San Diego Region - Enforcement Actions for May 2017

Enforcement Actions for May 2017

Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of May, the San Diego Water Board issued 14 written enforcement actions as follows; 1 administrative Assessment of Civil Liability Order, 2 Notices of Violation, and 11 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 AND ENFORCEMENT APPLICABLE PERMIT/ORDER VIOLATED
05/20/2017 Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R9-2017-0078 Modern Stairways Inc., Spring Valley Assessment of $94,078 in penalties for inadequate Best Management Practices (BMPs), failure to submit annual monitoring report, failure to pay annual fees, and failure to recertify for permit coverage. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Industrial General Permit Order Nos. 97-03-DWQ and 2014-0057-DWQ
05/01/2017 Notice of Violation No. R9-2017-0069 San Diego Unified School District, Bell Jr. High Landfill, San Diego Late reporting, failure to file reports, failure to properly maintain erosion control BMPs, and elevated concentrations of VOCs in groundwater Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. R9-2012-0002
05/17/2017 Notice of Violation No. R9-2017-0076 Style Cleaners, Mission Gorge Square LLC, Mission Gorge Square II LLC Santee Failure to collect samples and submit reports in accordance with request for technical report. Investigative Order No. R9-2016-0069
05/08/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Murrieta City, Guava Street Bridge Project, Murrieta Delinquent reporting Water Quality Certification 12C-014
05/08/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter SGM Investments and Vista Villas Development, Polo Club at Vista Valley, Tract 4736, Vista Delinquent reporting Water Quality Certification 10C-032
05/09/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Bernardo Cove LLC, Escondido Failure to Implement erosion and sediment BMPs. Failure to control runoff. NPDES Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ
05/17/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter R-FAM Investments Inc., Tucalota Springs RV Park, Riverside County Late reporting WDR Order No. 95-84
05/17/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Eclipse Industries, Escondido Failure to enroll in Industrial General Permit before July 1, 2015 NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
05/18/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Barrett Lake MH & RV LLC, Barrett Lake Mobile Home Park, Dulzura Late reporting WDR Order No. 94-142
05/23/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Banister Iron Works, Escondido Failure to enroll in Industrial General Permit before July 1, 2015; facility did not meet No Exposure Certification (NEC) criteria NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
05/23/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter OHL USA Inc, Murrieta Creek, Temecula Failure to Implement erosion and sediment BMPs. NPDES Construction General Permit 2009-0009-DWQ
05/25/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Freeway Auto Wrecking, Chula Vista Deficient housekeeping BMP and failure to update enrollment information NPDES Industrial General Permit Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ
05/31/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Outdoor Resorts of America Inc, Rancho California RV Resorts, Aguanga Deficient monitoring WDR Order No. 2000-0138
05/31/2017 Staff Enforcement Letter Kkottongane Inc, Kkottongnae Retreat Camp, Temecula Deficient monitoring and exceedances of discharge specifications for iron and Methylene Blue Active Substances (MBAS) WDR Order No. 93-43