Pending Enforcement Liabilities & Penalties

This web page provides a summary of enforcement cases that are pending action by the San Francisco Bay Water Board to assess an administrative civil liability or a mandatory minimum penalty. To access documents associated with each case go to Enforcement Case Documents or click on the DISCHARGER/RESPONSIBLE PARTY



For more information on our enforcement procedures and process, go to our Enforcement program web page.

Tentative Cease and Desist Orders

  • There are currently no pending cases

Current Administrative Civil Liability Cases


Discharger or Responsible Party: Stuart and Eric Depper
Alleged Violation: Failure to submit technical reports.
Proposed Penalty: $88,000
Current Status: An Administrative Civil Liability Complaint and a Site Cleanup Requirement have been issued; Remediation of the site is in progress and there will be a future opportunity to comment on a settlement or attend a public hearing regarding this case.

Current Mandatory Minimum Penalty Cases

This is a notice of opportunity to comment on a proposed settlement between the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board and Meritage Homes to pay a statutory mandated minimum penalty of $1,000 for annual report violations. The violations occurred at the corner of Mission Blvd and Torrano Ave., Hayward, Alameda County. The public comment period is open until 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2024. For more information, contact Deirdre Ryan at Deirdre.Ryan@waterboards.ca.gov. This is a notice of opportunity to comment on a proposed settlement between the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board and the City of Burlingame and North Bayside System Unit (NBSU), to pay a statutory mandated minimum penalty of $15,000 for discharge limitation violations. The violations occurred at the City of Burlingame Wastewater Treatment Facility located at 1103 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame in San Mateo County. The public comment period is open until 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2024. For more information, contact Debbie Phan at R2NPDES.MMPS@waterboards.ca.gov.

Current Expedited Payment Program for Late Reports

  • There are currently no pending cases