Revised WDRs for Setton Pistachio and Porterville Citrus Terra Bella Processing Facilities
Summary
SCH Number
2026060531
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Revised WDRs for Setton Pistachio and Porterville Citrus Terra Bella Processing Facilities
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/11/2026
Document Description
The revised Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) will regulate the discharge of pistachio- and citrus-processing wastewater generated by the Setton Pistachio and Porterville Citrus facilities in Terra Bella (collectively, the Terra Bella Processing Facilities). The updated WDRs authorize a maximum daily and total annual discharge of pistachio process wastewater of 3.0 mgd and 80 million gallons, respectively, and allow a maximum daily discharge of citrus process wastewater of up to 0.08 mgd.
Contact Information
Name
Alex Mushegan
Agency Name
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Supervising Water Resource Control Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Fernando Rios
Agency Name
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Terra Bella
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Terra Bella Ave. and Road 236
Zip
93270
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301.
Reasons for Exemption
To the extent that the WDRs authorize any changes to the Facilities’ treatment systems or operations, such authorization is exempt from further CEQA review because those changes constitute minor alterations to an existing facility with minimal or no expansion of the uses contemplated in the 2024 EIR adopted by Tulare County. The WDRs only authorize the discharge of process wastewater to existing ponds and existing irrigated agricultural lands.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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