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Oil Fields - Food Safety

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  • 13267 Orders for Chemicals and Additives
    • Amber Chemicals, Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • American Colloid Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Argo Chemical, Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Bellaire Oil Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Cal Coast Acidizing
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • California Resources Production Corporation
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Chem One Ltd
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Chemex Chemicals, Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Chevron USA Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Ciba Corporation
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Clorox Sales Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • CP Kelco
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Crown Shavings
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Diversity Technologies Corp.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Drilling Specialties Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • E&B Natural Resources
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Geo Drilling Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • HASA Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Hathaway, LLC
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • M-I SWACO, A Schlumberger Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • MI Drilling Fluids LTD
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Natural Soda, LLC
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Penreco
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Sage Rider West
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Sinclair Well Products
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Univar
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
    • Valley Water Management Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
  • Responses to 13267 Orders for Chemicals Used During Petroleum Production
    • Bellaire Oil Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 20 June 2016)
    • California Resources Production Corporation
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 20 June 2016)
    • Chevron USA Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 17 June 2016)
    • Hathaway, LLC
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 17 June 2016)
    • Little Creek Properties, Inc.; Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 17 June 2016)
    • Modus, Inc.
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 11 May 2016)
    • Valley Water Management Company
      • California Water Code Directive Pursuant to Section 13267
      • Response (Received 20 June 2016)
  • Additive Information
    • Additive Information Updated April 2018
    • Additive Information Updated June 2018
  • Compiled Analytical Results for Irrigation with Petroleum Production Wastewater
  • Historical Petroleum Production Wastewater Analytical Results

    Reports will continue to be uploaded to this location as staff time permits. To request specific reports, please contact either Rebecca Asami at (559) 445-5548 or Alex Olsen at (559) 445-6076.

    • Chevron U.S.A., Inc., and Cawelo Water District (historically Texaco Production)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2012-0058
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2007-0170 (NPDES No. CA0082295)
        • Toxicity Reports
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (December 2010)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (October 2010)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (May 2010)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (October 2009 Pt.1)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (October 2009 Pt.2)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (October 2009 Pt.3)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (December 2008)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (June 2008)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (April 2008 Pt.1)
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (April 2008 Pt.2)
        • Toxicity Identification Evaluation
          • Toxicity Identification Evaluation (February 2011)
            • Report 1 of 2
            • Report 2 of 2
          • Toxicity Identification Evaluation (May 2010)
          • Toxicity Identification Evaluation (May 2009)
        • Self-Monitoring Reports with Laboratory Reports
          • 2008 Annual Report
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 95-031 (NPDES No. CA0082295)
        • Response to 13267 Order
          • Technical Report (October 2001)
          • Technical Report (June 2001)
        • Self-Monitoring Reports
          • Self-Monitoring Report (October 2001)
        • Toxicity Reports
          • Chronic Toxicity Testing (August 1995)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 88-119 (NPDES No. CA082295)
        • Self-Monitoring Reports
          • Self-Monitoring Report (February 1992)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (April 1991)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (February 1991)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (February 1988)
        • Response to 13267 Order
          • Technical Report (October 2001)
    • Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc.
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2002-0053 (NPDES No. CA0078352)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 97-124 (NPDES No. CA0078352)
        • Response to 13267 Order
          • Technical Report (October 2001)
          • Technical Report (June 2001)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 76-264 (NPDES No. CA0078352)
    • Valley Water Management Company and Cawelo Water District
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2012-0059
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2007-0066 (NPDES No. CA0081311)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2006-0124 (NPDES No. CA0081311)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 96-009 (NPDES No. CA0081311)
        • Self-Monitoring Reports
          • Self-Monitoring Report (February 2002)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (October 2001)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (August 2001)
          • Self-Monitoring Report (April 2001)
    • Jim & Peggy Schaefer
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2006-0049
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-98-035 (NPDES No. CA0078859)
      • Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-93-125 (NPDES No. CA0078859)
        • Technical Report (October 1991)
        • Technical Report (August 1991)
        • Report of Waste Discharge (March 1987)
  • Studies on Food Safety and Produced Irrigation Water
    • ERM Risk Assessment- Full Report
    • Cawelo Water District Irrigation Study
    • Cawelo Citrus Sampling Report
    • Cawelo Root Crop Memorandum
    • Shonkoff, Stringfellow, Domen-Hazard Assessment
  • Current Waste Discharge Requirements for Produced Water to Irrigation
  • Crop Information
    • Crop Infomation - Updated July 2018
    • Cawelo Water District - Updated 2017
    • Kern Tulare Water District - Updated 2017
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 9 May 2019
    • Meeting Notice
    • Meeting Agenda
    • Draft Report on MOU Task 1 (This document does not include comments from the Food Safety Expert Panel and is not a final draft.)
    • Staff Presentation-Amended WDRs
    • Staff Presentation-New WDRs Update
    • Presentation-MOU Task Updates
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 24 January 2019
    • Meeting Notice
    • Meeting Agenda
    • Presentation by Exponent
    • Presentation by GSI
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 25 April 2018
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • DRAFT-Consumption Estimates Presentation
    • Soil Presentation-Preliminary Assessment
    • Presentation on Proposed Projects
    • Presentation-Consultant Chosen for MOU Tasks
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 24 January 2018
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Citrus Update Presentation
    • Sampling Update Presentation
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 28 June 2017
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Draft- White Paper Outline
    • Draft- Scopes of Work
    • Meeting Presentations:
      • Citrus Sampling Presentation
      • Duke Study Presentation
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 21 April 2017
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Central Valley Water Board March/April 2017 Fruit Sampling - Sampling and Analysis Plan
      • Attachment
    • Central Valley Water Board March/April 2017 Fruit Sampling - Field Notes:
      • Cawelo Water District, 29 March 2017
      • Cawelo Water District, 30 March 2017
      • Kern-Tulare Water District, 4 April 2017
    • Sampling Plan Presentation
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety / Oil Fields Produced Water Expert Panel - 28 October 2016
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Presentations:
      • Presentation by Cawelo Water District
      • Presentation by: William T. Stringfellow, PhD; Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH; Jeremy K. Domen, MS
    • Meeting Summary
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety / Oil Fields Produced Water Expert Panel - 11 April 2016
    • Notice of Public Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Presentation by Cawelo Water District
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)
  • Public Meeting of the Food Safety Expert Panel - 12 January 2016
    • Notice of Public Meeting - (12/30/2015)
    • Agenda
    • Project Charter (Old Version)
    • Meeting Presentations:
      • Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
      • Cawelo Water District
      • Environmental Resources Management
      • North Kern Water Storage District & California Resources Corporation
      • Pacific Institute
      • PSE Healthy Energy
    • Meeting Video - (this will open a page on YouTube)

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Facts and Information

  • Food Safety Fact Sheet
  • Information on the Food Safety Expert Panel
    • Food Safety Expert Panel - Charter

Reports & Documents

Due to issues regarding corrupt and/or illegible pages in the original 2017 Crop Reports, these reports were recompiled and republished on 31 August 2018.
  • Crop Sampling Results
    • Garlic 2018 Results
    • Potato 2018 Results
    • Carrot 2018 Results
  • Letter Regarding Panel Makeup
    • Board Response to Letter
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
    • Copy of the MOU
    • SOW Tasks 1 and 2
    • SOW Task 3
Please see the "Past Events" section of this page for more available documents (in reverse chronological order).