San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for June 2016

Enforcement Actions for June 2016

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of June, the San Diego Water Board issued 11 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Expedited Payment Letter, and 10 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
06/15/2016 Expedited Payment Letter R9-2016-0003 BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego Acceptance by Executive Officer of offer to participate in Expedited Payment Program relating to Violations of Order No. R9-2009-0080 minimum penalty amount of $12,000. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2009-0080
06/01/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Shea Homes Limited Partnership, Element and Z Millennia Phase I Lot 9 Chula Vista Tract No PCS 0903, Chula Vista Deficient implementation of perimeter control Best Management Practices (BMPs) which lead to minor sediment discharge. NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
06/01/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter G Street Seniors CIC LP, Millenia Lot 10 Volta Senior Apt Homes, Chula Vista Deficient implementation of perimeter control and sediment control BMPs, and tracking of sediment offsite. NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
06/01/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter F Street Family CIC LP, Millenia Lot 9 Duetta Family Apt Homes, Chula Vista Deficient implementation of perimeter control and sediment control BMPs, and tracking of sediment offsite. NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
06/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego County Department of Public Works, Sweetwater Phase III Trail Project, Bonita Failure to submit annual reports in the years 2015 and 2016. 401 Certification Order No. R9-2014-0029 
06/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Department, Point Loma Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) & Ocean Outfall, San Diego Exceedance of effluent limitations for settleable solids, deficient monitoring, and late reporting. NPDES Permit Order No. R9-2009-0001
06/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego City Metropolitan Waste Water Department, South Bay Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), San Diego Deficient monitoring during the January 2016 through March 2016 quarterly monitoring period. NPDES Permit Order No. R9-2013-0006
06/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Liquid Stone Holdings, LLC, Stone Brewing Company, Escondido Failure to meet effluent limitations for pH. NPDES Permit Order No. R9-2012-0006
06/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Sweetwater Authority, Richard A. Reynolds Desalination Facility, Chula Vista Failure to complete effluent toxicity tests. NPDES Permit Order No. R9-2010-0012
06/23/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Monterey Property Associates Anaheim, LLC, OSH San Carlos Village, San Diego Deficient implementation of housekeeping and perimeter control BMPs, and tracking of sediment offsite. NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
06/30/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Lilac Enterprises, Inc., Hideaway Lake M.E.S.T.P. Exceedance of effluent limitations for total suspended solids. Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. 97-027