San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for November 2016

Enforcement Actions for November 2016

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of November, the San Diego Water Board issued 13 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 investigative order issued pursuant to California Water Code Section 13267, and 12 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
11/14/2016 Investigative Order No. R9-2016-0212 Sunranch Capital Partners LLC & LS OC Portola LLC, Portola Center South Request for technical reports regarding unauthorized discharge of storm water runoff National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
11/02/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Carlsbad Municipal Water District (MWD), Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility (WRF), Carlsbad Exceedance of effluent limit for total coliform bacteria Master Reclamation Permit Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. R9-2001-0352
11/02/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), South Bay International Water Treatment Plant (WTP), San Diego Late and deficient monitoring reports, exceedance of Chronic Toxicity maximum daily effluent limit, and unauthorized discharges of untreated sewage NPDES Order No. R9-2014-0009
11/03/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCBCP), Southern Regional Tertiary Treatment Plant (TTP), Camp Pendleton Deficient monitoring reports and exceedance of total coliform bacteria effluent limit Master Reclamation Permit WDR Order No. R9-2009-0021
11/04/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Pacific Maritime Freight doing business as (dba) Pacific Tugboat Services, San Diego Facility does not meet criteria for "No Exposure Certification" and failed to file a Notice of Intent for enrollment. NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
11/08/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Diana's Recycling, Jamul Facility does not meet criteria for "No Exposure Certification" and failed to file a Notice of Intent for enrollment. NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
11/10/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter West Coast Air Conditioning Co., El Cajon Deficient Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
11/16/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Fallbrook Public Utility District, Fallbrook Public Water District Plant 1, Fallbrook Deficient monitoring report and exceedance of turbidity effluent limit WDR Order No. 91-039
11/16/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter MCBCP, Northern Regional TTP, Camp Pendleton Deficient monitoring reports Master Reclamation Permit WDR Order No. R9-2014-0006
11/16/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Pio Pico Preserve, Jamul Exceedance of Basin Plan nitrogen standards WDR Order No. R9-1984-0006
11/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter South Orange County Water District, Santa Margarita Water District, Recycled Water Use in Orange County Deficient monitoring report and multiple exceedances of manganese, total dissolved solids, and total coliform bacteria effluent limits WDR Order No. 97-052
11/21/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District, Santa Fe Valley WTP, San Diego Exceedances of total coliform bacteria effluent limit WDR Order No. R9-2002-0013
11/28/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Oceanside, San Luis Rey Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Land Disposal, Oceanside Exceedances of total coliform bacteria effluent limit WDR Order No. 93-007