San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for September 2018

Enforcement Actions for September 2018

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of September 2018, the San Diego Water Board issued 1 Settlement Order for Administrative Civil Liability, 1 Notice of Violation, and 11 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
NPDES: WASTEWATER
09/27/2018 Settlement Order No. R9-2018-0121 Settlement Order No. R9-2018-0121 Encina Wastewater Authority, Encina Water Pollution Control Facility, Carlsbad Expedited Payment Letter for Mandatory Minimum Penalties totaling $3,000 for multiple effluent exceedances resulting from a single operational upset. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2011-0019
09/28/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Escondido, Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility discharge to San Elijo Ocean Outfall, Escondido Late Reporting NPDES Order No. R9-2010-0086
09/28/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Fallbrook Public Utility District, Fallbrook Public Water District Plant 1, Fallbrook Late Reporting NPDES Order No. R9-2012-0004
09/17/2018 Notice of Violation (NOV) Order No. R9-2018-0146 CVS Pharmacy, CVS Permanent Dewatering, La Jolla NOV for failure to enroll in Order No. R9-2015-0013 and discharging without a permit NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013 for groundwater extraction
NPDES: STORMWATER
09/12/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Rossin Steel, San Diego Deficient Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and deficient Best Management Practices (BMPs) NPDES Industrial General Storm Water Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
09/25/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Commex Concrete Delivery, Conmex Inc., Spring Valley Deficient BMPs NPDES Industrial General Storm Water Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS: AGRICULTURE
09/07/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter So. Cal. Ag Properties, Inc., Vista, Oceanside Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order No. R9-2016-0004; Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for Commercial Agricultural Operations; California Water Code (CWC) section 13260
09/10/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Alex's Nursery, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order No. R9-2016-0004; WDRs for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC section 13260
09/12/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Aloha Tropicals, Vista Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order No. R9-2016-0004; WDRs for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC section 13260
09/13/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Acosta Plants, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order No. R9-2016-0004; WDRs for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC section 13260
09/14/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Amarato Growers or Cactus Flower, Vista Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
09/18/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Eli's Farms, Fallbrook, Bonsall Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
09/27/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Di Hguyen, Ab Recycling, San Diego Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260