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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
3 210685 Buellton WWTP Wastewater Treatment Facility 79 Industrial Buellton, CA, 93427 Santa Barbara
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
297267 Person Cecile Blancarte Case Worker 06/07/2022
534382 Person Rose Hess Contact 06/07/2022
138645 Person Howard Kolb Case Worker 01/02/2015 06/06/2022
138417 Person Sorrel Marks Case Worker 10/26/2010 01/01/2015
5465 Organization Buellton City Owner and Operator City Agency 05/27/1999
Total Related Parties: 5
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
447950 Enrollee - WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG R3-2020-0020 3 420100001 05/25/2022 09/24/2030 Active N
147482 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 99-134 3 420100001 11/19/1999 06/22/2021 Historical N
144189 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 89-131 3 420100001 11/17/1989 11/15/1999 Historical N
143262 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 84-023 3 420100001 02/24/1984 02/01/1989 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 4
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1158407 06/30/2026 CAT1 Sodium, Total 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 100 mg/L and reported values were 160 mg/L, 160 mg/L, 150 mg/L, and 160 mg/L in MW 1-D, MW 2-D, MW 5-D, and MW 6-D, respectively for Q2-2026 Violation B Report
1156753 03/31/2026 CAT1 Chloride Other limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156752 03/31/2026 CAT1 Sodium, Total Other limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 165 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156755 12/31/2025 CAT1 Chloride Other limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 210 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156754 12/31/2025 CAT1 Sodium, Total Other limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L. Violation B Report
1158378 10/31/2025 Order Conditions Chloride 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L for MW-1D and 180 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1158374 10/31/2025 Order Conditions Sodium, Total 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 165 mg/L for MW-1D and 170 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1156749 10/31/2025 CAT1 Nitrate, Total (as N) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 12.0 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156757 09/30/2025 CAT1 Chloride Other limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 210 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156756 09/30/2025 CAT1 Sodium, Total Other limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L. Violation B Report
1156751 08/31/2025 CAT1 Nitrate, Total (as N) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 11.0 mg/L. Violation B Report
1158377 07/31/2025 Order Conditions Chloride 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 185 mg/L for MW-1D and 185 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1158373 07/31/2025 Order Conditions Sodium, Total 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 170 mg/L for MW-1D and 170 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1145159 06/30/2025 GWAT Chloride 25-month rolling median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 205 mg/L at MW #2D. Violation B Report
1145158 06/30/2025 GWAT Sodium 25-month rolling median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 170 mg/L at MW #1D. Violation B Report
1158376 04/30/2025 Order Conditions Chloride 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 195 mg/L for MW-1D and 195 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1158372 04/30/2025 Order Conditions Sodium, Total 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 170 mg/L for MW-1D and 170 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1143512 04/01/2025 GWAT Chloride 25-month rolling median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 205 mg/L at MW #2D. Violation B Report
1143510 04/01/2025 GWAT Chloride 25-month rolling median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 210 mg/L at MW #1D. Violation B Report
1143509 04/01/2025 GWAT Sodium 25-month rolling median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L at MW #1D. Violation B Report
1143511 04/01/2025 GWAT Sodium 25-month rolling median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 180 mg/L at MW #2D. Violation B Report
1156750 02/28/2025 CAT1 Nitrate, Total (as N) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 12.0 mg/L. In September the City exceeded the effluent Total Nitrogen limit of 10 mg/L with a result of 12 mg/L; however the 25-month rolling median has never exceeded the groundwater permit limit of 10 mg/L. The 25-month rolling median in December 2024 was 3.1 mg/L. The City continues to monitor Total Nitrogen results in the event they trend in an upward direction. In 2025, the City began working with Wallace Group and Kennedy Jenks Engineers to begin reviewing potential process control changes and potential WWTP improvements to address increases in Total Nitrogen. Violation B Report
1158375 01/31/2025 Order Conditions Chloride 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 200 mg/L for MW-1D and 195 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1158371 01/31/2025 Order Conditions Sodium, Total 25-Month Rolling Median limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 170 mg/L for MW-1D and 165 mg/L for MW-2D Violation B Report
1145620 01/08/2025 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Daily Maximum limit is 50 % and reported value was -20 %. Violation B Report
1140003 11/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 180 and 180 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L. Violation B Report
1140005 11/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 210 and 210 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 150 mg/L. Violation B Report
1141171 09/12/2024 CAT1 Nitrate, Total (as N) Daily Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 12.0 mg/L. In September the City exceeded the effluent Total Nitrogen limit of 10 mg/L with a result of 12 mg/L; however the 25-month rolling median has never exceeded the groundwater permit limit of 10 mg/L. The 25-month rolling median in December 2024 was 3.1 mg/L. The City continues to monitor Total Nitrogen results in the event they trend in an upward direction. In 2025, the City began working with Wallace Group and Kennedy Jenks Engineers to begin reviewing potential process control changes and potential WWTP improvements to address increases in Total Nitrogen. Violation B Report
1135143 07/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Chloride concentrations of 160 and 170 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Chloride level of no more than 150 mg/L. Violation B Report
1135142 07/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 160 and 160 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L. Violation B Report
1130019 04/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Chloride concentrations of 210 and 210 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Chloride level of no more than 150 mg/L. Violation B Report
1130020 04/12/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 190 and 180 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L. Violation B Report
1128009 03/31/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Chloride concentrations of 220 and 210 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Chloride level of no more than 150 mg/L. Violation B Report
1128008 03/31/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 190 and 185 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L. Violation B Report
1141174 01/01/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Chloride concentrations of 220 and 210 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Chloride level of no more than 150 mg/L. This occurred in January, April, July, and October. While these values exceed the permit limit, the City sees a downward trend in Sodium values for both wells over the course of the calendar year. This is attributed to source control measures to reduce discharges from reverse osmosis and salt-based water softeners. Violation B Report
1141173 01/01/2024 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 190 and 185 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L for the 25-month rolling median. While these values exceed the permit limit, the City sees a downward trend in Sodium values for both wells over the course of the calendar year. This is attributed to source control measures to reduce discharges from reverse osmosis and salt-based water softeners. Violation B Report
1144462 12/31/2023 GWAT Chloride 25-month rolling median limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 220 mg/L. Violation B Report
1144460 12/31/2023 CAT1 Boron, Total Monthly Average limit is 0.5 mg/L and reported value was 0.58 mg/L. Violation B Report
1144461 12/31/2023 CAT1 Sodium, Total Monthly Average limit is 100.0 mg/L and reported value was 190 mg/L. Violation B Report
1130950 10/01/2023 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring well 1 had a Chloride concentration of 220 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Chloride level of no more than 150 mg/L. Violation B Report
1130952 10/01/2023 GWAT Down-gradient monitoring wells 1 and 2 had Sodium concentrations of 190 and 185 mg/L respectively. This violates Groundwater Sodium level of no more than 100 mg/L. Violation B Report
1106098 04/29/2022 CAT1 Settleable Solids Daily Maximum limit is .5 ml/L and reported value was 39 ml/L. Violation B Report
1106097 04/24/2022 CAT1 Settleable Solids Daily Maximum limit is 0.5 ml/L and reported value was 4 ml/L. Violation B Report
1098927 11/03/2021 CAT1 Settleable Solids Daily Maximum limit is 0.5 ml/L and reported value was 76 ml/L. Violation B Report
1097886 10/31/2021 Order Conditions Sample for Settleable Solids in Effluent analyzed outside of hold time. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 45 Priority Violations: 0
*Click the "(+/-) Violation Description" link to expand and contract the violation description.
*As of 5/20/2010, the Water Board's Enforcement Policy requires that all violations be classified as 1, 2 or 3, with class 1 being the highest. Prior to this, violations were simply classified as Yes or No. If a 123 classification has been assigned to a violation that occurred before this date, that classification data will be displayed instead of the Yes/No data.
Violation Types
CAT1 = Category 1 Pollutant (Effluent Violation for Group 1 Pollutant) GWAT = Groundwater
Order Conditions = Order Conditions
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
416728 Oral Communication 10/13/2017 Historical
404413 Notice of Violation null 11/04/2015 Historical
333501 Notice of Violation 06/12/2007 Historical
227570 Notice of Violation 03/13/2001 Historical
227572 Notice of Violation 03/13/2001 Historical
227655 Oral Communication 04/21/2000 Historical
226800 Oral Communication 10/17/1999 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 7
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
57415660 B Type compliance inspection Cecile Blancarte 09/06/2024 N 0 N/A
34389231 B Type compliance inspection Howard Kolb 11/08/2018 N 0 N/A
30276284 B Type compliance inspection Howard Kolb 10/13/2017 N 0 N/A
22068824 B Type compliance inspection Howard Kolb 10/12/2015 N 0 N/A
3615854 B Type compliance inspection Sorrel Marks 01/14/2011 N 0 N/A
1654318 B Type compliance inspection Ryan Lodge 04/07/2009 N 0 N/A
980637 Complaint inspection David LaCaro 01/11/2007 Y 0 N/A
460648 B Type compliance inspection David LaCaro 03/16/2006 Y 0 N/A
338865 B Type compliance inspection Todd Stanley 06/07/2005 Y 0 N/A
333211 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 01/28/2004 Y 0 N/A
292410 B Type compliance inspection Bob Hurford 06/12/2002 Y 0 N/A
292409 A Type compliance inspection Sandra Turshman 10/03/2001 Y 0 N/A
292408 A Type compliance inspection Sandra Turshman 03/22/2001 Y 0 N/A
292411 B Type compliance inspection Sandra Turshman 01/12/2001 Y 0 N/A
292412 B Type compliance inspection Scott Phillips 04/21/2000 Y 0 N/A
292413 B Type compliance inspection Scott Phillips 09/01/1999 Y 0 N/A
292406 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 12/14/1998 Y 0 N/A
292407 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 03/25/1998 Y 0 N/A
292405 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 12/02/1996 Y 0 N/A
292414 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 12/07/1995 Y 0 N/A
292415 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 04/27/1995 Y 0 N/A
292416 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 10/25/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 22 Last Inspection: 09/06/2024
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 09/21/2026
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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