Enforcement

• Proposed Statewide Policy for Supplemental Environmental Projects and Policy for Use of the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Regional Water Quality Improvement Projects.
  
  The State Water Board is seeking comments on both proposed draft policies for adoption at the February 3, 2009 Board Meeting.
  • Notice
  • Draft Policy on Supplemental Environmental Projects
  • Draft Policy for Use of the State Water Pollution CAA
    
    
• File an Environmental Complaint
  
  
• Enforcement Policy
  • Current Policy
  • Proposed Revisions
• Enforcement Orders
  A listing of Enforcement Orders that have been issued by the Regional Water Boards since 1995. This data is maintained in the CIWQS Database.
  
  
• Public Notice of Conditional Early Settlement Offer for Mandatory Minimum Penalty
  
  
• Enforcement Reports
  • Baseline Enforcement Report for Fiscal Year 06/07
    This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Water Boards’ core regulatory activities.
  • CIWQS Database Public Reports (Regulatory, compliance, and enforcement information)
  • 13385 Reports – Pursuant to CWC 13385(o), the State Water Board is required to report information on violations, enforcement actions, and the effectiveness of current enforcement policies, including mandatory minimum penalties. This requirement pertains to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater and stormwater facilities within California. Historically, the Water Board produced an annual report (13385 Report) addressing these requirements and these reports are listed below. This data is maintained in the CIWQS Database.
  • 2008 (January 1, 2009)
  • 2007
    • Updated Data (April 2008)
    • Draft Report (January 2008)
  • 2006 (November 6, 2007)
    • HTML version (August 20, 2007)
  • 2005 (August 18, 2006)
  • 2004 (February 23, 2005)
  • 2003 (February 2004)
  • 2002 (January 2003)
  • 2001 (2002)
  • 2000 (2001)

• USEPA's State Review Framework Report
  This report is the result of a review by USEPA of California's compliance and enforcement activities. This is part of a nationwide review of state enforcement and compliance programs under the Clean Water Act.
• UST Enforcement
• Supplemental Environmental Projects
  • Listing of Supplemental Environmental Projects
    A listing of Supplemental Environmental Projects that have been approved by the Regional Water Boards since January 1, 2004. This data is maintained in the CIWQS Database.
• Links
  • Cal/EPA Enforcement Page
  • USEPA Compliance
    • National Compliance and Enforcement
    • Local (USEPA Region 9) Compliance and Enforcement
  • Regional and State Board Enforcement Coordinators

 

(Updated 1/2/09)