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Violation ID Violated Order Violation Type Date (+) Description Corrective Action Source Classification/Priority Facility ID Facility Name
139607 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 02/15/1997 IN JAN-DEC 96 THE EFFLUENT MONITORING FOR ARSENIC AND MERCURY WAS NOT SUBMITTED Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
139762 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 08/21/1997 COMPOSITE SAMPLER ONLY COLLECTING EFFLUENT SAMPLES FROM CLARIFIER NO.3 INSTEAD O Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140206 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 02/28/1992 IN JANUARY 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TDS, 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT SULFATE AND 1 OF 1 EFFLUE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140207 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 02/28/1992 IN JANUARY 1992: THE REPORT WAS INCOMPLETE. THE SEWAGE SOLIDS LOG WAS MISSING. Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140208 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 02/28/1992 IN JANUARY 1992: THE REPORT WAS INCOMPLETE. THE FLOW TO SPRAY FIELDS WAS NOT G Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140290 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 01/30/1992 IN THE DECEMBER 1991 REPORT: THE EFFLUENT TDS AND SULFATE VALUES EXCEEDED THE L Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140291 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 01/30/1992 IN THE OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1991 REPORT: THE SANTA MARIA CREEK MONITORING DATA WAS Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140431 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 03/11/1992 SAMPLES BASED ON GRAB SAMPLES INSTEAD OF 24 HOUR FLOW PROPORTIONAL COMPOSITE SAM Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140442 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 04/30/1992 IN MARCH 1992: 1/1 EFFLUENT TDS AND 1/1 EFFLUENT SULFATE VALUES EXCEEDED THE LI Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140443 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 03/30/1992 IN FEBRUARY 1992: 1/1 EFFLUENT TDS VALUE, 1/1 EFFLUENT SULFATE VALUE, AND 1/1 E Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140900 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 09/30/1992 IN AUGUST 1992: THE SEWAGE SOLIDS LOG WAS MISSING FROM THE REPORT. Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140940 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 09/30/1992 IN AUGUST 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TDS VALUE EXCEEDED THE 30-DAY AVERAGE LIMIT AND Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140948 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 07/30/1992 IN JUNE 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TDS VALUE AND 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT SULFATE VALUE EXCEE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
140952 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 08/30/1992 IN JULY 1992: 1 OF 1 TDS VALUE EXCEEDED THE LIMITS. 1 OF 1 SLUFATE VALUE EXCEE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141174 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 10/30/1992 IN SEPTEMBER 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS VALUE, 1 OF 1 EFFLUEN Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141238 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 11/30/1992 IN OCTOBER 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT CHLORIDE VALUE EXCEEDED THE 30-DAY AVERAGE LIM Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141393 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 02/28/1993 IN JANUARY 1993: 2 OF 4 EFFLUENT BOD VALUES, 2 OF 4 EFFLUENT TSS VALUES, 1 OF 1 Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141394 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 01/30/1993 IN DECEMBER 1992: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TDS VALUE EXCEEDED THE 30-DAY AVERAGE LIMIT. Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141645 R9-2000-0177 Unauthorized Discharge 02/25/1993 NO INFLUENT FLOW ENTERING THE TREATMENT PLANT DUE TO BROKED SEWER MAIN TRUNK LIN Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141718 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 03/30/1993 IN FEBRUARY 1993: 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT BOD VALUE AND 1 OF 1 EFFLUENT TDS VALUE EXCEE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141912 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 07/30/1993 IN THE APRIL AND JUNE REPORTS THE TURBIDITY VALUES WERE EXCEEDED. Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141953 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 07/31/1993 APRIL-JUNE 93: 29 OF 30 TURBIDITY VALUE WERE EXCEEDED. 1 OF 1 TDS EXCEEDED THE L Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
141954 R9-2000-0177 Reporting 07/31/1993 APRIL-JUNE 93: MAP OF CREEK SAMPLES MISSING Undetermined N 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
146836 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 08/31/1993 JULY 93: 3 OF 3 COLIFORM VALUES EXCEEDED THE LIMIT. 1 OF 1 SULFATE CALUE EXCEE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
147204 R9-2000-0177 Other Effluent Violation 08/30/1993 IN JULY 1993: 1 OF 1 TDS VALUE EXCEEDED THE LIMIT. 1 OF 1 COLIFORM VALUE EXCEE Undetermined Y 255679 Santa Maria WWTP
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Violation ID: An auto-generated unique identifier. Violations from our SMARTS database have a leading "S."
Violated Order: This is the Board Order related to the instance of noncompliance.
Violation Type: This is used to differentiate violations by the use of categories. Violations coming from our SMARTS database have "SW" in the type name.
 Deficient MonitoringMonitoring is missing or incorrect in some way, such as incorrect analysis method, wrong sampling location, QA/QA criteria not met, etc.
 Basin Plan ProhibitionViolation of a Basin Plan prohibition not in the permit (e.g., discharge to prohibited zone, etc.)
 Best Management Practice (BMP)BMPs not maintained, deficient, or not implemented. Also "SW - Deficient BMP Implementation."
 Enforcement ActionEnforcement Action is violated (e.g., if interim limits in a Time Schedule Order are exceeded).
 FeesAnnual fees not paid on time or in full.
 SW - Failure to Obtain PermitFailure to obtain coverage under the appropriate storm water NPDES permit.
 SW - Unauthorized NSWDA non-storm water discharge with the appropriate permit/WDRs or without coverage under a General Order or discharges not covered by the discharger's Order
 Order ConditionsViolations of prohibitions, provisions, and maintenance-type requirements (e.g., pond freeboard) contains in the permit/WDRs.
 PretreatmentFailure to adequately implement the pretreatment program.
 SW - Incomplete/Insufficient SWPPPStorm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) not on site or not implemented.
 Unauthorized DischargeDischargers without permit/WDRs or without coverage under a General Order or discharges not covered by the discharger's Order
 Deficient ReportingIncomplete report or failing to notify Water Board of violations
 Failure to NotifyFailure to notify the Water Board of a spill within a defined period of time.
 Late ReportReport is not received or received after its due date.
 Acute Toxicity (ATOX)Violation of an acute toxicity effluent limit.
 Chronic Toxicity (CTOX)Violation of an chronic toxicity effluent limit.
 Category 1 (CAT1)Violation of an effluent limiation for a Group II Pollutant (e.g., chlorine, copper, cyanide, etc.). A full list is available in Appendix D of the current Enforcement Policy.
 Category 2 (CAT2)Violation of an effluent limiation for a Group I Pollutant (e.g., BOD, TSS, nitrate, etc.). A full list is available in Appendix C of the current Enforcement Policy.
 Other Effluent Violation (OEV)Violation of any constituent-specific effluent limit not included in Group I or II (e.g., pH, turbidity, temperature, coliform, etc.)
 Receiving Water - GroundwaterViolation of receiving water limit where discharge is to surface water.
 Receiving Water - Surface WaterViolation of receiving water limit where discharge is to groundwater.
 HydromodificationNoncompliance with dredge and fill requirements.
 Sanitary Sewer Overflow/SpillDischarge from collection system (except private laterals); other spills and/or bypassing of treatment unit(s).
Date: This is the date the violation occurred.
Status: Depending on which report the user is viewing, this will either be "violation" or "dismissed." Dismissed violation were at one time believed to be violations (or system-generated), but were later dismissed by Water Board staff.
Description: This is the description of the violation and can be either inputed manually or by the system.
Source: This is where or how the violations was determined (e.g., inspection, report, complaint, etc.)
More information about violations can be found in the Water Quality Enforcement Policy
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 06/07/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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