San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for May 2014

Enforcement Actions for May 2014

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of May, the San Diego Water Board issued 16 written enforcement actions as follows; 2 Administrative Civil Liability Complaints (ACLC), 2 Notices of Non-Compliance pursuant to Water Code section 13399, and 12 Staff Enforcement Letters. 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.

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
May 27, 2014 ACLC No. R9-2014-0023 Bart's Iron Design, Dana Point Complaint in the amount of $15,242 for failure to develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), implement Best Management Practices (BMPs), submit an annual report, and pay annual fees per Order No. 97-03-DWQ, NPDES Industrial Storm Water General Permit No. CAS000001.
May 30, 2014 ACLC No. R9-2014-0013 GM Materials Ready Mix, San Diego Complaint in the amount of $17,744 for failure to enroll in Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
May 2, 2014 Notice of Non-Compliance Recon-Recycling, San Diego Failure to enroll in Order No. 97-03-DWQ and implement BMPs.
May 29, 2014 Notice of Non-Compliance Cactus Recycling, San Diego Failure to enroll under Order No. 97-03-DWQ.
May 6, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Vista MS4, Vista Failure to implement adequate BMPs as required by the municipal storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2013-0001.
May 7, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter 8th Street Project, National City Failure to implement adequate BMPs as required by the general construction storm water permit, NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 7, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter H Street Station, Chula Vista Failure to implement adequate BMPs and renew expired Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) certificates as required by NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 9, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Baily Vineyard & Winery, Inc., Temecula Failure to collect samples during prescribed reporting periods and to submit reports on time as required by the Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) of Order No. 2001-159.
May 9, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility, Carlsbad Failure to meet daily minimum chlorine contact time as required by WDR Order No. R9-2007-0018.
May 13, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter North City Water Reclamation Plant, San Diego Failure to maintain 12-month running average effluent limitation for manganese from April 2013-March 2014 as required by WDR Order No. 97-03.
May 13,2014 Staff Enforcement Letter South Bay Water Reclamation Plant, San Diego Exceedance of 30-day average effluent limitation for chloride and weekly and monthly effluent coliform limits as required by WDR Order No. 2000-203.
May 19, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Paseo Pointe, Vista Failure to provide proper SWPPP documentation as required by NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 22, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Alta, Encinitas Failure to implement adequate BMPs as required NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 30, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Cardiff Collection, Encinitas Failure to implement adequate BMPs as required by NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 30, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter Montecina, Carlsbad Failure to implement adequate BMPs as required by NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.
May 30, 2014 Staff Enforcement Letter So Cal Edison, San Clemente Failure to train staff of SWPPP, hazardous waste, and spill prevention guidelines, to properly store and dispose of materials on the facility, and to implement adequate BMPs as required by NPDES Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ.