Pending Enforcement Liabilities & Penalties
This web page provides a summary of enforcement cases that are pending action by the San Francisco Bay Water Board to assess an administrative civil liability or a mandatory minimum penalty. To access documents associated with each case go to Enforcement Case Documents or click on the DISCHARGER/RESPONSIBLE PARTY- Tentative Cease and Desist Orders
- Current Administrative Civil Liability Cases
- Current Mandatory Minimum Penalty Cases
- Current Expedited Payment Program for Late Reports
For more information on our enforcement procedures and process, go to our Enforcement program web page.
Tentative Cease and Desist Orders
- There are currently no pending cases
Current Administrative Civil Liability Cases
Discharger or Responsible Party: Stuart and Eric Depper
Alleged Violation: Failure to submit technical reports.
Proposed Penalty: $17,500
Current Status: Settlement Agreement and Stipuated Administrative Civil Liability Order Adopted
Current Mandatory Minimum Penalty Cases
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the City of St. Helena have entered into a proposed Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Order. The proposal would impose an administrative civil liability against the City of St. Helena in the amount of $378,000 for alleged discharge limit violations. The proposal would allow $196,500 to be suspended pending completion of a supplemental environmental project to replace aging sewer pipelines near Sulphur Creek in Napa County at risk of inflow and infiltration and leaking sewage. The public comment period is open until 5:00 p.m. on December 29, 2025.
Current Expedited Payment Program for Late Reports
- There are currently no pending cases
