San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for March 2014

Enforcement Actions for March 2014

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of March, the San Diego Water Board issued 14 written enforcement actions as follows; 4 Notices of Violation and 2 Notices of Non- Compliance, and 8 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.

The enforcement actions taken in March continue to reflect staff’s heightened efforts to assess compliance with the industrial and construction storm water permits. Storm water staff has reinstituted a strong field presence to evaluate the adequacy of best management practices and other permit requirements.  Through their inspections of these facilities, staff alsoevaluate the local municipalities’ oversight of those facilities, as required by their respective municipal storm water requirements.

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
March 7, 2014 Notice of Violation No. R9-2014-0024 City of San Diego MS4, San Diego Failure to adequately implement the jurisdictional run-off management program, to maintain a watershed based inventory of construction sites, to require implementation of designated minimum best management practices (BMPs) at construction sites, to implement an escalating enforcement process, and to report non-compliant sites as required by the general municipal storm water permit, NPDES Orders No. R9-2013-0001 and R9-2007-0001.
March 11, 2014 Notice of Violation No. R9-2014-0033 San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, San Diego Failure to comply with discharge prohibitions for construction activities, to comply with effluent limitations for construction activities, to adequately train persons responsible for the construction general permit, to implement adequate BMPs, to adequately manage non-storm water discharges, and to implement adequate run-on runoff controls as required by the general construction storm water number, NPDES Orders No. 2009-0009-DWQ. Failure to comply with discharge prohibitions, to effectively prohibit non-storm water discharges to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), to implement or require implementation of designated minimum BMPs at construction sites, to implement an escalating enforcement process, to adequately educate municipal department and personnel as required by the general municipal storm water permit, NPDES Order No. R9-2007-0001.
March 19, 2014 Notice of Violation No. R9-2014-0036 San Diego County Administrative Center Waterfront Park, San Diego Failure to comply with discharge prohibitions and to implement BMPs as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
March 26, 2014 Notice of Violation No. R9-2014-0043 Kaiser Permanente San Diego Hospital Medical Center, San Diego Failure to comply with discharge prohibitions and effluent standards, implement erosion and sediment control BMPs, and to implement run-on and run-off controls as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
March 28, 2014 Notice of Non-Compliance pursuant to CWC Section 13399.30 Pozo Transport, San Diego Failure to properly dispose of waste oil and to enroll under NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
March 28, 2014 Notice of Non-Compliance pursuant to CWC Section 13399.30 Otay Auto Transport, San Diego Failure to keep site clean of trash and to enroll under NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
March 4, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego Port District MS4, San Diego Failure to implement an effective construction management program in compliance with the requirements of sections D.2.a.(2)(a)-(b), D.2.c.(3), D.2.d.(5)(b)-(c), D.2.e, D.5.b.(1) and D.5.b.(2) of Order No. R9-2007-0001.
March 7, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Calle Cabernet Vineyard, Temecula Failure to implement effective erosion control and mitigate for habitat losses from unpermitted fill.
March 7, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Pinezanita Trailer Ranch, Julian Failure to include analytical results for formaldehyde which is to be analyzed in the effluent and reported biannually in compliance with WDR Order No. 94-13.
March 17, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Ecology Auto Wrecking, San Diego Failure to determine the capacity of the storm water treatment and detention basin, to update storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) and facility map, to repair water line leak, to remove engine and oil filters from ground, to replace fuel storage tank, and to clean up oil residue on drum as required by the general industrial storm water permit, Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
March 19, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Caltrans District 11, San Diego Failure to provide training records, to implement adequate BMPs, and to enroll I-805 Carroll Canyon construction site under Construction General Permit, Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ as required by Caltrans Permit Order, No. 2012-0011-DWQ.
March 25, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Caltrans District 11, San Diego Failure to adequately implement BMPs as required by the general construction storm water permit NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ at the 2T2004 SD I-805 N DB Bridge Widening and HOV Lane project.
March 27, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Citronica Two, Lemon Grove Failure to implement adequate BMPs and to provide training documents as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
March 27, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter KD 8 Grove, Lemon Grove Failure to implement adequate BMPs, to maintain BMPs, and to provide training documents as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Oder No. 2009-0009-DWQ.