San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for June 2017

Enforcement Actions for June 2017

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of June, the San Diego Water Board issued 15 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Investigative Order Pursuant to Water Code Section 13267, and 14 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
06/06/2017 Investigative Order Pursuant to Water Code Section 13267 Palomar Cleaners, Lemon Grove Directive for technical reports to evaluate vapor risk from discharge of wastes at the Palomar Cleaners facility in Lemon Grove Unauthorized discharge
06/01/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Caltrans District 11, Descanso Maintenance Station, Descanso Delinquent report WDR Order No. R9-2006-0063
06/08/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Caltrans District 11, Tecate Truck Inspection Station, Tecate Delinquent report WDR Order No. R9-2007-0148
06/08/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Freeway Auto Wrecking, Chula Vista Deficient housekeeping and secondary containment BMPs NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/12/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter San Clemente City, City of San Clemente Water Reclamation Plant, San Clemente Deficient monitoring reports, and multiple exceedances of discharge specifications for fluoride, manganese, total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, and chlorine WDR Order No. R9-2003-0123
06/12/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Greatsoil LLC, Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015 NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/20/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Rainbow Municipal Water District, Oak Crest Mobile Estates Inc., Fallbrook Exceedance of daily maximum TDS discharge specifications WDR Order No. 93-69
06/20/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Ramona Unified School District, Hanson Elementary School, Ramona Exceedances of daily maximum and 12-month average nitrate discharge specifications WDR Order No. R9-2004-0409
06/22/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Otay Truck and Dismantlers Corporation, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Banister Iron Works, Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015; facility did not meet NEC criteria NPDES Industrial Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter GEM Enterprises, Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015 NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter NAPRODIS Inc., Escondido Failure to complete NEC enrollment under the IGP NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Blaze Tile and Stone, Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015 NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Idel Designs Inc., Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015 NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
06/26/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Joel Johnson, Olympic Coating, Escondido Failure to enroll in IGP before July 1, 2015) NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ