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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
5S 214640 Ione WWTF Wastewater Treatment Facility 1600 West Marlette Ione, CA, 95640 Amador
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
640350 Organization Jackson Rancheria Development Corporation Owner Privately-Owned Business 06/30/2023
640348 Organization James Water Service Company Operator Privately-Owned Business 06/30/2023
21850 Organization Ione City Owner City Agency 04/11/2013
539696 Organization PERC Water Corporation Operator Private-Individual 04/11/2013 06/29/2023
539695 Person Edwin Pattison Contact 04/11/2013
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?
395748 Enrollee - WDR 5S WDRMUNIENROTH 2004-0012-DWQ 5B03NC00042 10/07/2013 10/06/2018 Active N
368758 WDR 5S WDRMUNILRG R5-2013-0022 5B030102001 04/11/2013 04/11/2023 Active Y
146424 WDR 5S WDRMUNILRG 95-125 5B030102001 05/26/1995 05/26/2005 Historical N
139521 WDR 5S WDR 81-041 5B030102001 03/27/1981 03/25/1991 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 4
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1113932 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Discharge Prohibition A.1: Discharge of wastes to surface waters or surface water drainage courses is prohibited.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113933 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Discharge Prohibition A.6: Discharge of waste at a location or in a manner different from that described in the Findings is prohibited.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113934 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Discharge Specification B.3: The discharge shall remain within the permitted waste treatment/containment structures and land application areas at all times.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113936 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Discharge Specification B.5: Excluding the water recycling LAAs, all treatment, storage, and disposal systems shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to prevent inundation or washout due to floods with a 100-year return frequency.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113938 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Water Recycling Specification G.12: All storm water runoff from the LAAs shall be captured and recycled for irrigation or allowed to percolate within the use areas.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113937 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: “Water Recycling Specification G.9: The LAAs shall be inspected as frequently as necessary to comply with Monitoring and Reporting Program R5-2013-0022 and to ensure continuous compliance with the requirements of this Order.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1113935 01/19/2023 UAUTHDISC During the inspection of the Town Field, including the tailwater control and return systems, the following violations of the WDR conditions were confirmed: ““Land Application Specification F.4: Any irrigation runoff (tailwater) shall be confined to the LAAs or collected and recycled at the LAAs, and shall not enter any surface water drainage course or storm water drainage system.” At the time of the inspection Regional Board staff observed a large amount of tailwater pooled along the tailwater control berm on the southeast and south boarders of the Ione wastewater treatment facility LAAs designated the “Town Field”. Further into the inspection Regional Board staff observed that the tailwater return vault was underwater and the valve was shut off. The Discharger was knowingly not complying with conditions of the WDRs nor implementing their best management practice of returning excess tailwater back to the plant. Board staff also inspected the tailwater control berm, which had been breached and failed in numerous places along the southwest and southern boarders of the Town Field. On the southeastern boarder of the Town Field discharging tailwater was leaving the LAA and flooding the adjacent pastureland to the west of the Town Field. Violation B Inspection
1089763 03/30/2021 Order Conditions 1. It does not appear disinfection has been added to the treatment train as required by the WDRs. This is a violation of Discharge Specification E.4 and Provision I.1.a of the WDRs: Discharge Specification E.4: ¿The City shall operate all systems and equipment to optimize the quality of the discharge.¿ Provision I.1.a: ¿By 31 December 2013, the City shall submit a Phase I Improvements Completion Report (Phase I includes a disinfection contact chamber, see Finding 18) that certifies construction and start-up testing of the new wastewater treatment system and recycling sites have been completed, and certifies that the WWTF can comply with the applicable effluent limitations. The report certify that the improvements were constructed as described in the RWD and this Order, and shall include as-built drawings of the WWTF and recycling site improvements.¿ Violation B Inspection
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 8 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
Order Conditions = Order Conditions UAUTHDISC = Unauthorized Discharge
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
429624 Clean-up and Abatement Order R5-2019-0701 03/22/2019 Active
399154 Cease and Desist Order R5-2014-0157 12/05/2014 Active
395017 Notice of Violation 02/28/2014 Historical
389983 Cease and Desist Order R5-2013-0023 04/11/2013 Historical
387313 Admin Civil Liability R5-2012-0563 01/10/2013 Historical
378888 Cease and Desist Order R5-2011-0019 04/08/2011 Historical
375583 Notice of Violation null 08/17/2010 Historical
362119 Notice of Violation null 01/28/2009 Historical
314770 Notice of Violation null 09/26/2006 Historical
242946 Cease and Desist Order R5-2003-0108 07/11/2003 Historical
238561 Notice of Violation 10/02/2001 Historical
231438 Notice of Violation 09/27/2000 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 12
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
55901110 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 01/30/2024 N 0 Download
53244123 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 09/26/2023 N 0 Download
53244119 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 09/11/2023 N 0 Download
51293320 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 04/12/2023 N 0 Download
51901844 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 02/16/2023 N 0 Download
50717332 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 01/19/2023 N 0 Download
48147377 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 06/07/2022 N 0 N/A
48026342 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 05/24/2022 N 0 N/A
47029516 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 03/07/2022 N 0 N/A
46276712 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 12/30/2021 N 0 N/A
45769187 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 11/09/2021 N 0 N/A
45769188 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 10/07/2021 N 0 N/A
43983752 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 03/30/2021 N 0 N/A
40686122 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 11/05/2019 N 0 N/A
36811959 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 04/19/2019 N 0 N/A
35840947 B Type compliance inspection Kenny Croyle 01/22/2019 N 0 N/A
34456307 Prerequirement inspection Lixin Fu 11/16/2018 N 0 N/A
29967913 Prerequirement inspection Scott Armstrong 09/15/2017 N 0 [Attachments]
9771788 B Type compliance inspection Mary Boyd 09/21/2012 Y 0 Download
2873686 B Type compliance inspection Mary Boyd 09/08/2010 N 0 [Attachments]
329215 B Type compliance inspection Scott Kranhold 03/27/2003 Y 0 N/A
327014 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 11/14/2002 Y 0 N/A
325843 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 08/29/2002 Y 0 N/A
325751 Complaint inspection Alex Baillie 08/13/2002 Y 0 N/A
325744 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 08/13/2002 Y 0 N/A
325767 Complaint inspection Alex Baillie 07/20/2002 Y 0 N/A
325762 Complaint inspection Alex Baillie 07/16/2002 Y 0 N/A
322430 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 06/19/2002 Y 0 N/A
322420 Miscellaneous inspection Alex Baillie 10/29/2001 Y 0 N/A
322431 Miscellaneous inspection Alex Baillie 09/21/2001 Y 0 N/A
322432 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 09/07/2001 Y 0 N/A
322419 Miscellaneous inspection Alex Baillie 07/06/2001 Y 0 N/A
322422 Miscellaneous inspection Alex Baillie 02/02/2001 Y 0 N/A
322429 Follow-up inspection (enforcement) Alex Baillie 10/25/2000 Y 0 N/A
322423 B Type compliance inspection Alex Baillie 09/16/2000 Y 0 N/A
322428 Follow-up inspection (enforcement) Alex Baillie 08/11/2000 Y 0 N/A
322421 B Type compliance inspection David L Melendrez 05/10/2000 Y 0 N/A
322424 Complaint inspection Christine Holm 02/03/1997 Y 0 N/A
322426 B Type compliance inspection Jim Maughan 01/26/1995 Y 0 N/A
322425 B Type compliance inspection Jim Maughan 01/12/1994 Y 0 N/A
322427 B Type compliance inspection Jim Maughan 05/18/1993 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 41 Last Inspection: 01/30/2024
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 11/08/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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