San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for August 2015

Enforcement Actions for August 2015

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of August, the San Diego Water Board issued 6 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Notice of Violation, and 5 Staff Enforcement Letters A summary of each enforcement action taken is provided in the Table below. A summary of each enforcement action taken is provided in the Table below. The State Water Board's Enforcement Policy contains a brief description of the kinds of enforcement actions the Water Boards can take.

Additional information on violations, enforcement actions, and mandatory minimum penalties is available to the public from the following on-line sources:

State Water Board Office of Enforcement webpage:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/

California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS):
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ciwqs/publicreports.html

State Water Board GeoTracker database:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/

 

ENFORCEMENT DATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION FACILITY SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT APPLICABLE PERMIT/ORDER VIOLATED
08/13/2015 Notice of Violation No. R9-2015-0130 Brightwater Ranch, Lakeside Discharge of fill to waters of the U.S./State without authorized Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification or Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR). California Water Code (CWC) Section 13260, 13376, and Basin Plan Waste Discharge Prohibitions No. 1 and 14.
08/04/2015 Staff Enforcement Letter Cal Artisan Castings, San Diego Failure to recertify for permit coverage, failure to notify of new business name and process changes. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Industrial Storm Water Permit Order No. 97-03-DWQ
08/07/2015 Staff Enforcement Letter Wesselink Dairy, Winchester Failure to pay annual fee, failure to send annual updates on the operational status of the Wesselink dairy. WDR Order No. R9-2007-0042 and California Water Code (CWC) Section 13260.d.1.A
08/07/2015 Staff Enforcement Letter RE Hazard Contracting Co, San Diego Poor housekeeping best management practices (BMPs). NPDES General Industrial Storm Water Permit Order No. 97-03-DWQ
08/11/2015 Staff Enforcement Letter Rush Press, San Diego Failure to recertify for permit coverage, failure to notify of business changes. NPDES General Industrial Storm Water Permit Order No. 97-03-DWQ
08/26/2015 Staff Enforcement Letter Briggs Road Project, Murrieta Failure to submit mitigation annual monitoring reports for 2014 and 2015. CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification No. 03C-002