San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for February 2014

Enforcement Actions for February 2014

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of February, the San Diego Water Board issued 12 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 Notice of Violation, 6 Notices of Noncompliance and 5 Staff Enforcement Letters (SELs). A summary of each enforcement action taken is provided in the Table below. The State Water Board’s Enforcement Policy contains a brief description of the kinds of enforcement actions the Water Boards can take.

The enforcement actions taken in February reflect staff’s recent efforts to assess compliance with the industrial and construction storm water permits. Storm water staff has reinstituted a strong field presence to evaluate the adequacy of best management practices and other permit requirements. Through their inspections of these facilities, staff also evaluates the local municipalities’ oversight of those facilities, as required by their respective municipal storm water requirements.

Additional information on violations, enforcement actions, and mandatory minimum penalties is available to the public from the following on-line sources:

State Water Board Office of Enforcement webpage: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/

California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS):
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ciwqs/publicreports.html

State Water Board GeoTracker database:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/

 

ENFORCEMENT DATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION FACILITY SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS
February 18, 2014 Notice of Violation No. R9-2014-0018 Casa Mira View, Mira Mesa Failure to maintain proper records, submit annual reports, provide proper training, and implement construction stormwater best management practices (BMPs) as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
February 4, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.30 A&L Tile, San Diego Inadequate BMPs and failure to enroll for coverage in the general industrial storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 4, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.30 American Recycling, San Diego Failure to enroll for coverage in the general industrial storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 14, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.30 Scrap Depot, San Diego Failure to enroll for coverage in the general industrial storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 18, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.31 Aztec Perlite Co., Escondido Failure to submit reports pertaining to industrial storm water discharges as required by NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 18, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.31 Bart's Iron Design, Capistrano Beach Inadequate BMPs and failure to enroll for coverage as required by the general industrial storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 18, 2014 Notice of Noncompliance per CWC 13399.31 Frontier Towing and Storage, San Diego Inadequate BMPs, failure to have a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and failure to enroll for coverage in the general industrial storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 7, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Modern Stairways, Spring Valley Inadequate BMPs, as required  by the general industrial storm water permit, Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
February 14, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Heise Park Campground, San Diego County Effluent chloride exceeded the maximum limit of 90 mg/L contained in WDR Order No. 99-04 on 1/8/2013.
February 21, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Williams Offices, El Cajon Failure to prepare a SWPPP and submit reports, as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
February 25, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego Inadequate BMPs, as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
February 27, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Mission Gorge Apartments, San Diego Inadequate BMPs, as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.