Enforcement News Releases – 2023

Conservation

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East Palo Alto couple to pay $1.7 million for destruction of tidal wetlands 4/19/2023

Drinking Water

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Lab in LA County to pay $266,900 after investigation finds it missed deadlines for thousands of tests 5/17/2023

Water Quality Violations

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Federal plant that treats wastewater from Tijuana given deadline to meet water quality standards 12/22/2023
Four Central Coast growers to pay penalties for failing to comply with Agricultural Order 11/17/2023
City of San Diego to pay $4.6 million for sewage spill into Sweetwater River 6/15/2023
Los Angeles Water Board proposes $21.7 million penalty for sewage spill at Hyperion facility 4/03/2023
Gallo Winery to pay penalty for discharge that threatened water quality in Merced River 2/6/2023
North Coast Water Board fines unlicensed cannabis cultivators for discharging sediment to Trinity River 2/6/2023

Water Rights

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State Water Board orders BlueTriton to stop unauthorized diversions in San Bernardino Mountains 9/19/2023

Underground Storage Tank Violations

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Fraud, Waste, & Abuse Prevention

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Consultant, subcontractor fined for submitting inflated invoices May 8, 2023