San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for April 2019

Enforcement Actions for April 2019

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of April 2019, the San Diego Water Board issued 1 Administrative Civil Liability Settlement Orders, 2 Notices of Violation, and 32 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 ENTITY / FACILITY / LOCATION SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT APPLICABLE PERMIT / ORDER VIOLATED
NPDES: WASTEWATER
04/25/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego Unauthorized discharges and exceedance of chronic toxicity effluent limitations National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2015-0034
04/26/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter PR II /SLR Vista Apartments Owner LLC, Groundwater Extraction at 100 Main Street, Vista Unauthorized discharge and deficient reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
04/26/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Promenade Mall Development Corp., Groundwater Extraction at Promenade,Pacific Beach Unauthorized discharge, deficient reporting, and deficient monitoring NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
04/26/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter US Navy Southwest Division, US Naval Base Coronado Deficient monitoring, deficient reporting, unauthorized discharge NPDES Order Nos. R9-2015-0117, R9-2015-0118
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Mission Valley, SFFF, LP, operating partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., Groundwater Extraction at Mission Valley Terminals Deficient monitoring and effluent violations NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility Deficient monitoring NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0002
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter South Orange County Wastewater Authority, Aliso Creek Ocean Outfall Deficient monitoring and effluent violations NPDES Order No. R9-2012-0013
NPDES: STORMWATER
04/02/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0108 Gilwood Corp., San Diego Boat Movers Deficient BMP implementation; Incomplete/Insufficient SWPPP NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
04/12/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project Phase IIA Failure to obtain permit coverage NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
04/16/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter HVAC Exchange, Chula Vista Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
04/16/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Tapatio Auto Wrecking Heritage Div, Tapatio Auto Recycling Heritage, Otay Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
04/19/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Lennar Homes of California Inc., Park Villas El Corazon, Oceanside Incomplete/Insufficient SWPPP NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
04/22/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Conant Auto Retail Group, Honda Vista, Vista Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
04/22/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter L23 Oceanside Apartments LLC, North Beach Promenade, Oceanside Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
04/29/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Menifee Union School District, Harvest Hill STEAM Academy, Menifee Incomplete/Insufficient SWPPP NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Ocean Ranch Corporate Center II Lot 15 LLC, Lot 15 County Building, Oceanside Incomplete/Insufficient SWPPP NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
WDRs SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS
04/15/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0159 City of Oceanside, Collection System, La Salina Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Oceanside Ocean Outfall Settlement of $319,393 in administrative civil liability for a 107,500-gallon sanitary sewer overflow and multiple mandatory minimum penalties. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2015-0034 and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) General Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ
04/08/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0110 and Investigative Order No. R9-2019-0111 Vallecitos Water District, Meadowlark Collection System Unauthorized discharges of untreated sewage on February 2, 2019, and February 14, 2019. Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ
WDRs AGRICULTURE
04/02/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Erick R. Altona, EstherLine LLC, Escondido Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/02/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Victor Gonzalez, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/03/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Don Hart and Dustin Campbell, Oceanside Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/17/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Wu, Shen, San Marcos Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/18/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Tsujino, Matasaburo, Pala Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/18/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Crandall, Jerry, Valley Center Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/18/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Yasutake, Terry, Pauma Valley Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/23/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Gaggero, Stephen, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/23/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Geigert, John, Escondido Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/23/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Silva, Lucas, Valley Center Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/23/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Valencia, Juvenico, Escondido Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/25/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Macias, Jose, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Chambers, Mark, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Fowler, Glen, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Gupta, Maureen, Bonsall Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Rigopoulos, Madelyn, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260
04/30/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Thompson, Bernard, Ramona Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit Order no. R9-2016-0004; WDR for Commercial Agricultural Operations; CWC Section 13260