The Enforcement Report for March 2015 includes data for ... · By Action: action. Table 4 EPL's Issued (January 2015) Eight EPL's were issued in January 2015, for a total of $303,000.

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

ENFORCEMENT REPORT March 2015

The Enforcement Report for March 2015 includes data for January 2015 on the following tables:

Tables 1-3 Enforcement Summary Shows the enforcement actions taken, by type of

By Action: action.

Table 4 EPL's Issued (January 2015) Eight EPL's were issued in January 2015, for a total of $303,000.

Table 5 EPL's Settled (January 2015): Three EPL's were settled in January 2015, for a total of $51,000.

Of the 364 cases and 10,806 violations we have Table 6 All Violations Subject to MMP's: been working on, 34 cases and 321 violations

remain unresolved.

Table 7 EPL Progress (NPDES): FY 14/15

$636,000 in penalties was collected. (With January 2015 data)

Stormwater Compliance Unit Outstanding The attached table lists all outstanding

Table 8 Stormwater NOVs dated before October 31, Enforcement Items:

2012, and tracks the status of compliance.

Stormwater Compliance Unit List of enforcement actions taken for

Table 9 Stormwater Benchmark Exceedance Benchmark exceedances.

Letters and NOV's

NPDES Facility Inspections:

ENFORCEMENT SECTION JANUARY 2015 DATA

The Enforcement Unit NPDES inspector conducted inspections at 11 facilities with NPDES Permits. Inspection of these facilities is a required part of the NPDES program.

Stormwater Facility Inspections:

The Stormwater Unit inspectors conducted inspections at 59 facilities with Construction and Industrial Stormwater Permits. Inspection of these faci lities is a required part of the Stormwater program.

Expedited Payment Program:

Eight (8) Sett1ement Offers . totaling $303,000 in penalties were issued in this reporting period. The Settlement Offers were issued for alleged effluent and/or reporting violations of NPDES Permits. Please refer to Table 4 for a list of specific Settlement Offers and amounts.

Stipulated Orders:

Ten (1 0) Stipulated Orders were issued in this reporting period. The Stipulated Orders were issued to the following NPDES Permittees: the California Water Service Company on January 7, 2015 in the amount of $15,000; HART Renaissance Apartments LLC on January 7, 2015, in the amount of $6,000; the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on January 7, 2015 in the amount of $6,000; Mr. Sumermal Vardhan on January 11, 2015 in the amount of $1,500; Vintage Capital Group LLC on January 13, 2015 in the amount of$2,500; 450 S. Western LLC on January 13,2015 in the amount of$1,500; Safeway Inc. , Vons Division on January 13, 2015 in the amount of $2,500; the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on January 23, 2015, in the amount of $9,000; the Golden State Water Company on January 30, 2015 in the amount of $3,000; the Oxnard Union High School District, on January 30, 2015, in the amount of$3,000.

Notices ofNon-Compliance:

Twenty-six (26) Notices of Non-Compliance (NNCs) were issued in January to industrial facilities for fai ling to submit the FY 2013-2014 annual report that was due on July 1, 2014. Please see Attachment 1 for a list of specific NNCs and their status.

Notices of Violation:

Seventeen (17) Notices of Violation (NOVs) were issued in January to industrial facilities for failing to respond to the NNC issued in January for fai ling to submit the FY 2013-2014 annual report that was due on July 1, 2014. Please see Attachment 2 for a list of specific NOVs and their status.

Attachment 1 Notices of Non-Compliance Issued in January 2015

FACILITY FACILITY NNC Issue NNC

FACILITY NAME Response STATUS ADDRESS CITY Date

Due Date

Metrolink 1555 North Los Angeles 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Response not due yet Centra l San Fernando

Maintenance Road, Suite

Facility 201

Elite Foreign 9787 Glenoaks Sun Va lley 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Response not due yet

Auto Parts Boulevard

General 3111 Fujita Torrance 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Response not due yet Dynamics Street

LMDD 11645 Sun Valley 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Response not due yet Enterprises Pendleton

Street

Mid West 8623 Dice Santa Fe 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Annual Report Submitted

Fabricating Co Road Springs In compliance

3M Monrovia 1601 South Monrovia 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Response not due yet Tape Shamrock

Manufacturing Avenue

Division

Danny Auto 1919 East I Wilmington 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Annual Report Submitted Dismantling Street In compliance

GCG 608 Ruberta Glendale 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Annual Report Submitted Corporation Avenue In compliance

Stabond 1722 West Gardena 1/9/2015 2/9/2015 Annua l Report Submitted

Corporation 139th Street In compliance

Cars Imports 872 Alpha Duarte 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 NNC returned as Dismantling Inc Street undeliverable

Industrial 1700 South Los Angeles 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 Response not due yet

Service Oil Soto Street

Company

Kelco Sa les 11936 Front Norwalk 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 Response not due yet Engineering Street

LA Mirada City 15677 Phoebe La Mirada 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 Response not due yet Transit Facility Avenue

Sun Lite Metals 2210 East 85th Los Angeles 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 Annua l Report Submitted

Street In compliance

Universal 9151 East Downey 1/12/2015 2/12/2015 Annual Report Submitted Molding imperia l In Compliance

Extrusion Highway

Company

Poly Lux 1470 Spence Los Angeles 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted Street In compliance

J B Hunt Trans., 5650 Southern South Gate 1/13/ 2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted Incorporated Avenue In Compliance

Metal 6411mperial Los Angeles 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Response not due yet Preparation Street

Astra Pak 12201 Downey 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Response not due yet Corporation Pangborn

Avenue

Cee Bee 11511 Lynwood 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Response not due yet Manufacturing Bellinger

Incorporated Street

Payne, John 333 Live Oak Irwinda le 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annua l Report Submitted Avenue In compliance

Plastic Dress Up 11077 Rush El Monte 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted Street In compliance

Ted Levine Drum 1817 Chico El Monte 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted

Co Avenue In compliance

Don Lee Farms 200 East Beach Inglewood 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted

Avenue In compliance

Schimmick's 22704 Torrance 1/13/2015 2/13/2015 Annual Report Submitted

Dismantling Normandie In compliance

Avenue

Air Liquide 9756 Santa Fe Santa Fe 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet America Corp Springs Road Springs

Attachment 2 Notices of Violation Issued in January 2015

NOV FACILITY FACILITY NOV Issue

FACILITY NAME Response STATUS ADDRESS CITY Date

Due Date

Tomadur Engine 3737 Capitol City of 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Company Avenue Industry

Show FX 13165 Santa Fe 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Sandova l Spri ngs

Street

Rollys Plastics 13649 Pumice Santa Fe 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Street Springs

Wholesome 10603 Painter Santa Fe 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Melrose Bakery Avenue Springs

Incorporated

Polyone 14263 Gannet La M irada 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Designed Street

Structures and

Solutions, LLC

Big Boys Auto 1034 East Los Ange les 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Wrecking Cesar E.

Chavez Avenue

DND Recycling 1800 Ea st 55th Los Angeles 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Street

All black 13090 Park Santa Fe 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Company Street Springs

A2Z Plating 1467 South Los Angeles 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Company Sunol Drive

Incorporated

B&C Plating 1507 South Los Angeles 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Corporation Sunol Drive

Horizon Coach 3333 East 69th Long Beach 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 NNC returned as Lines Street undeliverable

Puratos 18831 Laurel Rancho 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Corporation Park Road Dominguez

4 Wheel 1034 Cristobal Wilmington 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 N NC returned as

Dismantling Avenue undeliverable

United Rotary 1054 East 2nd Pomona 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet

Brush Corp Street

TTruck 3301 A Peck Monrovia 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet Dismantling Road

Incorporated

RJs Chipping & 355 West Gardena 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 NNC returned as

Grinding Alondra undeliverable

Boulevard

El Rojo Auto 5874 Towne Los Angeles 1/27/2015 2/27/2015 Response not due yet

Dismantling Avenue

Table 1- Informal Enforcement Actions

Action Jan.2015 FY 2014/2015

Notice of Violations 4 74 Stormwater Benchmark Letters 0 0 Expedited Payment Letters 9 60

Total 13 134

Table 2 -Formal Enforcement Actions

Action Jan.2015 FY

2014/2015 Notice To Comply 3 13 Administrative Civil Liability 5 28" 13267 Orders 16 104 Clean Up and Abatement Orders 20 95

Total 44 240 I

Table 3-C -.- r I ·r f Program Jan.2015 FY

2014/2015 NPDES (Major Permits) 1 12 NPDES (Minor Individual Permits) 1 8 NPDES (Minor General Permits) 9 28 Stormwater (Construction) 47 208 Stormwater (Industrial) 12 157 Stormwater (Municipal) 0 0

Total 70 413 I --- - - -

Facility Date Type of Alleged

Amount Issued Violation

Rossmore HOA/The Rossmore 1/7/15 Effluent/Late Report $261,000 Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas/Inglewood Oil Field 1/7/15 Effluent $21,000

Ventura County Watershed Protection District/} Street Storm Drain 1/7115 Effluent $6,000 Expansion Project

Dole Food Company Inc./Westlake Village Hotel & Spa 1/7/15 Effluent $3,000 Los Angeles City DWP/River Supply Conduit Improvement Project 1/7/15 Effluent $3,000

4733 Elmwood HOA/4733 Elmwood 1/7/15 Late Report $3,000 620 Gramercy Place HOA/620 Gramercy Place 1/7/15 Effluent $3,000

Atria West LLC/ Atria West Building II 1/7/15 Effluent $3,000 Total $303,000

Type of Date

Agency /Facility Stipulated Amount Date Issued Alleged Date Paid

Order Violation

Issued California Water Service Co./Hawthorne

9/24/14 Effluent 1/7115 1/30115 $15,000 Drinking Water Treatment Plant

Cerritos Redevelopment Agency/Civic 9/24/14 Effluent 12/11114 1114115 $30,000

Center Parking Facility Los Angles City DWP/Scattergood

9117/14 Effluent 1/7115 1116115 $6,000 Generating Station

Total $51,000 I

Table 6- All Violaf Subiect to MMP .. No. of Facilities No. ofViolations

Total 364 10,806 Resolved 330 10,485 Pending 34 321

" Action Type No. ofEPLs No. of Violations No. of EPLs Fiscal No. Violations Fiscal Jan.2015 Jan.2015 Year (14/15) Year (14/15)

EPLs Issued 8 101 30 197 EPLs Resolved 3 17 34 268 EPLs Withdrawn 1 1 3 16 Total Amount Collected $636,000

Table 8. STORMW ATER COMPLIANCE UNIT OUTSTANDING ENFORCEMENT ITEMS, MARCH2015

This table lists stormwater NOVs that are unresolved. The information is arranged by permit type - industrial and construction.

Industrial General Permit WDID# Issuance Due Date Facility Name Sector Enforcement Violation Staff

Date Type

419I022473 3/28/2014 5/30/2014 Allenco Energy Crude Petroleum

NOV Deficient BMP

AR and Natural Gas Implementation

Deficient BMP 419I023686 4/4/2014 4/4/2014 I A Machinery Co Cutting Tools NOV Implementation/No OG

SWPPP

Incomplete/Insufficient

4191012884 4/ 10/2014 5/9/2014 M & B Trucking Local Trucking

NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP

LV with Storage Implementation/Late

Annual Report

419IOI8702 4/ 10/2014 5/9/2014 Topco Sales Soaps and Other

NOV No SWPPP SL Detergents

Pregis Innovative Packaging Plastic Foam Late Annual

4191021177 6/10/2014 7110/2014 ACL Report/Deficient BMP EL Inc. Products

Implementation

4191005936 6/ 19/2014 7/ 18/2014 A&B Truck Parts Co. Motor Vehicle

NOV Deficient BMP

WL Parts, Used Implementation

Incomplete/Insufficient

4191013866 7/8/2014 8/8/2014 Eagle Auto Wrecking Motor Vehicle

NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP

AR Parts, Used Implementation/Late

Annual Report

AR Annual Report BMP Best Management Practices NOT Notice of Termination NOV Notice of Violation SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan NA 2"0 NOV- This is a Notice of a Continuing Violation. Immediate compliance is required. NSWD Non-Stormwater Discharge

Staff Com ments

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

4191022166

4191024411

419I024772

4561023934

4191024411

4191024772

4191013866

AR BMP NOT NOV SWPPP NA NSWD

Table 8. STORMWATER COMPLIANCE UNIT OUTSTANDING ENFORCEMENT ITEMS, MARCH2015

Deficient Annual

7/8/2014 8/8/2014 Tony's Vette Inc. Motor Vehicle

NOV Report/No

AR Parts, Used SWPPP/Deficient BMP Implementation

No SWPPP/Unauthorized 7/8/2014 8/8/2014 Prestige Imports Motor Vehicle NOV NSWD/Deficient BMP AR

Implementation

7/8/2014 7/8/2014 M & M Metal Recycling Scrap and Waste

NOV Deficient BMP

AR Materials Implementation

Coating, Incomplete/Insufficient 9/29/2014 10/29/2014 WM J Matson Company Engraving, and NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP AA

Allied Services Implementation

Motor Vehicle No SWPPP/Unauthorized

10/6/2014 10/6/2014 Prestige Imports Parts

NOV NSWD/Deficient BMP AR Implementation

10/ 10/2014 10/ 10/2014 M & M Metal Recycling Scrap and Waste

NOV Deficient BMP

AR Materials Implementation

Deficient BMP

I 0/ 15/2014 10/ 15/2014 Eagle Auto Wrecking Motor Vehicle

NOV Implementation/

AR Parts Incomplete/Insufficient

SWPPP/Late Report

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Annual Report Best Management Practices Notice of Termination Notice of Violation Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 2"" NOV- This is a Notice of a Continuing Violation. Immediate compliance is required. Non-Stormwater Discharge

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

I

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

456!017932 10/20/2014

4561023538 10/20/2014

4 1910047 15 10/31 /20 14

4191015143 11 / 18/20 14

Table 8. STORMW ATER COMPLIANCE UNIT OUTSTANDING ENFORCEMENT ITEMS, MARCH2015

lncomplete/ lnsufficient

11 /20/2014 Ojai Unified School District School Buses NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP

AA Implementation/Deficient

Annual Report

Coordinated Wire Rope of Misc. Fabricated Deficient Annual

11/20/2014 NOV Report/Deficient BMP AA Ventura Inc. Wire Products

Implementation

Incomplete/Insufficient

12/ 1/2014 Crown Disposal Community Local Trucking

NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP

AR Recycle Without Storage Implementation/ Deficient

Annual Report

Incomplete/Insufficient 12/18/2014 BKK Corp Refuse System NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP WL

Implementation

Construction General Permit

WDID# Issuance Due Date Facility Name Sector 'Enforcement Violation Staff Date Type

419C360571 4/ 10/20 14 5/9/2014 Lobo Canyon Rd Construction NOV Late Annual Report PV

456C329340 5/ 14/2014 6/16/2014 Westwind-Oxnard Construction NOV Late Annual Report AA

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AR Annual Report BMP Best Management Practices NOT Notice of Termination NOV Notice of Violation SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan NA 2"0 NOV- This is a Notice of a ContinuingViolation. Immediate compliance is required. NSWD Non-Stormwater Discharge

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

Staff Comments

Ongoing.

Ongoing.

419C361306

419C346200

419C360876

AR BMP NOT NOV SWPPP NA NSWD

Table 8. STORMWATER COMPLIANCE UNIT OUTSTANDING ENFORCEMENT ITEMS, MARCH 2015

New Residential Incomplete/Insufficient

5/23/2014 8/2 1/2014 Development

Construction NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP WL Implementation

lncomplete/lnsufficient 11 /17/2014 I2/ 17/20 14 Trifish LLC Construction NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP WL

Implementation

lncompletellnsufficient 11/28/2014 12/29/2014 Hills of Moses Garden Construction NOV SWPPP/Deficient BMP AA

Implementation

Annual Report Best Management Practices Notice ofTermination Notice ofViolation Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 2na NOV- This is a Notice of a Continuing Violation. Immediate compliance is re_quired. Non-Stormwater Discharge

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Ongoing.

Ongoing. '

I

Ongoing.