San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for January 2015
Enforcement Actions for January 2015
Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente
During the month of January, the San Diego Water Board issued 5 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) Complaint, 1 ACL Settlement Order, 1 Notice of Violation, and 2 Staff Enforcement Letters. 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 |
| 01/25/2015 | ACL Complaint No. R9-2014-0063-A2 | Scrap Depot, San Diego | Reissuance of complaint in the amount of $13,721 for failure to file Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage. | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Industrial Storm Water Permit No. 97-03-DWQ |
| 01/29/2015 | ACL Settlement Order No. R9-2014-0044 | Garden Communities' Casa Mira View Development, San Diego | $286,324 settlement agreement with Scripps Mesa Developers, LLC for discharges of sediment laden water, failure to monitor storm water effluent, failure to implement erosion control, failure to maintain sediment control, failure to implement housekeeping best management practices (BMPs), and failure to complete the inspection checklist. | NPDES General Construction Storm Water Permit No. 2009-0009-DWQ |
| 01/28/2015 | Notice of Violation No. R9-2015-0030 | Standard Pacific's Harmony Grove Village Development, Escondido | Failure to implement BMPs, failure to update and implement Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and unauthorized discharges of waste to water. | NPDES General Construction Storm Water Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ |
| 01/08/2015 | Staff Enforcement Letter | Santa Maria Water Reclamation Facility, Ramona MWD | Exceedance of 12-month average effluent limitation for sulfate during August 2013 to August 2014. | Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR) Order No. R9-2000-0177 |
| 01/23/2015 | Staff Enforcement Letter | Pacific Steel Inc., National City | Failure to implement adequate BMPs and unauthorized discharges of waste to waters. | NPDES General Industrial Storm Water Permit Order No. 97-03-DWQ |
