San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for October 2016

Enforcement Actions for October 2016

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of October, the San Diego Water Board issued 26 written enforcement actions as follows; 2 Administrative Civil Liabilities in the form of Expedited Payment Letters, and 24 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
10/04/2016 Expedited Payment Letter No. R9-2016-0166 San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept., Point Loma WWTP, San Diego Agreement to pay $3,000 Mandatory Minimum Penalty for effluent discharge violations National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2009-0001
10/04/2016 Expedited Payment Letter No. R9-2016-0138 San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept., South Bay WRP, San Diego Agreement to pay $3,000 Mandatory Minimum Penalty for effluent discharge violations NPDES Order No. R9-2013-0006
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Murrieta WMWD Collection System (CS), Murrieta SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Oceanside CS, Oceanside SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Poway CS, Poway SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter City of San Clemente CS, San Clemente SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Rancho California Water District, Santa Rosa WRF CS, Temecula SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Ranch Santa Fe Community Services District CS, Encinitas SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego City CS, San Diego SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Santa Margarita Water District CS, Santa Margarita SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter South Coast Water District CS, Laguna Niguel SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Trabuco Canyon Water District CS, Trabuco Canyon SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/07/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Vallecitos Water District, Meadowlark CS, San Marcos SEL for Category 1 sewage spills for the period of August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 Order No. R9-2006-0003-DWQ
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter GDCV II BP Village Podium REIT LLC & GDCV II BP Village C-2 REIT LLC, Ground Water (GW) Extraction Park Boulevard & Imperial Avenue, San Diego Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Promenade Development Corp., GW Extraction at Promenade in Pacific Beach, San Diego Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Rancho Mission Viejo, GW Extraction Facility Planning Area 2 & Cow Camp Road, San Juan Capistrano Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Marcos City, GW Extraction Las Posas Reach Flood Protection Const. Dewat., San Marcos Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter LPP Lane Field LLC, GW Extraction Lane Field South Hotel, San Diego Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Sweetwater Authority Groundwater Demin, Chula Vista Deficient Reporting of Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR) for months of April and June 2016 Order No. R9-2010-0012
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept., South Bay WRP, San Diego Failure to report or use appropriate minimum levels (MLs) Order No. R9-2013-0006
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept., Point Loma WWTP, San Diego Failure to report or use appropriate MLs Order No. R9-2009-0001
10/17/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Southern California Edison, SONGS Unit 2 & 3 Combined, San Clemente Failure to report or use appropriate MLs Order No. R9-2015-0073
10/19/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter International Metals Ekco Ltd, Ekco Metals, San Diego Deficient implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) NPDES Industrial General Permit No. 2014-0057-DWQ
10/20/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter 1310 K Street Apartments Investors LLC, GW Extraction Alexan San Diego, San Diego Deficient Reporting of SMRs for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/20/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter GW Extraction, Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, San Diego Deficient Reporting of SMRs for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013
10/20/2016 Staff Enforcement Letter Aliso Viejo City, GW Extraction Dairy Fork Wetland Restoration Project, Aliso Viejo Deficient Reporting of SMRs for months of July and August 2016 NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0013