Enforcement
- File an Environmental Complaint
- Enforcement Policy
- Enforcement Policy (adopted 11/17/09, pending OAL approval)
- Revised Draft Enforcement Policy
for November 17, 2009 Board Meeting
For your convenience, this document is presented in three formats: - Draft Responses to Comments Received at 10/20/09 Board Hearing
- List of Commenters - Updated October 20, 2009
- Revised Draft Enforcement Policy (for October 20, 2009 Board Hearing)
- Draft Proposed Policy
- Draft Proposed Policy - Redline Version
- Notice of Adoption Hearing
- Comments Received - Comment deadline closed on September 21, 2009
- Responses to Comments Received by September 21, 2009
- List of Commenters - As of September 21, 2009
- Current Policy
- Proposed Revision
- Statewide Policy for Supplemental Environmental Projects
- Enforcement
Orders
A listing of Enforcement Orders that have been issued by the Regional Water Boards since 1995. This data is maintained in the CIWQS Database. - Updated! Conditional Early Settlement Offer for Mandatory Minimum Penalties
- Public Notice - Comment deadline January 14, 2010
- Enforcement Reports
- Report on the Statewide Initiative on Mandatory Minimum Penalty Enforcement
This report outlines a statewide initiative to eliminate the backlog of uncollected mandatory minimum penalties, and provides an update on the status of collection of these penalties. - Annual Enforcement Report for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, April 21, 2009
- Baseline Enforcement Report for Fiscal Year 06/07
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Water Boards’ core regulatory activities. - CIWQS Database Public Reports (Regulatory, compliance, and enforcement information)
- 13385 Reports – Pursuant to CWC 13385(o), the State Water Board
is required to report information on violations,
enforcement actions, and the effectiveness
of current enforcement policies, including
mandatory minimum penalties. This requirement
pertains to National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater and
stormwater facilities within California.
Historically, the Water Board produced an
annual report (13385 Report) addressing these
requirements and these reports are listed
below. This data is maintained in the CIWQS
database.
- 2009 (January 27, 2010)
- 2008 (January 1, 2009)
- 2008 13385(o) Enforcement Report March 31, Quarterly Update
- 2008 13385(o) Enforcement Report June 30, Quarterly Update
- 2008 13385(o) Enforcement Report September 30, Quarterly Update
- Below we provide links to the data used to complete the tables and figures provided in the March 31 quarterly update
- NPDES Facilities March 31, 2009 (29.59 MB)
- NPDES Wastewater Violations March 31, 2009 (17.71 MB)
- NPDES Stormwater Violations March 31, 2009 (52.44 MB)
- 2007
- Updated Data (April 2008)
- Draft Report (January 2008)
- 2006 (November 6, 2007)
- HTML version (August 20, 2007)
- 2005 (August 18, 2006)
- 2004 (February 23, 2005)
- 2003 (February 2004)
- 2002 (January 2003)
- 2001 (2002)
- 2000 (2001)
- Report on the Statewide Initiative on Mandatory Minimum Penalty Enforcement
- USEPA's State Review Framework Report - This report is the result of a review by USEPA of California's compliance and enforcement activities. This is part of a nationwide review of state enforcement and compliance programs under the Clean Water Act.
- UST Enforcement
- Supplemental Environmental Projects - A listing of Supplemental Environmental Projects that have been approved by the Regional Water Boards since January 1, 2004. This data is maintained in the CIWQS Database.
- Links
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