San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for February and March 2019

Enforcement Actions for February and March 2019

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of February and March 2019, the San Diego Water Board issued 13 Administrative Civil Liability Settlement Orders, 1 Addendum to a Cleanup and Abatement Order, 16 Notices of Violation, and 15 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 ENTITY / FACILITY / LOCATION SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT APPLICABLE PERMIT / ORDER VIOLATED
NPDES: WASTEWATER
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0160 Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, GW Extraction, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0166 Wood Partners, LLC, GW Extraction, 1919 Pacific Highway, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0167 LMC East Village Holdings, LLC, GW Extraction, Little Italy, 460 16th Street, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0171 LMI Little Italy Holdings, LLC, GW Extraction, 1440 Columbia Street, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0175 1310 K Street Apartments Investors, LLC, Groundwater (GW) Extraction, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0176 ABP 850 Coast, LLC, GW Extraction, Encinitas Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0177 Bosa Development California II, Inc., Bosa Lot 5 Ash & Kettner GW Extraction, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0178 LPP Lane Field, LLC, GW Extraction, Lane Field South Hotel, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/06/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0187 Pinnacle Bayside Development US L.P., GW Extraction, 15th & Island, San Diego Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
02/20/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2018-0186 Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility, Santee Mandatory minimum penalties for effluent violations of zinc NPDES Order No. R9-2015-0002
02/20/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2019-0024 Promenade Mall Development Corp., GW Extraction, Pacific Beach Mandatory minimum penalties for late reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
03/08/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Pinnacle, GW Extraction, 11th Avenue and Broadway, San Diego Deficient reporting NPDES General Order No. R9-2015-0013
03/28/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter City of Oceanside, discharge to Oceanside Ocean Outfall Deficient monitoring NPDES Order No. R9-2011-0016
NPDES: STORMWATER
02/01/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0047 Temecula Oil & Water LP, 76 & Circle K Fueling Facility Deficient Best Management Practices (BMP) implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/05/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0049 FCA Encinitas LLC, Encinitas Beach Resort Deficient BMP implementation, deficient Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), unauthorized discharge NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/07/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0054 Conant Auto Retail Group, Honda, Vista Deficient SWPPP NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/08/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0055 Hotel Circle Property LLC, Town and Country, San Diego Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/15/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0063 Otay Landfill Inc., Otay Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
02/15/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0064 Casa Aldea Carlsbad LP, Cannon Road Senior Housing, Carlsbad Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
03/05/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0067 City of Wildomar, Phase I MS4 Failure to prohibit over-irrigation as an illicit discharge NPDES Order No. R9-2013-0001
03/05/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0069 City of Temecula, Phase I MS4 Failure to prohibit over-irrigation as an illicit discharge NPDES Order No. R9-2013-0001
03/05/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0071 County of Riverside, Phase I MS4 Failure to prohibit over-irrigation as an illicit discharge NPDES Order No. R9-2013-0001
03/05/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0073 Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Phase I MS4 Failure to prohibit over-irrigation as an illicit discharge NPDES Order No. R9-2013-0001
03/07/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0091 Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District, Grossmont College Performing Arts Complex Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
03/08/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0082 Trampas Canyon Dam and Reservoir, Santa Margarita Water District Deficient reporting and BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
03/15/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0098 Bill Dupleich, Diamond Concrete Supply, Lakeside Unauthorized discharge NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
03/22/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0103 Mar Con Products, Inc. Deficient SWPPP NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/05/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter The Picerne Group, Laguna Niguel Apartments Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
02/08/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter ADP Granite & Marble Design, San Marcos Deficient SWPPP, deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
02/08/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Free Builders Supply, Inc., San Marcos Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
02/08/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Mar Con Products Inc., San Marcos Unauthorized discharge, deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
02/08/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Pipeline Products Inc., San Marcos Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
02/21/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Rancho Estates Inc., 2822 Bernardo Ave., Escondido Deficient BMP implementation NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
03/04/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter CityMark Hymettus LLC, Hymettus Estates Deficient BMP implementation, late reporting NPDES Construction General Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
03/25/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Roberstons Ready Mix, Escondido Batch Plant SEWER Unauthorized discharge, deficient BMP implementation NPDES Industrial General Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
WDRs SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS
02/20/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2019-0018 City of Del Mar Collection System Sanitary sewer overflow to the Pacific Ocean Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) General Order No. 2006-003-DWQ
03/13/2019 Administrative Civil Liability No. R9-2019-0020 San Diego County Department of Public Works Sanitary sewer overflow to Los Coches Creek WDR General Order No. 2006-003-DWQ
WDRs AGRICULTURE
03/22/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0096 and Investigative Order No. R9-2019-0099 Hines Growers, Inc., Fallbrook Failure to minimize or prevent the discharge of waste to waters of the State; Investigative Order requires description of improved management measures WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations
02/15/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter KTL Mushroom, Fallbrook Failure to minimize or prevent the discharge of waste to waters of the State WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations
03/29/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Leon Jr., Roberto, Fallbrook Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations
03/29/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Shafer, George Abram, Oceanside Failure to submit a Notice of Intent; discharging without a permit WDR General Order No. R9-2016-0004 for Commercial Agricultural Operations
SITE CLEANUP
02/08/2019 Addendum #2 to Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R9-2017-0041 Tyco International and TE Connectivity, Former Electralab Facility, 1105 Second St., Encinitas Amendments to incorporate additional investigation efforts to support feasibility study TCE and other wastes in groundwater
02/20/2019 Notice of Violation No. R9-2019-0065 Chevron Environmental management Company and Mr. Ronald V. Kieffe, CRM Automotive, San Marcos Failure to timely submit Site Investigation Work Plan Investigative Order No. R9-2018-0156
OTHER
03/01/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Swift Slip Docks for Matson Residence Pile Replacement Project, San Diego Bay Failure to obtain certification prior to fill Clean Water Act section 401
03/15/2019 Staff Enforcement Letter Indian Oaks Trailer Ranch Deficient reporting WDR Order No. 88-24