California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year  2017-18 

ENFORCE: LAND DISPOSAL

GROUP: 
ALL LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES


MESSAGE: 
MEASURE: 
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS


KEY STATISTICS FOR FY  2017-18 

 

MEASUREMENTS  - Data last updated on: 

Region Enforcement Actions
Informal
Actions
Compliance
Actions
Penalty
Actions
Total
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WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

 

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

 

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

GLOSSARY

Compliance Actions
Compliance actions are formal enforcement actions that impose sanctions and/or require compliance. Compliance Actions include Notices to Comply (NTC), Notices of Noncompliance (NNC), Time Schedule Orders (TSO), Cease and Desist Orders (CDO) and Clean Up and Abatement Orders (CAO).

Formal Enforcement Actions
Formal enforcement actions are statutorily based actions to address a violation or threatened violation of water quality laws, regulations, policies, plans, or orders.

Informal Enforcement Actions
Informal enforcement actions are enforcement actions taken by Water Board staff that are not defined in statute or regulation. Informal enforcement action can include any form of communication (oral, written, or electronic) between Water Board staff and a discharger concerning an actual, threatened, or potential violation. Informal enforcement actions cannot be petitioned to the State Water Board.

The purpose of an informal enforcement action is to quickly bring an actual, threatened, or potential violation to the discharger's attention and to give the discharger an opportunity to return to compliance as soon as possible. The Water Board may take formal enforcement action in place of, or in addition to, informal enforcement actions.

Land Disposal
The Land Disposal program regulates waste discharge to land for treatment, storage and disposal in waste management units. Waste management units include waste piles, surface impoundments, and landfills. California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 23, (Chapter 15) contains the regulatory requirements for hazardous waste. CCR Title 27, contains the regulatory requirements for wastes other than hazardous waste.

Penalty Actions
Penalty Actions are formal enforcement actions where administrative or judicial actions impose a penalty or require the completion of a project associated to a monetary amount. Penalty actions include liabilities imposed with an Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) and settlement agreements pursuant to Government Code section 11415.60.