Notice of Proposed Settlement

Time Schedule Order No. R1-2026-0050

Justin Baldwin and Mia Baldwin as Trustees of the Baldwin J and M Trust, Humboldt Spirit Inc., and Sprowl Creek LLC (the Dischargers).

Proposed Order No. R1-2026-0050 is a conditional settlement offer to the Dischargers for their failure to comply with the deadlines in Cleanup and Abatement and Investigative Order No. R1-2023-0042. The Proposed Order extends the deadline to fully implement an approved Cleanup Restoration and Monitoring Plan (CRMP) by October 15, 2028 and to submit a CRMP Completion Report by December 14, 2028. The Proposed Order prescribes administrative civil liability of $5,830 per day of violation up to the maximum liability of $116,592 for failure to implement the CRMP and $349 per day of violation up to the maximum liability of $6,980 for failure to submit the CRMP Completion Report by the deadline. The 15-day public comment period on the proposed order opened on August 5, 2026 and ends on August 20, 2026. The staff contact for this matter is Brian Fuller, Brian.Fuller@waterboards.ca.gov

Stipulation for Entry of Order No. R1-2026-0043 (Proposed)
Cleanup and Abatement Order and Investigation Order

Russian River County Sanitation District and Sonoma Water (Permittees), Russian River Wastewater Treatment Facility, WDID No. 1B82045OSON, NPDES Permit No. CA0024058, Sonoma County

Proposed Order No. R1-2026-0043 is a stipulated Cleanup and Abatement Order requiring Russian River County Sanitation District and Sonoma Water to abate threatened pollution. The proposed Order requires the Permittees to abate certain conditions that caused an alleged unauthorized discharge event of untreated and partially treated wastewater from the Russian River Wastewater Treatment Facility to the Russian River from January 6, 2026 to January 8, 2026. The 15-day public comment period on the proposed order opened on July 27, 2026 and ends on August 11, 2026. The staff contact for this matter is Tina Low, Tina.Low@waterboards.ca.gov

Proposed Order No.R1-2026-00XX
Administrative Civil Liability Complaint
Aaron Lieberman, Paradise Valley, LLC, Northland Management Group, LLC, and Northcoast Investment Group, LLC

Proposed Order No. R1-2026-00XX is a conditional settlement offer to Aaron Lieberman, Paradise Valley, LLC, Northland Management Group, LLC, and North Coast Investment Group, LLC for a reporting violation of Order No. R1-2024-0047 (Cleanup and Abatement and Investigative Order) and subject to total proposed liability of $7,500, as included in the Proposed Order R1-2026-00XX. The 30-day public comment period on the proposed order opened on April 29, 2026 and ends on May 29, 2026.