• ACL Complaint No. R9-2005-0265 for Mandatory Minimum Penalties and Administrative Civil Liability against the City of Escondido, Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility
  

On December 30, 2005, the Assistant Executive Officer issued Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R9-2005-0265 against the City of Escondido for numerous violations resulting from the treatment, transport, and disposal of sewage from the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility (HARRF). The Complaint includes both mandatory minimum penalties and discretionary liability as authorized by the California Water Code. A settlement adopted by the Regional Board in October 2006 was negated and remanded back to the Regional Board by the State Water Resources Control Board in October 2007. The Regional Board has scheduled a public hearing on the violations alleged in the Complaint on August 13, 2008. Written comments regarding the allegations alleged in the Complaint will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Monday July 14, 2008.

The Regional Board's August 13, 2008 meeting will be at the Regional Board office located at 9174 Sky Park Court, San Diego, California. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Oral comments for this item may be made during the meeting upon receipt of a request to speak. Additional information pertaining to the matter can be found on the Regional Board's web site at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/. For more information regarding this matter please call Rebecca Stewart at (858) 467-2966 or by e-mail at rstewart@waterboards.ca.gov.

• Rescheduling of Public Hearing for R9-2005-0265
• Transmittal Letter

• Complaint No. R9-2005-0265
• Technical Analysis
• List of Appendices
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E
  • Appendix F
  • Appendix G
  • Appendix H
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix J
  • Appendix K
  • Appendix L
  • Appendix M
  • Appendix N
    • Attachment 1
    • Attachment 2
    • Attachment 3
    • Attachment 4
    • Attachment 5
    • Attachment 6
    • Attachment 7
    • Attachment 8
    • Attachment 9
    • Attachment 10
    • Attachment 11
    • Attachment 12
    • Attachment 13
    • Attachment 14
    • Attachment 15
    • Attachment 16
    • Attachment 17
    • Attachment 18
  • Appendix O
  • Appendix P
  • Appendix Q
  • Appendix R
  • Appendix S
  • Appendix T
  • Appendix U
  • Appendix V
  • Appendix W
  • Appendix X
  • Appendix Y
  • Appendix Z
  • Appendix AA
  • Appendix BB
  • Appendix CC
  • Appendix DD
    

• ACL Complaint No. R9-2008-0019 for Mandatory Minimum Penalty against Bill and Heidi Dickerson, and Perry & Papenhausen Construction
  
  On March 14, 2008, the Regional Board issued Complaint No. R9 2008-0019 against Bill & Heidi Dickerson, and Perry & Papenhausen Construction, Inc. in the amount of $45,000 for copper effluent violations of their construction dewatering discharge permit to San Diego Bay, R9-2000-0090.
  
  A public hearing is scheduled for the August 15, 2008, Regional Board meeting. Written comments regarding the allegations contained in Complaint No. R9 2008-0009, will be accepted through Friday, July 11, 2008. The Regional Board's August 13, 2008, meeting will be at the Regional Board office located at 9174 Sky Park Court, San Diego, California. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Oral comments for this item may be made during the meeting upon receipt of a request to speak. For more information regarding this matter please call Frank Melbourn at (858) 467- 2973 or by email at fmelbourn@waterboards.ca.gov or malpert@waterboards.ca.gov.
  
  
  • ACL Complaint No. R9-2008-0019 for Mandatory Minimum Penalty
  • Dickerson request for postponement of hearing (April 11, 2008)
  • Dickerson Public Records Act request (April 11, 2008)
    
    
• ACL Complaint No. R9-2008-0021 Against North County Transit District (NCTD), Sprinter Rail Project
  
  On March 4, 2008, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (Regional Board) issued Complaint No. R9 2008-0021 to the North County Transit District (NCTD) in the amount of $685,000 for: 1) failure to implement adequate Best Management Practices and 2) unregulated discharges of sediment to a Municipal Separate Storm Water System (MS4) and Waters of the United States.
  

A public hearing is scheduled for the June 11, 2008, Regional Board meeting. Written comments regarding the allegations contained in Complaint No. R9 2008-0021, and/or acceptance of the waiver will be accepted through Wednesday May 21, 2008. The Regional Board's June 1, 2008, meeting will be at the Regional Board office located at 9174 Sky Park Court, San Diego, California. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Oral comments for this item may be made during the meeting upon receipt of a request to speak. For more information regarding this matter please call Frank Melbourn at (858) 467- 2973 or by email at fmelbourn@waterboards.ca.gov.

• North County Transit District ACL Complaint No. R9-2008-0021
• Regional Board letter granting NCTD hearing postponement request (April 2, 2008)
  
  
• ACL Complaint No. R9-2007-0099 Against City of Carlsbad and City of Vista for sewage spill into Buena Vista Lagoon

NOTE:  On March 12, 2008, the Regional Board rejected the proposed settlement offer and an ACL Hearing has been scheduled for June 11, 2008

A public hearing is scheduled for the June 11, 2008, Regional Board meeting. Written comments regarding the allegations contained in Complaint No. R9 2007-0099 will be accepted through Wednesday May 21, 2008. The Regional Board's June 11, 2008, meeting will be at the Regional Board office located at 9174 Sky Park Court, San Diego, California. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Oral comments for this item may be made during the meeting upon receipt of a request to speak. For more information regarding this matter please call Frank Melbourn at (858) 467- 2973 or by email at fmelbourn@waterboards.ca.gov.

• Regional Board letter setting June 11, 2008 hearing dates (April 17, 2008)
  

On September 28, 2007, the Regional Board issued Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R9-2007-0099, recommending a $1,095,000 assessment of civil liability against the City of Vista and the City of Carlsbad. The complaint alleges that the City of Vista and City of Carlsbad discharged 7.3 million gallons of raw sewage into Buena Vista Lagoon, a water of the United States, from a force sewer main during March/April 2007. The public hearing is scheduled for the March 12, 2008 meeting of the Regional Board. A copy of the tentative Order that would implement the terms of the settlement is available below.

• Tentative ACL Settlement Order R9-2008-0004
• Public Notification for Settlement of Complaint
• Complaint No. R9-2007-0099
• Technical Analysis
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E
    
    
    
• San Diego County Water Authority, San Vicente Pipeline Dewatering Project: On January 22, 2007, the Regional Board Executive Officer issued Administrative Civil Liability Compliant No. R9-2007-0014 recommending a $120,000 assessment of civil liability against San Diego County Water Authority for violations of effluent limitations contained in Order No. 2001-96, NPDES No. CAG919002, General Waste Discharge Requirements and Similar Waste Discharges from Construction, Remediation, and Permanent Groundwater Extraction Projects to Surface Waters Within the San Diego Region Except San Diego Bay.
  
  The Complaint alleges that San Diego County Water Authority exceeded the instantaneous maximum and average monthly effluent limitations for total nitrogen on 43 occasions between December 2005 and November 2006. A public hearing is scheduled for April 11, 2006.
  
  
• ACL Complaint No. R9-2007-0014
• Rescheduling of Public Hearing on ACL Complaint No. R9-2007-0014