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Dairy Settlement Agreements

  • Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order to resolve outstanding penalties for failure to file reports required by Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies, Order No. R5-2007-0035. This agreement is posted for 30 day public review prior to approval. Persons wishing to comment on this matter must submit their comments in writing to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board no later than 11 June 2012. If you have any questions or wish to request a paper copy, please contact Dale Essary at (559) 445-5093 or by email to dessary@waterboards.ca.gov.


Discharger-Specific Order for Future Board Meetings

Alameda County

Butte County

  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., (SFPP) Chico Terminal
    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (SFPP, Discharger) owns and operates a 40-acre petroleum terminal at 2570 Hegan Lane, Chico, and is responsible for petroleum pollution. In 1997, the Executive Officer issued Cleanup and Abatement Order 97-711 (Order) to the Discharger, and in 2002 revised the Order. Due to the Discharger's actions, effective site cleanup and a contingency plan for nearby domestic wells in the Skyway Homes Subdivision, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Central Valley Water Board) intends to rescind the Order, and instead issue a Monitoring and Reporting Program. Interested parties should direct comments to Eric Rapport, Central Valley Water Board Redding Office (530) 224-4998 by 5:00 PM, 23 March 2012. If you have questions or comments please contact Eric Rapport at (530) 224-4998 or by email to erapport@waterboards.ca.gov.

Calaveras County

Colusa County

  • City of Williams, Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Tentative Administrative Civil Liability Order for Mandatory Minimum Penalties was issued on 21 May 2012. Persons wishing to submit comments on this action should submit written comments by 20 June 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board. Questions or comments may be directed to Mike Fischer at (916) 464-4663 or mfischer@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Maxwell Public Utilities District, Wastewater Treatment Facility
    Tentative Administrative Civil Liability Order for Mandatory Minimum Penalties was issued on 21 May 2012. Persons wishing to submit comments on this action should submit written comments by 20 June 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board. Questions or comments may be directed to Barry Hilton at (916) 464-4762 or bhilton@waterboards.ca.gov.

Contra Costa County

El Dorado County

Fresno County

Glenn County

Kern County

Lake County

Lassen County

  • Red Barn, 656/980 State Highway 299 Bieber
    Red Barn, Discharger, is responsible for gasoline pollutants in groundwater from an underground storage tank system at 656/980 State Highway 299, Bieber, Lassen County. As an interim cleanup action, the Discharger proposes to extract polluted groundwater, treat effluent above-grade with a carbon filtration system, and route treated effluent into an on-site infiltration gallery under General Order R5-2003-0044. Interested parties should send written comments to Eric Rapport at the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board Redding Office, by 5:00 PM, 30 November 2011. You may contact Eric Rapport at (530) 224-4998 or email erapport@waterboards.ca.gov.

Madera County

Merced County

Modoc County

  • City of Alturas, Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Proposed for consideration at the 1/2/3 August 2012 Regional Board Meeting. Persons wishing to submit comments on the Tentative Order should submit written comments by 5:00 pm on 18 June 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board, Redding Office. If you have any questions or comments please contact Kevin Kratzke at (530) 224-4850 or by email to kkratzke@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • City of Alturas, Wastewater Treatment Plant
    On 9 September 2011, the Executive officer issued R5-2011-0591, an acl complaint for the mandatory minimum penalty (mmp) in the amount of $156,000 for the violations that occurred between July 2008 and March 2010 from the WWTP . On 3 October 2011 the Central Valley Water Board received a signed waiver of public hearing within 90 days and a request from the City to apply the civil liability towards a compliance project. On 10 November 2011 a draft administrative civil liability Order R5-2011-0596 was transmitted for public review to the City of Alturas. The draft Order contains the findings that the City meets the condition of a financial hardship, has completed a Compliance Project that corrected the violations that led to the issuance of the complaint, and the City expended funds in excess of the mandatory minimum penalty. The draft Order will be posted for 30 day public review prior to approval. Persons wishing to comment on this matter must submit their comments in writing to the Central Valley Water Board no later than 13 December 2011. If you have any questions or comment please contact George Day at (530) 224-4845 or by email to gday@waterboards.ca.gov.

Napa County

Nevada County

Placer County

  • Skyview Terrace Mobile Home Park, Wastewater Treatment Facility
    A Draft Cleanup and Abatement Order was issued on 23 May 2012. Persons wishing to submit comments on the Order should submit written comments by 25 June 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board. Questions or comments may be directed to Guy Childs at (916) 464-4648 or gchilds@waterboards.ca.gov.

    • Plumas County

    Sacramento County

    San Joaquin County

    Shasta County

    Siskiyou County

    • City of Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir Wastewater Treatment Plant
      On May 8, 2012, the Assistant Executive Officer issued an Administrative Civil Liability Complaint R5-2012-0535 to City of Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir Wastewater Treatment Plant, Siskiyou County in the amount of $27,000 for violations of WDRs R5-2006-0129, which represent the sum of the statutory Mandatory Minimum Penalties for effluent violations between 1 December 2011 to 31 January 2012. This complaint is posted for 30 day public review. Persons wishing to comment on this matter must submit their comments in writing to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board no later than 27 June 2012. If you have any questions please contact Daniel L. Warner or Bryan Smith at (530) 224-4845 or dwarner@waterboards.ca.gov.

    • City of Mt. Shasta, Mt. Shasta Wastewater Treatment Plant
      On May 8, 2012, the Assistant Executive Officer issued an Administrative Civil Liability Complaint R5-2012-0538 to City of Mt. Shasta from the Mt. Shasta Wastewater Treatment Plant, Siskiyou County in the amount of $18,000 for violations of WDRs R5-2007-0056, which represent the sum of the statutory Mandatory Minimum Penalties for effluent violations between March 2009 through November 2011. This complaint is posted for 30 day public review. Persons wishing to comment on this matter must submit their comments in writing to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board no later than 27 June 2012. If you have any questions please contact Daniel L. Warner or Bryan Smith at (530) 224-4845 or dwarner@waterboards.ca.gov.

    • Union Pacific Railroad Company, Dunsmuir Railyard, WDID No. 5A471001002
      On 15 November 2011 the Assistant Executive Officer of the Central Valley Water Board issued an amended administrative civil liability of $33,000 to Union Pacific Railroad Company for discharge violations from the Dunsmuir Railyard. These minimum mandatory penalties are for effluent violations that happen between July 2010 and July 2011. Anyone having comments on this matter should submit their comments by 15 December 2011 to Dan Warner or George D. Day in the Redding office at (530) 224-4845 or by email to gday@waterboards.ca.gov.

    Stanislaus County

    Sutter County

    Tehama County

    • Bell-Carter Olive Co. Inc. and The City of Corning, Bell-Carter Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, WDID No. 5A520303002
      Proposed for consideration at the 7/8 June 2012 Regional Board Meeting. Persons wishing to submit comments on the Tentative Order should submit written comments by 5:00 p.m. 16 April 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board, Redding Office as outlined in the Notice of Public Hearing (link below). If you have any questions or comments please contact Eric Rapport at (530) 224-4998 or by email at erapport@waterboards.ca.gov.

    • Bio Industries, Inc., Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance, Former Bio-Remediation Facility for Petroleum-Contaminated Soils
      On 15 November 2011 the Assistant Executive Officer of the Central Valley Water Board issued an administrative civil liability of $18,000 to Bell Carter Olive Company Inc, and City of Corning for discharge violations from the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tehama County. These minimum mandatory penalties are for effluent violations that happen between July 2010 and April 2011. Anyone having comments on this matter should submit their comments by 15 December 2011 to Jacqueline Matthews or George D. Day in the Redding office at (530) 224-4845 or by email to gday@waterboards.ca.gov.

    Tulare County

    Yolo County

    Yuba County

    All Other Orders for Future Board Meetings

    • Limited Threat Discharges of Treated/Untreated Groundwater from Cleanup Sites, Wastewater from Superchlorination Projects, and Other Limited Threat Wastewaters to Surface Water
      Tentative Order amending the General Order for Limited Threat Discharges of Treated/Untreated Groundwater from Cleanup Sites, Wastewater From Superchlorination Projects, and Other limited Threat Wastewaters to Surface Water, Order R5-2008-0082. Consideration of the amendments to the General Order is proposed for consideration at the 1/2/3 August 2012 Board Meeting. Persons wishing to submit comments on the Tentative Order should submit written comments by 5:00 pm on 18 June 2012 to the Central Valley Water Board. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Elizabeth Thayer at 916-464-4671 or ethayer@waterboards.ca.gov.

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    --Web page last updated 05/23/2012