San Diego Region - Press Releases

Description Date
Landowner of unlicensed cannabis cultivation site to pay $410,000 for failure to cleanup order 12/12/24
City of Oceanside to pay $1.5 million for sewage overflows during major storm 11/19/24
Federal plant that treats Tijuana wastewater given deadline to meet water quality standards 12/22/23
Federal Government Commits to Fixing Tijuana River Sewage Crisis in San Diego County 09/05/23
City of San Diego will pay $4.6 million for 2020 sewage spill into Sweetwater River 06/15/23
Oceanside residential unit owners face fine for stormwater permit violations 11/21/22
Mission Valley Terminal Cleanup 10/12/22
Orange County developer fined record $6.6 million for failure to stop illegal stormwater discharges 06/08/22
Regional Leaders Announce Settlement in Tijuana River Valley Sewage Litigation 04/12/22
San Diego Board approves highly treated wastewater for GW development 12/10/21
San Diego Water Board orders federal treatment plant to stop discharge permit violations 06/29/21
Laguna Beach reaches $1.5 million settlement for wastewater collection system failure 06/09/21
San Diego Water Board Seeks $9 Million Penalty Against Baldwin & Sons for Illegal Discharges and Permit Violations 01/14/20
U.S. Army Corps Contractor Agrees to $741,466 Settlement for Storm Water Pollution Violations 01/13/20
Nursery Agrees to $18,132 Settlement for Polluting Impaired Water Body In San Diego County 10/31/19
Ten Public Agencies are Ordered to Investigate their Systems for Discharges of Human Waste into the Lower San Diego River 06/12/19
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Updated Permit Approved by San Diego Water Board 05/08/19
San Diego Regional Water Board Files Lawsuit Over Tijuana River Discharges 09/05/18
San Diego Water Board Accepts Orange County Stormwater Plan for San Juan Watershed Area 06/28/18
Pardee Homes Fined $291,286 by San Diego Water Board for Allowing Sediment to Run Uncontrolled During Storms 06/07/18
Judge Denies Housing Developer's Bid to Overturn $595,367 San Diego Water Board Fine 05/25/18
Attorney General Becerra and San Diego Water Board: We're Ready to File Suit Over Public Health Threats Posed by Tijuana River Sewage 05/14/18
Free Infrastructure Funding Fairs Coming to Southern California Aug. 29-30 08/25/17
City of San Diego Agrees to $3.2 Million Settlement on Erosion Control Case 08/09/17
State Water Board Approves Removal of Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium 08/01/17
San Diego Water Board to Hear Residents' Water Quality Concerns at Environmental Justice Forum June 10 06/08/17
San Diego County Business Issued $94,078 Penalty for Water Quality Permit Violations 05/30/17
Massive Cleanup of Trash in San Diego River Ecological Reserve 05/17/17
San Diego Bay Fish Consumption Detailed in Southern California Coastal Water Research Report 04/11/17
San Diego Water Board Adopts General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Agricultural Operations within the San Diego Region 11/29/16
Developer San Altos-Lemon Grove issued $595,367 Penalty for Water Quality Violations 08/30/16
City of San Diego Faces Proposed Penalty of $4.6 Million for Lax Construction Site Erosion Control 07/19/16
San Diego Water Board Proposes $875,166 Fine to KB Home For Damage to Creek, Non-Permitted Work 04/22/16
San Diego Water Board Accepts Water Quality Improvement Plans For Watersheds in San Diego County 03/23/16
San Diego Water Board Issues Penalty Against SANDAG For Sediment Pollution From Construction Activities 11/20/15
San Diego Water Board Issues $848,374 Penalty to Developer for Sediment Pollution 10/19/15
San Diego Water Board Cracks Down on Over Watering that Leads to Pollution 08/08/15
San Diego Water Board Approves $430,851 Settlement Agreement with Encinitas for Storm Water Violations 06/02/15
San Diego Water Board Reaches $286,324 Settlement with Scripps Mesa Developers for Storm Water Violations 02/04/15
Beach Water Quality Monitoring in South Orange County Enhanced 12/11/14
San Diego Water Board Fines Industries for Failing to Comply with Storm Water Permits 10/17/14
San Diego Water Board Authorizes 33 Percent Increase in Recycled Water Production at USMC Base Camp Pendleton 08/13/14
San Diego Regional Water Board Reaches $949,634 Storm Water Settlement Agreement with the City of San Diego 08/13/14
State Water Board Adopts Statewide Emergency Conservation Regulations 07/15/14
San Diego Water Board Adopts Innovative Approach to Control Pollution in Loma Alta Slough, Oceanside 06/26/14
San Diego Water Board Waives Regulation to Spur Water Conservation Saving Time and Money without Compromising Water Quality 06/26/14
San Diego Water Board Issues Updated Discharger Permit for the Border Wastewater Treatment Plant 06/26/14
San Diego Water Board Authorizes a 50 Percent Increase in Recycled Water Production at USMC Base Camp Pendleton 06/26/14
San Diego Water Board will Host a Summit on June 4, 2014 regarding Tijuana River Valley Restoration 05/30/14
San Diego Water Board Adopts Emergency Permit Waiver to Expedite Cleanup from San Diego County Wildfires 05/27/14
San Diego Water Board Issues $801,000 Penalty to City of La Mesa for Sewage Discharges to Chollas Creek and San Diego River 12/11/13
City of Encinitas and USS Cal Builders Face $431,000 Penalty from San Diego Regional Water Board for Water Quality Violations 12/03/13
Coastal Commission Beach Cleanup Sept. 21: Volunteers Pitch In For a Better Coastline 09/17/13
San Diego Water Board Concludes Border Wastewater Treatment Plant Lawsuit 06/20/13
San Diego Water Board Approves Updated Storm Water Runoff Regulations 05/09/13
San Diego Water Board Approves $1,254,414 Settlement for Sewage Discharges to Los Penasquitos Creek, Lagoon, and Pacific Ocean 05/08/13
San Diego Water Board Approves $138,000 Penalty for Polluted Discharges to San Diego Bay 12/12/12
San Diego Water Board Prescribes Requirements to Protect Coastal and Inland Waters from Pollutants Discharged at Fireworks Events 05/12/11