San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for December 2010

Enforcement Actions for December 2010

During the month of December 2010, the San Diego Water Board initiated the following enforcement actions:

  • Cleanup and Abatement Order (1)
  • Investigative Order Addendum (1)
  • Notice of Violation (1)
  • Staff Enforcement Letters (5)
  • Total (8)

A summary of recent regional enforcement actions is provided below. Additional information on violations, enforcement actions, and mandatory minimum penalties is available to the public from the following on-line sources:

CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT ORDER (CAO)

County of San Diego, Bonsall Sanitary Landfill
 CAO No. R9-2010-0067 and Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R9-2010-0068 were issued to the County of San Diego on December 6, 2010 directing the County of San Diego to cleanup and abate the effects of pollution and nuisance and submit technical reports pertaining to corrective action at the Bonsall Sanitary Landfill on Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Diego County. The Bonsall Sanitary Landfill operated from 1968 to 1985 as a Class II landfill. There are 34 private supply wells within one mile of the site used for domestic and agricultural water supply. The CAO requires construction plans be submitted by April 29, 2011 and that concentration limits be achieved by September 30, 2015.

INVESTIGATIVE ORDER (IO)

K Square Financial and Chevron, Former Gas Station, Escondido
 Addendum No. 1 to Investigative Order No. R9-2010-0021 was issued to K Square Financial and Chevron on December 27, 2010 to add Chevron as a responsible party to the Order. The Addendum also extends due dates for a Site Assessment Workplan from June 30, 2010 to April 30, 2011 and for a Site Assessment Report from November 30, 2010 to July 30, 2011.

NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV)

Bianchi Family Trust, Former Bianchi Industry, Temecula
 An NOV was issued to the Bianchi Family Trust on December 9, 2010 for failing to submit a groundwater monitoring report by October 30, 2010 as required by Investigative Order No. R9-2007-0227. The groundwater report is required to assess conditions associated with a leaking gasoline underground storage tank that has affected groundwater in the Murrieta Hydrologic Subarea.

STAFF ENFORCEMENT LETTERS (SEL)

South Orange County Wastewater Authority, Multiple Facilities
 An SEL was issued to the South Orange County Wastewater Authority on December 10, 2010 for numerous violations of Order No. 97-52 (Waste Discharge and Water Recycling Requirements for the Production and Purveyance of Recycled Water by Member Agencies of the South Orange County Reclamation Authority, Orange County) at two of its member agencies' facilities that occurred in October 2010.

  • The Moulten Niguel Water District Regional Plant was cited for one violation of the 12-month average discharge specifications for manganese.
  • The South Coast Water District Coastal Treatment Plant was cited for one violation of the daily maximum discharge specification for manganese and one violation of the 12-month average discharge specification for manganese.

Otay Water District, Ralph W. Chapman Water Recycling Facility
 An SEL was issued to the Otay Water District on December 9, 2010 for two violations at the Ralph W. Chapman Water Recycling Facility of the 12-month running average total nitrogen discharge specification in Order No. R9-2007-0038 that occurred in September and October 2010.

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sewage Treatment Plant No. 9
 An SEL was issued to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on December 10, 2010 for one violation at Sewage Treatment Plant No. 9 of prohibitions in Order No. 98-04 resulting from a spill of 1,000 gallons of tertiary disinfected wastewater that occurred on October 8, 2010.

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Southern Region Tertiary Treatment Plant
 An SEL was issued to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on December 10, 2010 for two violations at the Southern Region Tertiary Treatment Plant of the daily maximum chloride and color discharge specifications in Order No. R9-2009-0021 that occurred in October 2010.

City of San Diego, North City Water Reclamation Plant
 An SEL was issued to the City of San Diego on December 2, 2010 for one violation at the North City Water Reclamation Plant of the 12-month average manganese effluent limitation in Order No. 97-03 that occurred in October 2010.