San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for April 2009

Enforcement Actions for April 2009

The following is a summary of all enforcement actions taken or initiated during the month of April 2009. During this period the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (Regional Board) initiated two enforcement actions: one Administrative Civil Liability Order and one Notice of Violation. In addition to the summary information provided below, access to information on violations, enforcement actions, and Mandatory Minimum Penalties (MMPs) on a real-time basis is available to the public from the State Water Resources Control Board’s Internet webpage at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/.

ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY (ACL) Order

ACL Order R9-2009-0043 against North County Transit District ACL Order No. R9-2009-0043 in the amount of $15,000 was adopted by the Regional Board on April 8, 2009. The Regional Board assessed mandatory minimum penalties pursuant to Water Code section 13385 for violations of NPDES Order No. R9-2001-0096, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Groundwater Extraction Waste Discharges from Construction, Remediation, and Permanent Groundwater Extraction Projects to Surface Waters within the San Diego Region, except for San Diego Bay. The violations occurred in discharges to Loma Alta Creek during construction of the Sprinter Crouch Street Station Culvert Replacement Project.

NOTICES OF VIOLATION

NOV No. R9-2009-0052 to Driscoll’s West Boat Repair An NOV was issued to Driscoll’s West Boat Repair on April 17, 2009 for alleged violations of Investigative Order No. R9-2008-0102. The Investigative Order was issued pursuant to Water Code section 13267 on August 22, 2008 in response to observed illicit discharges during construction activities at the facility. The NOV alleges that Driscoll’s West Boat Repair submitted an inadequate report in response to the Investigative Order. Specifically, the NOV alleges that the report did not identify and describe all constituents of concern and did not identify all areas affected by the illicit discharge.