The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2014-15

MEASUREMENTS  - Data last updated on: 

WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Data Source: CIWQS. Period: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Extracted on November 6, 2015.
• Unit of Measure: Number of enforcement actions with an effective date during FY 14-15.
• Data Definitions: See glossary. Note: the glossary has been updated to reflect the definitions in the current Enforcement Policy. The categories are different than previous Performance Reports and thus are not comparable to previous reports.
• References: Waste Discharge Requirements Program
  Public Reports and Data
  Office of Enforcement
  The Water Boards' Enforcement Policy

GLOSSARY

Compliance Actions

Compliance actions are formal enforcement actions that impose sanctions and/or require compliance. Compliance Actions include Notices to Comply (NTC), Notices of Noncompliance (NNC), Time Schedule Orders (TSO), Cease and Desist Orders (CDO) and Clean Up and Abatement Orders (CAO).

Formal Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement actions are statutorily based actions to address a violation or threatened violation of water quality laws, regulations, policies, plans, or orders.

Informal Enforcement Actions

Informal enforcement actions are enforcement actions taken by Water Board staff that are not defined in statute or regulation. Informal enforcement action can include any form of communication (oral, written, or electronic) between Water Board staff and a discharger concerning an actual, threatened, or potential violation. Informal enforcement actions cannot be petitioned to the State Water Board.

The purpose of an informal enforcement action is to quickly bring an actual, threatened, or potential violation to the discharger's attention and to give the discharger an opportunity to return to compliance as soon as possible. The Water Board may take formal enforcement action in place of, or in addition to, informal enforcement actions.

Penalty Actions

Penalty Actions are formal enforcement actions where administrative or judicial actions impose a penalty or require the completion of a project associated to a monetary amount. Penalty actions include liabilities imposed with an Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) and settlement agreements pursuant to Government Code section 11415.60.

Waste Discharge Requirements

The Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) - Waste Discharges to Land Program regulates all point source discharges of waste to land that do not require full containment (which falls under the Land Discharge Program), or are not subject to the NPDES Program.

( Page last updated:  11/25/15 )