES,

ASSESSMENTS, AND PROPERTY-RELATED FEES AND
CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026
BACKGROUND:

The City of Greenfield has certified that it has met all legal procedures and requirements necessary for the levying and imposition of the Lighting and Landscaping Districts I, II and III as well as Street and Drainage Maintenance Districts I, II and III. Also included in this resolution is the Measure C – Special Parcel Tax that was passed by the voters.

This resolution requests that the County of Monterey levy the assessments onto the property owner’s property taxes.

POTENTIAL MOTION:

I MOTION TO ADOPT/DENY RESOLUTION #2025-66, A RESOLUTION OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD CERTIFYING

COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE LEVYING OF

GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND PROPERTY-RELATED FEES AND CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026
City Council Memorandum 599 El Camino Real Greenfield CA 93937 831-674-5591 www.ci.greenfield.ca.us
24 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-66

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD

CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE LEVYING OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND PROPERTYRELATED FEES AND CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 WHEREAS, the City of Greenfield (“Public Agency”) requests that the Monterey County Auditor-Controller enter those general or special taxes, assessments, or property-related Fees or charges identified in Exhibit “A” on the tax roll for collection and distribution by the Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector commencing with the property tax bills for fiscal year 2025-2026.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:

1. The Public Agency hereby certifies that it has, without limitations, complied with all legal procedures and requirements necessary for the levying and imposition of the general or special taxes, assessments, or property-related fees or charges identified in Exhibit “A”, regardless of whether those procedures or requirements are set forth in the Constitution of the State of California, in State statutes, or in the applicable decisional law of the State of California.

2. The Public Agency further certifies that, except for the sole negligence or misconduct of the County of Monterey, its officers, employees, and agents, the Public Agency shall be solely liable and responsible for defending, at its sole expense, cost, and risk, each and every action, suit, or other proceeding brought against the County of Monterey, its officers, employees, and agents for every claim, demand, or challenge to the levying or imposition of the general or special taxes, assessments, or propertyrelated fees or charges identified in Exhibit “A” and that it shall pay or satisfy any judgment rendered against the County of Monterey, its officers, employees, and agents on every such action, suit, or other proceeding, including all claims for refunds and interest thereon, legal fees and court costs, and administrative expenses of the County of Monterey to correct the tax rolls.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Greenfield duly held on the 22nd day of July 2025, by the following vote:

AYES, Councilmembers:

NOES, Councilmembers:

ABSENT, Councilmembers:
________________________________
Robert White, Mayor
______________________________
Ann F. Rathbun, City Clerk
25 EXHIBIT “A”
TO

RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO

THE LEVYING OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND

PROPERTY-RELATED FEES AND CHARGES
FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026
GENERAL TAXES:

SPECIAL TAXES:

ASSESSMENTS:

Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No.1
Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2
Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 3
Street and Drainage Maintenance District No.1
Street and Drainage Maintenance District No.2
Street and Drainage Maintenance District No. 3
City of Greenfield Fire Department
Measure C – Special Parcel Tax
Single Family Residential Parcel
Multi-Family Residential Parcel
Non-Residential Parcel
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Heart of the Valley
599 El Camino Real Greenfield CA 93937 831-674-5591
www.ci.greenfield.ca.us
MEMORANDUM: July 15, 2025
AGENDA DATE: July 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Paul Wood
City Manager
TITLE: RESOLUTION SETTING THE CITY OF GREENFIELD’S
“APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT” FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26

AND DETERMINING COMPLIANCE THEREWITH
OVERVIEW:

The Gann Spending-Limitation Initiative, Article XIII B of the California Constitution, was adopted as Proposition 4 in June 1979, and was subsequently modified by Proposition 111 in June 1990. Under this article of the State Constitution, every California city is required to annually adopt a resolution setting a limitation on the annual appropriation of proceeds from taxes. For FY2025-26, staff projects that the City’s appropriations subject to limitation will be approximately $8,057,618, which is about $26,256,090 less than the calculated limit of $34,313,708.

BACKGROUND:

The Gann Spending-Limitation Initiative provides for the limitation of state and local government appropriations. The Gann Initiative is a limitation on tax revenues, rather than a direct limitation on appropriations. Following are the major provisions of the Gann Initiative and subsequent Proposition 111 modification:

1. Appropriations subject to limitation may not exceed appropriations made in 1978-79, except as adjusted for increases to the cost of living, population and service responsibility transfer. (Adjustment factors are discussed below.)

2. Appropriations financed through service fees (to the degree that they do not exceed the cost of performing the service), grant programs, fines and forfeitures, and other specified “non-tax” sources are not subject to the appropriations limit. Essentially, with the exception of major capital related expenditures, all appropriations funded through tax revenues are subject to limitation.

3. For the purpose of identifying “proceeds from taxes’ under the Gann Initiative, state subventions that are unrestricted as to their use (e.g., Homeowners Property Tax Relief) are considered to be tax sources. On the other hand, the use of subventions like Gas Tax is restricted by the State, and as such, is classified as non-tax sources. 27 4. Under the original Gann Initiative, all proceeds from taxes received in excess of the appropriations limit were required to be returned through refunds or revision in tax rates and fee schedules within the next two fiscal years – or voter approval to increase the appropriations limit was required. Any voter-approved increase to the appropriations limit cannot exceed four years. Proposition 111 provides a one-year carryover feature to determine excess revenues under which refunds can be avoided, if the City is below the limit by the amount of the prior year excess in the subsequent year.

5. Originally, the Gann Initiative required no formal review; however, Proposition 111 requires that the annual calculation be reviewed as part of the City’s annual financial audit.

The annual adjustment factors of changes in population and cost of living for the appropriations limit calculation must be selected by a recorded vote of the Council, and include the following:

1. Population – Based on data provided annually by the State Department of Finance, cities may annually choose the population growth factor of either their city or the county.

For this year’s calculation, the City’s population growth factor (which exceeded the County’s factor) is the recommended population adjustment.

2. Cost of living – Local governments may annually choose either the percentage change in California per capita personal income, or the percentage change in their jurisdiction’s assessed valuation for non-residential new construction.

Data for the percentage change in California per capita personal income is provided annually by the State Department of Finance. Data to calculate the change in nonresidential assessed valuation is not available from the County. Therefore, the California per capita personal income change is the recommended cost of living factor.

The City’s appropriations limit for 2025-26 of $34,313,708 is calculated as follows:

Appropriations Limit Calculation
2024-25 Appropriations Limit $31,861,639
Adjustment Factors:

A. Cost of Living Options

1. Percentage change in assessed value due to new non-residential construction
data not
available

2. Percentage change in California per capital personal income 6.44% B. Population Options

1. Percentage change in City population 1.18%

2. Percentage change in County population
Combined Adjustment Factor 1.077
FY 2025-26 Appropriations Limit $34,313,708
The options underlined in italics above are the recommended adjustment factors in determining the City’s appropriations limit for FY2025-26.
28 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL IMPACT:

There is no budget or financial impact resulting from the adoption of this limit for 2025-26. The City’s appropriations limit for FY 2025-26 has been calculated at $34,313,708. The portion of the City's budget that is subject to the appropriations limit (i.e., the proceeds of taxes) totals $8,057,618 which is well within the appropriations limit and provides a favorable variance of $26,256,090.

POTENTIAL MOTION:

I MOVE TO APPROVE/DENY RESOLUTION NO. 2025-67, A RESOLUTION SETTING THE CITY OF GREENFIELD’S “APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT” FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND DETERMINING COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
29 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-67

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ANNUAL "APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT" WHEREAS, the voters approved the Gann Spending-Limitation Initiative on November 6, 1979, and Proposition I I I on June 5, 1990, which define and establish the methodology used to calculate the annual spending limit; and
WHEREAS, regulations require that the governing body of each local agency establish its appropriations limit and annual adjustment factors by resolution; and WHEREAS, the required calculations to determine the City's appropriations limit and estimated appropriations subject to limitation for FY 2025-2026 have been performed by the Finance Department and are available for public review at 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield, California.

BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield, in compliance with Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, the following is here found and determined:
l . That the Combined Adjustment Factor used to determine the appropriations 'limit for fiscal year 2025-2026 is 1.077. That the "Appropriations Limit" for fiscal year 2025-2026 is determined to be $34,313,708.

2. That the "Appropriations Subject to Limitation" for fiscal year 2025-2026 is estimated at $8,057,618.
4 That the difference between the "Appropriations Limit" for 2025-2026 of $34,313,708 and the projected "Appropriations Subject to Limitations" for fiscal year 2025-2026 of $8,057,618 is $26,256,090.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of July 2025 by the following vote:

AYES, and all in favor, thereof, Councilmembers:

NOES, Councilmembers:

ABSENT, Councilmembers:
___________________________
Mayor of the City of Greenfield
Attest:
______________________________
City Clerk of the City of Greenfield
30 City FY 2025-2026
a b c
Revenue Source Proceeds of Taxes Non-Proceeds of Taxes Total Taxes
Property Tax 834,336 834,336
Sales and Use Tax 1,915,403 1,915,403
Transactions and Use Tax 3,561,802 3,561,802
Business License Tax 40,000 40,000
Utility User Tax 805,447 805,447
Transient Occupancy Tax 155,961 155,961
Documentary or Real Property Transfer Taxes 21,743 21,743 Parcel Taxes - -
Other Taxes 2,455,345 2,455,345
Fees from Worksheet #2 => 1,287,033 9,558,043 10,845,076 Benefit Assessments 2,374,876 2,374,876
Franchises (Cable/Video, Solid Waste, Electric/Gas, etc.) 305,684 305,684 Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties 16,120 16,120
Rents, Royalties and Concessions 82,773 82,773
Gifts - -
Licenses and Permits
Include regulatory licenses and permits as regulatory fees in Worksheet 2.

Include public property, facility or equipment rental licenses/permits in "rents" above.

Include business license taxes in "taxes" above.

From State
Motor Vehicle License Fee 2,534,414 2,534,414
Homeowners Property Tax Relief Reimb. - -
Williamson Act - -
Motor Vehicle Fuel (gasoline) Tax 380,171 380,171
Proposition 42 Gasoline Sales Tax 192,556 192,556
Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) 223,397 223,397 Proposition 172 Public Safety Sales Tax 17,565 17,565
State Mandate Reimbursements - -
Other discretionary state grants and aid 9,460 9,460
Other non-discretionary state grants and aid 12,000 12,000 Repealed Subventions
Criminal Justice Fee (Booking Fee) Relief - -
Discretionary Local Assistance (1999-00, 2000-01) - -
Police Technology Grants (CLEEP) - -
Liquor License Fees - -
Highway Carriers Uniform Business Tax - -
Financial Aid to Local Agencies - -
Business Inventory Exemption Reimbursement - -
Trailer Coach / Mobile Home VLF - -
1978-79 Bailout Funds - -
Other Governments
Federal General Revenue Sharing - -
Federal CDBG - -
Housing (HUD) - -
Disaster Reimbursement - -
Other - -
Other Miscellaneous
Sale of property (See "Qualified Capital Outlays") -
Interfund transfers - -
1 Sub-Total non-interest revenues 13,620,944 13,163,185 26,784,129 2 Interest Earnings from Worksheet #4 => 74,513 175,487 250,000 3 Reserve Withdrawls - -
4 Total 13,695,457 13,338,672 27,034,129
Total revenue plus reserve withdrawls (1c + 3c) 26,784,129 ©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.

Proceeds of Taxes
Worksheet #1
Greenfield
To Worksheet 4
To Worksheet 4
To Worksheet 8
31 City FY 2025-2026
a i ii b=i+ii c=b-a d
Program Area Fee Revenue Direct Costs
Allocated
Overhead Total Costs
Costs minus
Revenues
Revs > Costs?
C=negative
1 - - - - - -
2 385,191 7,809,459 - 7,809,459 7,424,268 -
3 - - - - - -
4 30,000 - - - (30,000) 30,000
5 321,923 2,134,137 - 2,134,137 1,812,214 -
6 84,500 - - - (84,500) 84,500
7 3,478,883 2,855,500 170,400 3,025,900 (452,983) 452,983 8 3,069,658 2,878,786 180,200 3,058,986 (10,672) 10,672 9 3,389,996 2,522,743 243,300 2,766,043 (623,953) 623,953 10 4,900 - - - (4,900) 4,900
11 80,025 - - - (80,025) 80,025
12 - - -
13 - - -
14 - - -
15 - - -
16 Proceeds of Taxes => 1,287,033
= sum of column d
Non-Proceeds of taxes => 9,558,043
Do not include: rents, entrance fees, royalties, concessions, franchises, fines, forfeitures, penalties, or assessments on real property. =sum of column a minus d16 ©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.

Greenfield
Worksheet #2
Regulatory Fees, User Fees & Charges
Solid Waste
General Gov't - Management/Support
Police - Law Enforement
Transportation - Public Works
Planning and Development
Building, Construction and Fire Safety
Parks and Recreation, museums, etc.

Water
Sewer
Misc. Permits
Other
To Worksheet 1
To Worksheet 1
32 City FY 2025-2026
Amount
Court Orders
sub-total -
Federal Mandates
sub-total -
Qualified Capital Outlay
1,386,583
895,334
385,000
2,807,873
sub-total 5,474,790
Qualified Debt Service
82,139
80,910
sub-total 163,049
Total Exclusions 5,637,839
©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.

Worksheet #3
Excluded Appropriations
Greenfield
Sewer Fund
Water Fund
Citywide Generators
Others
Civic Center Capital Lease
Energy Conservation Capital Lease
To Worksheets 4 and 8
33 City FY 2025-2026
Amount
a) Non-interest Tax Proceeds 13,620,944
b) Minus Exclusions 5,637,839
c) Net invested proceeds from taxes 7,983,105
d) Total revenue plus reserve withdrawls 26,784,129
e) Proceeds of taxes as a percentage of revenues 0.29805356 f) Interest earnings - Total 250,000
g) Amount of interest earned from "proceeds of taxes" 74,513 ©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.
e * f
c / d
from Worksheet #1
Worksheet #4
Interest Allocation
Greenfield
Source
from Worksheet #1
from Worksheet #3
a-b
To Worksheet 1
To Worksheet 1
34 City FY 2025-2026
Amount
a) Proceeds of Taxes 13,695,457
b) Exclusions 5,637,839
c) Appropriations Subject to Limitation 8,057,618
d) Appropriations Limit (current year) 34,313,708
e) Under (Over) Limit 26,256,090
©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.

Source
Worksheet #8
Appropriations Subject to Limitation
Greenfield
d-c
Worksheet #1
Worksheet #3
a-b
Worksheet #7
35 City FY 2025-2026
Amount
a) Proceeds of Taxes 13,695,457
b) Exclusions 5,637,839
c) Appropriations Subject to Limitation 8,057,618
d) Appropriations Limit (current year) 34,313,708
e) Under (Over) Limit 26,256,090
©2016 Michael Coleman. Use with attribution.

Source
Worksheet #8
Appropriations Subject to Limitation
Greenfield
d-c
Worksheet #1
Worksheet #3
a-b
Worksheet #7
36 Heart of the Valley
Chamber of Commerce
37 New Board Members
President: Cynthia Zavala
Vice-President: Stephanie Garcia
Secretary: Aaron Chavez
Treasurer: Rosario Benavides
Co-Treasurer: Rachel Ortiz
38 Small Business Advocacy
• Expose & Support Local Entrepreneurs
Ensure every Business gets the visibility
and resources they deserve
• Foster Community Growth
Strengthen local economies by
empowering small businesses to thrive
• Celebrate Diversity
Highlight the unique strengths and
offerings of our diverse
39 Business
Recognition
•Establish a business recognition
program to honor both longstanding and
newly established businesses for their
contributions to Greenfield.
•Beautify and Enhance El Camino Real
to create a more welcoming and vibrant
business corridor through lighting, seasonal
décor, and community art.
•Host Community Events and
Celebrations that draw residents and
visitors, increase foot traffic, and build a
sense of pride along the corridor.
40 Business
Involvement and
Development
•Build strong partnerships between local businesses, community organizations, and the City to create a more unified and prosperous Greenfield. •Promote a positive and professional identity for Greenfield by highlighting the strengths, diversity, and potential of our local business community. •Serve as a voice and advocate for our businesses by connecting them to valuable resources, training, and funding opportunities that support long-term success.
41 Local Tourism
• Shop, Eat, Explore, Stay: Experience the
charm of our unique local businesses,
different dining spots, and hidden attractions.
• Small Town Charm, Big Opportunities:

Where community spirit meets growth,
creating a welcoming environment for visitors
and residents alike.
• Building a Vibrant Future Together: Join
us in making our town a top destination while
preserving the local culture and character.
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AGENDA DATE: July 18, 2025
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Manager, City Attorney, Public Works Director, and Community Development Director
TITLE: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD ESTABLISHING A

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING

PERMITS REQUIRING A NEW WASTEWATER CONNECTION OR

THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WASTEWATER FLOW TO

THE CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

RECOMMENDATION
That the City of Greenfield (“City”) City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of building permits requiring a new wastewater connection or that will result in increased wastewater flow to the City of Greenfield (“City”) Wastewater Treatment Plant (“WWTP”) (hereinafter “Building Moratorium Ordinance”).

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City WWTP, located on Walnut Avenue, currently operates at approximately 1.2 million gallons per day (“MGD”) with a permitted capacity of 1.2 MGD. The facility has approval to expand to 2.0 MGD, but current infrastructure and operational constraints limit its ability to accommodate projected development and growth. The City’s wastewater system serves residential, commercial, and light industrial users in Greenfield. The WWTP is regulated by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Central Coast Water Board”) under Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) order number R3-2020-0020 and is subject to the Monitoring and Reporting Program number R3-2024- 0067.

Capacity Concerns
Recent growth in Greenfield, driven by its location in the Salinas Valley and increasing demand for housing and commercial development, has raised concerns about the WWTP’s ability to handle future wastewater flows. There are approximately one hundred sixteen (116) projects that currently possess a valid building permit and will have a further impact on the capacity of the WWTP, including accessory City Council Memorandum
599 El Camino Real Greenfield CA 93937 831-6745591
www.ci.greenfield.ca.us
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dwelling units, additions, new construction, and tenant improvements. An addition of one hundred sixteen (116) projects will increase the flow of wastewater which is already at its maximum capacity as evidenced by multiple spills outside the permitted disposal area over the past year. Moreover, there are several projects in the pipeline which are nearing qualification for building permits, and which will further impact capacity.

In addition to the increased demand for housing and commercial development, the State of California’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”) mandates require the City to plan for seven hundred thirty (730) housing units in the 2023-2031 cycle to meet regional housing needs, particularly for lowand moderate-income households. A building moratorium will help the City manage Greenfield’s WWTP wastewater capacity until improvements to the WWTP are completed.

Proposed Ordinance
The proposed Ordinance provides that while the Ordinance is in effect, and unless otherwise amended by the City Council, no building permits will be issued by the City for any construction that will impact the City’s wastewater system until the Ordinance has been repealed according to applicable law (“Moratorium”). The Moratorium will apply to all new and pending applications for building permits with a few delineated exceptions. Specifically, the Moratorium will not apply to the following: (1) projects that possess a valid building permit as of the date this Ordinance takes effect; (2) projects with a valid court order from a competent jurisdiction, requiring completion of the project; (3) construction necessary for the implementation, establishment, repair, or maintenance of the WWTP Improvement Project; (4) construction of grant-funded projects where grant funding eligibility will be compromised if building permits are not issued; and (5) construction necessary for the immediate preservation of the health and safety of the public, as determined by the City Manager. It should be noted that projects that fall within the fourth exception will be issued building permits but will not be authorized to connect to the City sewer system while the building moratorium is in place.

The City will continue to accept, review, and approve new entitlement applications, and all existing entitlements that have been approved will receive a temporary stay for the duration of the Moratorium so they may seek building permits once the Moratorium is lifted.

During the term of this Moratorium, City staff will draft and implement an Interim Capacity Management Plan (“ICMP”) to meet the City’s needs, including tasks such as adoption of water conservation and/or flow-offset programs; implementing water conservation measures; expediting implementation of the Fats, Oils, and Grease (“FOG”) Program; and proactive enforcement of unauthorized connections to the City’s wastewater system.

The City Council will review the Ordinance every six (6) months, including the effectiveness of the ICMP and whether there is a continued necessity for the Moratorium. If the City Council determines during any review that there is no continued need for the Moratorium, the City Council must consider lifting the Moratorium. The Moratorium must be lifted, and the Ordinance must be repealed—at the latest—upon the WWTP Improvement Project being deemed complete.

California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Feedback On July 15, 2025, the City Manager, City Staff, and the City Attorney attended a meeting with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) to discuss the City’s intent to adopt the Building Moratorium Ordinance. HCD was provided with a draft of the Ordinance prior to the scheduled meeting. During the meeting, HCD requested information concerning why the crisis 44 3
leading to the need for the Moratorium had emerged, and HCD expressed that the Ordinance is likely to be scrutinized to a higher level than ordinances which demonstrate an immediate threat. HCD emphasized that the City should bolster its Ordinance by adding: (1) the planning it has done to date for the construction of the new WWTP; (2) the Central Coast Water Board’s input regarding the need for a Moratorium; and (3) information that demonstrates that the Moratorium will not affect the City’s compliance with its Housing Element. HCD also stated that it is likely that it would contact other state entities to obtain their input, such as the Central Coast Water Board.

In addition, HCD provided a rough estimate on how long the process would take to review and approve the Ordinance, indicating that HCD would review and provide a response between two (2) to three (3) months.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Since the proposed Ordinance maintains the existing physical environment and prevents changes in the environment such that it does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, it is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). (14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15378, subd. (a).) The proposed Ordinance is also exempt under section 15060, subdivision (c)(2) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and section 15061, subdivision (b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as there is no possibility that the adoption of the proposed Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, because it maintains the existing condition of the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT
N/A

PROPOSED MOTION

I MOVE TO INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD ESTABLISHING

A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS

REQUIRING A NEW WASTEWATER CONNECTION OR THAT WILL RESULT IN

INCREASED WASTEWATER FLOW TO THE CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT

ATTACHMENTS

1. Proposed Ordinance
45 ORDINANCE NO. _____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD, CALIFORNIA TO ESTABLISH A

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRING A

NEW WASTEWATER CONNECTION OR THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED

WASTEWATER FLOW TO THE CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEREAS, the City of Greenfield’s (“City”) wastewater system serves residential, commercial, and light industrial users in the City; and WHEREAS, the treatment and disposal of wastewater from the Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (“WWTP”), located on Walnut Avenue, is regulated by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Central Coast Water Board”) under General Waste Discharge Requirements (“WDR”) order number R3-2020-0020 (see Appendix A) and is subject to the Monitoring and Reporting Program number R3-2024-0067(see Appendix B); and WHEREAS, the WWTP was originally designed and permitted to treat 1.5 million gallons per day (“MGD”) average monthly wastewater flow; however, in October 2024, the Central Coast Water Board reduced the permitted flow from 1.5 MGD to 1.2 MGD due to the WWTP’s inability to handle higher flows; and
WHEREAS, the WWTP continues to operate at approximately 1.2 MGD, with a permitted capacity of 1.2 MGD; and
WHEREAS, on or about May 8, 2018, wastewater spilled through a levee toward the Salinas River where wastewater percolated into the ground about five hundred seventy-five (575) feet from the river water, resulting in a one hundred seventy-two thousand one hundred fifteen dollar ($172,115) liability from the Central Coast Water Board (see Appendix C); and WHEREAS, over the past year, there have been additional onsite and offsite spills outside the permitted disposal area, insufficient space in the ponds, and ponded wastewater in the spray fields, which is prohibited by the City’s General Permit due to the failure of the wastewater to adequately percolate; and
WHEREAS, the WWTP had a monthly average flow of approximately 1.176 MGD during 2024, an amount which the WWTP cannot adequately treat and dispose of; and WHEREAS, as a result of the lack of capacity, the City has sought the Central Coast Water Board’s approval to temporarily dispose of wastewater in emergency spray fields so the WWTP does not have a wastewater spill, including a request made on November 12, 2024 (see Appendix D); and WHEREAS, on or about April 10, 2024, the Central Coast Water Board issued the City’s WWTP a Notice of Violation for lack of capacity in the ponds, failing to meet required treatment levels, and impacting underlying groundwater (see Appendix E); and WHEREAS, on or about October 15, 2024, the Central Coast Water Board issued the City’s WWTP a Notice of Violation for lack of capacity in the ponds due, in relevant part, to the failure to maintain at least two (2) feet of freeboard in the treatment ponds and failure to immediately implement a contingency plan to prevent spills. In the Notice of Violation, the Central Coast Water Board indicated that the City did have a contingency plan; however, the plan would not alleviate the 46 - 2 -
immediate capacity issue and the threat of a spill. The Central Coast Water Board also indicated that the City had not implemented the contingency plan, as new home construction is still occurring (see Appendix F); and
WHEREAS, on or about January 17, 2025, the Central Coast Water Board issued the City’s WWTP a Notice of Violation for a treated effluent spill to outside the permitted disposal area onto a neighboring sod farm. In the Notice of Violation, the Central Coast Water Board stated that the existing ponds and rapid infiltration basins (“RIBs”) are unable to provide adequate disposal capacity and are often full or exceeding the required freeboard requirement (see Appendix G); and WHEREAS, recent growth in the City has increased demand for housing and commercial development and raised concerns about the WWTP’s ability to handle future wastewater flows; and WHEREAS, there are approximately one hundred sixteen (116) projects that currently possess a valid building permit and will have a further impact on the capacity of the WWTP, including accessory dwelling units, additions, new construction, and tenant improvements. An addition of one hundred sixteen (116) projects will increase the flow of wastewater which is already at its maximum capacity as evidenced by the multiple spills; and
WHEREAS, there are many additional projects in the pipeline which are nearing qualification for building permits. Every additional building permit issued will impact the WWTP given the current capacity concerns, so time is of the essence to institute a Moratorium while the WWTP is upgraded; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the increased demand for housing and commercial development, the State of California’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”) mandates require the City to plan for seven hundred thirty (730) housing units in the 2023-2031 cycle to meet regional housing needs, particularly for low- and moderate-income households; and WHEREAS, the City has previously been successful in meeting its mandated requirements from the RHNA, being one (1) of only twenty-nine (29) jurisdictions that met their fifth (5th) cycle RHNA numbers, out of five hundred thirty-eight (538) jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, while a moratorium places the City at risk of not meeting Sixth Cycle RHNA mandates, limiting new connections to the WWTP will help prevent unauthorized discharge or overflow of treated wastewater that could lead to environmental contamination, violations of the WDR, and potentially significant financial impacts to the City; and WHEREAS, the City can continue to make progress on its Sixth Cycle Housing Element by focusing on those policies that do not require issuance of building permits, such as: pursuing legislative initiatives which complement the City’s performance in the construction area and significantly improving its composite score in opportunity metrics in the areas of transportation, environment, employment, and education. Additionally, at this early stage, the City has already accomplished its Sixth Cycle RHNA low-income RHNA; and
WHEREAS, additional flows from new connections would exacerbate the current challenges at the WWTP; and
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WHEREAS, on or about June 27, 2025, the Central Coast Water Board sent a Letter of Support for Restricting New Wastewater Connections wherein it discussed that the WWTP often cannot handle current flows, is frequently at or over capacity, and is currently discharging poor water quality (see Appendix H); and
WHEREAS, in its Letter of Support, the Central Coast Water Board specified that given the water quality concerns and history of noncompliance, it does not support the City allowing any new connections that would increase wastewater flows until significant wastewater treatment plant upgrades are completed; and
WHEREAS, the City has approval to expand the WWTP to 2.0 MGD, but the current infrastructure and operational constraints limit its ability to accommodate projected development and growth; and
WHEREAS, in or around 2021, the City prepared a comprehensive wastewater master plan (“WWTP Master Plan”) for the City’s WWTP that included recommendations to construct a new oxidation ditch treatment process that would achieve new effluent quality requirements, to be implemented as a single phase; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City’s adoption process for the WWTP Master Plan, the City evaluated an innovative approach using modular/packaged membrane bioreactor (“MBR”) technology in lieu of the recommended oxidation ditch presented in the City’s 2021 WWTP Master Plan. MBR technology is a proven treatment process which produces better quality effluent than the conventional oxidation ditch and reduces the time to implement and construction costs. The Central Coast Water Board was supportive of this new approach; and
WHEREAS, the City later pivoted to recommend an MBR treatment plant that could be phased in and that would provide higher level of treatment for a lower cost. Phasing in was essential to the implementation of the WWTP Master Plan because the City did not yet have confirmation of available grant funding nor the financial resources to fully fund a full plant expansion on its own. This new recommendation was coordinated with the Central Coast Water Board and was recommended by the Central Coast Water Board staff as a proposition that the Central Coast Water Board would fully support funding the design and construction of; and
WHEREAS, once the City confirmed the availability of grant funding from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (“CWSRF”) and that the Central Coast Water Board supported and would help fund the City’s newest WWTP Master Plan, the City determined that it would be best to implement the full WWTP Improvement Project at the 2.0 MGD capacity; and WHEREAS, the City then approved contracts to provide planning, detailed design, funding, environmental documentation, and project implementation services to implement the WWTP Improvement Project. The design contracts included provisions to expand effluent disposal capacity by providing services to both expand the capacity of the existing RIBs and add a new recycled water distribution system to beneficially reuse effluent from the upgraded WWTP. These contracts were subsequently approved by the City Council at their October 11, 2022, meeting; and WHEREAS, on or about August 16, 2022, the City applied for a Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (“FAAST”) Grant from the CWSRF for the estimated total construction amount of the project. The City understood and determined, based on communications from the Central Coast Water Board, that the City would be eligible for a CWSRF grant funding one hundred 48 - 4 -
percent (100%) of the WWTP Improvement Project cost. Both the Central Coast Water Board and the California State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) communicated to the City that their funding intent was clear and that the City’s direction had the full support of the Central Coast Water Board and State Water Board; and
WHEREAS, on or about December 21, 2022, the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Financial Assistance (“DFA”) confirmed the City’s status as a disadvantaged community (“DAC”) based on the 2020 American Community Survey Data, with a lower bound median household income (“MHI”) of fifty-seven thousand three hundred seventy-nine dollars ($57,379.00). This finding eliminated the requirement for the City’s WWTP Improvement Project to be scored and ranked on the Project Priority List (“PPL”) for funding and qualifies the Project for one hundred percent (100%) construction funding; and
WHEREAS, the Central Coast Water Board’s Intended Use Plan (“IUP”) policy was to fund one hundred percent (100%) of projects from small DACs for several years prior to and through the 2023-2024 IUP. The City based several key financial and plant improvement decisions on this policy while working directly with the Central Coast Water Board on the WWTP upgrade process; and WHEREAS, the City submitted its General Application package the CWSRF on April 12, 2023; and
WHEREAS, in or around 2023, DFA’s initial direction was for the City to prepare a planning grant application, in addition to the construction grant application. Subsequently, on or about April 17, 2023, the DFA’s direction was to prepare only a construction grant application and bypass the planning grant application. Ultimately, this decision resulted in the City missing an opportunity to offset over four million dollars ($4,000,000.00) of planning, environmental review, and design costs; and WHEREAS, the City currently has ninety percent (90%) construction plans for the WWTP Improvement Project and is awaiting approval of adequate funding to begin the construction; and WHEREAS, the proposed WWTP Improvement Project includes a new Membrane Bioreactor treatment system and a recycled water pump station for distribution of recycled water to nearby agricultural farming operations and is designed to handle future wastewater flows; and WHEREAS, on or about July 29, 2024, the City applied for grant funding to the DFA which required submissions of the City’s Urban Water Master Plan; and WHEREAS, on or about September 3, 2024, the City received notice that the funding for the WWTP Improvement Project was limited to fifteen million ($15,000,000.00) in the 2024-2025 IUP.

This was the first notice to the City that the project would not be fully funded; and WHEREAS, on or about August 27, 2024, the State Water Board notified the City that their MHI had risen to seventy-three thousand five hundred twenty-four dollars ($73,524.00), which is more than eighty percent (80%) of the statewide average, and, as such, the City is no longer classified as a DAC and may no longer qualify for the funding opportunities previously afforded to the City. This finding does not account for the twelve percent (12%) of the population in poverty or the per capita income of only nineteen thousand seven hundred fifty-eight dollars ($19,758.00); and 49 - 5 -
WHEREAS, on or about October 7, 2024, the DFA notified the City that due to limited grant/principal forgiveness funding, the DFA is prioritizing small community wastewater projects for funding the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. DFA notified the City that pursuant to the Central Coast Water Board’s 2024-2025 IUP, the City’s WWTP Improvement Project was not anticipated to be funded that fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2025, the Department of Water Resources confirmed that the City’s Urban Water Master Plan was reviewed and found to address the requirements of the California Water Code; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 28, 2025, the Central Coast Water Board issued a Time Schedule Order requiring the City to construct an upgraded wastewater treatment plant by 2030 to address the ongoing violations (see Appendix I); and
WHEREAS, in its Letter of Support, the Central Coast Water Board stated that it strongly supports the City continuing efforts to actively secure grant funding for constructing an upgraded wastewater treatment plan as required by the Time Schedule Order; and WHEREAS, in addition to its attempts at improving the WWTP, the City has worked with consultants to develop a program to identify potential Fats, Oils, and Grease (“FOG”) Program customers and conduct inspections of facilities, with the first round of inspections completed in January 2025 (see Appendix J); and
WHEREAS, City staff has also attended eleven (11) public events since October 2024 and handed out approximately six hundred seventy-five (675) brochures to residents explaining proper FOG disposal procedures; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommend the drafting and implementation of an Interim Capacity Management Plan (“ICMP”) that include tasks such as implementing water conservation measures, expediting implementation of the FOG Program, proactively enforcing unauthorized connections to the system, and adopting flow-offset programs.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines the foregoing recitals to be true and correct, and the recitals are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.

SECTION 2. The City Council finds and determines that this Ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as it maintains the existing physical environment and prevents changes in the environment such that it does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15378, subd. (a).) This Ordinance is also exempt under section 15060, subdivision (c)(2) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and section 15061, subdivision (b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as there is no possibility that the adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, because it maintains the existing condition of the environment. 50 - 6 -
SECTION 3. MORATORIUM. While this Ordinance is in effect, unless otherwise amended by the City Council, no building permits will be issued by the City for any construction that will impact the City’s wastewater system until this Ordinance has been repealed according to applicable law (“Moratorium”). This Moratorium applies to all new and pending applications for building permits, subject to the exceptions delineated in Section 4, below.

SECTION 4. EXCEPTIONS. The Moratorium shall not apply to the following: (1) projects that possess a valid building permit as of the date this Ordinance takes effect; (2) projects with a valid court order from a competent jurisdiction, requiring completion of the project; (3) construction necessary for the implementation, establishment, repair, or maintenance of the WWTP Improvement Project; and (4) construction of grant-funded projects where grant funding eligibility will be compromised if building permits are not issued; and (5) construction necessary for the immediate preservation of the health and safety of the public, as determined by the City Manager.

Projects that fall within the fourth exception will be issued building permits but will not be authorized to connect to the City sewer system while the Moratorium is in place.

SECTION 5. ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS. The City shall continue to accept, review, and approve new entitlement applications; however, no new building permits will be issued during the duration of the Moratorium. All existing entitlements that have been approved shall receive a temporary stay for the duration of the Moratorium, such that the entitlements will not expire during the time the Moratorium is in effect and existing entitlements as of the effective date of this Ordinance will receive a stay for the length of the Moratorium.

SECTION 6. INTERIM CAPACITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. During the term of this Moratorium, City staff is hereby directed to draft and implement an ICMP to meet the City’s needs.

The ICMP shall include tasks such as adoption of water conservation and/or flow-offset programs; implementing water conservation measures; expediting implementation of the FOG Program; and proactive enforcement of unauthorized connections to the City’s wastewater system.

SECTION 7. REVIEW. This Ordinance shall be reviewed every six (6) months by the City Council.

City staff shall prepare an updated report for each review, to include information regarding the effectiveness of the ICMP and whether there is a continued necessity for the Moratorium. If the City Council determines during any review that there is no continued need for the Moratorium, the City Council shall consider thereafter lifting the Moratorium. The Moratorium shall be lifted and this Ordinance shall be repealed—at the latest—upon the WWTP Improvement Project being deemed complete.

SECTION 8. AUTHORITY. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the City’s general police powers and Article XI of the California Constitution.

SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Ordinance is held invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance, and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed the remainder of this Ordinance if such invalid portion thereof had been deleted.

SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its final passage.
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SECTION 11. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a summary and certified copy of this Ordinance in the City Clerk’s office at least five (5) days prior to adoption and to publish a summary of the Ordinance in the Salinas Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, withing fifteen (15) days after its adoption.

INTRODUCED at a regular City Council meeting on the 22nd day of July 2025.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield at a Regular Meeting on this ____ day of ________2025, by the following vote:

AYES, and all in favor, thereof, Councilmembers:

NOES, Councilmembers:

ABSENT, Councilmembers:

ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
__________________________
Robert White, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________
Ann Rathbun, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law
__________________________
Jennifer Thompson, City Attorney
Appendix:

Appendix A – Notice of Applicability for Enrollment in the General Permit dated April 21, 2022
Appendix B – Revised Notice of Applicability for Enrollment dated October 4, 2024 Appendix C – Notice of Violation dated May 22, 2018
Appendix D – Request to Temporarily Operate a Small Portion of Emergency Disposal Field # 3 dated November 12, 2024
Appendix E – Notice of Violation dated April 10, 2024
Appendix F – Notice of Violation dated October 15, 2024 Appendix G – Notice of Violation dated January 17, 2025 Appendix H – Central Coast Water Board Letter of Support for Restricting New Wastewater Connection dated June 27, 2025
Appendix I – Time Schedule Order R3-2025-0018
Appendix J – Time Schedule Order Task #3 Update – FOG Program dated June 26, 2025 ND-1908-41-RES-4904-8831-5477.DOC2
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53 Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
April 21, 2022
Sent Via Electronic Mail
Paul Wood
City Manager
Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
e-mail: [email protected]
Dear Paul Wood:

GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, NORTHEAST END OF WALNUT AVENUE, GREENFIELD, CA 93927, MONTEREY COUNTY:

NOTICE OF APPLICABILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN ORDER NO. R3-2020- 0020, GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES

FROM DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS WITH FLOWS GREATER
THAN 100,000 GALLONS PER DAY;
TRANSMITTAL OF MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM NO. R3- 2022-0024; AND

TERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL PERMIT, WASTE DISCHARGE
REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R3-2002-0062 GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board) reviewed the July 31, 2021 Notice of Intent, February 3, 2022 comment letter, and documents associated with the City of Greenfield’s (Greenfield) domestic wastewater treatment facility (Wastewater System) located at the northeast end of Walnut Avenue in Greenfield, California. The Wastewater System, owned by Greenfield, is currently regulated pursuant to Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R3-2002-0062 for City of Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (Order No. R3-2002-0062).

On September 25, 2020, the Central Coast Water Board adopted General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit).
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This letter serves as a notice of applicability for enrollment in the General Permit. This letter includes: wastewater system operation summary, specific requirements and limitations (Attachment 1); figures (Attachment 2); and Greenfield’s monitoring and reporting program (Attachment 3).

This letter also serves as a notice of termination of Greenfield’s coverage in existing individual permit, Order No. R3-2002-0062.

Greenfield must comply with the following:

1. General Permit – Greenfield must comply with all conditions and requirements of the General Permit. As described in the General Permit, ongoing operation, maintenance, monitoring, and reporting are required. A copy of the General Permit can be found electronically at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/r32020_0020.pdf

2. Monitoring and Reporting Program – Greenfield must comply with the requirements of Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2022-0024 (Attachment 3). Monitoring and reporting requirements included in the Central Coast Water Board’s May 22, 2018 Notice of Violation and Water Code 13267 Report Requirements are no longer required, as Greenfield is improving treatment plant performance and operations and the attached monitoring plan incorporates some of the requirements.

Greenfield is required to submit quarterly monitoring reports and annual reports to the Central Coast Water Board and comply with annual volumetric reporting requirements1 established by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). The first quarterly monitoring report is due August 1, 2022, the first annual report is due March 1, 2023, and the first annual volumetric data submission must be uploaded to the State Water Board GeoTracker database by April 30, 2022.

Quarterly monitoring reports and annual reports must be provided electronically in searchable PDF with the Central Coast Water Board’s current transmittal sheet found at the link below as the cover page. The transmittal sheet must be signed. https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/wastewater _permitting/docs/transmittal_sheet.pdf
All annual reports must be formatted and completed as specified in the annual report template found at the following link:
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https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/wdr_annual_report_format.pdf
As described in the attached monitoring plan, Greenfield must submit all reports/documents and laboratory data to the publicly accessible State Water Board’s GeoTracker2,3 database with applicable Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI) requirements under the Wastewater System – specific global identification number WDR100031387 at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi/login

3. Fees – Greenfield paid an annual fee of $23,783 on February 13, 2022 for coverage in existing individual permit, Order No. R3-2002-0062. This payment covers Greenfield‘s enrollment in the General Permit for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

Greenfield must pay an annual fee to maintain coverage in the General Permit.

Annual fees are determined by the State Water Board’s fee program and cover the state fiscal year of July 1 through June 30. Your current annual fee is $23,783. Greenfield’s Wastewater System is currently assigned a threat and complexity rating of 2B. A copy of the current state fee schedule is available electronically at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water_quality/#wdr

4. Notification – The Central Coast Water Board will be notified of Greenfield’s enrollment at a regularly scheduled public meeting on June 16-17, 2022. Details about that meeting are available on our website at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/

5. Future Discharge Modifications – Pursuant to California Water Code section 13260, Greenfield must inform the Central Coast Water Board at least 120 days prior to modifying your discharge. If there are any significant changes in either treatment or disposal methodologies, or the volume or character of the treated wastewater, Greenfield must notify the Central Coast Water Board immediately of such changes.
2 Information for first-time GeoTracker users is available at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ust/electronic_submittal/docs/beginnerguide2.pdf 3 Additional information available at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ust/electronic_submittal/index.html 56 Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant April 21, 2022 - 4 -
Attachment 1 contains the Central Coast Water Board’s understanding of the Wastewater System located at northeast end of Walnut Ave, Greenfield, CA 93927. Please review Attachment 1 to determine if the description is representative of your current system. Pursuant to California Water Code section 13267, Greenfield must notify the Central Coast Water Board if this information is out of date or incorrect. You are required to provide the Central Coast Water Board with any needed updated information within 30 days of issuance of this letter.

6. Responsible Party – Greenfield is responsible for the management and disposal of the domestic wastewater in compliance with the conditions of the General Permit. Any noncompliance with this General Permit constitutes a violation of the California Water Code, and subjects Greenfield to enforcement action, and termination of enrollment under this General Permit.

7. Change in Ownership - In the event of any change in control or ownership of the property, Greenfield must notify the succeeding owner or operator of the existence of this General Permit by letter, a copy of which shall be immediately forwarded to the Central Coast Water Board so that the new owner or operator can be enrolled in the General Permit and Greenfield’s enrollment in the General Permit can be terminated.

8. Certified Operator – Greenfield is required to comply with the operator certification requirements4 administered by the State Water Board’s Office of Operator Certification, which currently requires a Class II certified operator onsite to maintain and operate the Wastewater System.

9. Termination of Permit – The existing individual permit, Order No. R3-2002-0062 is terminated, except for enforcement purposes5. Greenfield is responsible for compliance with Order No. R3-2002-0062 prior to the date of this letter.

10. Compliance Schedule – Greenfield anticipates it will need more than two years to comply with some of the effluent limits of the new permit. Therefore, Greenfield included a plan to upgrade the wastewater system with their General Permit application (notice of intent). The plan includes addition of membrane bioreactors in phased construction. The Central Coast Water Board generally concurs with the plan proposed. As required in the attached monitoring and reporting program, Greenfield must request a time schedule order 12 months from the date of this notice of applicability pursuant to Water Code section 13300, which must include more details, milestones, and a schedule for 4 Title 23 Division 3. Chapter 26 Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification and Contract Operator Registration.
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/operator_certification/docs/ocr_clean.pdf 5 The General Permit states “…that where a Wastewater System discharge is currently regulated by an individual permit, that permit is terminated upon enrollment of the Wastewater System into this General Permit.”
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upgrades. We appreciate the significant efforts made by Greenfield to complete the permit application and long-term wastewater plan.

If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Olmos at (805) 549-3121 or by email at [email protected] or Jennifer Epp at (805) 594-6181 or by email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for Matthew T Keeling
Executive Officer
Attachments:

Attachment 1. Wastewater System Operation Summary, Specific Requirements and Limitations
Attachment 2. Figures
Attachment 3. Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2022-0024 cc:

Arturo Felix, Greenfield, [email protected]
Doug Pike, MNS Engineers, [email protected]
Steven Tanaka, Wallace Group, [email protected]
John Alves, [email protected]
Marvin Rose, [email protected]
Jennifer Epp, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Todd Stanley, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] WDR Program, GeoTracker [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = CW-227893
GeoTracker No. = GT- WDR100031387
Rev 4/05/2021
ECM Subject Name = Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant NOA for R3-2020-2020 \\ca.epa.local\R:\RB3\Shared\WDR\WDR Facilities\Monterey Co\Greenfield, City Of WWTP\Big Order\Greenfieldnoa_0020_Final_April2022.Docx
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ATTACHMENT 1

WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION SUMMARY, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

AND LIMITATIONS

1. OWNERSHIP AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM INFORMATION
Ownership and facility information submitted by Greenfield to the Central Coast Water Board is shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Ownership and Wastewater System Information
Name Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant
Physical Address Northeast end of Walnut Ave Greenfield, CA 93927
Lattitude 36o 20' 40.86"
Longitude -121o 13' 3.42"
Mailing Address P.O. Box 127 Greenfield, CA 93927
Owner Greenfield
Operator
Greenfield
phone: 831-674-5591
e-mail: [email protected]
Legally Responsible Official
Paul Wood
phone: 831-674-5591
e-mail: [email protected]
Raw Wastewater Characteristics
Sewer Connections: 3386
Population: 18,000
Domestic (%): 95%
Industrial (%): 5%
Permitted Design Flow, Average
Monthly (gallons per day, gpd) 1,500,000
Baseline Flow (average flow) in gpd
from 2020 1,030,000
Threat to Water Quality 2
Complexity B
For Internal Use
Fee Code 58
Place Type Wastewater Treatment Facility
Place Subtype n/a
Facility Type Municipal/Domestic
Facility Waste Type Domestic Wastewater
Regulatory measure Type Waste Discharge Requirements
Reclamation Included No
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2. WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION AND TREATMENT SUMMARY
Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (Wastewater System) is a Class II wastewater treatment facility. Greenfield must staff a Grade II chief plant operator for proper operation of the Wastewater System. The current chief plant operator is Arturo Felix, Grade 2, License Number 10661.

The Wastewater System was originally designed to treat a peak flow of 2,000,000 gallons per day to a secondary treatment level and has an estimated average disposal capacity of 1,500,000 gpd. Currently, the Wastewater System is not consistently achieving secondary treatment level standards. The Wastewater System consists of the treatment technologies and treatment capabilities shown in Table 2. The Central Coast Water Board is permitting the operation and disposal of the system as described below, Greenfield must not change operation or disposal without Central Coast Water Board notification and review.

Table 2. Permitted Treatment & Disposal Technologies and Capacity Headworks/Preliminary
Treatment
Mechanical screening device with compactor/washer,
Parshall Flume/ultrasonic level read for influent flow
measurement, flow splitter box to split flows to Clarifiers 1, 2 and 3.

Headworks capacity: 5,000,000 gpd (peak flow)
Primary Treatment
Three circular clarifiers operated in parallel. Two with 0.5 mgd capacity and another with 1.0 mgd capacity
Primary treatment capacity 2,000,000 gpd
Secondary Treatment
Three aerated lagoons: Pond 1, Pond 2, and Pond 3,
equipped with total of 90 HP floating aerators (18-5HP
Aerators). Pond 1 and 2 operated in parallel and Pond 3 in series. Secondary treatment capacity: 2,000,000 gpd
based on original design and loading.

Wastewater Disposal
(Two Methods)
Two percolation ponds: Pond 4 and Pond 5 (4.2 acres total surface area). Operated in parallel to allow emptying and sludge removal when needed.

Land Application by Controlled Flood: 26-acres total area by controlled flood methods in currently 11 bermed rapid infiltration basins (RIBs, also called percolation fields).

Effluent is thinly spread, beds are rotated, dryed and
disked between applications. Effluent is designed to
percolate within about 24 hours after application. Disposal capcity (with proper sludge removal) is 1,800,000 gpd, with a capacity in the RIBs of 1,500,000 gpd and a capacity in the ponds of 300,000 gpd.
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Biosolids/Sludge
Production and
Handling
Sludge from the clarifiers are pumped to the aerobic
digester (30' diameter, 13.5' deep). Digested solids are then moved to drying beds. The ultimate destination of
biosolids produced is Johnson Canyon Landfill located at 31400 Johnson Canyon Road, Gonzales. Annual
production of biosolids is 100 dry tons.

A summary of historic and recent average effluent concentrations is included in Table 3, which were reported in Greenfield’s quarterly monitoring reports. The Central Coast Water Board used reported effluent water quality data to establish the effluent and groundwater limitations in section 3.

Table 3. Effluent Water Quality for Select Constituents Constituents Units Historical
Average
Annual Average
for 2021
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 5-Day mg/L 125[1] 57
Total Suspended Solids mg/L 82[1] 66
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 840[2] 1056
Chloride mg/L 129[2] 167
Sodium mg/L 140[2] 167
Sulfate mg/L 70[2] 158
Boron mg/L 0.45[2] 0.50
Total Nitrogen mg/L 53[2] 64
Nitrate as Nitrogen mg/L 0.2[2] 0
[1] Based on water quality data reported by Greenfield in their 2013 to 2020 monitoring reports. [2] Based on water quality data reported by Greenfield in their 2004 to 2020 monitoring reports.

3. WASTEWATER SYSTEM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS Greenfield must operate the Wastewater System in accordance with the General Permit and this Notice of Applicability. Greenfield must comply with the wastewater specific limitations specified in Table 4 through Table 9.

A. Flow Limitations:

Table 4. Flow Limitations
Flow Units Limit Point of
Compliance
Maximum Daily Gallons per day 1,800,000 Influent
Mean Monthly Gallons per day 1,500,000 Influent
B. Effluent Limitations:

Based on reported water quality data, effluent water quality for 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) (see Table 3) exceed the General Permit effluent limits for Treatment Ponds. Therefore, pursuant to the General Permit, Greenfield can comply with their individual permit No. R3-2002-0062 limits for two years. The individual permit No. R3-2002-0062 did not contain effluent limits (only 61 Greenfield Attachment 1 April 21, 2022
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groundwater limits), therefore there are no effluent limits for BOD5, TSS, settleable solids and pH for the first 24 months from the date of this notice of applicability. In 24 months from the date of this notice of applicability, treatment pond effluent limitations shown in Table 6 apply.

Staff anticipates Greenfield will need additional time to achieve compliance with the final effluent limitations provided in Table 5. Within 12 months from the date of this notice of applicability Greenfield must notify the Central Coast Water Board and refer to the General Permit to request a compliance time schedule order pursuant to Water Code section 13300 for consideration by the Central Coast Water Board.

Table 5. Effluent Limitations: Treatment Ponds (in 24 months) Constituent Units 30-Day Average 7-Day Average Sample
Maximum
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand, 5-Day
mg/L[1] 45 65 Not Applicable
Total
Suspended
Solids
mg/L 45 65 Not Applicable
Settleable
Solids mL/L[2] 0.3 Not Applicable 0.5
pH pH units Between 6.5 and

8.4 Not Applicable Not Applicable
[1] mg/L denotes milligram per liter
[2] mL/L denotes milliliter per liter
Based on existing water quality, Table 6 effluent limits are immediately attainable and therefore apply as of the date of this notice of applicability.

Table 6. Effluent Limitations
Based on - Salinas Valley Lower Forebay Objectives
Constituents Units 25-Month Rolling Median
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L[1] 1,500
Chloride mg/L 250
Sodium mg/L Not Applicable2
Sulfate mg/L 850
Boron mg/L Not Applicable2
Total Nitrogen mg/L Not Applicable2
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] Groundwater monitoring is required for these constituents to demonstrate compliance with groundwater limitations.

C. Groundwater Limitations:

Based on review of historical effluent water quality (see Table 3), the City of Greenfield is unable to consistently comply with the General Permit effluent limitations for sodium, boron, and total nitrogen, thus the point of compliance for these constituents is 62 Greenfield Attachment 1 April 21, 2022
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underlying groundwater. Through groundwater monitoring, Greenfield must demonstrate that the discharge does not cause groundwater to exceed the water quality objectives set forth in the Basin Plan including the limitations listed in Table 7.

Table 7. Groundwater Limitations
Based on the Designated Groundwater Basin - Salinas Valley Lower Forebay Constituents Units 25-Month Rolling Median
Sodium mg/L[1] 150
Boron mg/L 0.5
Total Nitrogen mg/L 10
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
D. Organic Loading Limitations:

The effluent that is disposed to the bermed rapid infiltration basins via controlled flood irrigation is considered land application and thus organic loading limitations in Table 8 apply.

Table 8. Organic Loading Limitations
Constituents Units 30-Day Average Maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand,
5-Day Pounds/acre/day 100 300
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ATTACHMENT 2

FIGURES
Figure 1. Site Map including Permitted Disposal Areas (Percolation Ponds and Effluent Percolation Fields/Rapid Infiltration Basins) and Groundwater Monitoring Wells 64 Greenfield Attachment 2 April 21, 2022
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Figure 2. Ariel View of Ponds
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Figure 3. Aerial View of bermed Rapid Infiltration Basins 66 Greenfield Attachment 2 April 21, 2022
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Figure 4. City Boundary with Lift Stations and Primary Treatment Plant Primary Treatment
Plant
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Figure 5. Process Flow Diagram
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ATTACHMENT 3

MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
69 CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM NO. R3-2022-0024
(APRIL 21, 2022 MODIFICATION OF MRP NO. R3-2020-0020)
FOR

CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER SYSTEM

GREENFIELD, MONTEREY COUNTY
This Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) applies to the monitoring and reporting requirements for the City of Greenfield (Greenfield) Wastewater Treatment Plant (Wastewater System) enrolled in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No.

R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit).

Greenfield (Discharger) owns and operates the Wastewater System that is subject to the General Permit and notice of applicability. The Discharger must not implement any changes to this MRP unless and until a revised MRP is issued by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board).

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and Regional Water Quality Control Boards are transitioning to the use of the publicly accessible State Water Board’s GeoTracker database for the tracking of environmental and regulatory data for sites that operate under waste discharge requirements. The MRP directs the Discharger to submit reports (both technical and monitoring reports) and analytical data electronically via email and to the State Water Board’s GeoTracker database (see MRP section VIII.C).

I. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
The Discharger must collect representative samples in accordance with the most recently approved sampling and analysis plan contained in the Operations and Maintenance Manual and validate analytical results prior to submittal to the Central Coast Water Board. All samples (e.g., wastewater, groundwater, soil, sludge, etc.) must be representative of the volume and nature of the discharge or matrix of materials sampled.

All samples must be collected by a qualified person, trained in proper procedures for collecting the samples. The name of the sampler, sample type (grab or composite), time, date, location, bottle/container type, and any preservative used for each sample must be recorded on the sample chain of custody form. The chain of custody form must also contain all custody information including date, time, and to whom samples were relinquished. If composite samples are collected, the basis for sampling (time or flow weighted) must be included in the sampling and analysis plan contained in the Operations and Maintenance Manual for Central Coast Water Board review and approval.

A. Sampling Schedule – Unless otherwise specified below, sampling must be performed in accordance with Table 1.
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2 Table 1. Sampling Schedule
Monitoring Period Sample Collection Time
Quarterly January, April, July, and October
Semiannual April and October
Annual October
Field test instruments (such as those used to test pH, dissolved oxygen, and electrical conductivity, etc.) may be used if they are used by a State Water Board Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program accredited laboratory, or:

1. The user is trained in proper use and maintenance of the instruments;

2. The instruments are field calibrated prior to monitoring events at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer;

3. Instruments are serviced and/or calibrated by the manufacturer at the recommended frequency; and

4. Field calibration reports are maintained and available for at least three years.

B. Monitoring Location Descriptions – All influent samples (IS), midpoint samples (MS), effluent samples (ES), and groundwater monitoring wells (MW) must be collected at the locations described in Table 2 and Figure 1. These locations must be consistent with the Central Coast Water Board approved sampling and analysis plan. The Discharger must upload the GeoTracker field point information for each sampling location in the GeoTracker database once, prior to uploading laboratory data (see Table 10).

Table 2. Sample Identification Details
GeoTracker Field
Point Class
GeoTracker Field
Point Name
(Sample ID)
Field Point Description
Influent Sample IS-1 Prior to clarifiers
Midpoint Sample MS-1 After clarifiers, prior to ponds
Effluent Sample ES-1 Grab Sample from Pond 4
Effluent Sample ES-2 Grab Sample from Pond 5
Effluent Sample ES-3 Grab Sample after/leaving Pond 5
(main effluent compliance point)
Monitoring Well MW-1 South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screen internal unknown
Monitoring Well MW-1S South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screened 20 to 40 foot bgs
Monitoring Well MW-1D South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-2 Northwest of treatment ponds; screen unknown
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3 GeoTracker Field
Point Class
GeoTracker Field
Point Name
(Sample ID)
Field Point Description
Monitoring Well MW-2S Northwest of treatment ponds;
screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-2D Northwest of treatment ponds;
screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-3S Southeast of RIBs; screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-3D Southeast of RIBs; screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-4S Adjacent to Aerated Pond 1; screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
bgs = below ground surface
II. WATER SUPPLY MONITORING
Representative samples of the Discharger’s raw water supply (sampled before use or treatment) must be collected and analyzed, at a minimum, for constituents specified in Table 3.

In lieu of the required water supply sampling, the Discharger may request Central Coast Water Board approval to submit a Well Identification Number and the reporting year’s consumer confidence report (annual water quality report or drinking water quality report), as required by the State Water Board Division of Drinking Water and/or county, provided, at a minimum, all of the required constituents are sampled at the frequency specified in Table 3. The Discharger must report the results of any constituent monitored more frequently than is required by the monitoring program shown in Table 3.

The Discharger must also report detectable concentrations (above the reporting limit) for any other constituent that has a published maximum contaminant level (MCL).

The Discharger must evaluate and provide a tabular summary of the water supply data with the annual monitoring report.

Table 3. Water Supply Monitoring
Constituent Units[1] Sample Type Sampling Frequency
Nitrate (as N) mg/L Grab Annually
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L Grab Annually
Chloride mg/L Grab Annually
Sodium mg/L Grab Annually
Sulfate mg/L Grab Annually
Boron mg/L Grab Annually
Carbonate mg/L Grab Annually
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4 Constituent Units[1] Sample Type Sampling Frequency
Bicarbonate mg/L Grab Annually
Calcium mg/L Grab Annually
Potassium mg/L Grab Annually
Magnesium mg/L Grab Annually
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
III. INFLUENT AND EFFLUENT MONITORING
A. Influent and Effluent Flow Monitoring – The Discharger must monitor and report flow in gallons per day, as described in Table 4, with each monitoring report. See MRP section VIII.A.3 for supplemental volumetric annual reporting requirements established by the State Water Board.

Table 2. Influent and Effluent Flow Monitoring

INFLUENT INFLUENT EFFLUENT EFFLUENT
Parameter Sample
Type
Reporting
Frequency Sample Type Reporting Frequency
Daily Flow [1] Metered Daily Metered/Estimated [2] Daily Maximum Daily
Flow Metered Monthly Metered/Estimated [2] Monthly
Mean Daily Flow Calculated Monthly Calculated Monthly
[1] The General Permit notice of applicability specifies the Wastewater System’s maximum permitted flow. In the monitoring reports, the Discharger must evaluate and provide a comparison of monitored flow to the permitted flow.
[2] Greenfield is required to provide an explanation of how flow is estimated with each monitoring report.
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5 Figure 1. Process Flow Diagram and Sample Locations
B. Influent, Midpoint and Effluent Monitoring – At a minimum, influent, midpoint, and effluent constituent monitoring for the pond treatment system must be monitored as specified in Table 5 at the locations shown in Figure 1. Influent must be a composite sample1, while all others are grab samples. All samples must be reported in milligrams per liter (mg/L), except for settleable solids which must be reported in milliliters per liter (mL/L). Greenfield must report any effluent violations using one of the following approaches: 1) by comparing effluent limits to samples collected at ES-3, or 2) by comparing effluent limits to a flow-weighted average of ES-1, ES-2, and ES-3.

Table 5. Influent, Midpoint and Effluent Monitoring

INFLUENT
(IS-1)

MIDPOINT
(MS-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-2)

EFFLUENT
(ES-3)2
Parameter/
Constituent
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand,
5-Day
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
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6 INFLUENT
(IS-1)

MIDPOINT
(MS-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-2)

EFFLUENT
(ES-3)2
Parameter/
Constituent
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Total
Suspended
Solids
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
Settleable Solids Not Required Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Monthly
Total Nitrogen[1] Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Nitrate (as N) +
Nitrite (as N) or
separate species
Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly
Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen (as N) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Ammonia (as N) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Alkalinity Quarterly Quarterly Not
Required Not Required Not Required
Total Dissolved
Solids Quarterly Not Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Chloride Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Sodium Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Sulfate Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Boron Not Required Not Required Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Carbonate Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Bicarbonate Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Calcium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Potassium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Magnesium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually [1] Total nitrogen is calculated and is the sum of total inorganic nitrogen (nitrate + nitrite + ammonium + ammonia) and organic nitrogen.
[2] Permit compliance effluent sample. Other two effluent samples (ES-1 and ES-2) are for performance evaluation, as a majority of the effluent disposed is representative of the ES-3 location.
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7 IV. POND AND RIB AREA MONITORING
All wastewater treatment and disposal ponds (Ponds 1 to Pond 5) and the RIBs must be monitored as described in Table 6. The Discharger must inspect the ponds and RIBs at least weekly during operation, and after rain events. Sampling must be a grab sample taken from 1 foot below pond surface, or measured, as indicated in Table 6 and results must be reported in the subsequent monitoring report.

Observations do not need to be reported in the monitoring reports unless a violation of permit conditions is observed. If violations are observed, planned and implemented mitigation measures to address the violations must be reported. Observations must be noted in a bound logbook and maintained onsite and made available to the Central Coast Water Board upon inspection. Any problems must be promptly corrected and recorded.

Table 6. Wastewater Pond Monitoring
Parameter/
Constituent Units[1] Sample Type
Pond 1 to
Pond 5
RIBs
Freeboard 0.1 feet Measured Weekly Weekly2
pH pH Units Grab Weekly Not required
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L Grab Monthly Not required
Sludge Depth 0.1 feet Measured Annually Not required
Nuisance Odors/vectors Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Berm condition Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Vegetation in and
surrounding berms Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Excessive Ponding Not Applicable Observation Not required Weekly [1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] monitor and report freeboard only if the RIB does not percolate the wastewater within 48 hours of application. If all RIBs percolate as designed, the discharger can report RIBs are dry and not provide a reading in feet.

V. RAPID INFILTRATION BASIN (RIB) DISPOSAL MONITORING
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8 Table 7. Wastewater Disposal Monitoring and Reporting at RIBs Constituent/Monitoring Units Sample Type
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Frequency
Local Precipitation Inches/day Weather Station [1]
Each
precipitation
event
Acreage Applied[2] Acres Measured Daily
Application Rate Gallons per
day Estimated [3] Daily
Average Monthly Biochemical
Oxygen Demand, 5-Day
(BOD5) Applied [4]
lbs/acre/day Calculated Monthly
Maximum Daily BOD5
Applied[5] lbs/acre/day Calculated Daily
Average Quarterly Total
Nitrogen Applied [4] lbs/acre/day Calculated Quarterly
Average Quarterly TDS
Applied [4] lbs/acre/day Calculated Quarterly
[1] The Discharger must have a rain gauge or use a NOAA or USGS rain station, such as http://scacis.rcc-acis.org/.
[2] Acreage applied denotes the acreage to which wastewater is applied. [3] If the flow is estimated, the Discharger is required to provide an explanation (e.g., no meterestimated using pump operations including rate and time) with each monitoring report. [4] The loading rates must be calculated from average wastewater flow volumes, average applied acreage, and concentrations reported in effluent (ES-3) analytical testing as follows:

Average Total Nitrogen/Salts/BOD Applied (pounds/acre/day) = X [mg/L] x Q [average million gallons per day] x 8.34 [(conversion from mg/L to pounds/million gallons per day] /
Average Acreage Applied [acres]
Where X = Total nitrogen, salts, or BOD5 concentration at ES-3 (average or 1-time result for the reporting period)
Where Q = Average Daily Application Rate
[5] Maximum daily must be calculated using the actual daily acres applied and flow to that acreage, not averages. Only need to report the maximum daily for the quarter, and every day the value is above the maximum BOD5 loading daily limit.

VI. SLUDGE/BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL MONITORING
The Discharger must report the handling and disposal of all sludge/biosolids generated at the Wastewater System. Records must include the date removed from the Wastewater System, name/contact information for the hauling company, the type and volume of waste transported, the disposal facility name and address, and copies of analytical data required by the entity accepting the waste. These records must be submitted as part of the annual monitoring report.
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9 The Discharger must also monitor sludge/biosolids consistent with a Central Coast Water Board approved sludge management plan and in accordance with the requirements specified by the receiving party, including a regulated landfill and/or regulated composting facility.

If sludge/biosolids are not removed during the year, the Discharger must explain the absence of this monitoring in the annual report.

VII. GROUNDWATER MONITORING
The discharge from the Wastewater System often exceeds, or is close to exceeding, effluent limitations specified in Table 6 of the General Permit for sodium, boron and total nitrogen. Therefore, instead of establishing an effluent limit, the Discharger is required to implement a groundwater monitoring program to demonstrate compliance with the groundwater basin water quality objectives. The Discharger must, at a minimum, sample and analyze all groundwater monitoring wells (MW-1, MW-1S, MW1D, MW-2, MW-2S, MW2-D, MW-3S, MW-3D, and MW-4) as specified in Table 8.

Prior to sampling, depth to groundwater must be measured and groundwater elevations2 must be calculated. The monitoring wells must be purged of at least three well volumes and until measurements of the following parameters have stabilized (i.e., are reproducible within 10 percent): pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, and turbidity. No-purge, low-flow, or other sampling techniques are acceptable only if they are approved in advance by the Central Coast Water Board and described in an approved sampling and analysis plan. Once the groundwater level in each of the wells has recovered sufficiently to ensure the collection of representative groundwater samples, a qualified individual (e.g., consultant, technician, etc.) trained in using proper sampling methods must recover samples using approved USEPA methods. All data must be recorded in monitoring well field sheets.

The Discharger must provide monitoring well field sheets and report monitoring data, as described in Table 8, with each monitoring report.

Table 8. Groundwater Monitoring
Constituent Units[1] Sample
Type
Sampling
Frequency
Groundwater Elevation [2] 0.01 feet Calculated Quarterly Depth to Groundwater 0.01 feet Measurement Quarterly
Gradient feet/feet Calculated Quarterly
2 The locations and top-of-casing elevations for the existing groundwater monitoring wells must be surveyed by a licensed land surveyor if not already completed at the time of installation.
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10 Constituent Units[1] Sample
Type
Sampling
Frequency
Groundwater Flow Direction [3] degrees Calculated Quarterly Total Nitrogen[4][5] mg/L Calculated Quarterly
Nitrate (as N) + nitrite (as N) mg/L Grab Quarterly
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as N)[5] mg/L Grab Quarterly
Sodium mg/L Grab Quarterly
Boron mg/L Grab Quarterly
Carbonate mg/L Grab Semiannually
Bicarbonate mg/L Grab Semiannually
Calcium mg/L Grab Semiannually
Potassium mg/L Grab Semiannually
Magnesium mg/L Grab Semiannually
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] Groundwater elevation must be based on depth to water using a surveyed measuring point elevation on the well and a surveyed reference elevation. [3] Calculations must be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a California licensed professional.
[4] Total nitrogen is the sum of total inorganic nitrogen (nitrate + nitrite + ammonium + ammonia) and organic nitrogen.
[5] If after four quarters of data nitrate is the only nitrogen species present, total nitrogen and ammonia are not required.

VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A. QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS
Quarterly and annual monitoring reports are due as described in Table 9.

Table 9. Quarterly and Annual Monitoring Reporting
Report Monitoring Period Report Due Date
First Quarter Monitoring
Report January 1 to March 31 May 1
Second Quarter
Monitoring Report April 1 to June 30 August 1
Third Quarter Monitoring
Report July 1 to September 30 November 1
Fourth Quarter
Monitoring Report October 1 to December 31 February 1
Annual Report January 1 to December 31 March 1
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11 Report Monitoring Period Report Due Date
State Water Board
Volumetric Annual
Reporting
January 1 to December 31 April 30

1. Quarterly Monitoring Reporting – At a minimum, the quarterly reports must include:
i. Results of all required monitoring in tabular format. ii. The results of any pollutant or parameter monitored more frequently than is required by this monitoring program. Values obtained through additional monitoring must be used in calculations as appropriate. iii. A comparison of monitoring data to the discharge specifications, applicable effluent limitations, disclosure of any violations of the notice of applicability and/or General Permit, and an explanation of any violation of those requirements. The Discharger must calculate 7-day averages, 30-day averages and 25-month rolling medians for select analytes when comparing monitoring data to applicable effluent limitations specified in the General Permit. Data must be presented in tabular format.
iv. Copies of laboratory analytical report(s) and chain of custody form(s). v. An updated hydrogeologic conceptual site model with the groundwater monitoring reporting requirements based on new information generated from the monitoring well boring logs, groundwater elevation data, water quality data, etc.
vi. Copies of groundwater monitoring well field sheets with purge methods and logs.

Annual Reporting – The Discharger must submit annual reports by March 1 in compliance with Standard Provisions 20133, (and any updates to the Standard Provisions) Section C, General Reporting Requirements, Item 16 using the most recent annual report template provided by the Central Coast Water Board. All annual reports must be formatted and completed as specified in the annual report template found at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/wdr_annual_report_format.pdf
3 See Attachment E, Standard Provisions, 2013:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/docs/wdr_standard_provi sions_2013.pdf
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12 2. State Water Board Volumetric Annual Reporting – The Discharger must electronically certify and submit a summary of the monthly influent and effluent flow volume by April 30th of each calendar year via the State Water Board’s Internet GeoTracker database.

The following information is required:
i. Monthly volume of wastewater collected and treated by the wastewater treatment plant (i.e. total monthly influent volume).
ii. Monthly volume of wastewater treated, specifying level of treatment, including treated wastewater discharged.
iii. If applicable, monthly volume of recycled water distributed, and annual volume of treated wastewater distributed for beneficial use in compliance with California Code of Regulations, title 22 use categories.

Additional information about volumetric annual reporting of wastewater and recycled water and the Recycled Water Policy is available at the Recycled Water Policy Volumetric Annual Reporting Website4.

B. VERBAL NON-COMPLIANCE REPORTING
The Discharger must verbally notify and report to Central Coast Water Board noncompliance of limits related to pond freeboard, flow rate, bypass or overflow, and wastewater containment failure, pursuant to General Permit section VI.C.2.

C. ELECTRONIC GEOTRACKER SUBMITTAL
All monitoring reports must be provided electronically in a searchable PDF format, with the Central Coast Water Board’s current transmittal sheet found at the link below as the cover page. The transmittal sheet must be signed.
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/wastewater_permi tting/docs/transmittal_sheet.pdf
The Discharger must submit all reports/documents and laboratory analytical data to the State Water Board’s GeoTracker5,6 database consistent with applicable Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI) requirements under the Wastewater System-specific global identification number WDR100031387 at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi/login
4 See: Volumetric Annual Reporting | California State Water Resources Control Board 5 Information for first-time GeoTracker users is available at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ust/electronic_submittal/docs/beginnerguide2.pdf 6 Additional information available at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/
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13 For general questions, please contact the GeoTracker Help Desk at:

[email protected].

Table 10 summarizes all the GeoTracker electronic reporting requirements. The Central Coast Water Board may request submittal of some documents on paper, particularly drawings or maps that require a large size to be readable, or in other electronic formats where evaluation of data is required.

Table 10. GeoTracker Electronic Submittal Information Data Requirements Electronic
Submittal Description of Action Action Frequency
Reports and
Documents
Complete copy of all
documents including
monitoring reports (in
searchable PDF format) and
any other associated
documents related to the
Wastewater System.

Upload directly to
GeoTracker all
monitoring reports (in
searchable PDF
format) and any
other associated
documents.

On or before the due
dates required by this
General Permit and for
other documents when
requested by Central
Coast Water Board.

Laboratory
Data
All analytical data (including
geochemical data) in
electronic deliverable format
(EDF). This includes all
water, soil, and vapor
samples collected when
monitoring a discharge.

Upload, or direct
your California
ELAP-accredited
laboratory staff to
upload all EDF
laboratory data
directly to
GeoTracker
On or before the due
date of the required
monitoring report.

Depth to
Groundwater
Monitoring wells must have
the depth-to-water
information reported. Report
data only for wells defined as
permanent sampling points.

Upload depth-towater information to
the GeoTracker
GEO_WELL file.

On or before the due
date of the required
monitoring report.

Boring Logs
and Well
Screen
Intervals
Boring logs must be prepared
by a registered professional
and submitted in PDF format
separately (not only as
attachments to reports).

Upload boring logs
(in searchable PDF
format) to
GeoTracker
GEO_BORE file
whenever a new
boring is drilled.

Every time a new
boring is drilled.
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Submittal Description of Action Action Frequency
Field Points,
Location Data
(Geo XY)[1]
Name, classify, and identify
the location (latitude and
longitude) of all sampling
points. Monitoring wells must
be surveyed, influent and
effluent sample locations
must be identified on the
GeoTracker mapping tool
under “non-surveyed data.”
These data points are
required prior to laboratory
data uploads.

Upload the location
data (surveyed and
non-surveyed) to the
GeoTracker Geo_XY
file.

Every time a
permanent monitoring
point is established.

Elevation
Data
(Geo Z)[2]
Survey and mark the
elevation at the top of
groundwater well casings for
all permanent groundwater
wells. These points are
required prior to depth-towater data uploads.

Upload the survey
data to the
GeoTracker GEO_Z
file.

One-time, for all
groundwater
monitoring wells.

Geo Map
Site layout, map of facilities,
Wastewater System including
treatment and disposal
area(s).

Upload the Site
layout PDF to the
GeoTracker site plan
file.

Year one and every
five years thereafter
and when the facilities
are modified.
[1] Geo XY required for all wells. New wells must be surveyed. For existing wells, use original well installation survey data. The Discharger must also upload sample locations (e.g., influent and effluent samples) that are not defined as a permanent monitoring well and have not been surveyed by a licensed professional.
[2] Geo Z required for all wells. New wells must be surveyed. For existing wells, use original well installation survey data.

IX. TECHNICAL REPORTS
The technical reports are due as described in Table 11.

Table 11. Technical Report Submittal Due Dates
Report Report Due Date [1]
PreTreatment Program[2] 24 months
Operations and Maintenance Manual 12 months
Climate Change Adaptation Plan 24 months
Time Schedule Compliance Plan 12 months
[1] Reports are due within the time specified after issuance of notice of applicability to the Discharger (April 21, 2022). If the date falls on a weekend, the report due date is the following Monday.
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15 [2] Required if industrial facilities are, or will soon be, discharging that could impact wastewater treatment efficiency, or cause Greenfield to exceed or likely exceed effluent or groundwater limits.

1. Pretreatment Program Plan – Greenfield must develop a Pretreatment Program Plan if industrial facilities discharge to the facility and those discharges are likely to cause effluent or groundwater violations (e.g., salt exceedances from cannabis facilities.) The plan must focus on the pollutants of concern from the indirect dischargers. The plan must meet the requirements specified in General Permit section IV.F.2.i and General Permit section VI.A.1. The plan must contain an implementation schedule and identification of adequate funding to implement the plan.

2. Operations and Maintenance Manual – In addition to the required components specified in Standard Provisions7 A.12 and A.28 (and any updates to the Standard Provisions) and General Permit section VI.A.2, the Operations and Maintenance Manual must contain the following components. Each component must contain an implementation schedule and identification of adequate funding to implement the component.
i. Sampling and Analysis Plan – Anyone performing sampling on behalf of the Discharger must be familiar with the sampling and analysis plan. At a minimum, the sampling and analysis plan must contain the following:
a. A wastewater treatment process flow schematic with the monitoring locations labeled and scaled Wastewater System maps with treatment components, discharge locations (both treated wastewater and nonpotable recycled water), monitoring locations, groundwater wells, storage locations (e.g., chemical, sludge, emergency overflow ponds, etc.), buildings, etc.
b. Sample identification details in tabular format. The table must include the sample titles, GeoTracker field point information, sample description(s), and sampling frequencies
c. Sample chain-of-custody procedures and documentation. d. A description of the analytical methods.
e. A description of sample containers, preservatives, and holding times. f. For water supply monitoring, a description of the location and method of data collection (e.g., onsite well sampling, use of consumer confidence report, etc.).
7 See Attachment E, Standard Provisions, 2013:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/docs/wdr_standard_provi sions_2013.pdf
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16 g. For groundwater monitoring, a description of the well purging and field methods.
ii. Sludge Management Plan – The sludge management plan must be sufficient to ensure compliance with the terms of the General Permit and the notice of applicability. At a minimum, the plan must describe how sludge, scum, and supernatant will be stored, treated, and/or dried to protect groundwater quality and prevent nuisance odors and vectors. iii. Wastewater Disposal Management Plan – The wastewater disposal management plan must ensure compliance with the terms of the General Permit and the notice of applicability. At a minimum, the wastewater disposal management plan must include operation and maintenance Greenfield must conduct to maintain disposal capacity and prevent ponding in the RIBs.
iv. Spill Prevention and Emergency Response Plan – The spill prevention and emergency response plan must describe operation and maintenance activities to prevent accidental releases of wastewater at the treatment and disposal areas and to effectively respond to such releases and minimize the environmental impact. At a minimum, the spill prevention and emergency response plan must address the following:
a. Operation and Control of Wastewater System - A description of the wastewater treatment equipment, operational controls, flow measurement and calibration procedures, and treatment system schematic including valve/gate locations.
b. Emergency Response - A description of emergency response procedures including for emergencies such as power outage, severe weather, flooding, or inadequate freeboard. An equipment and telephone list for contractors/consultants, emergency personnel, and equipment vendors.
c. Notification Procedures - Coordination procedures with fire, police, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), Central Coast Water Board, and local county health department personnel. v. Training Records Log – The Discharger’s Operation and Maintenance Manual must contain updated training records logs that demonstrates the Discharger is complying with General Permit section VI.B.3.

3. Climate Change Adaptation –The Climate Change Adaptation Plan must, at a minimum, include the following components:
i. Hazards and Vulnerabilities – Identify climate change hazards, at a minimum accounting for the hazards listed below, applicable to the Wastewater System. Using current tools, data, and guidance from the 85 MRP No. R3-2022-0024 April 21, 2022
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17 State of California (e.g., Cal-Adapt8, Sea-Level Rise Guidance from Ocean Protection Council, reports from the Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group, the Climate Adaptation Planning Guide, and California Climate Assessment Regional Reports), assess the Wastewater System’s vulnerability to identified hazards that could cause reduction, loss, or failure of treatment processes and/or critical structures at the Wastewater System. Identify and justify the resources (e.g., models and tools, design parameters) used to inform identification of these hazards and vulnerabilities.
a. Sea Level Rise – Saltwater intrusion, flooding and inundation, and increased coastal erosion.
b. Precipitation Pattern Changes.

I. Drought – Decreased influent quantity and quality.

II. Peak Events – Flooding and increased influent quantity. c. Temperature fluctuations and extremes.
d. Increased wildfires.
e. Increased power outages.
ii. Resiliency Actions – Identify actions to build Wastewater System and operational resilience to identified vulnerabilities, accounting for options that minimize resource impacts.
iii. Adaptation Strategy – For Wastewater Systems with design flows over 1,000,000 gallons per day, develop and implement a strategy to complete resiliency actions, at a minimum encompassing the following:
a. Prioritization – Prioritized resiliency actions based on risks to water quality, but also accounting for costs and benefits.
b. Schedule and Milestones – Timeframes to complete prioritized resiliency actions and/or climate change hazard triggers to inform when the Discharger must implement actions. Milestones to complete critical steps for prioritized resiliency actions, designed to demonstrate 8 Cal-Adapt is an online resource with downscaled climate project data. It provides users with projections and more detailed downloadable data supporting a range of needs and array of climate models and emissions scenarios. Cal-Adapt offers climate projections for the major stressors facing California, including the following: temperature averages and extremes, precipitation averages and extremes, sea-level rise, wildfires, and drought. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recommends agencies use Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 for analyses considering impacts through 2050, because there are minimal differences between emissions scenarios during the first half of the 21st century. 86 MRP No. R3-2022-0024 April 21, 2022
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18 measurable progress at a steady, or accelerated, completion pace over the established timeframes.
c. Financial Planning – Projected costs necessary to implement and sustain resiliency actions and strategy to procure funds. iv. Recycled Water Feasibility Plan – Dischargers with Wastewater System design flows over 1,000,000 gallons per day must include a recycled water feasibility plan.

The recycled water feasibility plan will assess the viability of using the Wastewater System’s treated wastewater effluent for beneficial reuse including, but not limited to the following:
a. Beneficial Reuse Options – Identification of reuse opportunities for the Discharger’s treated effluent that would achieve the highest beneficial impact and best uses possible of non-potable recycled water. Include assessment of the following non-potable recycled water benefits identified in the State Water Board Recycled Water Policy: providing safe alternatives to fresh water or potable water for approved uses; supporting sustainable groundwater and surface water uses with the intent of substituting use of treated effluent for use of fresh water or potable water; and diversifying community water supplies and mitigating for the impacts of climate change.9
b. Viable Users – Identification and viability evaluation of all potential users of the Wastewater System’s treated effluent associated with identified beneficial reuse options. The Discharger must demonstrate it engaged potential water purveyors and customers about the viability of reusing the Wastewater System’s treated effluent.
c. Infrastructure Upgrades – Assessment of infrastructure needs to produce non-potable recycled water for identified beneficial reuses and convey non-potable recycled water to beneficial reuse locations. d. Fiscal Analysis – Cost estimates for identified reuse options, at a minimum including project development, construction, and long-term maintenance and lifecycle costs. This analysis shall also include identification and evaluation of the following: 1) funding options, including at a minimum, revenues from recycled water sales, grant and loan funding opportunities, and financing from other benefitting parties and 2) funding limitations.
e. Schedule and Milestones for Next Steps – Timeframes to assess the feasibility of identified beneficial reuse options and to identify proposed beneficial reuse options based on prioritized water recycling and reuse 9 Water Quality Control Policy for Recycled Water, State Water Board, adopted December 11, 2018, page 1.
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19 opportunities, feasibility assessments, and other factors identified by the Discharger.
v. Identification of implementation schedule and adequate funding to implement the plan.

4. Time Schedule Compliance Plan - As set forth in General Permit sections V.A and VI.A.5, if the Discharger anticipates that additional time is needed to achieve compliance with the effluent limitations, the Discharger must prepare and submit for Central Coast Water Board review and approval, a time schedule compliance plan. At a minimum, the time schedule compliance plan must address the following:
i. Comparison of the current effluent quality to the effluent and groundwater limitations in General Permit Tables 3-6.
ii. A detailed description and chronology of efforts, since issuance of the notice of applicability, to reduce wastes.
iii. Justification of the need for additional time to achieve the effluent or groundwater limitations in General Permit Tables 3-6.
iv. A detailed time schedule of specific actions the Discharger will take to achieve the effluent limitations.
v. A demonstration that the time schedule requested is as short as possible, considering the technological, operation, and economic factors that affect the design, development, and implementation of the measures that are necessary to comply with the effluent limitation(s).
vi. If the requested time schedule exceeds one year, the proposed schedule shall include interim requirements and the date(s) for their achievement. The interim requirements shall include both of the following:
a. Effluent limitation(s) for the pollutant(s) of concern. b. Actions, measurable milestones, and tangible products leading to compliance with the effluent limitation(s).

X. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Central Coast Water Board’s requirements that the Discharger submit the technical and monitoring reports described in this MRP are made pursuant to section 13267 of the California Water Code. Failure to submit reports in accordance with schedules established by this General Permit and notice of applicability with attachments or failure to submit a report of sufficient technical quality to be acceptable to the Central Coast Water Board may subject the Discharger to enforcement action pursuant to section 13268 of the California Water Code. Pursuant to section 13268 of the Water Code, a violation of a request made pursuant to section 13267 may subject the Discharger to civil liability assessment of up to $1,000 per day in which the violation occurs.

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The burden, including costs, of the reports bears a reasonable relationship to their need and the benefits to be obtained. The requirement for the reports is necessary to ensure compliance with the General Permit, notice of applicability, and monitoring and reporting program to protect water quality.

The Discharger must implement the above monitoring program as of the effective date of enrollment in this General Permit. The Central Coast Water Board may rescind or modify this MRP at any time.

ORDERED BY:
for Matthew T. Keeling
Executive Officer
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89 Appendix B
90 Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
October 4, 2024
Sent Via Electronic Mail
Paul Wood
City Manager
Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
e-mail: [email protected]
Dear Paul Wood:

GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, 41901 WALNUT AVENUE, GREENFIELD, CA 93927, MONTEREY COUNTY:

REVISED NOTICE OF APPLICABILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN ORDER R3- 2020-0020, GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR

DISCHARGES FROM DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS WITH FLOWS
GREATER THAN 100,000 GALLONS PER DAY;

TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM NO. R3-2024-0067
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board) reviewed the September 26, 2024 Addendum to Report of Waste Discharge R3-2020- 0020 and documents associated with the City of Greenfield’s (Greenfield) domestic wastewater treatment facility (Wastewater System) located 41901 Walnut Avenue in Greenfield, California. The Wastewater System, owned by Greenfield, is currently regulated pursuant to General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit).

This letter serves as a revised notice of applicability for Greenfield’s enrollment in the General Permit. This letter includes: wastewater system operation summary, specific requirements and limitations (Attachment 1); figures (Attachment 2); and Greenfield’s revised monitoring and reporting program (Attachment 3). 91 Greenfield WWTP NOA, Revised October 4, 2024
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The original notice of applicability was issued on April 21, 2022. This revised notice of applicability and revised monitoring and reporting program includes the following key revisions and other minor revisions:
• Reduction in permitted monthly average influent flow from 1,500,000 gallons per day (gpd) to 1,200,000 gpd.
• Updates to the permitted treatment and disposal technologies and capacity described in notice of applicability Table 2.
• Addition of emergency disposal sprayfields, and requirements associated with the operation of the sprayfields.
• Monitoring and reporting requirements for the sprayfields. • Update to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin (Basin Plan) Groundwater Objective for total nitrogen to 8 milligrams per liter (mg/L).

The revised notice of applicability and revised monitoring and reporting program are effective immediately and supersede and replace the April 21, 2022 notice of applicability and monitoring and reporting program.

Greenfield must comply with the following:

1. General Permit – Greenfield must comply with all conditions and requirements of the General Permit. As described in the General Permit, ongoing operation, maintenance, monitoring, and reporting are required. A copy of the General Permit can be found electronically at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/r32020_0020.pdf

2. Monitoring and Reporting Program – Greenfield must comply with the requirements of Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2024-0067 (Attachment 3).

Greenfield is required to submit quarterly monitoring reports and annual reports to the Central Coast Water Board and comply with annual volumetric reporting requirements1 established by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). The next quarterly monitoring report is due November 1, 2024, the next annual report is due March 1, 2025, and the next annual volumetric data submission must be uploaded to the State Water Board GeoTracker database by April 30, 2025.

Quarterly monitoring reports and annual reports must be provided electronically in searchable PDF with the Central Coast Water Board’s current transmittal sheet found at the link below as the cover page. The transmittal sheet must be signed. 1 See: Volumetric Annual Reporting | California State Water Resources Control Board 92 Greenfield WWTP NOA, Revised October 4, 2024
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https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/wastewater _permitting/docs/transmittal_sheet.pdf
All annual reports must be formatted and completed as specified in the annual report template found at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/wdr_annual_report_format.pdf
As described in the attached monitoring plan, Greenfield must submit all reports/documents and laboratory data to the publicly accessible State Water Board’s GeoTracker2,3 database with applicable Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI) requirements under the Wastewater System – specific global identification number WDR100031387 at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi/login

3. Fees – Greenfield must pay an annual fee to maintain coverage in the General Permit. Annual fees are determined by the State Water Board’s fee program and cover the state fiscal year of July 1 through June 30. Your current annual fee is $28,205. Greenfield’s Wastewater System is currently assigned a threat and complexity rating of 2B. A copy of the current state fee schedule is available electronically at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water_quality/#wdr

4. Notification – The Central Coast Water Board was notified of Greenfield’s initial enrollment at a regularly scheduled public meeting on June 16, 2022. Details about that meeting are available on our website at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/

5. Future Discharge Modifications – Pursuant to California Water Code section 13260, Greenfield must inform the Central Coast Water Board at least 120 days prior to modifying your discharge. If there are any significant changes in either treatment or disposal methodologies, or the volume or character of the treated wastewater, Greenfield must notify the Central Coast Water Board immediately of such changes.
2 Information for first-time GeoTracker users is available at:
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Attachment 1 contains the Central Coast Water Board’s understanding of the Wastewater System located at northeast end of Walnut Ave in Greenfield, California 93927. Please review Attachment 1 to determine if the description is representative of your current system. Pursuant to California Water Code section 13267, Greenfield must notify the Central Coast Water Board if this information is out of date or incorrect. You are required to provide the Central Coast Water Board with any needed updated information within 30 days of issuance of this letter.

6. Responsible Party – Greenfield is responsible for the management and disposal of the domestic wastewater in compliance with the conditions of the General Permit. Any noncompliance with this General Permit constitutes a violation of the California Water Code, and subjects Greenfield to enforcement action, and termination of enrollment under this General Permit.

7. Change in Ownership - In the event of any change in control or ownership of the property, Greenfield must notify the succeeding owner or operator of the existence of this General Permit by letter, a copy of which shall be immediately forwarded to the Central Coast Water Board so that the new owner or operator can be enrolled in the General Permit and Greenfield’s enrollment in the General Permit can be terminated.

8. Certified Operator – Greenfield is required to comply with the operator certification requirements4 administered by the State Water Board’s Office of Operator Certification, which currently requires a Class II certified operator onsite to maintain and operate the Wastewater System.

9. Compliance Schedule – Greenfield submitted a time schedule compliance plan to request additional time to comply with the General Permit effluent limits for BOD, TSS and nitrate. Greenfield included a preliminary design plan to upgrade the wastewater system, which includes construction of a membrane bioreactor.

The Central Coast Water Board generally concurs with the time schedule compliance plan and are preparing a time schedule order. We appreciate the significant efforts made by Greenfield to develop a plan for upgrading the wastewater system.

If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Olmos at (805) 549-3121 or by email at [email protected] or Jennifer Epp at (805) 594-6181 or by email at [email protected].
4 Title 23 Division 3. Chapter 26 Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification and Contract Operator Registration.
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Sincerely,
for Ryan E. Lodge
Executive Officer
Attachments:

Attachment 1. Wastewater System Operation Summary, Specific Requirements and Limitations
Attachment 2. Figures
Attachment 3. Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2024-0067 cc:

Jamie Trugel, Public Works Director, Greenfield, [email protected] Tino Gamboa, Greenfield, [email protected]
Cara Aguiar, FRM, [email protected]
Compliance FRM, [email protected]
Doug Pike, MNS Engineers, [email protected]
Curtis Weeks, Arroyo Seco GSA, [email protected] Jesse Woodard, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Jennifer Epp, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] WDR Program, GeoTracker [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = CW-227893
GeoTracker No. = GT-WDR100031387
Rev 4/05/2021
ECM Subject Name = Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Revised NOA for R3- 2020-2020
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ATTACHMENT 1

WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION SUMMARY, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

AND LIMITATIONS

1. OWNERSHIP AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM INFORMATION
Ownership and facility information submitted by Greenfield to the Central Coast Water Board is shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Ownership and Wastewater System Information
Name Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant
Physical Address 41901 Walnut Ave Greenfield, CA
93927
Lattitude 36o 20' 40.86"
Longitude -121o 13' 3.42"
Mailing Address P.O. Box 127 Greenfield, CA 93927
Owner City of Greenfield
Operator (Contracted)
Fluid Resource Management (FRM)
Jason Molinari
phone: 805-597-7100
email: [email protected]
Legally Responsible Official
Paul Wood
phone: 831-674-5591
email: [email protected]
Raw Wastewater Characteristics
Sewer Connections: 3386
Population: 18,000
Domestic (%): 95%
Industrial (%): 5%
Permitted Design Flow, Average
Monthly (gallons per day, gpd) 1,200,000
Baseline Flow (average flow) in gpd
from 2023 970,000
Threat to Water Quality 2
Complexity B
For Internal Use
Fee Code 58
Place Type Wastewater Treatment Facility
Place Subtype n/a
Facility Type Municipal/Domestic
Facility Waste Type Domestic Wastewater
Regulatory measure Type Waste Discharge Requirements
Reclamation Included No
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2. WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION AND TREATMENT SUMMARY
Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (Wastewater System) is a Class II wastewater treatment facility. Greenfield must staff a Grade II chief plant operator for proper operation of the Wastewater System. The current chief plant operator is Jason Molinari, Grade 4, License Number 28290.

The Wastewater System was originally designed to treat a peak flow of 2,000,000 gallons per day to a secondary treatment level and had an estimated average disposal capacity of 1,500,000 gpd. Currently, the Wastewater System is not consistently achieving secondary treatment level standards, and the disposal capacity has decreased. Therefore, the current permitted monthly average flow is 1,200,000 gpd.

Greenfield may propose to increase permitted flow once it demonstrates that disposal capacity at the ponds and RIBs is sufficient to discharge all wastewater entering the system without pond freeboard violations.

The Wastewater System consists of the treatment technologies and treatment capabilities shown in Table 2. The Central Coast Water Board is permitting the operation and disposal of the system as described below, Greenfield must not change operation or disposal without Central Coast Water Board approval. Per General Permit Section III.7., discharge to areas other than the designated percolation ponds and rapid infiltration beds shown in Figures 2 and 3, and described in Table 2, is prohibited.

Table 2. Permitted Treatment & Disposal Technologies and Capacity Headworks/Preliminary
Treatment
Mechanical screening device with compactor/washer,
Parshall Flume/ultrasonic level read for influent flow
measurement, flow splitter box to split flows to Clarifiers 1, 2 and 3.

Headworks capacity: 5,000,000 gpd (peak flow)
Primary Treatment
Three circular clarifiers operated in parallel. Two with 0.5 mgd capacity and another with 1.0 mgd capacity
Primary treatment capacity 2,000,000 gpd based on
original design and loading.

Secondary Treatment
Three aerated lagoons: Pond 1, Pond 2, and Pond 3,
equipped with total of 90 HP floating aerators (18-5HP
Aerators). Pond 1 and 2 operated in parallel and Pond 3 in series. Secondary treatment capacity: 2,000,000 gpd
based on original design and loading.
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Wastewater Disposal
(Two Methods)
Two percolation ponds: Pond 4 and Pond 5 (4.2 acres total surface area). Operated in parallel to allow emptying and sludge removal when needed.

Land Application by Controlled Flood: 18-acres total area by controlled flood methods in currently 11 bermed rapid infiltration basins (RIBs, also called percolation fields).

Effluent is thinly spread, beds are rotated, dryed and
disked between applications. Effluent is designed to
percolate within about 24 hours after application. Disposal capacity was originally 1,800,000 gpd, with a capacity in the RIBs of 1,500,000 gpd and a capacity in the ponds of 300,000 gpd; but has signficantly decreased over the past years.

Emergency
Wastewater Disposal
Sprayfields
(Temporary)
Greenfield may dispose to emergency wastewater
sprayfields only with Central Coast Water Board staff
approval for specific calendar dates. There are three spray disposal zones for a total of 16.5 acres, east of the ponds.

The average percolation rate is 29 inches per hour based on percolations tests conducted in September 2024. See
section 3.E. below for use requirements.

Biosolids/Sludge
Production and
Handling
Sludge from the clarifiers is pumped to the aerobic
digester (30' diameter, 13.5' deep). In 2023, to increase solids removal, Greenfield rented a belt press, which drys biosolids from the digestor. The ultimate destination of biosolids produced is Johnson Canyon Landfill located at 31400 Johnson Canyon Road, Gonzales. Annual
production of biosolids is 100 dry tons.

A summary of historic and recent average effluent concentrations is included in Table 3, which were reported in Greenfield’s quarterly monitoring reports. The Central Coast Water Board used reported effluent water quality data to establish the effluent and groundwater limitations in section 3.

Table 3. Effluent Water Quality for Select Constituents Constituents Units Historical
Average
Annual Average
for 2021
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 5-Day mg/L 125[1] 57
Total Suspended Solids mg/L 82[1] 66
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 840[2] 1056
Chloride mg/L 129[2] 167
Sodium mg/L 140[2] 167
Sulfate mg/L 70[2] 158
Boron mg/L 0.45[2] 0.50
Total Nitrogen mg/L 53[2] 64
Nitrate as Nitrogen mg/L 0.2[2] 0
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[1] Based on water quality data reported by Greenfield in their 2013 to 2020 monitoring reports. [2] Based on water quality data reported by Greenfield in their 2004 to 2020 monitoring reports.

3. WASTEWATER SYSTEM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS Greenfield must operate the Wastewater System in accordance with the General Permit and this Notice of Applicability. Greenfield must comply with the wastewater specific limitations specified in Table 4 through Table 8 and requirements below.

A. Flow Limitations:

Table 4. Flow Limitations
Flow Units Limit Point of
Compliance
Maximum Daily Gallons per day 1,800,000 Influent
Maximum
Monthly Average Gallons per day 1,200,000 Influent
B. Effluent Limitations:

Since April 2024, the treatment pond effluent limitations shown in Table 5 apply.5 Table 5. Effluent Limitations: Treatment Ponds
Constituent Units 30-Day Average 7-Day Average Sample
Maximum
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand, 5-Day
mg/L[1] 45 65 Not Applicable
Total
Suspended
Solids
mg/L 45 65 Not Applicable
Settleable
Solids mL/L[2] 0.3 Not Applicable 0.5
pH pH units Between 6.5 and

8.4 Not Applicable Not Applicable
[1] mg/L denotes milligram per liter
[2] mL/L denotes milliliter per liter
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Table 6. Effluent Limitations
Based on - Salinas Valley Lower Forebay Objectives
Constituents Units 25-Month Rolling Median
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L[1] 1,500
Chloride mg/L 250
Sodium mg/L Not Applicable2
Sulfate mg/L 850
Boron mg/L Not Applicable2
Total Nitrogen mg/L Not Applicable2
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] Groundwater monitoring is required for these constituents to demonstrate compliance with groundwater limitations.

C. Groundwater Limitations:

Based on review of historical effluent water quality (see Table 3), Greenfield is unable to consistently comply with the General Permit effluent limitations for sodium, boron, and total nitrogen, thus the point of compliance for these constituents is underlying groundwater. Through groundwater monitoring, Greenfield must demonstrate that the discharge does not cause groundwater to exceed the water quality objectives set forth in the Basin Plan including the limitations listed in Table 7.

Table 7. Groundwater Limitations
Based on the Designated Groundwater Basin - Salinas Valley Lower Forebay Constituents Units 25-Month Rolling Median
Sodium mg/L[1] 150
Boron mg/L 0.5
Total Nitrogen mg/L 8
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
D. Organic Loading Limitations:

The effluent that is disposed to the bermed rapid infiltration basins via controlled flood irrigation and the emergency sprayfields are considered land application and thus organic loading limitations in Table 8 apply.

Table 8. Organic Loading Limitations
Constituents Units 30-Day Average Maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand,
5-Day Pounds/acre/day 100 300
E. Requirements for Emergency Disposal to Sprayfields
Emergency disposal at the sprayfields is only permitted temporarily while percolation in the ponds and RIBs is not operating as designed, and influent flows exceed disposal capacity. Emergency disposal sprayfields will not be permitted after Greenfield upgrades the wastewater system and/or improves disposal capacity in the ponds and RIBs. The Central Coast Water Board may revise this notice of applicability at any time to remove the use of emergency disposal sprayfields.
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Disposal to the sprayfields is only permitted under the following conditions.

1. Greenfield must first obtain Central Coast Water Board staff approval for discharge during specific calendar dates. Central Coast Water Board staff may revoke this approval if necessary.

2. Greenfield must provide a final field design drawing, the current approved conceptual plan is included in Figure 5, attached.

3. Greenfield must maximize effluent flow to the ponds and RIBs prior to requesting discharge to sprayfields.

4. Greenfield must comply with the requirements in General Permit section IV.C Land Application by Spray or Drip Methods.

5. Greenfield can only discharge to the area shown in red on Figure 4 and Figure 5, attached.

6. Greenfield must opertate and maintain the sprayfields as proposed in the Addednum to Report of Waste Discharge R3-2020-0020 dated September 26, 2024, which includes
a. Spraying (discharge) of effluent between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. b. The three sprayfields must be rotated daily to ensure soil drying. c. Daily visusal inspections for leaks, erosion, ponding and inspection of properly functioning berms/levees, pumps, piping and sprinker heads.

7. Wastewater must not leave (runoff) the identified disposal area.

8. Greenfield must continue to progress towards improving disposal capacity in the ponds and RIBs.
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ATTACHMENT 2

FIGURES
Figure 1. Site Map including Permitted Disposal Areas (Percolation Ponds and Effluent Percolation Fields/Rapid Infiltration Basins) and Groundwater Monitoring Wells 102
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Figure 2. Ariel View of Ponds
with Midpoint Sample (MS) and Effluent Sample (ES) Locations 103
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Figure 3. Aerial View of bermed Rapid Infiltration Basins, permitted disposal area 104
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Figure 4. Aerial View of permitted Emergency Spray Disposal Area (red line) Source: Adapted from Addendum to Report of Waste Discharge Figure 5. Proposed Emergency Sprayfield Disposal Area Layout Source: Adapted from Greenfield Addendum to Report of Waste Discharge Sprayfield 1
Sprayfield 2
Sprayfield 3
Burm
Distribution
Spray Lines
Spray Heads
Valves
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Figure 6. City Boundary with Lift Stations and Primary Treatment Plant Source: Greenfield’s Notice of Intent
Primary Treatment
Plant
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6 Figure 7. Process Flow Diagram
(Source: Adapted from Greenfield’s Notice of Intent)
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ATTACHMENT 3

CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM R3-2024-0067
OCTOBER 4, 2024
MODIFICATION OF MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM R3-2020-0020 FOR

CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER SYSTEM

GREENFIELD, MONTEREY COUNTY
This Monitoring and Reporting Program applies to the monitoring and reporting requirements for the City of Greenfield (Greenfield) Wastewater Treatment Plant (Wastewater System) enrolled in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3- 2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit).

Greenfield owns and operates the Wastewater System that is subject to the General Permit and notice of applicability.

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and Regional Water Quality Control Boards are transitioning to the use of the publicly accessible State Water Board’s GeoTracker database for the tracking of environmental and regulatory data for sites that operate under waste discharge requirements. The monitoring and reporting program directs Greenfield to submit reports (both technical and monitoring reports) and analytical data electronically via email and to the State Water Board’s GeoTracker database (see Section VIII.C).

I. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
Greenfield must collect representative samples in accordance with the most recently approved sampling and analysis plan contained in the Operations and Maintenance Manual and validate analytical results prior to submittal to the Central Coast Water Board. All samples (e.g., wastewater, groundwater, soil, sludge, etc.) must be representative of the volume and nature of the discharge or matrix of materials sampled.

All samples must be collected by a qualified person, trained in proper procedures for collecting the samples. The name of the sampler, sample type (grab or composite), time, date, location, bottle/container type, and any preservative used for each sample must be recorded on the sample chain of custody form. The chain of custody form must also contain all custody information including date, time, and to whom samples were relinquished. If composite samples are collected, the basis for sampling (time or flow weighted) must be included in the sampling and analysis plan contained in the Operations and Maintenance Manual for Central Coast Water Board review and approval.
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2 A. Sampling Schedule – Unless otherwise specified below, sampling must be performed in accordance with Table 1.

Table 1. Sampling Schedule
Monitoring Period Sample Collection Time
Quarterly January, April, July, and October
Semiannual April and October
Annual October
Field test instruments (such as those used to test pH, dissolved oxygen, and electrical conductivity, etc.) may be used if they are used by a State Water Board Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program accredited laboratory, or:

1. The user is trained in proper use and maintenance of the instruments;

2. The instruments are field calibrated prior to monitoring events at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer;

3. Instruments are serviced and/or calibrated by the manufacturer at the recommended frequency; and

4. Field calibration reports are maintained and available for at least three years.

B. Monitoring Location Descriptions – All influent samples (IS), midpoint samples (MS), effluent samples (ES), and groundwater monitoring wells (MW) must be collected at the locations described in Table 2 and Figure 1. These locations must be consistent with the Central Coast Water Board approved sampling and analysis plan. Greenfield must upload the GeoTracker field point information for each sampling location in the GeoTracker database once, prior to uploading laboratory data (see Table 10).

Table 2. Sample Identification Details
GeoTracker Field
Point Class
GeoTracker Field
Point Name
(Sample ID)
Field Point Description
Influent Sample IS-1 Prior to clarifiers
Midpoint Sample MS-1 After clarifiers, prior to ponds
Effluent Sample ES-1 Grab Sample from Pond 4
Effluent Sample ES-2 Grab Sample from Pond 5
Effluent Sample ES-3 Grab Sample after/leaving Pond 5
(main effluent compliance point)
Monitoring Well MW-1 South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screen internal unknown
Monitoring Well MW-1S South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screened 20 to 40 foot bgs
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3 GeoTracker Field
Point Class
GeoTracker Field
Point Name
(Sample ID)
Field Point Description
Monitoring Well MW-1D South side of disposal area, within the RIBs; screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-2 Northwest of treatment ponds; screen unknown
Monitoring Well MW-2S Northwest of treatment ponds;
screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-2D Northwest of treatment ponds;
screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-3S Southeast of RIBs; screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-3D Southeast of RIBs; screened 50 to 70 feet bgs
Monitoring Well MW-4S Adjacent to Aerated Pond 1; screened 20 to 40 feet bgs
bgs = below ground surface
II. WATER SUPPLY MONITORING
Representative samples of Greenfield’s raw water supply (sampled before use or treatment) must be collected and analyzed, at a minimum, for constituents specified in Table 3.

In lieu of the required water supply sampling, Greenfield may request Central Coast Water Board approval to submit a Well Identification Number and the reporting year’s consumer confidence report (annual water quality report or drinking water quality report), as required by the State Water Board Division of Drinking Water and/or county, provided, at a minimum, all of the required constituents are sampled at the frequency specified in Table 3. Greenfield must report the results of any constituent monitored more frequently than is required by the monitoring program shown in Table 3.

Greenfield must also report detectable concentrations (above the reporting limit) for any other constituent that has a published maximum contaminant level (MCL).

Greenfield must evaluate and provide a tabular summary of the water supply data with the annual monitoring report.

Table 3. Water Supply Monitoring
Constituent Units[1] Sample Type Sampling Frequency
Nitrate (as N) mg/L Grab Annually
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L Grab Annually
Chloride mg/L Grab Annually
Sodium mg/L Grab Annually
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4 Constituent Units[1] Sample Type Sampling Frequency
Sulfate mg/L Grab Annually
Boron mg/L Grab Annually
Carbonate mg/L Grab Annually
Bicarbonate mg/L Grab Annually
Calcium mg/L Grab Annually
Potassium mg/L Grab Annually
Magnesium mg/L Grab Annually
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
III. INFLUENT AND EFFLUENT MONITORING
A. Influent and Effluent Flow Monitoring – Greenfield must monitor and report flow in gallons per day, as described in Table 4, with each monitoring report. See Section VIII.A.3 for supplemental volumetric annual reporting requirements established by the State Water Board.

Table 4. Influent and Effluent Flow Monitoring

INFLUENT INFLUENT EFFLUENT EFFLUENT
Parameter Sample
Type
Reporting
Frequency Sample Type Reporting Frequency
Daily Flow [1] Metered Daily Metered/Estimated [2] Daily Maximum Daily
Flow Metered Monthly Metered/Estimated [2] Monthly
Mean Daily Flow Calculated Monthly Calculated Monthly
[1] The General Permit notice of applicability specifies the Wastewater System’s maximum permitted flow. In the monitoring reports, Greenfield must evaluate and provide a comparison of monitored flow to the permitted flow.
[2] Greenfield is required to provide an explanation of how flow is estimated with each monitoring report.
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5 Figure 1. Process Flow Diagram and Sample Locations
B. Influent, Midpoint and Effluent Monitoring – At a minimum, influent, midpoint, and effluent constituent monitoring for the pond treatment system must be monitored as specified in Table 5 at the locations shown in Figure 1. Influent must be a composite sample1, while all others are grab samples. All samples must be reported in milligrams per liter (mg/L), except for settleable solids which must be reported in milliliters per liter (mL/L). Greenfield must report any effluent violations using one of the following approaches: 1) by comparing effluent limits to samples collected at ES-3, or 2) by comparing effluent limits to a flow weighted average of ES-1, ES-2, and ES-3.

Table 5. Influent, Midpoint and Effluent Monitoring

INFLUENT
(IS-1)

MIDPOINT
(MS-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES 1)

EFFLUENT
(ES 2)

EFFLUENT
(ES 3)2
Parameter/
Constituent
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand,
5-Day
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
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6 INFLUENT
(IS-1)

MIDPOINT
(MS-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-1)

EFFLUENT
(ES-2)

EFFLUENT
(ES-3)2
Parameter/
Constituent
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Sampling
Frequency
Total
Suspended
Solids
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
Settleable Solids Not Required Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Monthly
Total Nitrogen[1] Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Nitrate (as N) +
Nitrite (as N) or
separate species
Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly
Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen (as N) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Ammonia (as N) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Alkalinity Quarterly Quarterly Not
Required Not Required Not Required
Total Dissolved
Solids Quarterly Not Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Chloride Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Sodium Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Sulfate Quarterly Not
Required
Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Boron Not Required Not Required Not
Required Not Required Quarterly
Carbonate Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Bicarbonate Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Calcium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Potassium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually Magnesium Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required Semiannually [1] Total nitrogen is calculated and is the sum of total inorganic nitrogen (nitrate + nitrite + ammonium + ammonia) and organic nitrogen.
[2] Permit compliance effluent sample. Other two effluent samples (ES-1 and ES-2) are for performance evaluation, as a majority of the effluent disposed is representative of the ES-3 location.
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7 IV. DISPOSAL AREA OBSERVATION MONITORING
All wastewater treatment and disposal ponds (Ponds 1 to Pond 5) and the RIBs must be monitored as described in Table 6. Greenfield must inspect the ponds and RIBs at least weekly during operation, and after rain events. Sampling must be a grab sample taken from 1 foot below pond surface, or measured, as indicated in Table 6 and results must be reported in the subsequent monitoring report. When the emergency disposal sprayfields are in use, Greenfield must visually inspect the sprayfields to monitor for leaks, erosion and ponding, and inspect the condition of the levee/berms to confirm there is no erosion or damage at least twice per day.

Observations do not need to be reported in the monitoring reports unless a violation of permit conditions is observed. If violations are observed, planned and implemented mitigation measures to address the violations must be reported. Observations must be noted in a bound logbook and maintained onsite and made available to the Central Coast Water Board upon inspection. Any problems must be promptly corrected and recorded.

Table 6. Wastewater Pond Monitoring
Parameter/
Constituent Units[1] Sample Type
Pond 1 to
Pond 5
RIBs
Freeboard 0.1 feet Measured Weekly Weekly2
pH pH Units Grab Weekly Not required
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L Grab Monthly Not required
Sludge Depth 0.1 feet Measured Annually Not required
Nuisance Odors/vectors Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Berm condition Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Vegetation in and
surrounding berms Not Applicable Observation Weekly Weekly Excessive Ponding Not Applicable Observation Not required Weekly [1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] monitor and report freeboard only if the RIB does not percolate the wastewater within 48 hours of application. If all RIBs percolate as designed, Greenfield can report RIBs are dry and not provide a reading in feet.

V. RAPID INFILTRATION BASIN (RIB) AND EMERGENCY SPRAYFIELD

APPLICATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
Greenfield must evaluate and summarize wastewater disposal application rates, loading rates (pounds/acre/day) consistent with Table 7. Emergency sprayfields can only be used when approved by the Central Coast Water Board, and must be monitored and reported only when in use.
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8 Table 7. Wastewater Disposal Monitoring and Reporting at RIBs and Sprayfields Constituent/Monitoring Units Sample Type
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Frequency
Local Precipitation Inches/day Weather Station [1]
Each
precipitation
event
Acreage Applied[2] Acres Measured Daily
Application Rate Gallons per
day Estimated [3] Daily
Average Monthly Biochemical
Oxygen Demand, 5-Day
(BOD5) Applied [4]
lbs/acre/day Calculated Monthly
Maximum Daily BOD5
Applied[5] lbs/acre/day Calculated Daily
Average Quarterly Total
Nitrogen Applied [4] lbs/acre/day Calculated Quarterly
Average Quarterly TDS
Applied [4] lbs/acre/day Calculated Quarterly
[1] Greenfield must have a rain gauge or use a NOAA or USGS rain station, such as http://scacis.rcc-acis.org/.
[2] Acreage applied denotes the acreage to which wastewater is applied. [3] If the flow is estimated, Greenfield is required to provide an explanation (e.g., no meter- estimated using pump operations including rate and time) with each monitoring report. [4] The loading rates must be calculated from average wastewater flow volumes, average applied acreage, and concentrations reported in effluent (ES-3) analytical testing as follows:

Average Total Nitrogen/Salts/BOD Applied (pounds/acre/day) = X [mg/L] x Q [average million gallons per day] x 8.34 [(conversion from mg/L to pounds/million gallons per day] /
Average Acreage Applied [acres]
Where X = Total nitrogen, salts, or BOD5 concentration at ES-3 (average or 1-time result for the reporting period)
Where Q = Average Daily Application Rate
[5] Maximum daily must be calculated using the actual daily acres applied and flow to that acreage, not averages. Only need to report the maximum daily for the quarter, and every day the value is above the maximum BOD5 loading daily limit.

VI. SLUDGE/BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL MONITORING
Greenfield must report the handling and disposal of all sludge/biosolids generated at the Wastewater System. Records must include the date removed from the Wastewater System, name/contact information for the hauling company, the type and volume of waste transported, the disposal facility name and address, and copies of analytical data required by the entity accepting the waste. These records must be submitted as part of the annual monitoring report.
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9 Greenfield must also monitor sludge/biosolids consistent with a Central Coast Water Board approved sludge management plan and in accordance with the requirements specified by the receiving party, including a regulated landfill and/or regulated composting facility.

If sludge/biosolids are not removed during the year, Greenfield must explain the absence of this monitoring in the annual report.

VII. GROUNDWATER MONITORING
The discharge from the Wastewater System often exceeds, or is close to exceeding, effluent limitations specified in Table 6 of the General Permit for sodium, boron and total nitrogen. Therefore, instead of establishing an effluent limit, Greenfield is required to implement a groundwater monitoring program to demonstrate compliance with the groundwater basin water quality objectives. Greenfield must, at a minimum, sample and analyze all groundwater monitoring wells (MW-1, MW-1S, MW-1D, MW-2, MW-2S, MW2-D, MW-3S, MW-3D, and MW-4) as specified in Table 8.

Prior to sampling, depth to groundwater must be measured and groundwater elevations2 must be calculated. The monitoring wells must be purged of at least three well volumes and until measurements of the following parameters have stabilized (i.e., are reproducible within 10 percent): pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, and turbidity. No-purge, low-flow, or other sampling techniques are acceptable only if they are approved in advance by the Central Coast Water Board and described in an approved sampling and analysis plan. Once the groundwater level in each of the wells has recovered sufficiently to ensure the collection of representative groundwater samples, a qualified individual (e.g., consultant, technician, etc.) trained in using proper sampling methods must recover samples using approved USEPA methods. All data must be recorded in monitoring well field sheets.

Greenfield must provide monitoring well field sheets and report monitoring data, as described in Table 8, with each monitoring report.

Table 8. Groundwater Monitoring
Constituent Units[1] Sample
Type
Sampling
Frequency
Groundwater Elevation [2] 0.01 feet Calculated Quarterly Depth to Groundwater 0.01 feet Measurement Quarterly
Gradient feet/feet Calculated Quarterly
2 The locations and top-of-casing elevations for the existing groundwater monitoring wells must be surveyed by a licensed land surveyor if not already completed at the time of installation.
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10 Constituent Units[1] Sample
Type
Sampling
Frequency
Groundwater Flow Direction [3] degrees Calculated Quarterly Total Nitrogen[4][5] mg/L Calculated Quarterly
Nitrate (as N) + nitrite (as N) mg/L Grab Quarterly
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as N)[5] mg/L Grab Quarterly
Sodium mg/L Grab Quarterly
Boron mg/L Grab Quarterly
Carbonate mg/L Grab Semiannually
Bicarbonate mg/L Grab Semiannually
Calcium mg/L Grab Semiannually
Potassium mg/L Grab Semiannually
Magnesium mg/L Grab Semiannually
[1] mg/L denotes milligrams per liter
[2] Groundwater elevation must be based on depth to water using a surveyed measuring point elevation on the well and a surveyed reference elevation. [3] Calculations must be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a California licensed professional.
[4] Total nitrogen is the sum of total inorganic nitrogen (nitrate + nitrite + ammonium + ammonia) and organic nitrogen.
[5] If after four quarters of data nitrate is the only nitrogen species present, total nitrogen and ammonia are not required.

VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A. QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS
Quarterly and annual monitoring reports are due as described in Table 9.

Table 9. Quarterly and Annual Monitoring Reporting
Report Monitoring Period Report Due Date
First Quarter Monitoring
Report January 1 to March 31 May 1
Second Quarter
Monitoring Report April 1 to June 30 August 1
Third Quarter Monitoring
Report July 1 to September 30 November 1
Fourth Quarter
Monitoring Report October 1 to December 31 February 1
Annual Report January 1 to December 31 March 1
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11 Report Monitoring Period Report Due Date
State Water Board
Volumetric Annual
Reporting
January 1 to December 31 April 30

1. Quarterly Monitoring Reporting – At a minimum, the quarterly reports must include:
i. Results of all required monitoring in tabular format. ii. The results of any pollutant or parameter monitored more frequently than is required by this monitoring program. Values obtained through additional monitoring must be used in calculations as appropriate. iii. A comparison of monitoring data to the discharge specifications, applicable effluent limitations, disclosure of any violations of the notice of applicability and/or General Permit, and an explanation of any violation of those requirements. Greenfield must calculate 7-day averages, 30-day averages and 25-month rolling medians for select analytes when comparing monitoring data to applicable effluent limitations specified in the General Permit. Data must be presented in tabular format.
iv. Copies of laboratory analytical report(s) and chain of custody form(s). v. An updated hydrogeologic conceptual site model with the groundwater monitoring reporting requirements based on new information generated from the monitoring well boring logs, groundwater elevation data, water quality data, etc.
vi. Copies of groundwater monitoring well field sheets with purge methods and logs.

2. Annual Reporting – Greenfield must submit annual reports by March 1 in compliance with Standard Provisions 20133, (and any updates to the Standard Provisions) Section C, General Reporting Requirements, Item 16 using the most recent annual report template provided by the Central Coast Water Board. All annual reports must be formatted and completed as specified in the current annual report template found at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2 020/wdr_annual_report_format.pdf
3 See Attachment E, Standard Provisions, 2013:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/docs/wdr_standard_provi sions_2013.pdf
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12 3. State Water Board Volumetric Annual Reporting – Greenfield must electronically certify and submit a summary of the monthly influent and effluent flow volume by April 30th of each calendar year via the State Water Board’s Internet GeoTracker database.

The following information is required:
i. Monthly volume of wastewater collected and treated by the wastewater treatment plant (i.e. total monthly influent volume).
ii. Monthly volume of wastewater treated, specifying level of treatment, including treated wastewater discharged.
iii. If applicable, monthly volume of recycled water distributed, and annual volume of treated wastewater distributed for beneficial use in compliance with California Code of Regulations, title 22 use categories.

Additional information about volumetric annual reporting of wastewater and recycled water and the Recycled Water Policy is available at the Recycled Water Policy Volumetric Annual Reporting Website4.

B. VERBAL NON-COMPLIANCE REPORTING
Greenfield must verbally notify and report to Central Coast Water Board noncompliance of limits related to pond freeboard, flow rate, bypass or overflow, and wastewater containment failure, pursuant to General Permit section VI.C.2.

C. ELECTRONIC GEOTRACKER SUBMITTAL
All monitoring reports must be provided electronically in a searchable PDF format, with the Central Coast Water Board’s current transmittal sheet found at the link below as the cover page. The transmittal sheet must be signed.
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/wastewater_permi tting/docs/transmittal_sheet.pdf
Greenfield must submit all reports/documents and laboratory analytical data to the State Water Board’s GeoTracker5,6 database consistent with applicable Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI) requirements under the Wastewater System-specific global identification number WDR100031387 at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi/login
4 See: Volumetric Annual Reporting | California State Water Resources Control Board 5 Information for first-time GeoTracker users is available at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ust/electronic_submittal/docs/beginnerguide2.pdf 6 Additional information available at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/
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13 For general questions, please contact the GeoTracker Help Desk at:

[email protected].

Table 10 summarizes all the GeoTracker electronic reporting requirements. The Central Coast Water Board may request submittal of some documents on paper, particularly drawings or maps that require a large size to be readable, or in other electronic formats where evaluation of data is required.

Table 10 GeoTracker Electronic Submittal Information Data Requirements Electronic
Submittal Description of Action Action Frequency
Reports and
Documents
Complete copy of all
documents including
monitoring reports (in
searchable PDF format) and
any other associated
documents related to the
Wastewater System.

Upload directly to
GeoTracker all
monitoring reports (in
searchable PDF
format) and any
other associated
documents.

On or before the due
dates required by this
General Permit and for
other documents when
requested by Central
Coast Water Board.

Laboratory
Data
All analytical data (including
geochemical data) in
electronic deliverable format
(EDF). This includes all
water, soil, and vapor
samples collected when
monitoring a discharge.

Upload, or direct
your California
ELAP-accredited
laboratory staff to
upload all EDF
laboratory data
directly to
GeoTracker
On or before the due
date of the required
monitoring report.

Depth to
Groundwater
Monitoring wells must have
the depth-to-water
information reported. Report
data only for wells defined as
permanent sampling points.

Upload depth-towater information to
the GeoTracker
GEO_WELL file.

On or before the due
date of the required
monitoring report.

Boring Logs
and Well
Screen
Intervals
Boring logs must be prepared
by a registered professional
and submitted in PDF format
separately (not only as
attachments to reports).

Upload boring logs
(in searchable PDF
format) to
GeoTracker
GEO_BORE file
whenever a new
boring is drilled.

Every time a new
boring is drilled.
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Submittal Description of Action Action Frequency
Field Points,
Location Data
(Geo XY)[1]
Name, classify, and identify
the location (latitude and
longitude) of all sampling
points. Monitoring wells must
be surveyed, influent and
effluent sample locations
must be identified on the
GeoTracker mapping tool
under “non-surveyed data.”
These data points are
required prior to laboratory
data uploads.

Upload the location
data (surveyed and
non-surveyed) to the
GeoTracker Geo_XY
file.

Every time a
permanent monitoring
point is established.

Elevation
Data
(Geo Z)[2]
Survey and mark the
elevation at the top of
groundwater well casings for
all permanent groundwater
wells. These points are
required prior to depth-towater data uploads.

Upload the survey
data to the
GeoTracker GEO_Z
file.

One-time, for all
groundwater
monitoring wells.

Geo Map
Site layout, map of facilities,
Wastewater System including
treatment and disposal
area(s).

Upload the Site
layout PDF to the
GeoTracker site plan
file.

Year one and every
five years thereafter
and when the facilities
are modified.
[1] Geo XY required for all wells. New wells must be surveyed. For existing wells, use original well installation survey data. Greenfield must also upload sample locations (e.g., influent and effluent samples) that are not defined as a permanent monitoring well and have not been surveyed by a licensed professional.
[2] Geo Z required for all wells. New wells must be surveyed. For existing wells, use original well installation survey data.

IX. TECHNICAL REPORTS
Greenfield must submit a Climate Change Adaptation Plan by September 1, 2025. 7 The Climate Change Adaptation Plan must, at a minimum, include the following components:

1. Hazards and Vulnerabilities – Identify climate change hazards, at a minimum accounting for the hazards listed below, applicable to the Wastewater System.

Using current tools, data, and guidance from the State of California (e.g., Cal7 Pursuant to the April 21, 2022 Notice of Applicability, Greenfield was required to submit the plan by April 21, 2024, but requested an extension as Greenfield is currently updating their General Plan, which will assess climate change vulnerabilities throughout the city.
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15 Adapt8, Sea-Level Rise Guidance from Ocean Protection Council, reports from the Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group, the Climate Adaptation Planning Guide, and California Climate Assessment Regional Reports), assess the Wastewater System’s vulnerability to identified hazards that could cause reduction, loss, or failure of treatment processes and/or critical structures at the Wastewater System. Identify and justify the resources (e.g., models and tools, design parameters) used to inform identification of these hazards and vulnerabilities.
i. Sea Level Rise – Saltwater intrusion, flooding and inundation, and increased coastal erosion.
ii. Precipitation Pattern Changes.
a. Drought – Decreased influent quantity and quality.
b. Peak Events – Flooding and increased influent quantity. iii. Temperature fluctuations and extremes.
iv. Increased wildfires.
v. Increased power outages.

2. Resiliency Actions – Identify actions to build Wastewater System and operational resilience to identified vulnerabilities, accounting for options that minimize resource impacts.

3. Adaptation Strategy – For Wastewater Systems with design flows over 1,000,000 gallons per day, develop and implement a strategy to complete resiliency actions, at a minimum encompassing the following:

4. Recycled Water Feasibility Plan – Dischargers with Wastewater System design flows over 1,000,000 gallons per day must include a recycled water feasibility plan. The recycled water feasibility plan will assess the viability of using the Wastewater System’s treated wastewater effluent for beneficial reuse including, but not limited to the following:
i. Beneficial Reuse Options – Identification of reuse opportunities for Greenfield’s treated effluent that would achieve the highest beneficial impact and best uses possible of non-potable recycled water. Include assessment of the following non-potable recycled water benefits identified in the State Water Board Recycled Water Policy: providing safe alternatives to fresh water or potable water for approved uses; supporting 8 Cal-Adapt is an online resource with downscaled climate project data. It provides users with projections and more detailed downloadable data supporting a range of needs and array of climate models and emissions scenarios. Cal-Adapt offers climate projections for the major stressors facing California, including the following: temperature averages and extremes, precipitation averages and extremes, sealevel rise, wildfires, and drought. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recommends agencies use Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 for analyses considering impacts through 2050, because there are minimal differences between emissions scenarios during the first half of the 21st century.
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16 sustainable groundwater and surface water uses with the intent of substituting use of treated effluent for use of fresh water or potable water; and diversifying community water supplies and mitigating for the impacts of climate change.9
ii. Viable Users – Identification and viability evaluation of all potential users of the Wastewater System’s treated effluent associated with identified beneficial reuse options. Greenfield must demonstrate it engaged potential water purveyors and customers about the viability of reusing the Wastewater System’s treated effluent.
iii. Infrastructure Upgrades – Assessment of infrastructure needs to produce non-potable recycled water for identified beneficial reuses and convey non-potable recycled water to beneficial reuse locations. iv. Fiscal Analysis – Cost estimates for identified reuse options, at a minimum including project development, construction, and long-term maintenance and lifecycle costs. This analysis shall also include identification and evaluation of the following: 1) funding options, including at a minimum, revenues from recycled water sales, grant and loan funding opportunities, and financing from other benefitting parties and 2) funding limitations. v. Schedule and Milestones for Next Steps – Timeframes to assess the feasibility of identified beneficial reuse options and to identify proposed beneficial reuse options based on prioritized water recycling and reuse opportunities, feasibility assessments, and other factors identified by Greenfield.
vi. Identification of implementation schedule and adequate funding to implement the plan.

X. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Central Coast Water Board’s requirements that Greenfield submit the technical and monitoring reports described in this monitoring and reporting program are made pursuant to section 13267 of the California Water Code. Failure to submit reports in accordance with schedules established by this General Permit and notice of applicability with attachments or failure to submit a report of sufficient technical quality to be acceptable to the Central Coast Water Board may subject Greenfield to enforcement action pursuant to section 13268 of the Water Code.

The burden, including costs, of the reports bears a reasonable relationship to their need and the benefits to be obtained. The requirement for the reports is necessary to ensure compliance with the General Permit and to protect water quality. Greenfield is required to submit this information because it is subject to the General Permit and is responsible 9 Water Quality Control Policy for Recycled Water, State Water Board, adopted December 11, 2018, page 1.
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Greenfield must implement the above revised monitoring program immediately. The Central Coast Water Board Executive Officer may rescind or modify this monitoring and reporting program at any time. Greenfield must not implement any changes to this monitoring and reporting program unless and until a revised monitoring and reporting program is issued by the Central Coast Water Board.

ORDERED BY:
for Ryan E. Lodge
Executive Officer
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Appendix C
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May 22, 2018
Mic Steinmann
Community Services Director
P.O. Box 127
Greenfield, CA 93927
Email: [email protected]
Sent Via Email and Certified Mail
7016 1370 0001 7680 9073

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Dear Mr. Steinmann:

GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R3-2002-0062, WDID 3 270105001, MONTEREY COUNTY - NOTICE OF VIOLATION & WATER CODE 13267 REPORT REQUIREMENTS The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board) regulates discharges of wastewater from the City of Greenfield’s (City) treatment plant through Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R3-2002-0062 (Order).
1 Central Coast Water Board staff
has determined that the City is out of compliance with the Order and we have identified several violations of the Order requirements as discussed in further detail in this letter. To bring the City’s discharge of waste back into compliance with the Order, Central Coast Water Board staff requires the City to: (1) submit Effluent Monitoring Reports by the 1st and 15th of each month, (2) conduct spray field monitoring and reporting, (3) submit a Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule by June 30, 2018, and (4) update the Self-Monitoring Reports (SMRs) consistent with the Order
On May 8, 2018, City staff reported that a large illegal discharge of partially treated wastewater occurred to the neighboring sod farm and towards the Salinas River in the undeveloped City owned property east of the wastewater treatment plant The wastewater percolated into the ground about 575 feet from river water. Central Coast Water Board staff plans to address the May 8, 2018 illegal discharge separately after we review the technical report regarding the illegal discharge.

BACKGROUND
The City’s wastewater treatmen plant receives an average of just below one million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater. The Order authorizes the discharge of waste from a wastewater treatment plant consisting of pretreatment, two primary clarifiers, three oxidation ponds (Ponds 1, 2, and 3), two percolation ponds (Ponds 4 and 5) one aerobic sludge digester, three sludge drying beds, and over 25 acres of spray fields. However, the City has made modifications to their wastewater treatment plant as described below After receiving a complaint from the public, Central Coast Water Board staff met with the City’s consultant and staff on March 20 and 1 The Order is attached along with the associated Monitoring and Reporting Program. 126
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21, 2018. We also performed a site inspection on March 27, 2018, and reviewed our available records and reports associated with the treatment plant.

Central Coast Water Board staff understands the following regarding the changes the City has made to their wastewater treatment plant:
• The City converted all waste disposal spray fields into flood irrigation areas. The City requested this change in disposal, along with other upgrades, in a letter dated August 8, 2013. The request stated the disposal area would be split into five individual shallow percolation beds for rotating purposes, and effluent would be dispersed to a maximum depth of 12 inches before being diverted to the next empty bed (which would be disked and rotated regularly). The Central Coast Water Board has not revised the Order to reflect the City’s proposed upgrades.
• In late 2016, the City conducted upgrades on their three oxidation ponds (Ponds 1, 2, and 3) and identified the need to remove waste solids (i.e., biosolids or sludge) from Pond 2 and Pond 3. In an email dated September 14, 2016, the City notified Central Coast Water Board staff that the City intended to temporarily transfer the sludge from Pond 2 to a dry percolation pond (Pond 4) to dry the solids until Summer of 2017. The City estimated they would then have about 1,000 dry tons of sludge, which they would remove and properly dispose of. However, the City did not remove and dispose of the sludge after the sludge dried, resulting in a substantial capacity reduction in the now full percolation Pond 4.
• In late 2017, after the waste solids transfer, the percolation ponds (Pond 4 and Pond 5) stopped percolating wastewater as designed and the ponds filled with wastewater to capacity.
• About the time when the percolation rates reduced at the ponds, the former spray field areas also stopped percolating wastewater and wastewater began ponding on all 25 acres.
• Because wastewater was not percolating in the former spray fields, the City excavated soil in the middle of the spray fields and pushed it outward to create berms surrounding and within the spray fields. The excavated areas in the spray fields formed nine ponds approximately one to three feet in depth.
• The City hypothesized that the lack of proper sludge removal and potentially a disruption in the wastewater treatment plant altered the effluent water quality enough to clog the disposal areas and reduce infiltration.
• The City is working with consultants to investigate the percolation problems.

Central Coast Water Board staff also reviewed the last two years of treatment plant performance data and groundwater monitoring data included in the City’s SMRs. In 2017, treatment plant discharges to the spray fields had an average concentration of nitrogen in the form of Total Kjeldahl nitrogen as nitrogen (ammonia and organic nitrogen) of approximately 65 milligrams per liter (mg/L). The average concentration of 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) for the same period was approximately 165 mg/L. These concentrations indicate high organic loading rates that could contribute to infiltration problems and exceedances of nitrate as nitrogen in underlying groundwater. The City monitors groundwater in four upgradient and four downgradient monitoring wells. Nitrate as nitrogen is consistently detected in all the monitoring wells, along with other salts and minerals, which are further discussed below. 127
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VIOLATIONS AND POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS
Central Coast Water Board staff identified the following Order violations:

1. Wastewater Disposal Specifications
Information received from the City indicates that it is in ongoing violation of the following Order Specifications:
a. B.11. “Disposal ponds shall be alternated to permit emptying for maintenance purposes.”
b. B.12. “Disposal ponds shall be dried and disked at least annually.” c. B.13. “Wastewater application to spray irrigation areas shall be managed to prevent ponding.”
d. B.14. “Wastewater application to spray irrigation areas shall not take place during rains.”
e. B.16. “Spray irrigation areas shall be operated using a regular rotation. Rotation from one irrigation area to another shall occur at least weekly. Between applications, irrigated areas shall be allowed to dry to approximately the field moisture conduction of non-irrigated areas.”
Furthermore, the City has never reported the above alleged violations to Central Coast Water Board staff. The City is required to report all instances of noncompliance pursuant to Standard Provisions C.3, C.4, and C.5.

The above conditions also indicate the City is in violation of Standard Provision A.12, which states in part, “Facilities and systems for collection, treatment, and control of wastewater shall be properly operated and maintained. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance…”

2. Freeboard Specification
The City is in ongoing violation of Order Specification B.9, “Treatment and disposal ponds shall have a freeboard greater than two feet at all times.” Based on data the City submitted on April 18, 2018, the freeboard, which was measured daily, at Ponds 4 and 5 fluctuated between 10 inches and 18 inches in April 2018. The City has not provided freeboard data prior to April 2018, nor have they noted violations of the two-foot minimum freeboard specification in any SMR.

Therefore, the City is also in violation of the Monitoring and Reporting Program “Facility Monitoring” section. Pursuant to the MRP, the City is required to “make at least bi-weekly [i.e., once every other week, or once every two weeks] inspections of the treatment and disposal systems…note compliance status with this Order” and submit with each quarterly report a log of inspections and observations.

3. Groundwater Protection
The City is potentially in ongoing violation of the Order’s groundwater limitations. Groundwater samples collected from three of the four wells downgradient of the spray fields exceed the 8 mg/L nitrate as nitrogen limit per Order Specification B.4. As noted above, effluent samples collected in 2017 indicated an ammonia and organic nitrogen (as nitrogen) average concentration of approximately 65 mg/L, which confirms the potential for the City’s waste discharge to cause violations of Specification B.4.

In addition, as stated in Specification B.5. the “discharge shall not cause a significant increase of mineral constituent concentrations in underlying groundwater, as determined by comparison of samples collected from wells located upgradient and downgradient…”. The City’s SMRs 128
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provide upgradient and downgradient well sample results, but do not provide statistical comparisons of the wells or discuss groundwater flow directions or data over time. As shown on Table 1 below, groundwater results for constituents are elevated and fluctuate within the upgradient and within the downgradient wells; therefore, the City is required to conduct a further evaluation to determine if the City is in violation of Specification B.5. See Technical Reporting Requirement No. 4 below for reporting requirements.

Table 1. Groundwater Monitoring Results*, Third Quarter 2018 Upgradient wells, as classified by
City staff in SMR
Downgradient wells, as classified by
City staff in SMR
Monitoring Well
(MW)
MW1-UPMW1S-UP MW3D-UP MW3S-UP MW-2-
DW
MW2D-DW MW2S-DW MW4S-DW
Total Dissolved
Solids (TDS) 1,500 1,180 560 670 665 1,380 1,040 815
Nitrate (as N)
mg/L 69.9 23.3 5.7 2.7 6.1 80.5 40.5 16.0
Total Nitrogen
(as N) mg/L 71.4 24.6 6.2 3.2 7 82 41.9 16.9
*The City samples for other constituents, this table only includes three to demonstrate variability.

The above violations may subject the City to potential further enforcement actions, including the imposition of administrative civil liability, and/or the issuance of a Time Schedule Order, Cease and Desist Order (which may include a connection ban), or Cleanup and Abatement Order. The Central Coast Water Board reserves the right to take any enforcement action authorized by law.

TECHNICAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The City must manage the treatment plant to protect water quality by discharging wastewater in compliance with the Order. The alleged violations and facility conditions discussed above indicate the City is not properly operating the treatment plant to comply with Order No. R3-2002- 0062, and is therefore discharging poor quality effluent that requires immediate correction.

The combination of the inadequate treatment, unauthorized spray field conversion, and poor infiltration poses a threat to groundwater and surface water quality due to inadequate wastewater treatment and the continued threat of overflow of wastewater into the adjacent Salinas River. The Order specifically states:

1. Wastewater must not runoff beyond the property boundary, to surface waters or to drainage courses that are a tributary to surface waters [Order Specification B.15].

2. The discharge must not impact groundwater as described in Order Specifications B.3, B.4, B.5, and B.6, which include groundwater limitations for nutrients, salts, metals, and other chemical constituents.

To further evaluate the alleged violations listed above, evaluate the City’s effectiveness in complying with the Order and taking corrective actions, Central Coast Water Board staff requires the following:

1. Capacity Monitoring and Corrective Action Reports: On April 18, 2018, in response to our email dated March 21, 2018, the City provided monitoring data and corrective actions for the end of March and early April. Thank you for the submittal; the submittal is deemed complete. Central Coast Water Board staff require the City to submit Capacity Monitoring and Corrective Action Reports twice monthly due on the 1st and 15th of each month, or 129
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the first business day following any due date that occurs on a weekend or holiday. These reports shall be submitted via email and continue until further notice from Central Coast Water Board staff. The reports must be in the same format as you provided on April 18, 2018, with the addition of new information representative of the time period passed since the time period included in the previous report. The reports must include:
i. Daily wastewater flow (gallons per day) influent and effluent. ii. Percent discharged to each storage area.
iii. Rain totals (inches).
iv. Freeboard at all five ponds.
v. Freeboard (water surface elevation in relation to the lowest berm height) at each of the spray field areas if they accumulate any treated wastewater. If a measurable water surface elevation is not feasible, provide an estimate of the spray field area covered by ponded water.
vi. Estimated volume of wastewater stored at Pond 4, Pond 5, and the spray field areas and a comparison to each area’s capacity.
vii. Brief description of the immediate actions the City has completed and is immediately planning to take to restore capacity and improve percolation at Pond 4, Pond 5, and the spray field areas (e.g., drying, disking, waste solids removal, transport, and proper disposal).

2. Former Spray Field Monitoring: In addition to the standard monitoring included in the Order, Central Coast Water Board staff requires the City to collect two grab samples from water ponded in the now bermed spray fields each quarter (concurrent with effluent monitoring) and to analyze the samples for the constituents listed in Table 2, attached. The City must grab the samples from locations it provided in its April 18, 2018 Figure 12. The monitoring at the newly bermed spray field areas is required to determine the quality of discharges to groundwater and/or potential discharges to surface water. This sampling must continue until further notice.

The City must report the results and summarize the data in the Quarterly SMRs including chain-of-custody and laboratory analytical results.

3. Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule: The City must submit a Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule by June 30, 2018. The purpose of this workplan is to evaluate the cause(s) of the disposal system failures, develop a plan to prevent such failures from occurring again, and, pursuant to Water Code section 13300, detail a time schedule of specific actions the City will take to correct and prevent violations of the Order. At a minimum, the Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule must include a:
a. Summary (or reference to3) of the wastewater treatment plant design parameters and disposal system capacity. Include, for example, the primary treatment percent removal for biological oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS), effluent disposal BOD loading, pond percolation rates and capacities, and spray field application rate and infiltration rate.
2 If the ponded water in the spray fields dries out in the areas where the samples are proposed, but water is still ponded elsewhere, the City must grab samples from the nearest representative location, and provide a map identifying the location in the subsequent monitoring report. 3 Central Coast Water Board staff has obtained a copy of the September 2003 Wastewater Disposal Report for City of Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, which contains the original, approved design standards, but there have been more recent plant upgrades which should have more current design specifications. 130
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b. Discussion of the treatment plant and disposal system performance leading up to and during the ponding violations. Include figures of influent and effluent water quality, groundwater flow, and groundwater quality over time for the last five years.

Also, summarize in tabular format any monitoring data the City has collected in addition to the standard data reported in the SMRs. Evaluate the monitoring data compared to the designed performance of the treatment plant, and designed disposal system. Compare the actual loading to design loading. Central Coast Water Board staff can provide an example summary sheet.
c. Discussion of when, how, and why the percolation rates significantly decreased. d. Provide a copy of the current operation and maintenance (O&M) manual, pursuant to Standard Provisions A.12.
e. Time schedule. The City must develop an outline, with a schedule tied to calendar dates, of the actions the City will complete to get the wastewater treatment plant and disposal system into compliance with the Order. Central Coast Water Board staff will review the outline and provide input to the City to determine the next steps to achieve compliance with the Order.

The City must submit the Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule by June 30, 2018. The Time Schedule is required pursuant to section 13300 of the Water Code. Section 13300 allows a regional board, whenever it finds that a discharge of waste is taking place or threatening to take place that violates or will violate an order, to require a detailed time schedule. The time schedule shall include specific actions the discharger shall take to correct or prevent a violation of requirements.

4. Quarterly and Annual SMR Improvements: It is the City’s responsibility to ensure that all specified monitoring and reporting is completed as detailed in the Order, which includes the attached Monitoring and Reporting Program and Standard Provisions (see Section B General Monitoring Requirements and Section C General Reporting Requirements).

Furthermore, Standard Provision C.5. requires that, “All instances of noncompliance not reported under paragraph number C.3. and C.4. above shall be submitted along with monitoring reports. The report shall contain the information listed in paragraph C.3.” The City is required to submit SMRs in compliance with the requirements. We have identified deficiencies in the SMRs from 2017. Therefore, at a minimum, future SMRs must also:
a. Identify all areas used for effluent disposal, and note all instances where such disposal is out of compliance with the Order, including, but not limited to, any ponding at the spray fields, and the use of flood versus spray irrigation. b. List all constituents (e.g., nitrate, salts, metals) in groundwater that exceed their respective groundwater concentration limits as defined in the “Groundwater Protection” specifications B.3, B.4, and B.6 of the Order. The constituents must be listed in the violation section of each report’s cover letter. c. Use a statistical method and evaluate groundwater flow direction over time to compare concentrations of chemicals in upgradient and downgradient wells to determine compliance with Order Section B.5.
d. Document disposal capacity versus volume discharged. e. Update the annual concentration versus time graphs such that “not required” results have no data point, not a “zero” data point.
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specification, along with observation of odors, spray drift, gopher, and rodent damage.

The SMRs must be updated as described above and submitted quarterly pursuant to the existing Order and associated Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Standard Provisions Section C.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Central Coast Water Board’s requirement that you submit:
(1) Capacity Monitoring and Corrective Action Reports by the 1st and 15th of each month as described in Requirement No. 1,
(2) conduct spray field monitoring as described in Requirement No. 2, (3) a Compliance Workplan and Time Schedule by June 30, 2018 as described in Requirement No. 3, and
(4) update future Quarterly and Annual SMRs as described in Requirement No. 4 are made pursuant to Section 13267 of the California Water Code. Pursuant to Section 13268 of the Water Code, a violation of Water Code Section 13267 requirement may subject you to civil liability of up to $1,000 per day for each day in which the violation occurs.

The Central Coast Water Board needs the required information to ensure compliance with the existing Order and protection of groundwater and surface water from the ongoing ponding of the City’s wastewater. You are required to submit this information because the City owns and operates the wastewater treatment plant, and based on the available data you are responsible for the discharge. The evidence supporting this requirement is included in your current Order and the 2017 Annual SMR. The burden, including costs, of the report bears a reasonable relationship to its need and the benefits to be obtained. More detailed information is available in the Central Coast Water Board's public file on this matter.

Any person affected by the above technical reporting requirements of the Central Coast Water Board may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to review the action in accordance with Section 13320 of the California Water Code and Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 2050. The petition must be received by the State Board, Office of Chief Counsel, P. O. Box 100 Sacramento, 95812 within 30 days of the date of this order.

Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions are available at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water_quality/wqpetition_instr.shtml Thank you for your immediate attention to returning into full compliance with Order No. R3- 2002-0062 to protect water quality and public health. If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Olmos at 805-549-3121 or by email at [email protected], or Jennifer Epp at (805) 594-6181 or by email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for John M. Robertson
Executive Officer
Enclosures: 1. Table 2: Spray Field Monitoring Constituents

2. Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R3-2002-0062
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3. Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2002-0062

4. Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements, December 5, 2013
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Table 2. Spray Field Monitoring Constituents
Constituent Units
pH -
BOD5
mg/L
Total Suspended Solids
Settleable Solids
Total Dissolved Solids
Sodium
Chloride
Boron
Sulfate
Nitrite (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as N)
Total Nitrogen (as N)
Ammonia, Total as N
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Berylium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Cyanide
Fluoride
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Selenium
Thalium
Zinc
Total Coliform MPN/100 mL
Fecal Coliform MPN/100 mL
Temperature Fahrenheit
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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

CENTRAL COAST REGION
81 Higuera Street, Suite 200
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R3-2002-0062
Waste Discharger Identification No. 3 2750105001
Proposed for Consideration at the May 31, 2002 Meeting
For

CITY OF GREENFIELD

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

MONTEREY COUNTY
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Regional Board), finds that:

FACILITY OWNER AND LOCATION

1. The City of Greenfield (hereafter “Discharger”)
owns and operates the Greenfield Wastewater
Treatment Plant (hereafter “Facility”).

2. The Facility is located along Walnut Avenue
approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the City of
Greenfield. The Facility is in the southwest ¼
of Section 21, the northeast ¼ of section 29,
northwest ¼ of section 28, and southeast ¼ of
section 20, Township 18 South, Range 07 East,
of the Mount Diablo Base & Meridian along the
west bank of the Salinas River, as shown on
Attachments “A”.

PURPOSE OF ORDER

3. On October 29, 2001, John Alves, Deputy City
Manager and Public Works Director for the
City of Greenfield submitted a Report of Waste
Discharge for authorization to continue
discharging treated domestic wastewater
within the Salinas River sub-basin.

4. Order No. R3-2002-0062 revises waste
discharge requirements for the Facility that are
intended to:
a) allow the discharge described in the
Dischargers Report of Waste
Discharge,
b) uphold State water quality standards
and,
c) revise the Monitoring and Reporting
Program.

SITE/FACILITY DESCRIPTION

5. The Discharger provides sewage service to the
City of Greenfield and has direct responsibility
for the wastewater collection system.

6. The Facility is located on 80 acres and
includes pretreatment headworks, two primary
clarifiers, one aerobic sludge digester, three
oxidation ponds, two percolation ponds, and
13 acres of spray field disposal, as shown in
Attachment “B”.

Discharge Type

7. The Facility discharges treated domestic
wastewater.

8. Analysis of the City water supply, submitted
with the Discharger’s October 2001 Self
Monitoring Report, identifies the following:

Constituent
City Water Supply
October 3, 2001
Total
Dissolved
Solids
400
Sodium 42
Chloride 33
Sulfate 110
Boron 0.14

9. Analysis of the Facility’s wastewater effluent,
submitted with the Discharger’s October 2001
Self Monitoring Report, identifies the
following:
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Constituent
WTTP Effluent
October 3 2001
Total
Dissolved
Solids
660
Sodium 140
Chloride 140
Sulfate 88
Boron 0.49
Design and Current Capacity

10. Pretreatment occurs at the headworks and
consists of a manual vertical bar screen
followed by two comminuters in parallel.

11. Treatment consists of two primary clarifiers in
parallel, three oxidation ponds, two percolation
ponds, and 13 acres of spray irrigation and an
aerobic sludge digester.

12. Following recommendations made by the
Discharger’s consultant in 1992, the Facility’s
capacity was increased to 1.0 million gallons
per day (MGD).

13. The Facility, from January 2000 through
December 2000, treated an average flow of

0.853 MGD. The peak month, average daily
flow, occurred during July 2000 and averaged

0.91 MGD.

14. The Discharger plans to expand the Facility to a
design capacity of at least 1.5 MGD. Expected
additions include the following: a primary
clarifier, a sludge pump, a sludge digester, an
aeration pond, and land for effluent disposal.

Wastewater Disposal

15. Wastewater disposal occurs by percolation and
evaporation within the ponds, and spray
irrigation.

Solid Waste Disposal

16. Solid wastes generated from the treatment
system consist of biosolids separated from the
wastewater though the primary clarifiers. The
biosolids are treated in a digestor and drying
bed prior to being stored onsite adjacent to the
spray irrigation areas.

Domestic Water Supply and Wastewater
Geology

17. The ponds and spray irrigation areas are located
on relatively level topography consisting of
sandy soils.

Hydrogeology

18. Monitoring reports submitted by the
Discharger during 2001, indicate a depth to
groundwater of ranging from 12 to 19 feet,
with a northwest groundwater gradient.

Surface Water

19. The ponds and spay irrigation areas are
located southwest of and adjacent to the
Salinas River, which flows in a northwesterly
direction to Monterey Bay. The ponds and
spray irrigation areas are protected from the
river by a levee designed to withstand a 100-
year flood.

Land Uses

20. The Facility is surrounded by agricultural land.

Regional Basin Plan

21. The Water Quality Control Plan, Central Coast
Basin (Basin Plan) was adopted by the Regional
Board on November 19, 1989 and approved by
the State Water Resources Control Board (State
Board) on August 16, 1990. The Regional
Board approved amendments to the Basin Plan
on February 11, 1994 and September 8, 1994.

The Basin Plan incorporates statewide plans
and policies by reference and contains a strategy
for protecting beneficial uses of State Waters.

This Order implements the Basin Plan.

22. Historical beneficial uses of groundwater near
the discharge include:
a. Municipal and Domestic Water
b. Agricultural Water Supply
c. Industrial Water Supply

23. Present and anticipated beneficial uses of the
Salinas River between Nacimiento River and
Chualar include:
a. Municipal and Domestic Supply
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b. Agricultural Supply
c. Industrial Process Supply
d. Industrial Service Supply
e. Groundwater Recharge
f. Water Contact Recreation
g. Non-Contact Water Recreation
h. Wildlife Habitat
i. Cold Freshwater Habitat
j. Warm Freshwater Habitat
k. Migration of Aquatic Organisms
l. Spawning, Reproduction, and/or Early
Development
m. Rare, Threatened, or Endangered
Species
n. Commercial and Sport Fishing

MONITORING PROGRAM

24. Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-
2002-0062 is a part of the proposed Order.

The Monitoring Program requires routine
water supply, pond, influent, effluent,
groundwater, solids/biosolids, facility,
inflow/infiltration, and salt monitoring to
verify compliance and protection of
groundwater quality.

25. Monitoring reports are due quarterly, January,
April, July, and October. An annual report
summarizing the year’s events and monitoring
is due in January.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

26. These waste discharge requirements are for an
existing facility and are exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (Public Resources Code, Section
21000, et. seq.) in accordance with Section
15321, Article 19, Chapter 3, Division 6, Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations.

Total Maximum Daily Load

27. Total maximum daily load (TMDL)
allocations will be developed for impaired
surface waters in the Salinas River Basin.

TMDL documents will allocate responsibility
for constituent loading throughout the
watershed. Draft TMDL documents are
anticipated by June 2003 for siltation, June
2004 for nutrients and pesticides, and June
2009 for salinity. During development of the
TMDL source assessment and implementation
plan, if Regional Board staff find constituent
contributions from waste discharged may
adversely impact beneficial uses or exceed
water quality objectives, TMDL documents
may require changes in Waste Discharge
Requirements. Waste Discharge Requirements
may be modified to implement applicable
TMDL provisions and recommendations.

EXISTING ORDERS/GENERAL FINDINGS

28. The discharge was previously regulated by
Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 89-
19, adopted by the Regional Board on February
10, 1989. The Regional Board has regulated
this discharge since 1965.

29. Discharge of Waste is a privilege, not a right,
and authorization to discharge is conditional
upon the discharge complying with provisions
of Division 7 of the California Water Code and
any more stringent effluent limitations
necessary to implement water quality control
plans, to protect beneficial uses, and to prevent
nuisance.

30. On March 14, 2002, the Regional Board
notified the Discharger and interested parties of
its intent to issue waste discharge requirements
for the discharge and has provided them with a
copy of the proposed Order and an opportunity
to submit written views and comments.

31. After considering all comments pertaining to
this discharge during a public hearing on May
31, 2002, this Order was found consistent with
the above findings.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to
authority in Sections 13263 and 13267 of the
California Water Code, that the City of Greenfield
their agents, successors, and assigns, may
discharge waste at the above-described Facility
providing compliance is maintained with the
following:

All technical and monitoring reports submitted
pursuant to this Order are required pursuant to
Section 13267 of the California Water Code.

Failure to submit reports in accordance with
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schedules established by this Order, attachments to
this Order, or failure to submit a report of
sufficient technical quality to be acceptable to the
Executive Officer, may subject the discharger to
enforcement action pursuant to Section 13268 of
the California Water Code.

Note:

Other prohibitions and conditions, definitions, and
the method of determining compliance are contained
in the attached “Standard Provisions and Reporting
Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements”
dated January 1984. Superscripted terms are
defined in Section, D. Definitions.

A. PROHIBITIONS

1. Discharge of treated wastewater to areas other
than disposal areas shown in Attachment “B”,
is prohibited.

2. Discharge of any wastes including overflow,
bypass, seepage, and overspray; from transport,
treatment, storage, or disposal systems to
adjacent drainageways or adjacent properties
not listed in this Order is prohibited.

3. Bypass of the treatment facility and discharge
of untreated or partially treated wastes directly
to the designated disposal area is prohibited.

B. SPECIFICATIONS
Effluent

1. Daily wastewater flow averaged over each
month shall not exceed 1.0 MGD, until
Facility improvements are complete (with
design capacity supported by sufficient
documentation), and approved by the
Executive Officer.

2. Upon completion of Facility improvements,
documented design capacity, and approval by
the Executive Officer, daily wastewater flow,
averaged over each month, shall not exceed
the design flow documented and approved.

Groundwater Protection

3. The discharge shall not cause groundwater to
exceed the following limitations:

Constituents Units*
PH Between 6.5 - 8.4
TDS 1,500 mg/l
Sodium 150 mg/l
Chloride 250 mg/l
Sulfate 850 mg/l
Boron 0.5 mg/l
*
as measured in groundwater downgradient of the disposal area

4. The discharge shall not cause nitrate
concentrations in groundwater downgradient
of the disposal area to exceed 8 mg/l (as N).

5. The discharge shall not cause a significant
increase of mineral constituent concentrations
in underlying groundwater, as determined by
comparison of samples collected from wells
located upgradient and downgradient of
disposal areas.

6. The discharge shall not cause concentrations
of chemicals and radionuclides in groundwater
to exceed limits set forth in Title 22, Chapter
15, Articles 4 and 5 of the California
Administrative Code.

System Operation

7. Treatment and disposal areas shall be fenced
and posted (English and Spanish) to advise the
public that the Facility contains domestic
wastewater.

8. Extraneous surface drainage shall be excluded
from the wastewater treatment and disposal
facilities.

9. Treatment and disposal ponds shall have a
freeboard greater than two feet at all times.

Wastewater Disposal

10. Effluent shall not be discharged within 100
feet of any existing water supply well.

11. Disposal ponds shall be alternated to permit
emptying for maintenance purposes.

12. Disposal ponds shall be dried and disced at
least annually.
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13. Wastewater application to spray irrigation
areas shall be managed to prevent ponding.

14. Wastewater application to spray irrigation
areas shall not take place during rains.

15. Wastewater application to spray irrigation
areas shall not result in runoff beyond the
property boundary, to surface waters or to
drainage courses that are tributary to surface
waters.

16. Spray irrigation areas shall be operated using a
regular rotation. Rotation from one irrigation
area to another shall occur at least weekly.

Between applications, irrigated areas shall be
allowed to dry to approximately the field
moisture condition of non-irrigated areas.

Solid Waste

17. All solids generated from the screening and
treatment process must be reclaimed or
disposed of in a manner acceptable to the
Executive Officer.

Storm Water

18. All storm water contacting domestic
wastewater shall be contained onsite.

Inflow/Infiltration

19. Best management practices shall be
implemented to minimize the inflow and
infiltration of storm water and/or unauthorized
wastewater into the Facility.

C. PROVISIONS

1. Order No. 89-18, “Waste Discharge
Requirements for City of Greenfield,
Monterey County,” adopted by the Regional
Board on February 10, 1989, is hereby
rescinded.

2. The Discharger shall comply with “Monitoring
and Reporting Program (MRP) No. R3-2002-
0062, as specified by the Executive Officer.

3. The Discharger shall comply with all
applicable items of the attached “Standard
Provisions and Reporting Requirements for
Waste Discharge Requirements,” dated
January 1984.

4. All discharges from the Facility shall comply
with lawful requirements of the municipalities,
counties, irrigation districts, drainage districts,
and other local agencies regarding discharges
of waste to land and surface waters within
their jurisdiction.

5. The Discharger shall evaluate salt
management practices and implement a long
term Salt Management Program to access and
reduce salt loading to the Facility. By March
1, 2003, the Discharger shall submit a report to
the Executive Officer identifying findings and
making recommendations as needed to
manage salts.

6. The Discharger shall submit an engineering
report to the Executive Officer not later than
November 30, 2002 addressing:
a. Whether the hydraulic gradient for
groundwater below the Facility is
consistent with the configuration of the
monitoring wells;
b. Whether current groundwater
monitoring wells adequately represent
groundwater upgradient and
downgradient of the Facility.

If the current groundwater monitoring system
is inadequate, the Discharger shall propose a
revised groundwater monitoring system with
an implementation schedule.

7. The Discharger shall submit an engineering
report to the Executive Officer, not later than
March 1, 2003 evaluating various wastewater
disposal options. The report shall consider
recycling and reuse, and if viable, develop a
schedule for phased implementation.

8. The Discharger shall give advance notice to
the Regional Board of any planned changes in
the permitted facility or waste management
activities that may result in noncompliance
with this Order.
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CENTRAL COAST REGION

STANDARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
for

WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
December 5, 2013
A. General Permit Conditions
Prohibitions

1. Introduction of "incompatible wastes" to the treatment system is prohibited.

2. Discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent or radioactive waste is prohibited.

3. Discharge of "toxic wastes" is prohibited.

4. Introduction of pollutants into the collection, treatment, or disposal system by an "indirect discharger" that inhibit or disrupt the treatment process, system operation, or the eventual use or disposal of sludge or cause or "significantly contribute" to a violation of any requirement of this order is prohibited.

5. Introduction of "pollutant-free" wastewater to the collection, treatment, and disposal system in amounts that threaten compliance with this order is prohibited.

Provisions

6. Production and use of reclaimed water shall conform with reclamation criteria established in Title 22, Chapter 3, of the California Code of Regulations. For uses of reclaimed water not addressed in Title 22 and not in the main body of this order, use is subject to review and dependent upon approval of the Executive Officer before use may begin (For uses addressed in Title 22, see C.8.)

7. Collection, treatment, or discharge of waste shall not create nuisance or pollution, as defined by Section 13050 of the California Water Code.

8. As necessary to ensure safe and reliable collection, treatment, and disposal of waste and consistent compliance with this order, the discharger shall adopt and enforce a local pretreatment program. (See C.16.h.)

9. Objectionable odors originating at this facility shall not be perceivable beyond the limits of the wastewater treatment and disposal areas.

10. The discharger shall prevent formation of habitat for carriers of pathogenic microorganisms in any part of the treatment and disposal system. 148
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11. Petroleum products, grease, or scum shall not be visible on disposal ponds.

12. The discharger shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) that are installed or used by the discharger to achieve compliance with the conditions of this order.

Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staff and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. Proper operation and maintenance shall be described in an Operation and Maintenance Manual.

13. Electrical and mechanical equipment shall be maintained in accordance with appropriate practices and standards, such as NFPA 70B, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance; NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace; ANSI/NETA MTS Standard for Maintenance: Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, or procedures established by insurance companies or other industry resources.

14. If the discharger’s facilities are equipped with SCADA or other systems that implement wireless, remote operation, the discharger shall implement appropriate safeguards against unauthorized access to the wireless systems. Standards such as NIST SP 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems, can provide guidance.

15. Transport and treatment facilities and permanent disposal ponds shall be adequately protected against overflow, flooding, or washout as the result of a 100-year frequency flood or 100-year, 24-hour storm.

16. All disposal areas shall be on land owned or leased and controlled by the discharger.

17. Operation of collection, treatment, and disposal systems shall be in a manner that precludes public contact with wastewater.

18. Collected screenings, sludges, and other solids removed from liquid wastes shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with Part 503 in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations or Section 20005 et seq. of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations and as approved by the Executive Officer.

19. Wastewater treatment plants shall be supervised and operated by persons possessing certificates of appropriate grade pursuant to the California Water Code and Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations.

20. The discharger shall allow Central Coast Water Board and staff, or an authorized representative (including an authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Board), upon presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to:
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a. Enter upon premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this order. b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this order.
c. Inspect at reasonable times any facility, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this order.
d. Photograph, sample, or monitor for the purpose of showing compliance with this order any substances or parameters at any location.

21. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, this order may be terminated or modified for cause, including, but not limited to:
a. Violation of any term or condition contained in this order. b. Obtaining this order by misrepresentation, or by failure to disclose fully all relevant facts.
c. A change in any condition or endangerment to human health or environment that requires a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge.
d. A material change in character, location, or volume of the discharge.

22. The order does not authorize commission of any act causing injury to the property of another, does not convey any property rights of any sort, does not remove liability under federal, state, or local laws, and does not guarantee a capacity right.

23. The discharger shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or sludge use or disposal in violation of this order that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.

24. The discharger shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or correct adverse impacts on the environment resulting from noncompliance with this order.

25. Provisions of this order are severable. If any provision of the order is found invalid, the remainder of the order shall not be affected.

26. The discharger shall furnish, within a reasonable time, any information the Central Coast Water Board may request to determine compliance with this order or to determine whether cause exists for modifying or terminating this order. The discharger shall also furnish to the Board upon request copies of records required to be kept by this order.
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27. Safeguards shall be provided to ensure maximal compliance with all terms and conditions of this order. Safeguards shall include preventative and contingency plans and may also include alternative power sources, stand-by generators, retention capacity, operating procedures, or other precautions. Preventative and contingency plans for controlling and minimizing the effect of accidental discharges shall:
a. Identify possible situations that could cause "upset," “overflow," “bypass," or other noncompliance. (Loading and storage areas, power outage, waste treatment unit outage, and failure of process equipment, tanks, or pipes should be considered.)
b. Evaluate the effectiveness of present facilities and procedures and describe procedures and steps to minimize or correct any adverse environmental impact resulting from noncompliance with the order.

28. Physical facilities shall be designed and constructed according to accepted engineering practice and shall be capable of full compliance with this order when properly operated and maintained. Proper operation and maintenance shall be described in an Operation and Maintenance Manual.

29. Facilities shall be accessible during the wet weather season.

30. Should additional data become available through monitoring or investigation that indicates compliance with this order is not adequately protecting groundwater, the Central Coast Water Board may review and revise this order as appropriate.

B. General Monitoring Requirements

1. Monitoring location, minimum sampling frequency, and sampling method for each parameter shall comply with the Monitoring and Reporting Program of this order.

Monitoring must be conducted according to test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136, entitled "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants," unless other test procedures have been specified in this order.

2. If results of monitoring a pollutant appear to violate effluent limitations based on a weekly, monthly, 30-day, or six-month period, but compliance or non-compliance cannot be validated because sampling is too infrequent, the frequency of sampling must be increased to validate the test within the next monitoring period. The increased frequency must be maintained until the Executive Officer agrees the original monitoring frequency may be resumed.

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3. Water quality analyses performed in order to monitor compliance with this order shall be by a laboratory certified by the State Department of Public Health for the constituent(s) being analyzed.

4. Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of compliance monitoring shall be representative of the monitored activity. Samples shall be taken during periods of peak loading conditions. Influent samples shall be samples collected from the combined flows of all incoming wastes, excluding recycled wastes. Effluent samples shall be samples collected downstream of the last treatment unit and at a location and time representative of the peak pollutant load in the discharge.

5. If any parameter is monitored at locations specified in the order more frequently than required and is analyzed using approved test procedures, the results shall be included in calculations and reports.

6. All monitoring instruments and devices used by the discharger to fulfill the prescribed monitoring program shall be properly maintained and calibrated as necessary to ensure their continued accuracy.

7. The discharger shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records, all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all monitoring reports required by this order, and records of all data used to complete the application for this order for a period of at least three years from the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application. This period may be extended by request of the Board at any time.

Records of monitoring information include the date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements; the individual who performed the sampling or measurements; the date analysis was performed; the laboratory and individual who performed the analysis; the analytical techniques or methods used; and results.

C. General Reporting Requirements

1. Monitoring results shall be reported at intervals and in a manner specified in the Monitoring and Reporting Program of this order.

2. Monitoring reports shall be submitted by the last day of the month following the monitoring period (unless an alternative time is specified in the order) and shall summarize results of all monitoring performed during that period. The Central Coast Water Board may require the discharger to electronically submit Self-Monitoring Reports (SMRs) using the State Water Board’s California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) (http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ciwqs/index.html). Otherwise, the discharger shall electronically submit self-monitoring reports accompanied by the Monitoring Report Transmittal Sheet to [email protected].

3. The discharger must report any noncompliance that may endanger health or the environment to the Central Coast Water Board orally within 24 hours from the time the discharger becomes aware of the circumstances (telephone: 805-549-3147).

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report shall he submitted within five days of awareness and shall contain a description of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance (including exact dates and times) or anticipated duration; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance. This provision includes, but is not limited to:
a. Violation of a discharge prohibition.
b. Any "upset," "overflow," or 'bypass."
c. Violation of a discharge limitation for any "hazardous substance."

4. Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on, interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule shall be submitted within 14 days following each scheduled date unless otherwise specified within the order. If reporting noncompliance, the report shall include a description of the reason, a description and schedule of tasks necessary to achieve compliance, and an estimated date for achieving full compliance. A second report shall be submitted within 14 days of full compliance.

5. All instances of noncompliance not reported under paragraph numbers C.3. and C.4., above, shall be submitted along with monitoring reports. The report shall contain the information listed in paragraph C.3.

6. Reports shall be submitted in advance of any planned changes in the permitted facility or activity that may result in noncompliance.

7. The discharger shall file a report of waste discharge or secure a waiver from the Executive Officer at least 120 days before making any material change or proposed change in the character, location, or volume of the discharge.

8. An engineering report as specified by Section 60323, Chapter 3, Title 22, of the California Code of Regulations is required, and written approval of the Executive Officer must be received by the discharger and user, before reclaimed water is supplied for any uses and to any users other than those enumerated in this order.

9. Within 120 days after the discharger discovers, or is notified by the Central Coast Water Board, that monthly average daily flow will or may reach design capacity of waste treatment and/or disposal facilities within four years, the discharger shall file a written report with the Central Coast Water Board. The report shall include:
a. The best estimate of when the monthly average daily dry weather a flow rate will equal or exceed design capacity.
b. A schedule for studies, design, and other steps needed to provide additional capacity for waste treatment and/or disposal facilities before the waste flow rate equals the capacity of present units.
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In addition to complying with paragraphs C.14 and C.15, the required technical report shall be prepared with public participation and reviewed, approved, and jointly submitted by all planning and building departments having jurisdiction in the area served by the waste collection, treatment, or disposal facilities.

10. The discharger shall submit reports required by this order by email to:
[email protected].

11. Transfer of control or ownership of a waste discharge facility must be preceded by a notice to the Central Coast Water Board at least 30 days in advance of the proposed transfer date. The notice must include a written agreement between the existing discharger and proposed discharger containing specific date for transfer of responsibility, coverage, and liability between them. Whether an order may be transferred without modification and a public hearing is at the discretion of the Board. If order modification is necessary, transfer may be delayed 120 days after the Central Coast Water Board’s receipt of a complete Report of Waste Discharge.

12. Except for data determined to be confidential under Section 13267(b) of the California Water Code, all reports prepared in accordance with this order shall the available for public inspection at the office of the Central Coast Water Board.

13. Should the discharger discover that it failed to submit any relevant facts or that it submitted incorrect information in a report, it shall promptly submit the missing or incorrect information.

14. All reports shall be signed by one of the following:
a. For a corporation: by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president.
b. For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.
c. For a public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
d. A "duly authorized representative" of one of the above.

15. Any person signing a report makes the following certification, whether it is expressed or implied:

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted.

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that there are significant penalties of submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

16. By January 30 of each year, the discharger shall submit an annual report to the Central Coast Water Board. The report shall contain the following:
a. Both tabular and graphical summaries of the monitoring data obtained during the previous year. Duplicate copies of monthly reports are not necessary and do not fulfill requirements for summaries.
b. A discussion of the previous year’s compliance record (including any and all incidents of noncompliance) and corrective actions taken, or which may be needed, to bring the discharger into full compliance.
c. An evaluation of wastewater flows with projected flow rate increases over time and the estimated date when flows will reach facility capacity. d. A discussion of operator certification and a list of current operating personnel and their grades of certification.
e. The date of the facility’s Operation and Maintenance Manual (including contingency plans as described in Provision A.27), the date the manual was last reviewed, and whether the manual is complete and valid for the current facility.
f. A discussion of the laboratories used by the discharger to monitor compliance with effluent limits and a summary of performance relative to Section B, General Monitoring Requirements.
g. If the facility treats industrial or domestic wastewater and there is no provision for periodic sludge monitoring in the Monitoring and Reporting Program, the report shall include a summary of sludge quantities, analyses of its chemical and moisture content, and its ultimate destination.
h. If appropriate, the report shall also evaluate the effectiveness of the local pretreatment program using the State Water Resources Control Board's "Guidelines for Determining the Effectiveness of Local Pretreatment Program," EPA’s “Introduction to the National Pretreatment Program” (http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/pretreatment_program_intro_2011.pdf), or other applicable guidelines or standards.
i. A summary of efforts to reduce salts and nutrients in the waste discharge, including but not limited to detailed descriptions of measures implemented by the discharger and/or participation in a basin-wide salts and nutrients management program.
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j. A summary of collection system management plans, or reference report submitted under separate cover as required by this or separate sanitary sewer requirements.
k. If the facility has mercury seals, a summary of a mercury handling plan and implementation of that plan.

17. The discharger must notify the Central Coast Water Board whenever there is a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants being introduced into the wastewater system. Notice shall include information on the quality and quantity of waste being introduced to the system and the anticipated impact of the waste upon the quantity and quality of the aggregate discharge.

18. The discharger must notify the Central Coast Water Board as soon as it knows or has reason to believe that it or an indirect discharger has begun, or expects to begin, use or manufacture of a "toxic waste" or "hazardous substance" not reported in the Report of Waste Discharge that may, directly or indirectly, discharge into the treatment and disposal system.

D. Bypasses or Upsets

1. Bypass
a. If the discharger knows in advance of the need for a "bypass," it shall submit notice to the Executive Officer at least 10 days before the “bypass." b. The Central Coast Board will consider enforcement action against the discharger for “bypass;" though staff will consider the following extenuating conditions when recommending enforcement:
i. The "bypass" was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or "severe property damage."
ii. There was no feasible alternative to the “bypass," such as use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of untreated waste, or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime. (This condition is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment could have been installed to prevent a “bypass" that occurred during normal periods of equipment down-time or preventive maintenance). iii. The discharger submitted notice to the Executive Officer as specified in paragraphs C.3. and D.1.a., above.

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demonstrate, through properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs or other relative evidence that:
a. An "upset" occurred and the discharger can identify the specific cause(s) of the "upset."
b. The facility was at the time of the "upset" being properly operated, the discharger submitted notice of the "upset" within 24 hours, and the discharger took all reasonable steps to minimize or correct any adverse impact on the environment.

E. Enforcement

1. The discharger must comply with all conditions of this order. Noncompliance constitutes a violation of state law and is grounds for enforcement action or modification of the existing order.

2. Any person failing or refusing to furnish technical or monitoring program reports as required by subdivision (b) of section 13267 of the California Water Code, or falsifying any information provided therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

3. The discharger or any person who violates this order and who discharges waste, or causes or permits waste to be deposited where it is discharged, into waters of the state may be liable for civil and/or criminal remedies, as appropriate, pursuant to sections 13350, 13385, and 13387 of the California Water Code.

4. Upon reduction, loss, or failure of any part of the wastewater facility, the discharger shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with this order, control production or all discharges, or both, until the facility is restored or an acceptable interim method of treatment or disposal is provided.

5. It shall not be a defense for a discharger in an enforcement action that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this order.

F. Definitions

1. "Average" or "Mean" is the arithmetic mean of daily concentrations over the specified period in which "N" is the number of days samples were analyzed during the period and "X" is either the constituent concentration (mg/L) or flow for each sampled day. When “N” is less than four and compliance with long-term limits is not demonstrated, additional samples may be required to determine the “Average” or “Mean.”

2. "Bypass" means the diversion of waste streams around any portion of a treatment facility to the disposal area or from the treatment facility to an unauthorized location. 157
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3. A "composite sample" is a combination of no fewer than eight individual samples obtained at equal time intervals (usually hourly) over the specified sampling (composite) period. The volume of each individual sample is proportional to the flow rate at time of sampling. The period shall be specified in the Monitoring and Reporting Program ordered by the Executive Officer.

4. "Daily Discharge" means the discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or during any 24-hour period reasonably representative of the calendar day for purposes of sampling.

5. “Daily Maximum" limit means the maximum acceptable concentration or mass emission rate of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or during any 24-hour period reasonably representative of the calendar day for purposes of sampling. It is normally compared with results of "composite samples."

6. "Duly Authorized Representative" is one where:
a. The authorization is made in writing by a person described in the signatory paragraph (C.14.a, b, or c) of this document.
b. The authorization specifies either an individual or the occupant of a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility, such as the plant manager.
c. The written authorization was submitted to the Central Coast Water Board.

7. A "grab sample" is defined as any individual sample collected in less than 15 minutes. "Grab samples" shall be collected during peak loading conditions, which may or may not be during hydraulic peaks.

8. "Hazardous substance" means any substance designated as hazardous or extremely hazardous in sections 66680 or 66685 of the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 30, Article 9).

9. "Incompatible wastes" are wastes that meet one or more of the following conditions:
a. Wastes that create a fire or explosion hazard in the treatment works. b. Wastes that will cause corrosive structural damage to treatment works, including all wastes with a pH lower than 5.0 unless the works is specifically designed to accommodate such wastes.
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works and subsequent treatment process upset and loss of treatment efficiency.
e. Heat in amounts that inhibit or disrupt biological activity in the treatment works or that raise influent temperatures above 40°C (104°F) unless the treatment works is designed to accommodate such heat.

10. "Indirect Discharger" means a nondomestic discharger introducing pollutants into a publicly owned treatment and disposal system.

11. "Log Mean" is the geometric mean. Used for determining compliance of fecal or total coliform populations, it is calculated with the following equation:

Log Mean = (C1*C2*...*CN)
1/N
in which "N" is the number of days samples were analyzed during the period and any "C" is the concentration of bacteria (MPN/100 mL) found on each day of sampling. To be valid, "N" must be five or more.

12. "Median" is the value below which half the samples (ranked progressively by increasing value) fall. It may be considered the middle value, or the average of two middle values. To be valid, three or more values are required.

13. "Overflow" means the intentional or unintentional diversion of flow from the collection and transport systems, including pumping facilities, and from disposal areas.

14. "Pollutant-free wastewater" means infiltration and inflow, storm waters, and cooling waters and condensates that are essentially free of pollutants.

15. "Severe property damage" means substantial physical damage to property, damage to treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss to natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a “bypass.” It does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.

16. "Sludge" means the solids, residues, and precipitates separated from, or created in, wastewater by the unit processes of a treatment system.

17. "To significantly contribute" to a waste discharge requirement violation means an "indirect discharger" does any of the following:
a. Discharges a daily pollutant loading in excess of that allowed by contract with the discharger or by state or local law.
b. Discharges wastewater that substantially differs in nature or constituents from its average discharge.
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c. Discharges pollutants, either alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, resulting in a waste discharge requirement violation or preventing sludge use or disposal.
d. Discharges pollutants, either alone or in conjunction with pollutants from other sources, that increase the magnitude or duration of waste discharge requirement violations.

18. "Toxic waste" means any toxic and persistent waste that falls within the following categories:
a. PCBs
b. Pesticides
c. Toxic Metals
d. Cyanides
e. Halogenated Organics
f. Non-halogenated volatile organics

19. "Upset" means an exceptional incident causing noncompliance with technologybased effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the discharger. It does not include noncompliance caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation. 160
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Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
April 10, 2024
Jamie Tugel Sent Via Electronic Mail
Public Works Director, Greenfield
920 Walnut Avenue
PO Box 127
Greenfield, CA 93927
Email: [email protected]
Dear Jamie Tugel:

CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, NE END OF WALNUT

AVENUE, MONTEREY COUNTY - NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF WASTEWATER

PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R3-2020-0020
The treatment and disposal of wastewater from the City of Greenfield’s (Greenfield) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located at the Northeast end of Walnut Avenue is regulated by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board). Greenfield is enrolled in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons Per Day (General Permit1). Greenfield is responsible for complying with the requirements of the April 21, 2022 Notice of Applicability, General Permit, and Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements dated December 5, 2013 (2013 Standard Provisions).2 Central Coast Water Board staff reviewed the four 2023 quarterly monitoring reports and 2023 annual monitoring report. Thank you for the timely and complete reports. You are receiving this notice of violation because based on the monitoring data provided in the 2023 monitoring reports, Greenfield has violated the General Permit specifications and limitations.
1 A copy of the Notice of Applicability and Permit are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/Documents” tab. GeoTracker (ca.gov)
2 The resolution and 2013 Standard Provisions are accessible at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2013/2013- 0052_resolution_standard_provisions.pdf
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2 BACKGROUND
The WWTP collects domestic wastewater from about 3,400 sewer connections (about 19,000 people) and was designed and permitted to treat 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) average monthly flow. The WWTP consists of primary treatment via bar screen; clarifiers; a series of aerated ponds (Ponds 1, Pond 2, and Pond 3); followed by additional treatment and disposal via percolation ponds (Ponds 4 and 5). Treated wastewater is mainly disposed via spreading and percolation in 26-acres of bermed rapid infiltration basins (RIBs).

Over the past few years, Greenfield's monitoring reports document the significant water quality issues, violations, and reduced disposal capacity at the WWTP. Greenfield also reports interim measures it is conducting to improve performance and compliance. The percolation ponds are intended to operate in series to provide finishing treatment prior to disposal through the RIBs. Wastewater is now recirculated from Ponds 4 and 5 to Ponds 1, 2, and 3 to increase the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) removal. We understand that Greenfield is currently in the process of obtaining additional pumps to continue this practice. As reported by Greenfield in late December 2022, the RIBs are struggling to percolate effluent as intended. Greenfield has removed two feet of soil from the bottom of many RIBs to improve percolation. However, winter storms continue to impact the performance of the ponds.

As described in the Notice of Applicability issued to Greenfield on April 21, 2022, Greenfield has until April 21, 2024 to comply with the effluent limitations for BOD5, TSS, suspended solids, and pH. If the WWTP continues to operate as it does, Greenfield will violate the General Permit effluent limits for TSS, and potentially BOD5. In compliance with the General Permit, Greenfield submitted a Time Schedule Compliance Plan on April 21, 2023. The Time Schedule Compliance Plan documents the interim actions and acknowledges that the system is not reducing TSS or total nitrogen. For this reason, Greenfield has proposed the construction of a new WWTP with an increased flow capacity of 2.0 MGD to achieve compliance with effluent limitations for BOD5, TSS, and suspended solids and reduce total nitrogen to protect groundwater.

While Greenfield is working towards compliance with the freeboard, DO, total nitrogen, and the forthcoming BOD5 and TSS limits, we have prepared this notice of violation to inform you of current alleged violations, to notify you of the associated administrative civil liability (monetary penalties) that accrues for each day of violation, and the required actions.

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
Central Coast Water Board staff alleges that Greenfield violated the General Permit as detailed below.

1. General Permit Section IV, Specifications, Section B, Pond Systems (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal), Item 2, specifies the following is required:
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3 “Two feet of freeboard must always be maintained in ponds to provide adequate storage capacity and prevent wastewater spills.”
Greenfield violated Permit Section IV.B.2. by failing to maintain at least two feet of freeboard in Pond 1 through Pond 5 as indicated in the 2023 monitoring reports3.

Violations of freeboard were reported almost daily throughout 2023.

2. General Permit Section V, Limitations, Section A, Effluent Limitations, Item 1 requires compliance with the applicable secondary treatment effluent limitations shown in General Permit Table 3. The effluent limit in Table 3 for TSS is 45 milligrams per liter (mg/L) and 65 mg/L, as a 30-day average and 7-day average, respectively.

Greenfield violated General Permit Section V.A.1 by discharging above the 30-day average of 45 mg/L and above the 7-day average of 65 mg/L for TSS. Greenfield samples effluent in percolation Pond 4 (at sample location ES-1), in percolation Pond 5 (at sample location ES-2), and as effluent is discharged to the RIBs (at sample location ES-3). Effluent samples are collected once monthly, so results in Table 1 represent both the 30-day and 7-day average. Greenfield reported violations of both the 30-day and 7- day effluent limits at all three sampling locations monthly. The highest values were reported during the month of August, as shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Monthly TSS reported during 2023, mg/L, all results violated effluent limits
Month Effluent Sample
ES-1
Effluent Sample
ES-2
Effluent Sample
ES-3
January 103 69 79
February 92 119 87
March 99 90 88
April 137 130 125
May 107 128 103
June 124 87 108
July 143 97 140
August 144 166 146
September 128 144 118
October 119 115 116
November 86 104 74
December 124 124 112

3. General Permit Section V, Limitations, Section B, Organic Loading Limitations states that if a WWTP land applies, an organic loading rate limit of 100 pounds/acre/day as a 30-day average for BOD5 applies. 3 Copies of these reports are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/ Documents” tab in the “Monitoring Reports” section. GeoTracker (ca.gov)
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4 Greenfield violated Permit Section V.B by discharging above the 30-Day average of 100 pounds/acre/day for BOD5 in September, November, and December, as shown in Table 2 and documented in the annual report for 2023.

Table 2. Violations of Average BOD5 Loading to Disposal Area pounds/acre/day
Dates 30-Day Average
Limit
Average Monthly
BOD5 applied
September 100 148
November 100 121
December 100 117

4. General Permit Section IV, Specifications, Section B, Pond Systems (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal), Item 5 specifies “a dissolved oxygen concentration of 1.0 milligrams per liter (mg/L) must be maintained in the upper one foot of wastewater ponds to prevent nuisance odors.” Greenfield violated General Permit Section IV.B 5 in all five ponds. Greenfield is required to sample and report DO concentrations in the ponds monthly. As shown in Table 3, data from the 2023 quarterly monitoring reports demonstrate most ponds did not meet the 1.0 mg/L DO minimum throughout the year. Bolded results indicate a violation of General Permit. Inadequate DO also suggested overloading of wastes in the ponds and indicates a poor environment for BOD5 treatment.

Table 3. Minimum4 Monthly DO measured in Treatment Ponds, mg/L Month Pond 1 Pond 2 Pond 3 Pond 4 Pond 5
January 0.25 0.26 0.38 0.32 3.50
February 0.23 0.33 0.23 0.36 5.75
March 0.18 0.92 0.26 1.00 3.43
April 0.48 0.97 3.05 7.17 11.31
May 0.36 0.69 1.85 0.21 2.86
June 0.21 1.78 3.12 5.37 3.71
July 0.31 0.16 0.62 0.35 0.19
August 0.20 0.16 0.13 0.19 2.77
September 0.20 0.16 0.19 7.74 4.24
October 0.15 1.05 0.21 1.15 2.75
November 0.21 0.22 0.86 0.35 0.36
December 0.20 0.19 0.27 0.27 0.53
*Bolded results indicate violation

5. General Permit Section V, Limitations, Section C, Groundwater Limitations states that “The discharge shall not cause the underlying groundwater to exceed 4 Additional sampling for DO was performed and reported in the quarterly monitoring reports submitted by Greenfield. Copies of these reports are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/ Documents” tab in the “Monitoring Reports” section. GeoTracker (ca.gov)
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5 the water quality objectives set forth in the [Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin] Basin Plan.”
A review of groundwater monitoring data shows Greenfield violated General Permit Section V.C frequently during 2023. Greenfield is required to sample and report concentrations in the monitoring wells on a quarterly basis. Greenfield’s April 21, 2022 Notice of Applicability, Table 7, identifies Greenfield’s groundwater limitations based on the Basin Plan’s designated groundwater basin (Salinas Valley Lower Forebay) of 10 mg/L total nitrogen as N, based on a 25-month rolling median. As shown in Table 4, data from the 2023 quarterly monitoring reports demonstrate groundwater sampled from the monitoring wells exceeded 10 mg/L total nitrogen as N, based on a 25-month rolling median.

Table 4. Groundwater Monitoring, Total Nitrogen, 25-Month Rolling Median, mg/L* First Quarter
January 18, 2023
Second Quarter
April 4, 2023
Third Quarter
July 11, 2023
Fourth Quarter
October 17, 2023
MW-1 21.7 11 11 21.7
MW-1S 21.4 15.7 10.0 10.2
MW-2 5.7 7.2 8.6 22.6
MW-2D 19.7 17.3 17.0 16.6
MW-2S 11.5 13.1 22.0 22.3
MW-4D 12.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
*Bolded results indicate violation

LEGAL AUTHORITY
Pursuant to California Water Code section 13350(e), the above violations of the General Permit subject Greenfield to a maximum potential liability of $5,000 per day of violation for each violation.

Furthermore, the Central Coast Water Board reserves the right to take any enforcement action authorized by law including, but not limited to, the issuance of a cleanup and abatement order pursuant to Water Code section 13304 or a cease and desist order pursuant to Water Code sections 13301 and 13303.

ACTION REQUIRED
Greenfield submitted a Time Schedule Compliance Workplan on April 20, 2023 that includes a scope of work and schedule for how it will comply with the effluent limits in the General Permit. The Time Schedule Compliance Workplan details a timeframe and tasks for how Greenfield will apply for funding, complete remaining design documents, obtain permits, bid the project, and start construction work. With the proposed WWTP upgrade, Greenfield anticipates it can comply with all General Permit requirements and address the violations. However, this time schedule is now out-of-date, as some milestones were delayed.

Greenfield must revise the Time Schedule Compliance Workplan to include new dates and any additional milestones or tasks that have changed since it was last submitted. 169
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6 We understand Greenfield is already in the process of updating the workplan. The Revised Time Schedule Workplan must also include a contingency plan if grant funding is not immediately available. Greenfield must submit a Revised Time Schedule Compliance Workplan by April 26, 2024 identifying short and longer-term actions. In addition, in the quarterly monitoring reports, Greenfield must continue to document all violations, and describe all feasible short-term actions taken, or planned to take, to address the violations.

If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter, please reply to Kristina Olmos via email at [email protected] or via telephone at (805) 549- 3121 or Jennifer Epp at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for Thea S. Tryon
Assistant Executive Officer
cc: (via electronic mail)
Cara Aguiar, FRM, [email protected]
Jennifer Epp, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Jesse Woodard, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Analisa Duarte, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Todd Stanley, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Tamara Anderson, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Thea Tryon, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] WDR Program, GeoTracker, [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = 227893
GeoTracker No. = WDR100031387
Rev. 6/13/2023
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Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
October 15, 2024
Jamie Tugel Sent Via Electronic Mail
Public Works Director, Greenfield
920 Walnut Avenue
PO Box 127
Greenfield, CA 93927
Email: [email protected]
Dear Jamie Tugel:

CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, 41901 WALNUT

AVENUE, MONTEREY COUNTY - NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF WASTEWATER

PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R3-2020-0020
The treatment and disposal of wastewater from the City of Greenfield’s (Greenfield) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located at 41901 Walnut Avenue in Greenfield is regulated by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board). Greenfield is enrolled in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons Per Day (General Permit1). Greenfield is responsible for complying with the requirements of the April 21, 2022, Notice of Applicability, General Permit, and Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements dated December 5, 2013 (2013 Standard Provisions).2 You are receiving this notice of violation because Greenfield has violated the General Permit pond system specifications (freeboard, markings, and Spill Prevention and Emergency Response Plan) as noted during an inspection conducted by Central Coast Water Board staff on August 22, 2024. This notice of violation is to inform Greenfield of the alleged violations, to notify you of the associated administrative civil liability (monetary penalties) that accrues for each day of violation, and the required actions. 1 A copy of the Notice of Applicability and Permit are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/Documents” tab. GeoTracker (ca.gov)
2 The resolution and 2013 Standard Provisions are accessible at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2013/2013- 0052_resolution_standard_provisions.pdf
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2 BACKGROUND
On August 22, 2024, Central Coast Water Board staff (Kristina Olmos and Analisa Durante) inspected Greenfield’s WWTP. See the Inspection Report (attached) for additional background and information.

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
Central Coast Water Board staff alleges that Greenfield violated the General Permit as detailed below.

General Permit Section IV, Specifications, Section B, Pond Systems (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal), Item 2, specifies the following is required: “Two feet of freeboard must always be maintained in ponds to provide adequate storage capacity and prevent wastewater spills. Freeboard must be measured vertically from the lowest elevation of the pond berm to the pond water surface. Wastewater ponds must contain permanent markers indicating depth and freeboard. If freeboard is less than two feet, the Discharger must immediately implement the contingency plan contained in the spill prevention and emergency response plan.”
Greenfield is violating General Permit Section IV.B.2:
a) First, Greenfield continues to fail to maintain at least two feet of freeboard in the treatment ponds. The Central Coast Water Board issued a notice of violation for this requirement on April 10, 2024. Violations are ongoing and are also reported in monitoring reports. Central Coast Water Board staff discussed this violation with Greenfield during the inspection.
b) Second, as seen and discussed at the inspection, there are no permanent markers in some of the treatment ponds, which is a violation of Section IV.B.2. c) Third, since freeboard is less than two feet, the General Permit requires Greenfield to immediately implement a contingency plan to prevent spills.

Greenfield does have a contingency plan in the Spill Prevention and Emergency Response Plan3, and Greenfield has not implemented it. Greenfield’s plan states that, “In the event of inadequate freeboard in a particular RIB [Rapid Infiltration Bed] staff would utilize another RIB. In the event no additional RIBs are available, the WWTP would not be able to accept additional influent flow until percolation or evaporation occurs to increase freeboard.” This plan will not alleviate the immediate capacity issue and the threat of a spill, and Greenfield has not implemented this plan as new home construction is occurring, as seen by the new apartments and commercial buildings being constructed near the WWTP on Walnut Road.
3 Direct link to GeoTracker report: City of Greenfield (ca.gov) 173
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3 SPILL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN UPDATE
As detailed in the Spill Prevention and Emergency Response plan, Greenfield’s current contingency plan states that if pond freeboard is inadequate, Greenfield will dispose to other available RIBs or if all are full it would be not able to accept more influent flow.

However, currently there are no available additional RIBs and the city doesn’t have a mechanism to not accept additional flow. Therefore, this contingency plan is inadequate, infeasible, and needs updating.

LEGAL AUTHORITY
Pursuant to California Water Code section 13350(e), the above violations of the General Permit subject Greenfield to a maximum potential liability of $5,000 per day of violation for each violation.

Furthermore, the Central Coast Water Board reserves the right to take any enforcement action authorized by law including, but not limited to, the issuance of a cleanup and abatement order pursuant to Water Code section 13304 or a cease and desist order pursuant to Water Code sections 13301 and 13303.

ACTION REQUIRED
Greenfield must address these violations immediately. By November 30, 2024, Greenfield must submit a written response describing the actions it has taken and plans to take to address the above violations. In addition, Greenfield must update their Spill Prevention and Emergency Response Plan for Central Coast Water Board review by November 30, 2024.

If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter, please reply to Kristina Olmos via email at [email protected] or via telephone at (805) 549- 3121 or Jennifer Epp at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for Thea S. Tryon
Assistant Executive Officer
Attachment: Inspection Report
cc: (via electronic mail)
Cara Aguiar, FRM, [email protected]
Jennifer Epp, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Jesse Woodard, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Analisa Duarte, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Todd Stanley, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] 174
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4 Tamara Anderson, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] Thea Tryon, Central Coast Water Board [email protected] WDR Program, GeoTracker, [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = 227893
GeoTracker No. = WDR100031387
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INSPECTION REPORT

WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS UNIT

OVERVIEW
Facility Name: Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Facility Owner: City of Greenfield (Greenfield)
Discharger Contact: Jamie Tugel Public Works Director, [email protected] (831) 674-2635
Address: 41901 Walnut Avenue, Greenfield, CA
Wastewater Permit No.: Order R3 2020 0020, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 gallons per day (General Permit)
Date: 08/22/2024
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:40 PM
Type of Inspection: Routine Compliance
Inspector(s): Kristina Olmos and Analisa Duarte, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board
Discharger/Operators present: Jason Molinari (Fluid Resources Management chief plant operator and Tino Gamboa (Greenfield Utilities Division Manager). Jamie Tugel was not physically present but joined via phone for the initial discussions at the beginning of the inspection.

Person who provided facility access: Jamie Tugel via email Consent for photos provided: Yes
Weather: Sunny, very windy (25 mph gusts) about 7 degrees Water Board staff who prepared this Report: Kristina Olmos Date of preparation 09/04/2024
Staff Contact Information: [email protected] (805) 549-3121 Date of Last Inspection(s): 06/28/2022

BACKGROUND
Greenfield operates a wastewater treatment plant on the east side of Greenfield near the Salinas River. Greenfield is enrolled in Order R3 2020 0020 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 gallons per day (General Permit). Greenfield has a history of poor water quality in their effluent as indicated by elevated biochemical oxygen demand (BOD ), total suspended solids (TSS), and nitrogen In 2018, three million gallons of wastewater illegally 176
2 discharged when a levee broke next to the disposal beds. Wastewater percolated into groundwater near the western bank of the Salinas River. The levee broke because Greenfield had not properly maintained their wastewater treatment system. Greenfield has subsequently implemented system upgrades and hired additional operators to improve plant performance. Effluent water quality continues to not meet secondary treatment standards, and Greenfield reports freeboard violations and lack of disposal capacity. Greenfield is working on securing funding to construct a new wastewater plant consisting of a membrane bioreactor (MBR), and have completed CEQA requirements.

Greenfield has also implemented some onsite improvements including rehabilitation of a clarifier, and additional solids removal via a rented belt press.

SITE DESCRIPTION
The system consists of an automated bar screen, three primary clarifiers, three aerated and lined ponds, two aerated percolation ponds, and infiltration basins that are flood irrigated. At the time of the inspection, the average monthly permitted flow was 1,500,000 gallons per day (gpd1). Greenfield is not currently meeting the effluent limits included in the General Permit, and violates the groundwater limits for total nitrogen.

They will need to improve their effluent water quality, mainly BOD5, TSS, and nitrogen to comply with the General Permit’s effluent and groundwater limits. A complete description of the Greenfield wastewater treatment plant is included in Attachment 1 of the Notice of Applicability.

INSPECTION OBSERVATIONS
We, Central Coast Water Board staff, met with Jason Molinari, Tino Gamboa, and other staff from Greenfield at the primary treatment plant. Jamie Tugel participated via phone call at the beginning of the inspection. First, Ms. Olmos provided a brief overview of the changes made to the Draft Time Schedule Order.

Central Coast Water Board staff inquired about the construction of new housing in town (e.g., apartments on Walnut Road near the WWTP). We discussed that if Greenfield accepts additional flows, they will likely exacerbate their permit compliance issues as the WWTP currently cannot treat the existing flows without violating freeboard requirements and exceeding disposal capacity. Ms. Olmos noted that if there are violations of the permit related to the capacity to treat and dispose of wastewater (e.g., pond freeboard violations due to poor percolation and disposal), Greenfield should not increase flow by adding new connections until it can improve the capacity of the WWTP to accommodate the existing and additional flows.

Ms. Olmos and Greenfield staff discussed planned upgrades to the WWTP and potential funding sources. In addition, the operators provided ideas for the short-term to increase the disposal area and improve disposal capacity by altering how wastewater effluent is applied to the beds. Ms. Olmos requested that Greenfield submit a brief 1 On October 4, 2024, the Central Coast Water Board decreased the permitted flow to 1.2 million gallons per day due to the facility’s inability to dispose of 1.5 million gallons per day. 177
3 written report to the Central Coast Water Board describing the proposed changes for our review. The operators explained that fat, oil and grease (FOG) is a particular concern and water quality data has identified that it is mainly coming from homes in the community. Greenfield is working on a FOG pretreatment program and inflow and infiltration improvements. Funding these projects is a challenge for Greenfield. We discussed that immediate actions are needed to address water quality and disposal, especially with the upcoming rainy season.

Next, Greenfield staff walked us to the headworks where we saw the mechanical bar screen, which automatically scrapes and disposes solids into the adjacent dumpster (Figure 1). Greenfield staff explained that the dumpster must be emptied weekly due to the number of rags collected. We noted odors downwind from the headworks and clarifiers. Greenfield staff noted that they are fixing the bar screen, and a new screen should arrive in the next few weeks.

All three clarifiers were operating in parallel at the time of the inspection. Greenfield staff explained that while the clarifiers are run in parallel, it is difficult to equalize flow between the three, and clarifier three was favored over the other two. Water in the clarifiers was turbid and brown, and floating solids were observed at the surface (Figure 2). Next, we were shown the WWTP’s new belt press, which treats sludge waste from the anaerobic digestor. Solids from the belt press are conveyed to the landfill and water removed is recycled back to the headworks of the WWTP (Figures 3 and 4). Ms. Olmos instructed staff to report new operations associated with the belt press in the next selfmonitoring report.

After viewing the main treatment plant, we drove over to the treatment ponds. Upon arrival, we noted that Pond 1 was turbid and red in color (Figure 5). The chief plant operator Jason Molinari stated they are recirculating some wastewater from Pond 4 to Pond 1 to help improve aeration and treatment in the pond.

We discussed that poor effluent water quality is likely causing percolation to decrease and the ponds to fill above the required two-foot freeboard. Greenfield staff presented an idea to address the disposal capacity concern in the near term, to increase the disposal area with additional emergency disposal beds north of the ponds between the WWTP ponds and the Salinas River (Figure 6 and 7).

Central Coast Water Board staff observed that the ponds do not have permanent freeboard markers. Greenfield staff stated they are still trying to figure out how to install them without compromising the liner. Currently, Greenfield staff calculate freeboard using the known 3:1 slope of the ponds. Pond 3 was turbid and reddish green with some weed growth along the edge of the pond (Figure 8). Greenfield staff explained that Ponds 1 and 2 usually accumulate the most sludge.

Finally, we looked at the percolation/polishing ponds (Figure 9) and infiltration beds (Figure 10 and 11). Greenfield staff were ripping soils with a tractor in the beds during 178
4 the inspection. Greenfield staff said they have two staff dedicated to tractor work daily, and it’s a difficult process as the soils are wet/muddy. However, they cannot let the beds rest for a longer period of time because the ponds are full and there is no additional area to dispose to.

NEXT STEPS AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Central Coast Water Board staff will issue a notice of violation for violations noted during the inspection related to pond freeboard. Greenfield must implement immediate actions to address pond freeboard and insufficient disposal capacity.

2. Central Coast Water Board staff are drafting a Time Schedule Order that would allow Greenfield additional time to upgrade the WWTP to comply with secondary effluent limits.

MAPS AND FIGURES
Map 1 Facility Map
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5 Map 2. Figure of Ponds with Sampling Locations (historical figure) 180
6 Figure 1. Automated bar screen with dumpster collecting debris. 181
7 Figure 2. Clarifier, turbid and floating solids present. 182
8 Figure 3. Newly added belt press.
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9 Figure 4. Anaerobic digestor on left, belt press in trailer on right. 184
10 Figure 5. Aeration Pond 1, red in color, facing southeast. 185
11 Figure 6. WWTP fence by Pond 3; Proposed emergency disposal location, facing east.
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12 Figure 7. Proposed emergency disposal location, facing northwest. 187
13 Figure 8. Aerated Pond 3, facing southeast, turbid with some weeds along edge of liner.
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14 Figure 9. Percolation/Polishing Pond 4, facing west. 189
15 Figure 10. Infiltration bed, facing south, tractor ripping soils during time of visit. 190
16 Figure 11. Infiltration bed, facing south.
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Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
January 17, 2025
Paul Wood Sent via Electronic Mail
City Manager, Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
Email: [email protected]
Dear Paul Wood:

ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM: CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, 41901 WALNUT AVENUE, MONTEREY COUNTY – NOTICE OF

VIOLATION FOR EFFLUENT SPILL, WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R3-2020-0020
The treatment and disposal of wastewater from the City of Greenfield’s (Greenfield’s) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located at 41901 Walnut Avenue, Greenfield, Monterey County, California is regulated by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board). Greenfield is regulated by Order R3-2020- 0020, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dischargers from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 gallons per day (General Permit) and the Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements for Waste Discharge Requirements, dated December 5, 2013 (Standard Provisions) adopted therein.1 Greenfield was first enrolled in the General Permit with the issuance of the April 21, 2022 Notice of Applicability. Central Coast Water Board issued a Revised Notice of Applicability dated October 4, 2024.2 Greenfield is responsible for complying with the requirements of the Revised Notice of Applicability, the General Permit and Standard Provisions.

You are receiving this notice of violation because Greenfield’s levee failed and treated effluent spilled outside the permitted disposal area and onto a neighboring sod farm. This notice of violation is to inform Greenfield of the alleged violations, to notify you of the potential associated administrative civil liability (monetary penalties), and the required 1 The 2013 Standard Provisions are accessible at the following link:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2013/2013- 0052_resolution_standard_provisions.pdf
2 The Notice of Applicability, and all site-specific documents are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Map/Documents” tab.
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=WDR100031387 193
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actions.

1. BACKGROUND
The WWTP collects domestic wastewater from about 3,400 sewer connections and was originally designed and permitted to treat 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) average monthly wastewater flow. Central Coast Water Board recently reduced the permitted flow from 1.5 MGD to 1.2 MGD because effluent is not percolating effectively and disposal capacity has decreased at the WWTP. The WWTP consists of a bar screen; clarifiers; a series of aerated ponds (Ponds 1, Pond 2, and Pond 3); followed by additional treatment and disposal via percolation ponds (Ponds 4 and 5). Treated wastewater is also disposed via spreading and percolation in 18-acres of bermed rapid infiltration basins (RIBs).

Greenfield has a recent history of poor effluent water quality and reduced disposal capacity, as detailed in their monitoring reports. Greenfield reports interim measures it is conducting to improve performance and compliance; however, the effluent water quality continues to not meet secondary treatment standards. The existing ponds and RIBs are unable to provide adequate disposal capacity and are often full or exceeding the required freeboard requirements. Greenfield is expanding their disposal capacity with the addition of emergency sprayfields. Greenfield is working on securing funding to construct a new wastewater plant consisting of a membrane bioreactor (MBR).

On October 26, 2024, Greenfield reported that a berm adjacent to RIB No. 10 failed and flooded onto the neighboring sod farm. On October 31, 2024, Greenfield submitted the Five-Day Spill Report3 for the October 26, 2024 spill, as required by Standard Provisions. The report states that the spill resulted in approximately 460,000 gallons of treated wastewater (effluent) spilled onto about 15 acres at the neighboring sod farm.

Greenfield reported that none of the spilled treated wastewater was recovered and that the standing water had percolated by October 29, 2024, and a large deposit of soil from the levee breach was left on the sod farm. Greenfield owns approximately five acres of the sod farm, while the rest is owned by Greenfield Turf. Greenfield reported that the levee breach was caused by rodents burrowing into the interior portion of the levee.

On October 31, 2024, Central Coast Water Board staff (Kristina Olmos) and Greenfield staff (Jamie Tugel, Tino Gamboa, and Jason Molinari) inspected the WWTP in response to the spill. At the time of the inspection, the levee had been repaired to half its original height and no ponded effluent was observed. Effluent that remained in RIB No. 10 was pumped into a neighboring RIB.
3 The Spill Report are accessible on GeoTracker at the following link:
https://documents.geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi/uploads/geo_report/2758163332/WDR100031387.

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2. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
Central Coast Water Board staff alleges that Greenfield violated the General Permit as detailed below.

2.1. Permit Section III, Prohibitions, Item 1 prohibits, “the direct or indirect discharge of any wastewater to surface waters or surface water drainage courses.”

2.2. Permit Section III, Prohibitions, Item 5 prohibits “Bypass or overflow of treated or untreated waste.”

2.3. Permit Section III, Prohibitions, Item 6 prohibits “The discharge of waste to land not owned, operated, or controlled by the Discharger”

2.4. Permit Section III, Prohibitions, Item 7 prohibits “discharge to any areas other than those designated in the notice of applicability.”
Greenfield violated Geneal Permit sections III.1, III.5, III.6, and III.7 by discharging treated wastewater that spilled from the RIB onto the neighboring sod farm.

2.5. Permit Section IV, Specifications, Subsection D, Land Application by Controlled Flood Methods Item 4 states, “Burrowing animals active in areas that may compromise the integrity of controlled flood containment must be promptly controlled and repairs to the containment/berms completed as soon as possible.”
Greenfield violated Permit Section IV.D.4 by not controlling the burrowing animals that are compromising the flood containment system (rapid infiltration bed levees).

Greenfield stated in the Five-Day Spill Report that burrowing rodents caused the levee breach that led to the spill.

3. POTENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITIES AND ENFORCEMENT

ACTIONS
Pursuant to California Water Code section 13350(e), the above violations of the General Permit subject Greenfield to a maximum potential liability of $5,000 per day of violation for each violation or $10 per gallon of waste discharged. Alternatively, the superior court may impose civil liability for each violation of up to $15,000 per day or $20 per gallon of waste discharged.

Furthermore, the Central Coast Water Board reserves the right to take any enforcement action authorized by law including, but not limited to, the issuance of a cleanup and abatement order pursuant to Water Code section 13304 or a cease and desist order pursuant to Water Code sections 13301 and 13303.
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4. ACTION REQUIRED
By February 28, 2025, Greenfield must submit a written response describing its rodent control plan, as Greenfield described in the Five-Day Spill Report. And Greenfield must implement a rodent control plan as soon as possible in compliance with General Permit Section IV.

Greenfield is currently installing an additional emergency effluent sprayfield to improve disposal capacity as a short-term action to reduce the depth of water in the ponds and RIBs. Greenfield must continue to provide updates on disposal capacity and flow in the quarterly monitoring reports. In addition, Central Coast Water Board staff request a meeting with Greenfield staff to discuss influent flows and City growth, progress on sprayfield and disposal capacity, and funding and construction of the proposed upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. Please coordinate with Kristina Olmos to schedule a meeting for February 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter please reply to Kristina Olmos via email at [email protected] or via telephone at (805) 549-3121 or Jennifer Epp at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for Thea S. Tryon
Assistant Executive Officer
cc: (via electronic mail)
Jamie Tugel, Public Works Director, Greenfield, [email protected] Tino Gamboa, Greenfield, [email protected]
Cara Aguiar, FRM, [email protected]
Compliance FRM, [email protected]
Conner Cappi, Monterey County, [email protected] Jennifer Epp, Water Board, [email protected] Jesse Woodard, Water Board [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Water Board [email protected] Todd Stanley, Water Board [email protected] Tamara Anderson, Water Board [email protected] Thea Tryon, Water Board [email protected]
WDR Program, GeoTracker, [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = CW-227893
GeoTracker = WDR100031387
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Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
June 27, 2025
Paul Wood Sent via Electronic Mail
City Manager, Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
Email: [email protected]
Dear Paul Wood:

CITY OF GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT – LETTER OF

SUPPORT FOR RESTRICTING NEW WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board) understands that the City of Greenfield (Greenfield) City Council is considering implementing a building moratorium at their July 22, 2025, council meeting. The Central Coast Water Board strongly supports Greenfield maintaining or reducing the volume of wastewater flow sent to the wastewater treatment plant until the planned upgrades are made and the plant has the capacity to dispose of additional flows. The existing wastewater treatment plant often cannot handle current flows, is frequently at or over capacity, and is currently discharging poor water quality. The lack of adequate wastewater capacity at the wastewater treatment plant has already resulted in offsite wastewater spills and puts Greenfield at risk of having more spills. Additional flows from new connections would exacerbate the current challenges at the wastewater treatment plant.

1. BACKGROUND
The treatment and disposal of wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant is regulated by the Central Coast Water Board. Greenfield is enrolled in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons Per Day (General Permit1). Greenfield is responsible for complying with the requirements of the General Permit. The wastewater treatment plant consists of primary treatment via a bar screen; clarifiers; a series of aerated ponds; and followed by additional treatment and disposal via percolation ponds. Treated wastewater is mainly disposed of in 26-acres of bermed infiltration basins.
1 A copy of the Notice of Applicability and Permit are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/Documents” tab. https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report?global_id=WDR100031387 198
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2. COMPLIANCE HISTORY
Greenfield has demonstrated significant noncompliance with their wastewater permit requirements for many years. The wastewater treatment plant was originally designed and permitted to treat 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) average monthly wastewater flow. In October of 2024, the Central Coast Water Board reduced the permitted flow from 1.5 MGD to 1.2 MGD, because the wastewater treatment plant has repeatedly demonstrated it cannot handle higher flows. The existing disposal infrastructure often cannot handle current flows and is frequently at or over capacity. Wastewater effluent is not percolating effectively, leading to decreased disposal capacity at the wastewater treatment plant and creating risks for spills to unpermitted areas. The wastewater treatment plant had a monthly average flow of about 1.176 MGD during 2024. If new connections add flow to the wastewater treatment plant, Greenfield will be at risk of violating their permitted capacity. The wastewater treatment plant has demonstrated that it cannot adequately treat and dispose of the existing flow of 1.176 MGD and Greenfield has had to seek Central Coast Water Board approval to temporarily dispose of wastewater in emergency sprayfields so the wastewater treatment plant does not have a wastewater spill.

Over approximately the past year, there have been onsite and offsite spills outside the permitted disposal area, insufficient space in the ponds (lack of required freeboard), and ponded wastewater in the sprayfields2. In response to ongoing violations at the wastewater treatment plant, the Central Coast Water Board has issued several recent enforcement actions including:
• April 10, 2024, Notice of Violation for lack of capacity in the ponds, failing to meet required treatment levels, and impacting underlying groundwater. • October 15, 2024, Notice of Violation for lack of capacity in the ponds. • January 17, 2025, Notice of Violation for treated effluent spill to outside the permitted disposal area and onto a neighboring sod farm • April 28, 2025, Time Schedule Order3 requiring Greenfield to construct an upgraded wastewater treatment plant by 2030 to address ongoing violations.

Additionally, in May 2018, wastewater spilled through a levee toward the Salinas River resulting in a $172,115 liability from the Central Coast Water Board. 2 Greenfield’s General Permit prohibits the ponding of wastewater in the sprayfields because they are not designed as ponds. Wastewater must percolate to comply with the General Permit. The General Permit requires minimum freeboard levels in ponds to prevent overtopping and spills. 3 The Time Schedule Order can be viewed at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/view_documents?global_id=WDR100031387&enforcement_id=66 30235
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3. SUMMARY
Given the water quality concerns and history of noncompliance, the Central Coast Water Board does not support Greenfield allowing any new connections that would increase wastewater flows until significant wastewater treatment plant upgrades are completed. The Central Coast Water Board may consider increasing permitted wastewater flows in the future if system upgrades are made to improve water quality and increase disposal capacity. The Central Coast Water Board strongly supports Greenfield continuing efforts to actively secure grant funding for constructing an upgraded wastewater treatment plant as required by the Time Schedule Order.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Kathy Truong Krebs via email at [email protected] or via telephone at (805) 549- 3293 or Jennifer Epp at [email protected].

Sincerely,
for Ryan E. Lodge
Executive Officer
cc: (via electronic mail)
Jamie Tugel, Public Works Director, Greenfield, [email protected] Compliance FRM, [email protected]
Conner Cappi, Monterey County, [email protected] Jennifer Epp, Water Board, [email protected] Kathy Truong Krebs, Water Board, [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Water Board, [email protected] Tamara Anderson, Water Board [email protected] Angela Schroeter, Water Board, [email protected] Ryan Lodge, Water Board, [email protected]
WDR Program, GeoTracker, [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = CW-227893
GeoTracker = WDR100031387
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Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
April 28, 2025
Paul Wood
City Manager
Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
e-mail: [email protected]
Dear Paul Wood:

GREENFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, 41901 WALNUT AVENUE, GREENFIELD, CA 93927, MONTEREY COUNTY: TIME SCHEDULE ORDER R3- 2025-0018
This letter transmits the final Time Schedule Order R3-2025-0018 for the City of Greenfield’s wastewater treatment plant. The Time Schedule Order is effective on the date it is signed and requires Greenfield to comply with the effluent and groundwater limitations contained in Greenfield’s enrollment in General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit) no later than June 30, 2030.

The Central Coast Water Board prepared draft Time Schedule Order R3-2025-0018 for public consideration and comment. One comment letter from the City of Greenfield was received, and the following two changes were made: (1) the due date for the interim action to improve a lift station was extended based on Greenfield’s construction schedule, and (2) clarifying language was added to describe the two phases of the wastewater treatment plant upgrade project.

Please see the final Time Schedule Order (attached) for detailed requirements, including, but not limited to specific tasks and due dates, and semiannual progress reports due July 1 and December 1. The first semiannual Time Schedule Order progress report is due July 1, 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Olmos at (805) 549-3121 or by email at [email protected] or Jennifer Epp at (805) 594-6181 or by email at [email protected].
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Sincerely,
for Ryan E. Lodge
Executive Officer
Attachment: Time Schedule Order R3-2025-0018
cc:

Jamie Tugel, Public Works Director, Greenfield, [email protected] Tino Gamboa, Greenfield, [email protected]
Cara Aguiar, FRM, [email protected]
Compliance FRM, [email protected]
Doug Pike, MNS Engineers, [email protected]
Curtis Weeks, Arroyo Seco GSA, [email protected] Todd Stanley, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Sophie Froelich, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Tamara Anderson, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Lukas Moore, State Water Board, [email protected] Cappi Conner, Monterey County, [email protected] Jennifer Epp, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] Kristina Olmos, Central Coast Water Board, [email protected] WDR Program, GeoTracker [email protected]
ECM/CIWQS = CW-227893
GeoTracker = GT-WDR100031387
ECM Subject Name = Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, Time Schedule Order 203

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

CENTRAL COAST REGION
895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
TIME SCHEDULE ORDER R3-2025-0018
April 28, 2025

REQUIRING THE

CITY OF GREENFIELD

TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED
IN GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R3-2020-0020 FOR

DISCHARGES FROM DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS WITH FLOWS
GREATER THAN 100,000 GALLONS PER DAY
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Central Coast Water Board) finds that:

BACKGROUND

1. The city of Greenfield (Greenfield) owns and operates a domestic wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located at the northeast end of Walnut Avenue, Greenfield, Monterey County.

2. The WWTP has a permitted average monthly flow of 1,200,000 gallons per day (gpd) and had an average influent flow of about 1,117,000 gpd in 2023. Treatment and disposal consist of mechanical screening followed by three circular clarifiers operated in parallel, three aerated ponds, two percolation and polishing ponds, and 26 acres of bermed rapid infiltration basins. Greenfield’s WWTP employs treatment equivalent to secondary treatment (40 CFR §133.105).

3. On April 21, 2022, the Central Coast Water Board enrolled Greenfield into the General Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020 for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 Gallons per Day (General Permit).1 The General Permit regulates the discharge of secondary treated effluent from the WWTP to land, and the April 21, 2022 Notice of Applicability (2022 Notice of Applicability) includes facility-specific information and requirements. The 2022 Notice of Applicability did not include interim effluent limitations for five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) or total suspended solids (TSS) for the first 24 months of enrollment pursuant to Part V.A (Effluent Limitations) of the General 1 A direct link to the General Permit is available on our GeoTracker website ( https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2020/r32020_0020.pdf) The General Permit enrollment letter and all recent reports and correspondence are available on GeoTracker under the “Site Maps/Documents” tab (
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Permit. The General Permit and the 2022 Notice of Applicability require Greenfield to comply with the most recently issued monitoring and reporting program.

4. On October 4, 2024, Central Coast Water Board staff revised Greenfield’s 2022 Notice of Applicability and revised Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2022-0024 by issuing a revised notice of applicability (2024 Notice of Applicability) and issuing Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2024-0067 because Greenfield submitted an application to expand the disposal area. Greenfield made the request because all the ponds and disposal beds were full of wastewater and were not percolating well.

The 2024 Notice of Applicability allows for conditional disposal to an emergency disposal area, and establishes a reduced permitted flow of 1,200,000 gpd (previously 1,500,000 gpd) corresponding to the decreased disposal capacity.

5. The General Permit includes facility-specific effluent limitations based on treatment technology and the water quality objectives for the underlying groundwater established in the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin (Basin Plan). The WWTP overlies the Salinas Valley Lower Forebay sub-area groundwater basin.

6. The General Permit establishes BOD5 and TSS effluent limitations for aerated treatment pond systems, as shown in Table 1. Pursuant to Table 5 of the 2024 Notice of Applicability, these effluent limitations went into effect on April 21, 2024, two years from the date the 2022 Notice of Applicability was issued to Greenfield.

As of April 21, 2024, Greenfield must comply with these effluent limits at the monitoring locations specified in Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2024-0067.

Table 1. Effluent Limitations: Treatment Pond Systems
Constituent Units 30-Day Average 7-Day Average
BOD5 mg/L 45 65
TSS mg/L 45 65
mg/L = milligrams per liter

7. In addition to effluent limitations, the General Permit requires that the discharge not “cause nitrate as nitrogen concentrations in underlying groundwater to exceed 10 mg/L, total nitrogen to exceed Basin Plan water quality objectives, or background concentrations, whichever is less.” The General Permit allows the discharger to choose the point of compliance for nitrogen in either groundwater or effluent; Greenfield currently has the limitations established in groundwater, as described in its 2024 Notice of Applicability. Through groundwater monitoring Greenfield must demonstrate compliance with the groundwater limits identified in Table 7 of the 2024 Notice of Applicability. The groundwater limits went into effect on April 21, 2022.

NEED FOR TIME SCHEDULE ORDER

8. As demonstrated by data Greenfield reported in its 2023-2024 quarterly reports and presented in Tables 2 and 3, WWTP effluent concentrations of BOD5 and TSS exceed the General Permit effluent limitations. Greenfield’s WWTP has failed to 205
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consistently treat wastewater so that it does not pose a threat to groundwater; therefore, a discharge of waste is taking place that violates or threatens to violate requirements prescribed by the Central Coast Water Board.

Table 2. Monthly BOD5 Reported from September 2023 to September 2024, mg/L Collection Date Effluent
Sample ES-1
Effluent
Sample ES-2
Effluent
Sample ES-3
Limitation
9/27/2023 34 88 36 45
10/18/2023 13 14 11 45
11/15/2023 26 21 28 45
12/13/2023 33 38 38 45
1/11/2024 29 58 46 45
2/7/2024 9 4 6 45
3/14/2024 28 33 32 45
4/17/2024 28 29 27 45
5/15/2024 14 24 23 45
6/19/2024 41 30 40 45
7/10/2024 27 49 26 45
8/7/2024 29 50 60 45
9/12/2024 21 32 9 45
*Bolded results indicate effluent limit exceedance in violation of the General Permit Table 3. Monthly TSS Reported from September 2023
to September 2024, mg/L
Collection Date Effluent
Sample ES-1
Effluent
Sample ES-2
Effluent Sample
ES-3
Limitation
9/27/2023 144 128 118 45
10/18/2023 115 119 116 45
11/15/2023 104 86 74 45
12/13/2023 124 124 112 45
1/11/2024 96 98 96 45
2/7/2024 76 74 82 45
3/14/2024 84 86 102 45
4/17/2024 70 66 70 45
5/15/2024 148 156 108 45
6/19/2024 66 86 88 45
7/10/2024 80 160 96 45
8/7/2024 98 112 94 45
9/12/2024 96 130 92 45
*Bolded results indicate effluent limit exceedance in violation of the General Permit

9. In addition, Greenfield’s WWTP is not currently designed to remove nitrogen from wastewater, yet the General Permit prohibits the discharge from causing underlying groundwater to exceed water quality objectives. Existing groundwater quality data 206
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from surrounding groundwater monitoring wells indicates that total nitrogen concentrations exceed the Salinas Valley Lower Forebay sub-area groundwater water quality objective, demonstrating that the discharge of waste is violating requirements prescribed by the Central Coast Water Board. Greenfield must improve treatment to comply with the nitrogen limitations in either effluent or groundwater. Pursuant to the General Permit, Greenfield can propose the compliance point in effluent, instead of groundwater, if it can achieve the 10 mg/L limitation in effluent.

Table 4. Groundwater Monitoring, Total Nitrogen
as 25-month Rolling Median, mg/L
Monitoring
Well (MW)
First Quarter
January 18, 2023
Second
Quarter
April 4, 2023
Third Quarter
July 11, 2023
Fourth Quarter
October 17,
2023
MW-1 21.7 11 11 21.7
MW-1S 21.4 15.7 10.0 10.2
MW-2 5.7 7.2 8.6 22.6
MW-2D 19.7 17.3 17.0 16.6
MW-2S 11.5 13.1 22.0 22.3
MW-4D 12.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
*Bolded results indicate concentrations greater than the groundwater quality objective of 8 mg/L.

10. To comply with its effluent limitations and groundwater quality objectives, Greenfield has proposed to upgrade the WWTP to comply with the General Permit. This time schedule order requires Greenfield to implement actions to achieve compliance with the General Permit BOD5, TSS, and total nitrogen limitations.

11. Greenfield submitted a Time Schedule Compliance Plan to the Central Coast Water Board on April 20, 2023, a Time Schedule Compliance Plan Update 1 on April 26, 2024, and a Revised Time Schedule Compliance Plan Update 1 on July 10, 2024.2 The time schedule compliance plan presents water quality data, a detailed description and chronology of the efforts to improve treatment and disposal, justification for the need for additional time to comply with effluent and groundwater limitations, and a time schedule and justification of specific actions Greenfield will take to achieve compliance as soon as feasible.

12. Greenfield adopted a WWTP Master Plan in July 2021, which set forth actions needed to comply with the General Permit. The WWTP Master Plan proposed construction of a new wastewater treatment facility designed to comply with the effluent limitations. Greenfield conducted a feasibility assessment and has proposed to construct a modular/packaged membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment system. Greenfield currently proposes two phases: Phase I will include the MBR 2 These documents and available on the GeoTracker website at the link provided in Footnote 1. 207
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upgrades to comply with the General Permit, and dependent on funding may add some of the recycling components, while Phase II includes full buildout as originally designed with recycling.

13. Greenfield completed the “Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project”, documentation required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in June 2024.

The draft was released for public review on April 12, 2024.3 The project included all phases including the upgrade to an MBR system and production of recycled water.

14. Greenfield is classified as a small, disadvantaged community, based on population and the community’s annual median household income as defined by California Water Code section 79505.5. Greenfield currently does not have the funds to construct the proposed MBR wastewater treatment system and has requested additional time to comply with the General Permit that allows them time secure funding. On July 29, 2024, Greenfield applied for grant funding to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Financial Assistance. As of February 2025, the Division of Financial Assistance was waiting on Greenfield’s Urban Water Master Plan to deem the application complete. On April 11, 2025, the Department of Water Resources confirmed that the Greenfield Urban Water Master Plan was reviewed and found to address the requirements of the California Water Code.

15. This time schedule order establishes a final compliance date of June 30, 2030 for Phase I upgrades, which will provide Greenfield with the time needed to finance, build, and implement actions to reduce BOD5, TSS, and total nitrogen wastewater effluent concentrations.

16. This time schedule order includes performance-based BOD5 and TSS interim effluent limits that are effective upon issuance of the time schedule order. The interim effluent limits were established through the Central Coast Water Board’s evaluation of TSS and BOD5 effluent concentrations. The 30-day average limit is established based on the highest monthly average concentration from ES-1, ES-2 and ES-3, and the maximum is based on the highest concentration in all samples from September 2023 through September 2024. Data-based interim effluent limits are established that represent existing effluent quality, ensure effluent water quality is not further degraded over time, and give Greenfield time to implement actions to achieve compliance with the General Permit.

17. This time schedule order establishes interim effluent limitations because compliance with the final effluent limitations in the General Permit cannot be achieved by the wastewater treatment plant at this time. 3 The WWTP improvement project documents are available on Greenfield’s website:
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REGULATORY BASIS

18. California Water Code section 13300 states:

Whenever a regional board finds that a discharge of waste is taking place or threatening to take place that violates or will violate requirements prescribed by the regional board, or the state board, or that the waste collection, treatment, or disposal facilities of a discharger are approaching capacity, the board may require the discharger to submit for approval of the board, with such modifications as it may deem necessary, a detailed time schedule of specific actions the discharger shall take in order to correct or prevent a violation of requirements.

19. Chapter 3, Section II of the Basin Plan states:

Controllable water quality shall conform to the water quality objectives contained herein. When other conditions cause degradation of water quality beyond the levels or limits established as water quality objectives, controllable conditions shall not cause further degradation of water quality.

Controllable water quality conditions are those actions or circumstances resulting from man's activities that may influence the quality of the waters of the State and that may be reasonably controlled.

Water quality objectives are considered to be necessary to protect those present and probable future beneficial uses enumerated in Chapter Two of this plan and to protect existing high-quality waters of the State. These objectives will be achieved primarily through the establishment of waste discharge requirements and through implementation of this water quality control plan.

In setting waste discharge requirements, the Regional Board will consider the potential impact on beneficial uses within the area of influence of the discharge, the existing quality of receiving waters, and the appropriate water quality objectives. The Central Coast Water Board will make a finding of beneficial uses to be protected and establish waste discharge requirements to protect those uses and to meet water quality objectives.

20. Pursuant to California Water Code section 13167.5, the Central Coast Water Board must provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to the adoption of a time schedule order adopted pursuant to section 13300 that sets forth a schedule of compliance and required actions relating to waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to section 13263. The Central Coast Water Board provided notice and a 30-day public comment period from March 14, 2025 through April 14, 2025.
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21. The Central Coast Water Board has notified Greenfield and interested agencies and persons of its intent to issue the time schedule order concerning violations or threatened violations of waste discharge requirements.

22. This enforcement action is taken for the protection of the environment and as such is exempt from the provisions of CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) in accordance with section 15321, chapter 3, title 14, of the California Code of Regulations. However, it should be noted that, for the purposes of the upgrades to the WWTP, Greenfield has complied with CEQA.

ORDERING
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to California Water Code sections 13300 and 13267 and to ensure compliance with the requirements of Waste Discharge Requirements Order R3-2020-0020:

1. Greenfield must comply with the interim BOD5 and TSS effluent limits in Table 5, effective upon issuance of this time schedule order. The interim BOD5 and TSS limits are effective until all the tasks below are complete or by June 30, 2030, whichever comes first.

Table 5. Interim Effluent Limitations
Constituent Units 30-Day
Average
Sample
Maximum
Biochemical Oxygen Demand,
5-Day (BOD5)
mg/L 53 88
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) mg/L 137 160

2. Greenfield must continue to implement interim measures to maximize the treatment and disposal capacity (e.g. operate the solids separator, upgrade the headworks rack screen, and temporarily disposing of wastewater in the emergency spray field).

3. Greenfield must complete the following tasks on or before the specified due dates:

Table 6. Task Summary
Number Task Due Date
1 Finalize the plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) for construction of Phase I of the new wastewater treatment plant. Submit the 90% PS&E Design Report.

May 1, 2025
2 Submit a complete grant application and obtain Division of Financial Assistance’s approval of the application to get the project on the “fundable list.”
May 1, 2025
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Number Task Due Date
3 Implement a fats, oils and grease (FOG) pretreatment
program to reduce the FOG entering the WWTP. Conduct
public outreach and implement inspections of local
restaurants identified in the FOG pretreatment program.

June 30, 2025
4 If Greenfield cannot obtain Division of Financial Assistance funding for the entire project, demonstrate Greenfield can secure supplemental funding for the entire project cost. If Greenfield cannot get on the fundable list, provide a
contingency plan for how it will fund wastewater treatment plant upgrades.

December 30,
2025
5 Implement actions to reduce inflow and infiltration (I&I) including an upgrade of inadequate manhole covers and
finalize plans to upgrade the Tyler lift station.

June 1, 2026
6 Finalize a funding agreement with the Division of Financial Assistance, if feasible. June 30, 2026
7 Award a construction contract for the installation of the new wastewater treatment plant and related upgrades for Phase I.

September 30,
2026
8 Begin construction of the new wastewater treatment plant. March 30, 2027 9 Conduct a demonstration period to test the new system. March 30, 2029 10 Complete construction and startup of Phase I of the new WWTP. June 30, 2030

4. In addition to the reports required by the current monitoring and reporting program, semiannual time schedule order status reports must be submitted on July 1 and December 1 of each year. Greenfield must submit semiannual status reports beginning July 1, 2025, and every six months thereafter until this time schedule order is confirmed to be complete by the Central Coast Water Board Executive Officer. At a minimum, the reports must include:
i. A summary of tasks achieved, progress, or delays during the previous six months (significant activities);
ii. Significant findings and associated actions;
iii. Activities scheduled for the next six months; and
iv. Summary of the BOD5, TSS, and total nitrogen influent, midpoint, and effluent data from samples obtained within the previous six months. Also include a graph of concentration over time, discussion of trends, and comparison of data to interim effluent limitations. Greenfield must continue to collect data at the frequency and location included in its Monitoring and Reporting Program, but provide a more detailed evaluation of the data in these semiannual time schedule order status reports. Monitoring data will 211
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be used to determine compliance with interim effluent limitations set forth herein.

5. All reports required by this time schedule order must be signed by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official, or by a duly authorized representative of that person4. All reports must be submitted with a signed and certified cover letter and uploaded to GeoTracker Global ID WDR100031387.

6. Any person signing a report required by this time schedule order must make the following certification:
“I certify under penalty of perjury that this document and all attachments were prepared by me, or under my direction or supervision, following a system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. To the best of my knowledge and belief, this document and all attachments are true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.”

7. If Greenfield is unable to perform any activity or submit any documentation in compliance with the deadlines set forth in Table 6 Task Summary, Greenfield may request, in writing, an extension of the time for Executive Officer review and approval.

The extension request must include justification for the delay and must be submitted at least thirty days prior to the respective deadline to be considered complete and timely. The Executive Officer may approve an extension in writing to Greenfield.

8. During the effective period of this time schedule order, Greenfield must comply with all provisions of the General Permit and Notice of Applicability that are not in conflict with this time schedule order.

LEGAL AUTHORITY
If, in the opinion of the Executive Officer, Greenfield fails to comply with any provisions of this time schedule order or fails to consistently demonstrate substantive progress towards achieving full compliance with effluent and groundwater limitations in the General Permit, the Executive Officer may terminate this time schedule order.

Greenfield may also be subject to the issuance of a cease and desist order in accordance with California Water Code section 13301 or a cleanup and abatement order in accordance with California Water Code section 13304. The Central Coast Water Board reserves its right to take any enforcement action authorized by law. 4 To designate an authorized representative, please complete this form and submit to the Central Coast Water Board.
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/wastewater_permitting/docs/authori zed-representative-form.pdf
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The Central Coast Water Board’s requirement that Greenfield submit semiannual reports is made pursuant to section 13267 of the California Water Code.

The cost of preparing each semiannual report is estimated to be less than $1,200 (hourly rate of $150 and 8 hours of work). The reports, which will summarize water quality data and the status of tasks upgrading the WWTP and improving effluent water quality will provide Central Coast Water Board with information to evaluate TSO and General Permit compliance. This information and compliance with the TSO and the General Permit will, in turn, ensure protection of groundwater quality and human health. Thus, the burden, including costs, of the semiannual reports bears a reasonable relationship to its need and the benefits to be obtained. More detailed information is available in the Central Coast Water Board’s public file on this matter.

Greenfield is required to submit this information as the owner and operator of the wastewater treatment plant. The evidence supporting this requirement is described herein and on GeoTracker.

Pursuant to section 13268 of the California Water Code, a violation of a California Water Code section 13267 requirement may subject Greenfield to civil liability of up to $1,000 per day for each day in which the violation occurs.

Pursuant to California Water Code section 13320, any aggrieved person may seek review of this time schedule order by filing a petition with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) for review in accordance with California Water Code section 13320, and California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 2050 et seq. The State Water Board must receive the petition by 5 pm on 30th day after the date of this time schedule order, except that if the 30th day following the date of this time schedule order falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, the petition must be received by the State Water Board by 5 pm on the next business day. Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions are available online at the address below or will be provided upon request. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water_quality This time schedule order will take effect on the date it is signed by the Executive Officer.

The Executive Officer may modify the time schedule in this order to permit a specified task or tasks to be completed at later dates if Greenfield demonstrates and the Executive Officer determines that the delay was beyond the reasonable control of Greenfield.

ORDERED BY
Ryan E. Lodge
Executive Officer
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Phone 831-674-5591 fax 831-674-3149
www.ci.greenfield.ca.us
June 26, 2025
State of California
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Central Coast Region
895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
SUBJECT: CITY OF GREENFIELD TIME SCHEDULE ORDER TASK #3 UPDATE – FATS, OILS, AND GREASE (FOG) PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional) issued Time Schedule Order R3-2025-0018 (TSO) to the City of Greenfield (Greenfield) on April 28, 2025 to establish a compliance schedule and interim effluent limits while Greenfield works towards wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrades to achieve and maintain compliance with R3-2020-0020. Task #3 of the TSO is: Implement a fats, oils, and grease (FOG) pretreatment program to reduce the FOG entering the WWTP. Conduct public outreach and implement inspections of local restaurants identified in the FOG pretreatment program.

ESTABLISHING FOG PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
Greenfield has established right to establish a FOG program for food service establishments and other commercial facilities that discharge FOG into the collection system via Greenfield Municipal Code 13.28.285; the complete text of this ordinance is included as Attachment A.

Greenfield has worked with Wallace Group to develop a program to identify potential FOG program customers and conduct inspections of facilities. Wallace Group provided support in outreach to customers and training for City staff to conduct inspections. Greenfield staff developed inspection forms to document site visits. The first inspections were completed in January 2025.

A total of 48 facilities have been inspected since January 2025. Follow-up inspections are planned to be completed within 6- months of the initial inspection for facilities with noted violations or if food is cooked and served onsite. Facilities with food service permits for microwaved or pre-prepared foods are planned to be permitted with variances and inspected annually to confirm that practices have not changed. Inspections and enforcement will be conducted on an ongoing basis moving forward.

FOG OUTREACH FOR ALL CUSTOMERS
In addition to the commercial FOG program, Greenfield staff has increased outreach to all customers via public events to ensure that residential customers are familiar with the appropriate procedures to dispose of fats, oils, and grease in their home kitchens. Greenfield staff has attended 11 public events since October 2024 and handed out approximately 675 brochures to residents explaining proper FOG disposal procedures.

If there are any questions regarding this response, please contact me at [email protected] and Fluid Resource Management at [email protected].

Thank you,
Jamie Tugel
Public Works Director, City of Greenfield

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: City of Greenfield Municipal Code 13.28.285 216
217
218

6. The issuance by the city of a FOG permit may contain any or all of the following conditions or limits:
a. Limits on discharge of FOG.
b. Requirements for proper operation and maintenance of GCDs. c. Requirements for implementation of best management practices. d. Requirements for maintaining records, including, but not limited to, cleaning logs and waste manifests. e. Requirements for the FSE to install, operate, and maintain a GCD at its own expense.

7. remain in compliance with regulatory agency requirements, and/or ensure the FSE remains in compliance with the requirements of this section.

8. FOG permits are issued to a specific discharger for a specific operation. A FOG permit shall not be reassigned, transferred, or sold to a new owner, a new discharger, different premises, or a new or changed operation.

9. Any discharger who violates any of the provisions of this section, of applicable state and federal regulations, of the revocation:
a. Failure to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of discharge. b. Failure to maintain maintenance records on site.
c. Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics. d.
monitoring.
e.
-up in the GCD.
f.

H.

OG program standard conditions.

I. Noncompliance Fee: Any discharger determined by the city to be in noncompliance with the terms and conditions specified in this section shall pay to the city a noncompliance fee to compensate the city for costs of additional inspections and follow-up, sampling, monitoring, laboratory analysis, treatment, disposal, and administrative processing incurred as a result of the noncompliance. Such noncompliance fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any penalties or other charges that may be assessed in accordance with this section. Noncompliance fees may be tiered based on the type, gravity, or number of occurrences of the offense. Noncompliance fees shall be assigned in accordance with section 1.12.010: Violation--Penalty, as follows:

Part C: Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;

2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year;

3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.

Part D: Any person causing or permitting a violation of this code shall be regarded as committing a separate offense on each day that the violation occurs or continues.

J. City Cost Recovery Charge:: Any discharger determined by the city to have caused a discharge of wastewater which against the discharger in an amount equal to the cost to the city of work required to clean or repair the facility or system and for payment of any associated penalties from state or local regulators. Any such cost recovery charge shall be in addition to any noncompliance fees or penalties that may be assessed in accordance with this section. The amount of any cost recovery 219
City Council Memorandum
599 El Camino Real, Greenfield CA 93927, 831-674-5591
www.ci.greenfield.ca.us
DATE: July 2, 2025
AGENDA DATE: July 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Paul Mugan, Community Development Director Brent Slama, AICP, Planning Consultant
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GREENFIELD AMENDING THE 2005 GENERAL PLAN AND
ADOPTING THE 2023-2031 CITY OF GREENFIELD HOUSING

ELEMENT
Background
Under State Housing law, each City and County in California is required to prepare an up-to-date Housing Element to address the housing growth needs of the municipality and regional planning area. The Housing Element is part of – and must be consistent with – the other elements within the City’s General Plan. The State establishes that each municipality prepare for State Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) review and approval on an 8-year cycle.

Cities and counties in the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) regional planning area were required to submit their Cycle 6 (2023-2031) draft Housing Element updates to State HCD by December 31, 2023. The City submitted the first draft to the State on October 20, 2023, and HCD responded after a required 90-day review on January 18, 2024. After three additional rounds of review, on June 5, 2025, State HCD issued a letter stating that the draft element meets the statutory requirements and will substantially comply with the State Housing Element Law when adopted in accordance with Government Code section 65585.

In accordance with State law, Greenfield’s general plan is the City’s long-range view of its future, and includes the seven mandated elements: Land use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Safety, and Noise. The housing element identifies and analyzes existing and projected housing needs within the community and establishes goals, policies, and implementation programs to address housing needs for all economic segments of the community. The housing element must identify adequate sites for housing and make adequate provision for the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. Although housing elements address all 220
economic segments, the focus tends towards meeting the housing needs of lower income households and disadvantaged populations. Government Code section 65583 states the housing element must consist of “identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing.” Specifically, the housing element must include the following:
• Analysis of population and employment trends and projections of existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, including the locality's share of the regional housing need.
• Analysis and documentation of household characteristics, including level of payment compared to ability to pay, housing characteristics including overcrowding, and housing condition.
• Inventory of land suitable for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having potential for redevelopment or reuse, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and public facilities and services to these sites.
• The identification of a zone or zones where emergency shelters are allowed as a permitted use without a conditional use or other discretionary permit. • Analysis of actual and potential governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including land use controls, building codes and their enforcement, site improvement fees and other exactions required of developers, and local permit processing.
• Analysis of actual and potential non-governmental constraints, including the availability of financing, the price of land, and the cost of construction. • Analysis of any special housing needs, such as those of the homeless, disabled, elderly, large families, female heads of households, and agricultural workers. • Analysis of energy conservation opportunities with respect to residential development. • An analysis of existing assisted housing developments that are eligible to change from lowincome housing uses during the next 10 years due to termination of subsidy contracts, mortgage prepayment, or expiration of restrictions on use.

This housing element identifies and analyzes all items above. It also identifies existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The City’s overarching goal in updating the housing element is to create a document that constructively addresses the vision, the goals, and the concerns of the entire community. In order to achieve this goal, the City has included in this document realistic and achievable goals, policies the City is committed to using consistently, implementation programs and measures designed to achieve the community’s goals, and a realistic timeline for completion.

Analysis
The City’s current (5th cycle) housing element was adopted in 2016 when last certified by the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). State law now requires local 221
jurisdictions update their housing element every eight years based on the timeframes for the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. This update of the housing element (6th cycle) is for the 2023-2031 planning period. HCD sets a State housing target for each planning period, and regional government agencies distribute the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) among member land use jurisdictions. The RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each income level. The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is responsible for developing RHNA allocations for this region. The RHNA for Greenfield is summarized as follows:

Income
Group Very Low Low Moderate
Above
Moderate Total
101 66 184 379 730
It is important to note that the AMBAG methodology assigns more affordable housing to higher resource areas (such as the Monterey Peninsula) and more above moderate-income units to lower resource jurisdictions, including all the South County cities. Also of importance, the City is not responsible for the creation (construction) of the allocated housing units. The City needs to be able to show the ability to accommodate and/or facilitate the development of the specified housing units through its zoning regulations, policies, and programs. Additionally, the City must provide suitable zoning for various types of housing, including farmworker housing, housing for the developmentally disabled, and the homeless. As an element to its General Plan, the housing element provides policy direction for the facilitation of housing within the City.

As has been noted previously, the City has been the regional leader in producing housing and meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) during the previous 5th cycle, including meeting its targets for all income groups. The City Council has been taking actions to consistently ensure that Greenfield is doing its part to solve the housing crisis. With approval and construction of the EAH project on Walnut Avenue and the Self-Help project on the corner of Apple Avenue and 3rd Street, the City will meet all of its Very-Low and Low requirements for the 6th cycle.

Accomplishments of 5th Cycle Housing Element
The following chronologically summarizes the major activities completed within the 5th Cycle Planning Period within each of the eight established goals:
• 2014: The City adopted the Walnut Avenue Specific Plan and adopted Chapter 17.43 of the Municipal Code providing for specific-plan zoning. The Walnut Avenue Specific Plan area includes approximately 10.5 acres for high-density residential development. Upwards of 220 multi-family residential units can be developed. Planning for the first phase of the Specific Plan development began in 2015 for retail/commercial uses. Residential development will be in a later phase.
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• 2015: Chapter 17.80 of the Greenfield Municipal Code, Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing Facilities, was amended to support the Housing Element’s goals, policies, and programs encouraging the development of emergency and transitional housing; to provide development and operational standards to ensure appropriate housing and services for special needs populations; and to ensure conformity with the Housing Element and the requirements of the California Government Code. • 2015: Chapter 15.28 was added to the Municipal Code establishing an expedited permitting procedure for small residential rooftop solar systems.
• 2015: Chapter 17.81 was added to the Municipal Code regulating the conversion of garages into livable space in residential zoning districts.
• 2015: Pacific West Communities constructed the Magnolia Place Senior Apartments project that includes 32 low- and very-low income apartment units for seniors. This is Phase I of a two-phase project.
• 2015: Pacific West Communities began construction of Phase II of the Terracina Oaks project in late 2015. This project will include 47 low- and very-low income-restricted apartments and a manager’s unit. Construction was completed in 2016. • 2014-2016: CHISPA completed construction on the Cambria Park subdivision. Thirty-eight affordable single-family small-lot units were constructed. • 2015: City Council approved participation in the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program.
• 2015: The City was awarded a CDBG grant to implement a homebuyer assistance program and a single-family housing rehabilitation program. Approximately $230,000 was available for each program.
• 2017: The first phase of the multi-family Walnut Grove project located at a vacant lot at 1002 Walnut Avenue was constructed by Corporation For Better Housing. The 64-unit project included 49 very-low income units and 14 low-income units. • 2018: The City Council adopted Ordinance #533, which amended the Greenfield Municipal Code to make various changes to align with the 2016 Housing Element which included changes to allowable land uses, further amendments to provisions on emergency shelters and transitional housing facilities, residential care facilities, and accessory dwelling units, consistent with the requirements of State law at that time. • 2019: The City and Monterey County LAFCO approved the Miramonte Annexation area of 28.08 acres into City limits. It is anticipated that the project would result in the subdivision of 166 lots and would provide for inclusionary housing consistent with the City’s ordinance.
• 2019: The City and Monterey County LAFCO approved the South End Annexation, which added 262 acres into the City limits, and provides for areas for residential, commercial and industrial areas into the City of Greenfield. Specific plans for housing have yet to be determined for these locations.
• 2020-2021: The Avila Farmworker project was built on the northern area of the Walnut Avenue Specific Plan. The project included 111 very low-income units for seasonal agricultural workers.
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• 2022-2023: The second and third phases of Walnut Grove were built by Corporation For Better Housing adjacent to the completed first phase. These additional phases provided a total of 143 affordable housing units, with 31 moderate-units and the remainder as lowincome apartment units. • 2020-2023: Nino Homes constructed the Vintage Meadows project which consisted of 155 above-moderate single-family units that were previously entitled in the early-2000s and delayed for years due to unfavorable economic market conditions. • 2022-2023: Pacific West Communities began construction on the second phase of Magnolia Place, which upon completion will provide 32 additional low- and very lowincome deed restricted units for seniors.

Specific 5th Cycle Program Accomplishments
Among all the specific programs that were identified during the 5th Cycle, the following were major accomplishments during the planning period:

Goal 6.1 Housing Sites For All Income Levels
• Land Inventory (Program 6.1.A) - The City produced nearly twice the required very low units (164 built, 87 required) and over three times the required low-income units (197 built, 57 required) for the period. In all categories, the City produced 618 total units, well over the RHNA of 363.
• Annexations (Program 6.1.E) - During the planning period, the City of Greenfield had three annexation projects approved by Monterey County LAFCO. These annexations provide for over 300 already-anticipated housing units, including low-income housing opportunities.

Goal 6.2 Adequate Affordable Housing
• Mixed Use Overlay (Program 6.2.B) – This program was completed in July of 2018, which amended the Zoning Code to allow a mixed-use overlay on any commercial or office property that proposes to include low- or very-low income residential units within a commercial project.
• Promote Acquisition of Sites with Non-Profits (Program 6.2.C) - The City was extremely effective in accomplishing this program as it supported the purchase, development, and construction of five sites throughout the City during the previous planning period that resulted in the actual construction of 361 low- and very-low income units, well over the RHNA for the period.
• Inclusionary Housing and Density Bonus (Program 6.2.I) – The City adopted mandated changes to Density Bonus requirements in June of 2018 with the approval of Ordinance #533.
• Requirement of 55-year Affordable Deed Restrictions (Program 6.2.J) – The City adopted this program into the Municipal Code through adoption of Ordinance #533 in 2018. 224
• Accessory Dwelling Units (Program 6.2.L) – In 2020-21, 9 ADUs were permitted and in 2022, 20 ADUs were permitted, which exceeded previous activity in earlier years of the planning period. This increase is likely a result of ministerial approvals and the elimination of impact fees.
• Single-Room Occupancy Units (Program 6.2.O) – The City adopted changes to the Zoning Code in 2018 allowing the permitted use of SROs in residential areas and mixed-use overlay areas.

Goal 6.3 Fair Housing Opportunity Available to All
• Multifamily Housing - ADA Requirements (Program 6.3.E) – The City has been proactive in ensuring that all multifamily projects meet required plan check and code compliance for accessibility requirements to make units available for those with disabilities.

Goal 6.4 Housing for Persons with Special Needs
• Farm Labor in Residential Zones (Program 6.4.B) – The City amended its Zoning Code in 2018 to allow farm labor and employee housing for up to six employees in residential zones within the City.
• Residential Care Development Standards (Program 6.4.E) – The City amended standards related to Residential Care facilities in 2018 to remove constraints related to the proximity of such facilities.
• Zoning Accommodation for Those with Disabilities (Program 6.4.I) – The City modified its Zoning Ordinance in 2018 to ensure administrative accommodations where required for the purposes of ensuring the disabled have access to fair housing. • CEQA Streamlining (Program 6.4.J) – Where permitted by law, the City has taken an aggressive approach to provide CEQA exemptions for affordable housing on a case-bycase basis. These policies led to the construction of farmworker housing in the 5th Cycle and a senior affordable housing project anticipated to be built in the 6th Cycle.

Goal 6.5 Engagement with Other Agencies and Organizations in the Provision of Housing • Self-Help Housing (Program 6.5.D) – The City is actively working with a developer to construct a self-help project located at 296 Apple Avenue to bring affordable ownership options through “sweat equity.” It is anticipated the project will be fully entitled and constructed within the 6th Cycle.

Goal 6.6 Adequate Infrastructure and Services to Support Housing • Adequate Infrastructure (Program 6.6.A) – The city required a number of infrastructure enhancements during the development of residential projects during the 5th Cycle to ensure the City can accommodate growth. In addition, the Greenfield Union School District built the Arroyo Seco Academy, a new elementary school, during the planning period. 225
• Prioritization of Water and Sewer to Low-Income Housing (Program 6.6.I) – The City was able to provide water and sewer to all housing projects, resulting in the City exceeding housing targets in all income levels of its 5th Cycle RHNA.

Goal 6.7 Reduced Ongoing Household Costs and Supporting Incomes • Adoption of Energy-Efficiency Requirements (Program 6.7.C) – Every three years, the City has consistently updated its building codes to match changes made to the State codes and follows all requirements. The most recent ordinance to adopt the updated Energy Code was adopted on February 28, 2023, as a part of Ordinance #563.

Goal 6.8 Well-maintained Housing Stock and Neighborhoods • Code Enforcement (Program 6.8.I) – The City has hired a code enforcement officer who is responsible to identify and investigate concerns related to substandard units. The officer is active in working with homeowners and landlords to ensure safe living conditions. • Weed Abatement (Program 6.8.L) – The City Fire Department has been active in ensuring compliance with public safety by ensuring that weeds are addressed to reduce fire hazards in Greenfield. The Department issues weed-abatement letters annually and follows up with inspections to ensure compliance.

Updated Sixth Cycle Policies
After identifying the effectiveness of the existing programs in the previous Housing Element, the City will continue a majority of its programs, especially those that have been extremely effective in assisting the City in achieving the construction of more than sufficient housing in all income categories in the 5th Cycle RHNA. The City will modify a number of programs to either conform to updates to State law or to make the program more effective locally. A summary of these changes, which are identified in greater detail in Appendix A, Evaluation of Previous Housing Element Table, is as follows:
• Adequate Land (Program 6.1.A) – This program will be amended to meet the current RHNA requirements to ensure that land is available in Greenfield to support the needs for low- and very low income housing.
• Affordable Housing – Mixed-Use Overlay (Program 6.2.B) – This program will be deleted as the zoning action was completed.
• Review Inclusionary Housing and Density Bonus (Program 6.2.I) – This program will be modified to ensure that review of these items is consistent with current and future State law. Dispersal of Affordable Units
• (Program 6.2.K) – This program is being modified as it has been ineffective over the last number of years in achieving its intended result.
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• Accessory Dwelling Units (Program 6.2.L) – As laws continue to be changed almost annually on this subject, the City will modify this program to ensure flexibility with ongoing changes to State law.
• Small Lots and Zero-Lot Line (Program 6.2.M) – This program will be amended to ensure consistency with State law and address current needs in the community by including local changes to accommodate SB 9 projects.
• Single-Resident Occupancy Units (Program 6.2.O) – This program was completed in the 5th Cycle as the zoning action was completed.
• Farm-Labor and Employee Housing (Program 6.4.B) – While the program was completed, the City will be modifying the program to ensure that farmworker housing is addressed in the 6th Cycle, specifically to emphasize the needs for family units for local agricultural workers.
• Downtown Mixed-Use for Elderly and Disabilities (Program 6.4.D) – The City will modify this program to ensure effectiveness by emphasizing residential uses, which are far more likely to be built than mixed-use projects.
• Residential Care (Program 6.4.E) – The City will modify this program to review Residential Care Facilities in accordance with changes to State law. • Large Households (Program 6.4.F) – The City will consider modifications to this program based on changes in housing needs and priorities.
• Farmworker-Homeless Joint Projects (Program 6.4.M) – The City will delete this program based on past experience gained during the 5th Cycle.
• Housing Rehabilitation Funding (Program 6.8.A) – The City will modify the program to reflect the reality of anticipated funding sources.

New programs not previously included in the 5th Cycle include:
• Redesignate and Rezone Assessor Parcel Number 109-221-027 (Program 6.1.F) – This would amend the zoning for the parcel from the Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) Designation to Medium Density Residential (R-M) to allow for the development of moderate and above-moderate income housing.
• Redesignate and Rezone Assessor Parcel Numbers 221-001-017, -070 and -071 (Program

6.1.G) – This would amend the zoning for the parcels from the Highway Commercial (HC) and Light Industrial (I-L) to 15.7 acres of Low Density Residential (R-L), 9.5 acres of Medium Density Residential (R-M), and 10.4 acres of High Density Residential (R-H) to accommodate the development of moderate and above-moderate income housing.. • Conversion of Commercial Property to Residential (Program 6.2.B) – The program will review the requirements of AB 2011 and SB 6 and adopt an ordinance to make necessary amendments to the Zoning Code to allow for specified conversions of vacant retail commercial space to residential use to accommodate affordable housing where permitted by State law.
• Program For Extremely Low-Income (ELI) households. (Program 6.2.F) The program will consider the feasibility of waiving, reducing, subsidizing, or deferring development fees or 227
providing other incentives for housing developments that include units affordable to extremely low-income households
• Development of Assessor Parcel Number 024-261-001 (Program 6.2.G) - The City will proactively work with the Housing Authority of Monterey County to take actions to incentivize and complete construction of the Elm Terrace affordable housing project located at 1083 Elm Avenue.
• Amendment to Design Review (Program 6.2.K) – The City will amend the Zoning Code to update Chapter 17.16.070 (Design Review) to remove potential constraints upon the development of housing.
• SB 9 Lot Splits (Program 6.2.M) – This program has been expanded to include provisions to ensure adopting regulations that comport with residential lot subdivisions per SB 9. • Rezone to Accommodate Site Inventory from 4th and 5th Cycle (Program 6.2.H) – This program will rezone to allow developments by right pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2(i) when 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households on sites identified in Site Inventory Table A to accommodate the lower income RHNA that was previously identified in past housing elements. Specifically, the City will rezone the nonvacant sites identified on Table A previously identified in the 5th cycle housing element, and the vacant sites identified on Table A as previously identified for both the 5th and 4th cycle housing elements.
• Low Barrier Navigation Centers (Program 6.2.S) - This program will amend Chapter 17.80 of the Zoning Code to specifically add a section on Low Barrier Navigation Centers and ensure that regulations for building such facilities are in accordance with State law. • Infrastructure to Serve Housing (Program 6.6.C) - This program will commit the City to facilitate the development and funding of utility infrastructure improvements to identified Housing Sites that require service extensions.
• Recreation Center (Program 6.6.D) - This program will commit the City to complete the new Greenfield Recreation Center and Park at Apple Avenue and 12th Street, making specific place-based improvements to the neighborhood to enhance quality of life. • Neighborhood Park Improvements (Program 6.6.E) - This program ensures safe neighborhoods by committing to Neighborhood Park improvements with the repair and/or replacement of park amenities.
• Updated Infrastructure (Program 6.6.F) - This program will commit the City to updating neighborhood infrastructure by updating water and sewer pipes, fire hydrants, meters, fixing manholes and drainage issues and installing new streetlights. • Walnut Avenue Pedestrian Bikeway Project (Program 6.6.G) – The City will complete the Walnut Avenue Pedestrian and Bikeway Project to help pedestrian connections between residents on both sides of US 101 and increase access to services and connect neighborhoods.
• Community Clean-Up Program (Program 6.6.H) – The City will work with CommunityBased Organizations to support targeted community clean-up efforts to help eliminate blighted conditions in targeted neighborhoods.
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• Just Cause Evictions (Program 6.8.N) – This program will protect residents from the impacts of displacement and limit Landlord’s ability to evict tenants without valid reasons. • Right of First Return Policy (Program 6.8.O) – The program will ensure that residents have the right of first return where properties require substantial renovations.

Environmental Review
The City of Greenfield has determined that the project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3), where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity would result in a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The Greenfield Housing Element Update is a policy document that would replace the City’s current Housing Element with the programs, policies, and actions proposed therein. The Housing Element does not consider or approve specific development projects; rather, it establishes a number of housing policies, includes State-required implementation provisions and includes a housing plan to accommodate the 6th cycle RHNA. Additionally, no amendments to the General Plan land use map or zoning map are proposed concurrently as part of Housing Element Update, which could result in actual changes to the built environment. The Housing Element Update would not alter the existing General Plan’s total population projections, and would not facilitate increased development beyond what is allowed in the existing General Plan. Future housing development facilitated by the policies of the updated Housing Element would be subject to individual and separate project level environmental review under CEQA and to compliance with the established regulatory framework, including federal, state, regional, and local regulations. Future housing development would also be subject to development review by the City.

Previous Action
The Planning Commission held a formal public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on July 1, 2025. At the hearing, the Commission received written comments from Monterey Salinas Transit in support of the Housing Element Adoption. Commissioners expressed various concerns about the impact of additional requirements and significant State oversight and reach into local zoning matters but discussed the need to be eligible for funding opportunities. The Planning Commission voted 4-0 with one Commissioner absent to recommend adoption of the Housing Element to the City Council.

Requested Action / Recommendation
Section 17.10.030 of the City of Greenfield Zoning Code establishes the City Council as the designated approving authority for general plan amendments and section 17.10.040 provides that the Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council on any proposed general plan amendment. After public hearing by the Planning Commission and receipt of recommendations from the Planning Director and Planning Commission, the City Council then “approves, conditionally approves, or denies” the general plan amendment. General plan 229
amendments shall be granted only when the City Council finds the proposed amendment (1) “is consistent with the general plan goals, policies, and implementation programs,” (2) “will have no adverse effects on the public’s health, safety, or welfare, and (3) if proposed by a private property owner, “there is a substantial benefit to the City to be derived from the amendment.” (Sections

17.16.130 and 17.16.140) The State’s planning law requires the adoption of a general plan to guide land use within each city and county in the state (Government Code Section 65300 et sec.).

It is recommended the City Council adopt the attached resolution which adopts the 6th Cycle 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update, amend the General Plan to include this housing element update, and transmit the approved Element to State HCD. State HCD has found the proposed update to the housing element meets the requirements for a housing element as required by the California Government Code, and adoption of the existing document will ensure certification. Having a certified Housing Element will eliminate the builders remedy provisions available to development and will make the City eligible for significant State grant opportunities related to housing.

Alternatives
Should the City Council wish to amend the proposed housing element, then State HCD will review any changes to the most recent draft and make a determination if the proposed amendments are still in compliance with the statutory requirements of State Housing Law. This potentially could delay certification of the Housing Element, especially if the State determines that the changes are not consistent with Housing Element law.

PROPOSED MOTION: I MOVE THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-68, A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2005 GENERAL PLAN AND ADOPT THE 2023-2031 CITY OF GREENFIELD HOUSING ELEMENT Attachments
Resolution 2025-XX
Exhibit A: 6th Cycle Housing Element, including Appendices LINK: ci.greenfield.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/5009/Housing-Element-2023-2031--- Including-Appendices
Exhibit B: HCD Compliance Letter
Exhibit C: Public Correspondence Received
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-68

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD AMENDING THE 2005 GENERAL PLAN AND ADOPTING THE 2023-2031 CITY OF

GREENFIELD HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, California Government Code sections 65300 et seq. mandate the adoption of a general plan for each city and county within the State and require, among others, a housing element within each general plan; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code sections 65500 et seq. prescribe the requirements for the preparation of housing elements; and WHEREAS, the State Housing and Community Development Department establishes state-wide housing targets, and the regional governments allocate these housing targets to local land use jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is the regional body authorized to allocate housing targets in Monterey County; and WHEREAS, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments has allocated housing targets of 101 units for very low-income households, 66 units for low-income households, 184 units for moderate-income households, and 379 units for above moderate-income households, for a total allocation of 730 housing units for the City of Greenfield during the 2023 to 2031 housing element planning period; and
WHEREAS, the City of Greenfield prepared a draft Sixth Cycle Housing Element update and submitted said housing element to the State Housing and Community Development Department on October 20, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City consulted with the State Housing and Community Development Department on January 18, 2024, and subsequent dates, and based on that consultation provided housing element revisions to the State Housing and Community Development Department on April 18, 2024, November 21, 2024, and May 20, 2025; and WHEREAS, the State Housing and Community Development Department sent a letter on June 5, 2025, confirming the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update, as revised, met the State’s statutory requirements for housing elements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the project and determined the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3), where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity would result in a significant effect on the environment; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update, including all appendices, and the June 5, 2025, letter from the State Housing and Community Development Department, and found the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update meets the statutory requirements for housing elements; and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update was considered by the Planning Commission at a duly noticed public hearing on July 1, 2025, and the Planning Commission considered all public testimony received and recommended in a 4-0 vote that the City Council amend the 2005 General Plan and adopt the Housing Element Update; WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on July 22, 2025, to consider all public testimony on the matter.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Greenfield has considered all written and verbal evidence regarding the proposed update to the Housing Element at the public hearing and has made the following findings regarding the proposed update to the Housing Element:

1. FINDING: The proposed update to the Housing Element will further the planning and housing development goals of the City.
(a) The proposed update to the Housing Element continues existing housing policies and programs that have been effective in the past;
(b) The proposed update to the Housing Element encourages, facilitates, and provides opportunity for affordable housing consistent with the goals set forth for the City by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments; and
(c) The proposed update to the Housing Element adds new programs that will enhance the City’s continuing efforts to encourage, facilitate, and provide opportunities for affordable housing.

2. FINDING: The proposed update to the Housing Element is consistent with the other elements of the City of Greenfield General Plan.
(a) The proposed update to the Housing Element does not affect the existing Sphere of Influence for the City;
(b) The proposed update to the Housing Element does not alter the General Plan land use diagram or circulation diagram, or the Zoning Map, and development under the update to the Housing Element would be consistent with the development densities of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance;
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(c)The proposed update to the Housing Element will support residential development at a variety of densities and for a variety of income groups, consistent with the General Plan; (d) The proposed update to the Housing Element would not change the City’s adopted growth rate or negatively affect the provision of City services; (e) The proposed update to the Housing Element would not alter the provision of parks, open space, or recreational opportunities, or negatively affect the conservation of agricultural lands or natural resources;
(f) The proposed update to the Housing Element would not negatively affect the health or safety or noise environment within the City; and
(g) The proposed update to the Housing Element does not conflict with policies or programs within any other element of the General Plan.

3. FINDING: The sites proposed for residential development in the proposed update to the Housing Element are suitable for the type and density of development proposed. (a) The sites proposed for residential development are already designated for such uses on the General Plan land use diagram and residential uses are compatible with the physical characteristics of the sites and with adjacent existing or planned uses; (b) Existing or planned public streets do or will provide direct access to the sites; (c) Existing or planned public utility infrastructure does or will provide services to the sites; (d) The City does or will be able to provide fire and police services to the sites; and appropriate private services and commercial opportunities are or will be available to serve future residents of the sites.

4. FINDING: The proposed update to the Housing Element is consistent with requirements of Government Code sections 65583 through 65590 which set forth the content and procedures for preparation of housing elements.
(a) A draft update to the Housing Element was prepared by the City and submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development on or about October 20, 2023;
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(c) Following approval by the City Council the City will submit the Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for certification.

5. FINDING: The development of residential uses under the proposed update of the Housing Element will not be detrimental to health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general welfare of the persons residing or working in the vicinity of the residential development, or to its future residents, or to the general welfare of the City. (a) The proposed update of the Housing Element has been reviewed by responsible City and State agencies to ensure the policies within the Housing Element and other elements of the General Plan provide for the continuing public health, safety and orderly development of the surrounding area; and
(b) All infrastructure required for residential uses under the proposed update of the Housing Element has been previously reviewed in light of the build out of the General Plan, and because development of residential uses under the proposed Housing Element would be consistent with the adopted General Plan land use diagram and development densities, a determination has been made the proposed housing sites can and will be provided with the required municipal services.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Greenfield does hereby amend the 2005 City of Greenfield General Plan and adopts the City of Greenfield Sixth Cycle Housing Element: 2023-2031; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that immediately upon City Council adoption, staff shall submit the approved Sixth Cycle Housing Element: 2023-2031 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for certification.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield, as a duly noticed public hearing held on the 22nd day of July 2025, by the following vote:

AYES, and all in favor, therefore, Councilmembers:

NOES, Councilmembers:

ABSENT, Councilmembers:
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Robert White, Mayor
Attest:
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Ann F. Rathbun, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
6th Cycle Housing Element, including Appendices
LINK: https://ci.greenfield.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/5009/Housing-Element-2023-2031--- Including-Appendices
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT
651 Bannon Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 263-2911 / FAX (916) 263-7453
www.hcd.ca.gov
June 5, 2025
Paul Mugan, Director
Community Development Department
City of Greenfield
599 El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA 93927
Dear Paul Mugan:

RE: City of Greenfield’s 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Revised Draft Housing Element Thank you for submitting the City of Greenfield’s (City) revised draft housing element received for review on May 20, 2025, along with minor technical edits that were received on June 3, 2025. Pursuant to Government Code section 65585, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is reporting the results of its review.

The revised draft element meets the statutory requirements that were described in HCD’s January 16, 2025 review. The housing element will substantially comply with State Housing Element Law (Gov. Code, § 65580 et seq) when it is adopted, submitted to and approved by HCD, in accordance with Government Code section 65585.

As a reminder, the City’s 6th cycle housing element was due December 15, 2023. As of today, the City has not completed the housing element process for the 6th cycle. The City’s 5th cycle housing element no longer satisfies statutory requirements. HCD encourages the City to adopt and submit to HCD to regain housing element compliance.

Public participation in the development, adoption and implementation of the housing element is essential to effective housing planning. Throughout the housing element process, the City must continue to engage the community, including organizations that represent lower-income and special needs households, by making information regularly available while considering and incorporating comments where appropriate. Please be aware, any revisions to the element must be posted on the local government’s website and to email a link to all individuals and organizations that have previously requested notices relating to the local government’s housing element at least seven days before submitting to HCD.
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Paul Mugan, Director