
Enforcement
The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act gives the Water Boards the authority to protect groundwater and surface waters of the State. The State Board's Water Quality Enforcement Policy (Policy) helps define an enforcement process to efficiently address water quality problems. The Enforcement Program ensures that dischargers comply with their permits so the Water Board can meet its water quality goals. Enforcement staff do this by implementing the Policy and by reviewing monitoring reports, inspecting sites, and taking follow up enforcement as needed for the Region's NPDES and Sanitary Sewer System Permittees. Enforcement staff also manage the SEP Program, the Complaint Triage Program, the AGO Pilot Project, the Cross Programs Pilot Project, and the CIWQS and ESMR Programs.
- Approval of the 2021 SEP List submitted by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
- Funding Opportunities for Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board SEPs
- This fact sheet addresses two approaches for funding opportunities for SEPs that are available in the Los Angeles Region: Regional Boards administered SEPs, and those administered on behalf of the Regional Board by the Rose Foundation, a non-profit organization which specializes in SEPs benefiting underserved, vulnerable, or otherwise disadvantaged communities.
- Fact Sheet
- Notice of Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R4-2019-0004 issued to City of Compton for violations of the LA County MS4 Permit
- Notice of Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R4-2019-0005 issued to City of Gardena for violations of the LA County MS4 Permit
Enforcement Actions and Settlement Agreements for Public Notice
Standard Hearing Procedures for Administrative Civil Liability Complaints
Posted Date | Comment Due Date | Discharger | Action | Contact | Phone | Document(s) |
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Posted Date | Comment Due Date | Discharger | Action | Contact | Phone | Document(s) |
906/21/2022 |
07/21/2022 | Burbank Water and Power | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0015 |
906/16/2022 |
07/18/2022 | 1503 Venice, LLC | Proposed Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0146 |
905/27/2022 |
06/27/2022 | Port of Los Angeles | Proposed Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order | Andrew Choi | (213) 576-6791 | R4-2022-0003 |
905/13/2022 |
06/13/2022 | Kelly Pipe Company | TSO - Time Schedule Order | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2022-0008 |
905/13/2022 |
06/13/2022 | KDC One Cosmetic Laboratories of America, Inc. | TSO - Time Schedule Order | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2022-0007 |
905/13/2022 |
06/13/2022 | Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products | TSO - Time Schedule Order | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2022-0006 |
905/13/2022 |
06/12/2022 | TREA Wilshire Rodeo, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2022-0148 |
905/11/2022 |
06/10/2022 | Writers Guild of America, West | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-6361 | R4-2022-0143 |
905/05/2022 |
06/06/2022 | ETCO Homes, Inc. | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2022-0019 |
905/05/2022 |
06/06/2022 | AES Redondo Beach, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0142 |
905/04/2022 |
06/03/2022 | MPI, Ltd. | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2021-0054 |
905/04/2022 |
06/04/2022 | Maruichi American Corporation | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Geoffrey Clifford | (213) 576-6722 | R4-2022-0036 |
905/02/2022 |
06/01/2022 | Onni Atria L.P. | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2021-0099 |
904/13/2022 |
05/13/2022 | P&T Metals | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Mark Nguyen | (213) 620-2123 | R4-2022-0156 |
904/08/2022 |
05/09/2022 | DK Connections, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2021-0101 |
904/01/2022 |
05/02/2022 | Frontier Kemper Tutor Perini/JV | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0010 |
904/01/2022 |
05/02/2022 | First California Investment, Inc. | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0002 |
903/15/2022 |
04/14/2022 | Hawker Pacific Aerospace, Inc. | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Mark Nguyen | (213) 620-2123 | R4-2022-0102 |
903/15/2022 |
04/14/2022 | Owens Corning | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Mark Nguyen | (213) 620-2123 | R4-2022-0015 |
903/15/2022 |
04/14/2022 | 4525 Wilshire, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0093 |
902/15/2022 |
03/17/2022 | G & L 436 Bedford, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0014 |
901/19/2022 |
02/18/2022 | Maham Sabbaghian | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2022-0004 |
901/12/2022 |
02/11/2022 | Duesenberg Investment Company, Inc | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0120 |
901/06/2022 |
02/05/2022 | Douglas Emmett 1995 LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0115 |
901/06/2022 |
02/05/2022 | Beverly Capital Ventures, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2021-0114 |
12/22/2021 | 01/21/2022 | Precision Wire Products | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0102 |
12/22/2021 | 01/21/2022 | International Paper, Norwalk Recycling | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Geoffrey Clifford | (213) 576-6722 | R4-2021-0033 |
12/27/2021 | 01/26/2022 | California Department of Transportation | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2021-0111 |
12/08/2021 | 01/07/2021 | Ocotillo LA 9001SMB, LLC (Successor to SM Ramage, LLC) | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2021-0110 |
11/24/2021 | 12/24/2021 | Ecology Recycling Services, LLC | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Enrique Loera | (213) 620-2111 | R4-2021-0024 |
11/24/2021 | 12/24/2021 | Adel Wiggins | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Mark Nguyen | (213) 620-2123 | R4-2021-0091 |
11/24/21 | 12/24/21 | VACCO Industries | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0051 |
11/24/2021 | 12/24/2021 | Amvac Chemical Corporation | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0006 |
11/24/2021 | 12/24/2021 | Bodycote Thermal Processing, Huntington Park | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0019 |
11/24/2021 | 12/24/2021 | Bodycote Thermal Processing, Vernon | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0018 |
11/18/2021 | 12/20/2021 | City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering | ACL - Administrative Civil Liability | Lydia Kim | (213) 878-7906 | R4-2021-0121 |
11/17/2021 | 12/17/2021 | Hudson 11601 Wilshire, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0080 |
10/27/2021 | 11/29/2021 | CLG Hollywood, LLC | ACL - Administrative Civil Liability | Lydia Kim | (213) 878-7906 | R4-2021-0112 |
10/18/2021 | 11/17/2021 | GLC El Monte LLC | ACL - Administrative Civil Liability | Lydia Kim | (213) 878-7906 | R4-2021-0113 | 11/03/2020 | 11/03/2020 | University of Southern California | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Andrew Choi | (213) 576-6791 | R4-2020-0102 |
10/06/2021 | 11/05/2021 | Century City Mall, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2020-0087 |
09/10/2021 | 10/11/2021 | Chevron Products Company | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2021-0075 |
09/08/2021 | 10/08/2021 | CWV - Sweetzer, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | R4-2021-0073 |
08/17/2021 | 09/16/2021 | Millennium Diamond Road Partners, LLC et al. | ACL - Administrative Civil Liability | Lydia Kim | (213) 878-7906 | R4-2021-0106 |
08/04/2021 | 09/03/2021 | Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-6361 | R4-2021-0100 |
08/03/2021 | 09/03/2021 | Leo's Welding Iron Works | EPP - Expedited Payment Program | Enrique Loera | (213) 620-2111 | R4-2021-0077 |
07/28/2021 | 08/26/2021 | Las Dunas Concrete Transport, Inc. | EPL-Expidited Payment Program | Scott Landon | (213) 620-2122 | R4-2021-0047 |
07/26/2021 | 08/26/2021 | 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Associates,LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-6361 | R4-2021-0092 |
07/26/2021 | 08/26/2021 | Jonell Oil and Chemical | EPP - Expedited Payment Program | Lydia Kim | (213) 620-2695 | R4-2021-0048 |
07/21/2021 | 08/20/2021 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportaion Authority | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2021-0040 |
07/21/2021 | 08/21/2021 | INEOS | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Enrique Loera | (213) 620-2111 | R4-2021-0013 |
07/16/2021 | 08/16/2021 | Prologis | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-6361 | R4-2021-0078 |
07/16/2021 | 08/16/2021 | Witkoff | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-6361 | R4-2021-0085 |
06/23/2021 | 07/23/2021 | Dover Corporation | Time Schedule Order (TSO) | Geoffrey Clifford | (213) 576-6722 | R4-2021-0017 |
06/23/2021 | 07/23/2021 | 620 Gramercy Place Homeowners Association | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0061 |
06/23/2021 | 07/23/2021 | United Water Conservation District | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0063 |
06/21/2021 | 07/21/2021 | Ojai Valley Sanitation District | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2021-0058 |
05/20/2021 | 06/21/2021 | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Andrew Choi | (213) 576-6791 | R4-2020-0050 |
05/17/2021 | 06/16/2021 | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | EPP- Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2021-0059 |
05/18/2021 | 06/17/2021 | El Monte Water Department | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0055 |
05/14/2021 | 06/14/2021 | Wilshire & Wilton, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0053 |
05/14/2021 | 06/14/2021 | Douglas Emmett Management, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Jim Covin | (213) 576-6614 | R4-2021-0036 |
05/04/2021 | 05/17/2021 | Garfield Express Site and Responsible Parties | Referral of Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R4-2021-0038 to the Office of the Attorney General For Judicial Civil Enforcement | Bobbi Valencia | (213) 620-6362 | Tentative Resolution No. R21-004 |
04/27/2021 | 05/27/2021 | County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Kristie Kao | (213) 620-6368 | R4-2021-0123 |
04/21/2021 | 05/21/2021 | Grafton Pacific Dev LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2021-0060 |
04/15/2021 | 05/14/2021 | Palmer Beaudry Avenue Properties, L.P. | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Barbara Guia | (213) 620-63761 | R4-2021-0050 |
04/13/2021 | 05/13/2021 | AES Redondo Beach, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | Lala Kabadaian | (213) 620-6370 | R4-2021-0022 |
04/07/2021 |
05/07/2021 |
100 N. Crescent, LLC. |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 576-6614 |
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03/26/2021 |
04/26/2021 |
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 620-6368 |
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03/25/2021 | 04/24/2021 | Hackman Capital Partners | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | (213) 620-6370 |
R4-2021-0035 | |
03/23/2021 | 04/22/2021 | Sun Life Assurance Compnay of Canada | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | (213) 620-6370 |
R4-2021-0021 | |
03/23/2021 | 04/22/2021 | CWV-Alfred, LLC | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | (213) 620-6370 |
R4-2021-0029 | |
03/23/2021 | 04/22/2021 | Josef Mamaliger | EPP - Conditional Early Settlement | (213) 620-6370 |
R4-2021-0032 | |
03/01/2021 |
03/31/2021 |
California Department of Transportation |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 620-6368 |
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02/24/2021 |
03/25/2021 |
California Department of Transportation |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 620-6370 |
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02/09/2021 |
03/11/2021 |
Douglas Emmett, 2008, LLC |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 576-6614 |
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02/04/2021 |
03/08/2021 |
G & L 436 Bedford, LLC |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 620-6370 |
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01/19/2021 |
02/20/2021 |
Masselin Manor, A California Limited Partnership |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 576-6614 |
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01/13/2021 |
01/22/2021 |
Shahbazian and Waymire Responsible Parties |
Referral of Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R4-2010-0095 to the Office of the Attorney General For Judicial Civil Enforcement |
(213) 620-6368 |
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01/06/2021 |
02/05/2021 |
Royal Catering Company |
EPP - Conditional Early Settlement |
(213) 620-6368 |
ACL - Administrative Civil Liability
EPP - Expedited Payment Program
HOW TO FILE AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT
Important information about potential violations of environmental laws often comes from vigilant members of the public. If you have seen an activity which you believe may be a violation of water quality, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) would like to know about it.
HOW DO I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE REGIONAL BOARD?
Complaints or concerns pertaining to the protection of water quality may be phoned into our Regional Board office: (213) 620-6370 or (213) 576-6600, or to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES): (800) 852-7550.
WHAT INFORMATION MUST I PROVIDE?
All complaints should contain some basic information, including:
- Nature of the problem or incident
- Time and date when the problem occurred or was observed
- Source of the pollution or problem (if known)
CAN I FILE A COMPLAINT ONLINE?
In non-emergency situations, reports may also be submitted online: Cal/EPA's Environmental Complaint Form. Complaints received by CalEPA are assigned to one or more state agencies to investigate. Those relating to water are assigned to and handled by the Water Boards.
CAN I FILE A COMPLAINT ANONYMOUSLY?
Complaints may be filed confidentially or anonymously and can also be filed with identifying information. Please be aware that it is often more difficult for an agency to take action based on an anonymous complaint.
WILL THE REGIONAL BOARD NOTIFY ME OF THE OUTCOME?
Whether or not a violation of water related laws is found, you may be notified and informed of the status and outcome of the complaint if you request notification and provide your contact information.
WHAT IF I WANT TO REPORT WATER WASTE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD?
To report wasteful practices in your work or residential neighborhoods, please contact your local water supplier. For more information on your water supplier, please use the : http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_rights/water issues/programs/drought/water_supplier.shtml
WHAT IF I HAVE A COMPLAINT REGARDING DRINKING WATER?
For complaints or concerns about your drinking water, contact the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water, Los Angeles Region: (818) 551-2004 http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water issues/hot_topics/my_drinking_water/
WHERE DO I FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING WATER RIGHTS?
For complaints or concerns pertaining to water rights, contact the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/
REPORT A STORM WATER VIOLATION OR A STORM WATER NON-FILER
Report a Non-Filer - Let us know if a business does not have a Storm Water Permit:http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/wate_ issues/programs/stormwater/sw_violations.shtml
Browns Canyon
- Water Board Actions:
- Correspondence from the Water Board
- Water Board Documents:
- 2014 and 2015 Inspection Reports by Regional Board Staff
Supplemental Environmental Projects
Introduction
As an alternative to depositing the entirety of ACLC assessments in the Cleanup and Abatement Account, the Regional Board may allow a portion of the assessment to be used for important and valuable water quality improvement projects within the Region, known as Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). SEPs shall directly benefit groundwater or surface water quality or quantity, and restore or enhance the beneficial uses of the waters of the State within the Region. They must also provide a benefit to the public at large, and are not otherwise required of the discharger by any rule or regulation of any federal, state, or local entity or proposed as mitigation to offset the impacts of a discharger’s project(s). The requirements for SEPs are contained in the State Board Policy on Supplemental Environmental Projects (Policy).
Active and Completed SEPs
Lists of active and completed SEPs are available on the Office of Enforcement’s Webpage.
Submittal of Projects to the SEP Proponent List:
The Regional Board is currently seeking proposals for potential SEPs. Any public or private party that (a) can receive and distribute funds and (b) has the ability to complete the work, may submit a SEP proposal.
The Regional Board accepts new proposals on a continuous basis and updates the list of potential SEPs periodically. The current list of potential projects is found at:
Rose Foundation/Disadvantaged Communities SEP InitiativeThe Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment is a grant-making public charity based in Oakland. The Central Valley Water Board began working with the Rose Foundation in 2014 to promote the allocation of SEP monies to disadvantaged communities. The Rose Foundation helps disadvantaged communities develop SEP proposals, proposes a list of these projects to the Regional Board on an annual basis, and assists disadvantaged communities in the implementation of these SEPs by providing third-party oversight as the SEPs are funded, implemented, and completed. The Rose Foundation’s list of proposed projects must be approved by the Regional Board.
- MOU
- Resolution R19-007
- 2021 Disadvantaged Community SEP Project List
For more information or to submit a project proposal, please see the Los Angeles Community Water Justice Grants page of the Rose Foundation’s website.
Stormwater Compliance and Enforcement
The Storm Water Compliance and Enforcement Unit regulates storm water discharges from industrial facilities and construction sites. The Unit oversees compliance and enforcement of the NPDES Storm Water General Permits for Construction Sites and for Industrial Activities. Unit staff ensure facilities are enrolled in the Permits, conduct inspections and review annual reports submitted by the facilities. There are a total of about 4,500 stormwater construction and industrial permittees in the region.
Contacts
Russ Colby (213) 620-6373
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Enforcement I
Manager
Ching-Yin To (213) 620-6373
Staff
Valerie Aguirre (213) 576-6808
Andrew Choi (213) 576-6791
Jim Covin (213) 576-6614
Lala Kabadaian (213) 620-6370
Kristie Kao (213) 620-6368
Barbara Guia (213) 620-6361
Bobbi Valencia (213) 576-6722
John Salguero (213) 620-2273
Students
Isabella Suarez (213) 620-6369
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Enforcement II
Manager
Pavlova Vitale (213) 576-6751
Staff
Enrique Loera (213) 620-2244
Lydia Kim (213) 620-2695
Scott Landon (213) 620-2122
Geoffrey Clifford (213) 576-6722
Candace Rojas (213) 576-6629
Mark Nguyen (213) 576-2698