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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
5R 224241 Feather River Hatchery Aquaculture/Hatchery 5 Table Mountain Oroville, CA, 95965 Butte

Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
648792 Person Elizabeth Mojica Is Onsite Manager For 03/10/2025
644342 Person Mary Noel Is A Data Submitter For 03/21/2024
644340 Person Jason Cosby Is A Data Submitter For 03/21/2024
610662 Person JASON JULIENNE Is Onsite Manager For 08/20/2020
306167 Person Anna Kastner Is Onsite Manager For 02/01/2019
554765 Person Jay Rowan Is Onsite Manager For 03/15/2016 07/01/2021
528492 Person Laird Marshall Is Onsite Manager For 04/26/2012 02/12/2016
528168 Person Terry Jackson Is Onsite Manager For 07/28/2011
448533 Person Jim Starr Is Onsite Manager For 11/05/2009 01/28/2013
490699 Person Armando Rubio Quinones Is Onsite Manager For 11/05/2008 04/05/2010
489831 Person Aj Dill Is A Data Submitter For 10/30/2008 08/20/2013
489823 Person Sheryl Bailey Is A Data Submitter For 10/27/2008 12/12/2013
6930 Organization Ca Dept of Fish & Game Nimbus Owner State Agency 10/09/1998
Total Related Parties: 13

Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
397884 Letter 5R ANIWSTOTH R5-2010-0018-015 5A040804001 07/02/2014 Historical N
376866 Enrollee - NPDES 5R ANIWSTOTH R5-2014-0161 5A040804001 02/01/2011 12/31/2019 Active N
344501 NPDES Permit 5R ANIWSTOTH R5-2008-0038 5A040804001 01/01/2008 03/01/2013 Historical N
131478 NPDES Permit 5R NPDESWW R5-2002-0114 5A040804001 06/07/2002 06/01/2007 Historical N
135281 NPDES Permit 5R NPDESWW 94-091 5A040804001 04/22/1994 04/01/1999 Historical N
134866 NPDES Permit 5R NPDESWW 89-003 5A040804001 01/27/1989 01/27/1994 Historical N
133160 NPDES Permit 5R NPDESWW 80-171 5A040804001 12/05/1980 12/05/1985 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 7

Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1142834 02/05/2025 DMON Prior to April 2025, it was understood that discharge from the round tanks at the Feather River Fish Hatchery was directed into the sump, then into the two percolation/settling ponds. After an in-depth analysis of engineering schematics, it was discovered that the water from those round tanks flows into a chamber adjacent to the sump, but not the sump itself. The water subsequently exits the chamber through EFF-003 and directly enters the Feather River. As part of collecting steelhead broodstock in January and February, adult fish are held for short periods of time in one round tank until they are ripe for spawning. It is necessary to feed these fish while they are being held so that they remain in good condition, survive the spawning process, and reenter the Feather River to continue their lifecycle. California Central Valley steelhead are listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act, so it is imperative that CDFW minimize incidental take during the spawning process. During the months of January and February in 2025, small amounts of feed (3 cups of feed per day) were given to steelhead in one of the round tanks. Because the understanding of the facility¿s infrastructure at that time was that water from the round tanks did not enter the EFF-003 discharge point, EFF-003 was not sampled in either of these two months. Therefore, the parameters missing from the Quarter 1 SMR include TSS, net TSS, turbidity, pH, and electrical conductivity. It is our understanding, based on data from other California hatcheries such as the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery where similar feeding practices are conducted and water discharge is monitored, that giving three cups of feed to steelhead each day in one round tank would not have violated any thresholds for water quality parameters. We are actively working with the California Department of Water Resources and intend to provide the changes that need to be made to the flow diagram and discharge descriptions for the Feather River Fish Hatchery Notice of Applicability (NOA) to accurately reflect hatchery operations and meet NPDES permit monitoring requirements. The Central Valley General Order is preliminarily scheduled for adoption in June 2025, and we would like to provide the changes to the NOA once the draft is issued to CDFW for review. We kindly request your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue expeditiously. Violation U eSMR
1142833 01/07/2025 DMON Prior to April 2025, it was understood that discharge from the round tanks at the Feather River Fish Hatchery was directed into the sump, then into the two percolation/settling ponds. After an in-depth analysis of engineering schematics, it was discovered that the water from those round tanks flows into a chamber adjacent to the sump, but not the sump itself. The water subsequently exits the chamber through EFF-003 and directly enters the Feather River. As part of collecting steelhead broodstock in January and February, adult fish are held for short periods of time in one round tank until they are ripe for spawning. It is necessary to feed these fish while they are being held so that they remain in good condition, survive the spawning process, and reenter the Feather River to continue their lifecycle. California Central Valley steelhead are listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act, so it is imperative that CDFW minimize incidental take during the spawning process. During the months of January and February in 2025, small amounts of feed (3 cups of feed per day) were given to steelhead in one of the round tanks. Because the understanding of the facility¿s infrastructure at that time was that water from the round tanks did not enter the EFF-003 discharge point, EFF-003 was not sampled in either of these two months. Therefore, the parameters missing from the Quarter 1 SMR include TSS, net TSS, turbidity, pH, and electrical conductivity. It is our understanding, based on data from other California hatcheries such as the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery where similar feeding practices are conducted and water discharge is monitored, that giving three cups of feed to steelhead each day in one round tank would not have violated any thresholds for water quality parameters. We are actively working with the California Department of Water Resources and intend to provide the changes that need to be made to the flow diagram and discharge descriptions for the Feather River Fish Hatchery Notice of Applicability (NOA) to accurately reflect hatchery operations and meet NPDES permit monitoring requirements. The Central Valley General Order is preliminarily scheduled for adoption in June 2025, and we would like to provide the changes to the NOA once the draft is issued to CDFW for review. We kindly request your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue expeditiously. Violation U eSMR
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Total Violations: 2 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
DMON = Deficient Monitoring

Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
381783 Oral Communication 08/25/2011 Historical
377587 Oral Communication 02/14/2011 Historical
331652 Notice of Violation 08/13/2007 Historical
243384 Notice of Violation 05/28/2003 Historical
244201 Oral Communication 04/01/2003 Historical
246566 Oral Communication 12/01/2002 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 6

Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
23647354 Prerequirement inspection Zack Chandler 02/12/2016 N 0 N/A
1357617 A Type compliance inspection Kevin Kratzke 03/18/2008 N 0 N/A
1523524 B Type compliance inspection Tetra Tech Inspector R5R 04/12/2007 N 0 N/A
464579 B Type compliance inspection Jim F Rohrbach (Multiple) 07/31/2006 N 0 N/A
303626 A Type compliance inspection Beth Doolittle-Norby 11/15/2001 Y 0 N/A
303625 Prerequirement inspection Annie L Manji 06/24/1999 Y 0 N/A
303623 Miscellaneous inspection Karen L Clementsen 05/05/1998 Y 0 N/A
303629 B Type compliance inspection Annie L Manji 10/23/1996 Y 0 N/A
303627 B Type compliance inspection Annie L Manji 09/21/1995 Y 0 N/A
303628 A Type compliance inspection Annie L Manji 10/20/1994 Y 0 N/A
303624 B Type compliance inspection Annie L Manji 07/20/1994 Y 0 N/A
303630 B Type compliance inspection Annie L Manji 07/09/1993 Y 0 N/A
303631 Complaint inspection Karen L Clementsen 11/04/1991 Y 0 N/A
303632 B Type compliance inspection Karen L Clementsen 09/16/1991 Y 0 N/A
303633 A Type compliance inspection Karen L Clementsen 09/06/1991 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 15 Last Inspection: 02/12/2016
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 10/22/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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