Enforcement News Releases – 2022

Conservation

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Drinking Water

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Water Quality Violations

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City of San Juan Bautista agrees to pay $870,000 for wastewater discharge violations 11/30/2022
Oceanside residential unit owners face fine for stormwater permit violations 11/18/2022
North Coast Water Board increases enforcement on cannabis growers, issues six-figure fines 10/13/2022
Southern California developers could face $1.9 million fine for stormwater permit violations 09/09/2022
East Bay Municipal Utility District agrees to $816,000 settlement for toxic discharge into Bay 08/22/2022
Fine issued against unlicensed cannabis cultivators for runoff that threatens Mad River Water Quality 07/25/2022
$17 million in penalties proposed in probe of warehouse fire that polluted Dominguez Channel and caused widespread noxious odor | en Español 07/14/2022
Fine proposed against cannabis cultivators for runoff that threatens Mad River water quality
The accused failed to obtain permit to grow cannabis commercially		 06/24/2022
Orange County developer fined record $6.6 million for unauthorized stormwater discharges 06/08/2022
Desert Water Agency Agrees to Pay Penalty for Sewage Collection Overflows 04/12/2022

Water Rights

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State Water Board takes enforcement actions against Shasta River Water Association for illegal diversions 8/24/2022
   

Underground Storage Tank Violations

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Defense Logistics Agency agrees to pay $1.6 million penalty for underground storage tank violations 9/29/2022
Two environmental consulting firms penalized for submitting inflated invoices to state's Underground Tank Cleanup Fund 11/07/2022

Fraud, Waste, & Abuse Prevention

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