Enforcement

Water Code Sections 13225(k) and 13323(e) Enforcement Activity Summary Reports

As of January 1, 2007, the Regional Water Boards are publishing quarterly reports related to all enforcement activities from information collected in our data system. We are also providing information for administrative civil liability actions related to the initial assessment of the civil liability, the final assessment of civil liability, and whether a hearing was waived.

Enforcement Activity Summary Reports

• 2011 - First quarterly report for 2011 will be available April 20, 2011

• 2010 January 1 - December 31  |  2009 January 1 - December 31  |  2008 January 1 - December 31
  2007 January 1 - December 31

In addition to the summary information provided by these quarterly reports, access to enforcement information on a real-time basis is available. This information can be accessed from the State Water Resources Control Board’s Website and links below.

• State Water Board Enforcement Website
• Enforcement Orders
• CIWQS Database Public Reports

Supplemental Environmental Projects – Information, Current SEP List, Form to Submit New SEP Proposal

Proposed settlements of Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) Complaints may include a supplemental environmental project (SEP) to offset a portion of the total liability. When a proposed settlement includes a SEP, the SEP is included in an ACL Order that is presented to the Water Board at a public hearing. The Water Board can either accept or reject the ACL Order as proposed with the SEP.

Below are links that provide: (1) general information about SEPs, (2) specific information about SEPs that have been accepted by the Lahontan Water Board and are in progress or have been completed, and (3) instructions about how to submit a project proposal for inclusion on the Lahontan Water Board's SEP List.

Additional SEP Information

• State Board's Policy on SEPs adopted February 3, 2009. Click here
• SEP Fact Sheet – Provides basic information about SEPs in a Q&A format.
• List of Potential SEPs for the Lahontan Water Board – Provides a list of potential SEP Projects. This list is updated on an as needed basis as new SEP proposals are submitted to the Lahontan Water Board.
• SEP Catalog for the Lahontan Water Board – Provides a list of on-going or completed SEP Projects for the Lahontan Region. Additional Information (Fact Sheet, Site Map and Final Report, etc.) is provided if available within the project details.
• SEP Form – An Excel Spreadsheet that provides the required fields that must be filled out by public or private parties interested in submitting a SEP proposal to the Lahontan Water Board.
• Additional SEP Criteria – Provides a list of additional criteria that shall be evaluated by the Lahontan Water Board during final SEP approval.

(Updated 3/1/11)