Pending Enforcement Liabilities & Penalties

This web page provides a summary of enforcement cases that are pending action by the San Francisco Bay Water Board to assess an administrative civil liability or a mandatory minimum penalty. To access documents associated with each case go to Enforcement Case Documents or click on the DISCHARGER/RESPONSIBLE PARTY



For more information on our enforcement procedures and process, go to our Enforcement program web page.

Tentative Cease and Desist Orders

  • There are currently no pending cases

Current Administrative Civil Liability Cases


Discharger or Responsible Party: Stuart and Eric Depper
Alleged Violation: Failure to submit technical reports.
Proposed Penalty: $88,000
Current Status: An Administrative Civil Liability Complaint and a Site Cleanup Requirement have been issued; Remediation of the site is in progress and there will be a future opportunity to comment on a settlement or attend a public hearing regarding this case.


Discharger or Responsible Party: Vista Corporation doing business as Clover Flat Land Fill Inc.
Alleged Violation: Discharges of leachate-laden stormwater and acidic stormwater to waters of the State and United States. Failure to implement best management practices such as slope stabilization and spill and leak observation and response procedures.
Proposed Penalty: $619,400
Current Status: An Administrative Civil Liability Complaint has been issued.


Discharger or Responsible Party: City and County of San Francisco
Alleged Violation: Discharges of partially-treated wastewater exceeding NPDES permit effluent limitations to waters of the United States.
Proposed Penalty: $238,300
Current Status: A Tentative (settlement) Order has been issued; the public comment period is open until February 17, 2023, by 5:00PM

Current Mandatory Minimum Penalty Cases

This is a notice of opportunity to comment on a proposed settlement between the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board and Alameda Housing Associates LP to pay a statutory mandated minimum penalty of $9,000 for discharge limit violations. The violations occurred at 1400 San Leandro Boulevard in San Leandro. The public comment period is open until 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2023. Contact Marcos De la Cruz at R2NPDES.MMPS@Waterboards.ca.gov.

This is a notice of opportunity to comment on a proposed settlement between the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board and the City of St. Helena to pay a statutory mandated minimum penalty of $147,000 for discharge limit violations. The violations occurred at 1 Chaix/Thomann Lane in St. Helena. The public comment period is open until 5:00 p.m. on March 6, 2023. Contact Marcos De la Cruz at R2NPDES.MMPS@Waterboards.ca.gov.

Current Expedited Payment Program for Late Reports

  • There are currently no pending cases