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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
9 213270 Carlsbad WRF Wastewater Treatment Facility 6220 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad, CA, 92009 San Diego
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
554662 Person Alicia Appel Is A Data Submitter For 01/29/2024
304925 Person Jeff Parks Is A Data Submitter For 02/26/2019 01/01/2024
540242 Person Rachael Jeanne Morgan Is A Data Submitter For 02/26/2019
557422 Person Brandon Bushnell Case Worker 09/10/2018
537418 Person Octavio Navarrete Is Onsite Manager For 10/29/2012
149695 Person Joann Lim Case Worker 05/24/2010
479632 Person Cathryn Henning Case Worker 03/17/2010 01/01/2012
139449 Person Eric Becker Case Worker 06/26/2006 03/16/2010
7830 Organization Carlsbad MWD Owner Special District 01/08/2001
Total Related Parties: 9
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
440377 Co-Permitee SB SLIC 2020-0015-DWQ 9 000000929 07/09/2020 Active N
425154 NPDES Permit 9 NPDMUNILRG R9-2018-0059 9 000000030 11/01/2018 10/31/2023 Active N
408361 WDR 9 WDRMUNILRG R9-2016-0183 9 000000929 12/14/2016 12/14/2026 Active N
406772 Enrollee - Waiver 9 REC R9-2014-0041W2 9 000000929 08/05/2016 08/04/2017 Historical N
401752 Enrollee - WDR 9 REC 2016-0068-DDW 9 000000929 09/30/2015 08/05/2026 Historical N
378933 NPDES Permit 9 NPDMUNILRG R9-2011-0019 06/02/2011 06/01/2016 Historical Y
131880 WDR 9 WDRMUNILRG R9-2001-0352 9 000000929 12/12/2001 12/12/2017 Historical Y
Total Reg Measures: 7
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1123406 12/31/2023 CAT1 Sodium, % Annual Average (Mean) limit is 60 % and reported value was 61 %. EWA will continue to monitor percent sodium on a monthly basis per the CWRF Permit R9-2016-0183. We have attached a study of the mineral content of local drinking water agencies that was conducted from 2018-2020. We have also included a study of the mineral components of the percent sodium calculation. The sodium percentage appears to increase when the percent magnesium, calcium and potassium decrease. Violation U eSMR
1119447 04/08/2023 DMON From April 1 to 14, 2023, Encina reported flow from M-002. During the week of April 2 to 8, the report appears to only include four monitoring results for CBOD at M-002. During the week of April 9 to 15, the report includes the required five monitoring results for CBOD at M-002. Violation B Report
1119423 07/11/2022 UAUTHDISC 2 W Hydropneumatic Tank drain is not alligned with the drain in the ground/concrete pad causing drain 2W water to overflow to adjacened ground which was draining via a french drain directly to the brow ditch, which ultimatly trickled to the storm channel (estimated 20 gallons). The small volume drained from 2 W tank reached the storm channel before it was noticed. The spill was 300 gallons, 280 was recovered, and 20 gallons was released to the environment. Violation B Report
1119422 05/23/2022 UAUTHDISC The contractor broke an airvac on the discharge pipe, spilling 1,750 gallons of secondary-treated wastewater at the Leucadia Pump Station discharge pipe. Encina reported recovering 1,300 gallons of the spill. The spill reached flood control channel/receiving water. Shut down pumps, notified Leucadia. Drained back the discharge pipe to the wetwell. Pumped recovered water back to plant treatment. Violation B Report
1098327 10/02/2021 UAUTHDISC On October 8, 2021, the District reported the unauthorized discharge 786,096 gallons of recycled water to land on October 2, 2021 . The District determined the discharge originated from a broken irrigation valve located near 4743 Borden Court in Carlsbad. District staff isolated the damaged valve, stopping the unauthorized discharge of recycled water to land and the nearby bioswale on October 2, 2021. Permanent repairs were pending when the spill report was submitted on October 8, 2021. Violation B Report
1092266 04/06/2021 UAUTHDISC The Carlsbad WD reported a recycled water spill of 125,439 gallons at 6565 Alacante Rd, Carlsbad, CA, that occurred on April 6, 2021, in Cal OES Control Report #21-1813. The Order prohibits the discharge of recycled water to land that has not been specifically described in the Order. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 6 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) DMON = Deficient Monitoring
UAUTHDISC = Unauthorized Discharge
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
418356 Staff Enforcement Letter Never Active
444510 Notice of Violation R9-2021-0192 Never Active
385176 Staff Enforcement Letter Never Active
444330 Staff Enforcement Letter null 01/04/2022 Historical
425125 Staff Enforcement Letter R9-2016-0183 05/30/2019 Historical
411459 Staff Enforcement Letter 01/19/2017 Withdrawn
409969 Staff Enforcement Letter null 11/02/2016 Historical
407735 Staff Enforcement Letter null 08/11/2016 Historical
385337 Staff Enforcement Letter 05/29/2012 Historical
384190 Staff Enforcement Letter 04/03/2012 Historical
382295 Staff Enforcement Letter 11/30/2011 Historical
376475 Staff Enforcement Letter 11/08/2010 Historical
375902 Staff Enforcement Letter 09/20/2010 Historical
373499 Staff Enforcement Letter 03/23/2010 Historical
372424 Notice of Violation R9-2009-0145 08/05/2009 Historical
368884 Notice of Violation R9-2009-0114 07/09/2009 Historical
354394 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/02/2008 Historical
354392 Staff Enforcement Letter R9-2001-0352 09/07/2006 Historical
308814 Staff Enforcement Letter R9-2001-0352 09/07/2006 Historical
354393 Staff Enforcement Letter R9-2001-0352 09/07/2006 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 20
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
59726190 B Type compliance inspection Joann Lim 04/21/2025 Y 0 Download
57980734 B Type compliance inspection Brandon Bushnell 11/05/2024 N 0 Download
55127021 B Type compliance inspection Joann Lim 03/11/2024 Y 0 Download
49682459 B Type compliance inspection Brandon Bushnell 10/27/2022 N 0 Download
47106795 B Type compliance inspection Joann Lim 04/11/2022 Y 0 N/A
42510354 B Type compliance inspection Joann Lim 06/07/2021 Y 0 Download
31574471 B Type compliance inspection Kristin Schwall 02/15/2018 N 0 [Attachments]
23618967 B Type compliance inspection Dat Quach 02/23/2016 N 0 Download
23535578 B Type compliance inspection Olufisayo Osibodu 02/23/2016 N 0 N/A
8393715 B Type compliance inspection Olufisayo Osibodu 05/22/2012 N 0 N/A
2180483 B Type compliance inspection Cathryn Henning 03/24/2010 N 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 11 Last Inspection: 04/21/2025
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 11/18/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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