San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for Janruary and February 2018

Enforcement Actions for January and February 2018

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of Janruary and February 2018, the San Diego Water Board issued 18 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Cleanup and Abatement Order, 1 settlement offer, 1 settlement agreement, 2 investigative orders, 2 Notices of Violation, and 13 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
01/11/2018 Settlement Order No. R9-2017-0184 Campus of Life, LP & Colrich California LLC, Chabad Education Campus, San Diego A settlement agreement to address liability associated with the alleged unauthorized fill of Waters of the U.S. and/or State, in Carrol Canyon Creek Violations of California Water Code (CWC) sections 13260 and 13376, and Clean Water Act sections 301 and 401
01/11/2018 Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R9-2108-0012 ServPac Inc. and HWV Ventures LP, Pacific Services Dry Cleaners, San Diego An order directing the cleanup and abatement of waste discharged from the former Pacific Services Dry Cleaners at 4085 Pacific Highway Cleanup issued pursuant to CWC section 13304
02/12/2018 Expedited Payment Letter No. R9-2018-0020 South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA), San Juan Creek Ocean Outfall, San Juan Capistrano Settlement offer to participate in expedited payment program to resolve mandatory minimum penalties totaling $12,000 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Order No. R9-2012-0012
01/17/2018 Notice of Violation (NOV) No. R9-2018-0009 and Investigative Order No. R9-2018-0010 San Diego County Department of Public Works, County of San Diego Collection System (CS), Los Coches Creek, San Diego County NOV and request for technical reports regarding the unauthorized discharge of untreated sewage to Los Coches Creek, and related emergency repair work Investigative Order issued pursuant to CWC section 13267 for violations of Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ, CWC Section 13260 and 13376 and Clean Water Act sections 301 and 401
01/26/2018 NOV No. R9-2018-0008 and Investigative Order No. R9-2018-0017 City of Escondido, Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility CS, Escondido NOV and request for technical reports regarding the unauthorized discharge of untreated sewage to Kit Carson Creek Investigative Order issued pursuant to CWC section 13267 for violations of Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ
01/09/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter San Diego Association of Governments, Rail projects within the LOSSAN and Mid Coast Corridor, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation and unauthorized discharge NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
01/10/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Caltrans District 11, Repair Embankment & Culvert SR-78 at Indian Oaks Rd, San Diego Failure to provide annual reports and final report Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Order No. R9-2016-0181
01/12/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Burnham San Clemente Associates LP, San Clemente Plaza Phase II, San Clemente No SWPPP available and late report submittal NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
01/16/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Vista Del Puente LP, 1430 S. 40th St., San Diego Deficient BMP implementation

NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
01/30/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter SOCWA, recycled water facilities, Orange County Multiple exceedances of the daily maximum and 12-month average for Manganese and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and 7-day median total coliform effluent limitations. Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. 97-52
02/06/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects Dept., Old Otay Mesa Road Improvements, San Diego Delinquent reporting Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Order No. R9-2014-0115
02/06/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Poway Unified School District, Poway USD Transportation, Poway Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ.
02/08/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects Dept., Old Otay Mesa Road Improvements, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/12/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Oak Tree Ranch, Community Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System, Ramona Multiple exceedances of the daily maximum and monthly average for TDS and daily maximum and 12-month average for nitrogen. WDR Order No. R9-2007-0046
02/15/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Escondido Engineering Services, East Valley Parkway Roadway Improvements, Escondido Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/15/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects Dept., Pacific Highlands Ranch Community Park, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/16/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects Dept., Mira Mesa Community Park Expansion Phase I, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/27/2018 Staff Enforcement Letter Pickering Properties LLC, Dana Point Multiple delinquent reports and failure to perform sampling. NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ