Adoption of Waste Discharge Requirements for Demler Brothers LLC, Pine Hill Egg Ranch and Pullet Farm, Ramona, San Diego County.

The regulatory instrument known as Order No. R9-2025-0012 governs the discharge of waste from Demler Brothers LLC’s Pine Hill Egg Ranch and Pullet Farm located in Ramona, San Diego County, requiring strict compliance with environmental standards to protect water quality. The facilities manage egg wash process water, which is directed to onsite evaporation ponds, and animal waste including manure, urine, and carcasses, which must be contained, stored, and disposed of in accordance with approved best management practices. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, acts as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate the environmental impacts of these discharges and ensure regulatory adherence. Compliance obligations include monthly inspections of evaporation ponds and aboveground infrastructure, weekly assessments of manure handling areas, and submission of annual self-monitoring reports detailing waste volumes, disposal locations, and operational findings. Monitoring parameters for egg wash effluent and groundwater, including BOD, orthophosphate, chloride, sulfate, chlorite, total coliforms, and E. coli, must be tracked and reported against specific thresholds outlined in the Order and its attachments, particularly Attachment C, the Monitoring and Reporting Program. All reporting is to be submitted electronically via the GeoTracker database, with hard copies accepted at the Board’s San Diego office for certain materials. Sampling and well construction require adherence to technical specifications from California Department of Water Resources Bulletins 74-81 and 74-90, and data must be recorded with precise NAD83 and NAVD88 surveying standards. The discharger, Demler Brothers LLC, is responsible for implementing an Emergency Spill Prevention Plan, maintaining wastewater treatment systems including concrete pads and holding structures, and ensuring animal mortalities are stored in freezers until offsite disposal. The Order mandates a 120-day advance notice for any change in ownership, prohibits transfer without written Board approval, and requires licensed professionals to certify the accuracy of all submitted reports under penalty of law. There is no associated federal contract value, procurement schedule, or payment mechanism, as this is a regulatory enforcement tool under state water law rather than a traditional contract, and no federal acquisition regulations or standardized contract clauses apply. The primary interface for compliance oversight is Mahsa Izadmehr, Water Resource Control Engineer, who serves as the point of contact for submissions and regulatory inquiries.