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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
6A 225048 Fort Bidwell SWDS Land fill , CA, Modoc

Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
138309 Person James Brathovde Case Worker 06/01/2011
29050 Organization Modoc Cnty Owner County Agency 08/23/1973
Total Related Parties: 2

Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
439811 Co-Permitee SB SLIC 2019-0006-DWQ 6A250008000 03/20/2019 Active N
365978 WDR 6T LFNONOPER R6T-2009-0023 6A250008000 05/13/2009 05/13/2024 Active N
144842 WDR 6T LNDISP 87-022 6A250008000 02/19/1987 01/01/2012 Historical Y
144749 WDR 6T LNDISP 73-118 6A250008000 08/23/1973 08/23/1978 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 4

Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1151395 02/10/2026 DMON Failed to conduct inspections and collect purge stabilization parameters during the 2025 first and second semi-annual monitoring events. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP II.A.1.d and MRP II.B.3. Discharger did not propose corrective actions. The groundwater wells are required to be inspected semi-annually, and the purge stabilization parameters are required to be collected semi-annually during each sampling event. Violation B Report
1151373 02/10/2026 DMON Failing to maintain a Title 27 detection monitoring program. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, WDR section II.B. Discharger has not proposed corrective actions which should include a time schedule for well installation. Water Board staff are working with Modoc County and the Office of Enforcement to ensure that a Title 27 compliant monitoring network is installed and the groundwater aquifer will be monitored in a manner that is protective of water quality. Violation A Report
1151396 02/10/2026 Deficient Reporting Failed to report aquifer characteristics, 5-yr COC monitoring data, corrective measures to correct violations, and financial assurance information during the 2025 reporting period. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP II.B.2., MRP II.B.5, MRP IV.A.2.d, WDR V.B, MRP IV.E. Discharger has not proposed or identified corrective actions. The aquifer characteristics are required to be collected semi-annually, the most recent 5-Yr COC sampling data is required to be included in each report, a discussion related to violations including a detailed time schedule for correction must be included, and the amount of financial assurance to implement a Known and Reasonably Foreseeable Release to groundwater and conduct post-closure monitoring is required. Violation B Report
1151392 10/16/2025 GWAT Exceeded the MCL for Nitrate as N in groundwater well OB-1 during the 2025 first and second semi-annual sampling events. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, WDR section I.A.2. Discharger has not proposed or identified corrective actions. Discharger should install a T27 detection monitoring network with wells installed within the upper most aquifer. Currently the site has one well able to be sampled but the well is installed within the vadose zone with a seasonal water bearing zone. Violation B Report
1149448 11/19/2024 DMON Failed to sample groundwater during the 2024 monitoring period. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP section II.B. Water Board and Office of Enforcement staff are working to bring the County into compliance with groundwater monitoring requirements. Violation B Report
1129038 12/31/2023 DMON Failed to monitor the groundwater during the 2023 first and second semi-annual groundwater monitoring event. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP section II.B and WDR section II.B. The Discharger submitted a groundwater well replacement workplan and compliance schedule on 05/17/2021. The workplan and time schedule were accepted on 07/29/2021. The Discharger indicates that the wells will be installed in phases as soon as funding is obtained and a contract can be awarded. Lahontan Water Board staff are working with the Discharger to have the wells installed in a timely manner. Violation B Report
1149433 11/16/2022 DMON Failed to sample groundwater during the 2022 second semi-annual monitoring event. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP section II.B. Water Board and Office of Enforcement staff are working to bring the County into compliance with groundwater monitoring requirements. Violation B Report
1149431 05/24/2022 DMON Failed to sample groundwater for all parameters listed for the 2019 5-Year Constituent of Concern sampling event. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP section I.B.5. Water Board and Office of Enforcement are working to bring the discharger to compliance. There currently is only one well at the Facility that is able to produce water. The one well is currently going dry. All other wells have gone dry. Discharger must install replacement wells. Violation B Report
1149432 05/24/2022 GWAT Exceeded the MCL for Nitrate as N in groundwater well OB-1 during the 2022 first semi-annual sampling event. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, WDR section I.A.2. Water Board staff and Office of Enforcement are working with the Discharger (Modoc County) to bring the Facility into compliance. The Facility currently only has one well that is going dry. All other wells have gone dry. Facility does not have a T27 CCR compliant detection monitoring progra. Violation B Report
1087340 01/31/2022 Order Conditions Failed to install replacement groundwater monitoring wells to investigate unauthorized releases from the landfill. Violates Board Order R6T-2009-0021. Modoc County confirmed on May 11, 2022 that the wells will be installed on May 23, 2022. Violation A Inspection
1149472 12/28/2021 GWAT Exceeded the primary maximum contaminant level for Nitrate as N (10 mg/L) during the 2021 second semi-annual monitoring event in one (1) groundwater well, OB-1. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, WDR section I.A.2. Discharger did not propose or identify corrective actions. Violation B Report
1149473 06/22/2021 DMON Failed to sample groundwater for all monitoring parameters during the 2021 first semi-annual monitoring event. Violation of Board Order R6T-2009-0023, MRP section II.B.4. Discharger has not proposed corrective actions. Water Board staff and Office of Enforcement are working to bring the County into compliance with the detection monitoring program. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 12 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 Deficient Reporting = Deficient Reporting
GWAT = Groundwater Order Conditions = Order Conditions

Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
457503 Staff Enforcement Letter 06/28/2024 Active
443170 Staff Enforcement Letter 05/03/2021 Historical
442524 Notice of Violation 03/04/2021 Active
434493 Oral Communication R6T-2009-0023 03/04/2019 Historical
252922 Oral Communication 04/28/2004 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 5

Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
52194561 B Type compliance inspection Kerri Okeefe 06/21/2023 N 0 N/A
47660617 B Type compliance inspection Kerri Okeefe 05/04/2022 N 0 N/A
37712176 B Type compliance inspection Kerri Okeefe 09/23/2019 N 0 Download
4642283 B Type compliance inspection James Brathovde 04/28/2011 N 0 N/A
2441741 B Type compliance inspection James Brathovde 06/15/2010 N 0 N/A
1416478 B Type compliance inspection James Brathovde 05/07/2008 N 0 N/A
1076558 B Type compliance inspection Richard Hironymous (Multiple) 05/22/2007 Y 0 Download
336158 B Type compliance inspection Robert Tucker 10/01/2004 Y 0 N/A
288616 B Type compliance inspection Jerry Peacock 06/20/2001 Y 0 N/A
288614 B Type compliance inspection George Cella 01/14/2000 Y 0 N/A
288613 A Type compliance inspection Jerry Peacock 03/11/1998 Y 0 N/A
288615 B Type compliance inspection Diana Henrioulle 06/24/1997 Y 0 N/A
288610 B Type compliance inspection Diana Henrioulle 06/13/1996 Y 0 N/A
288611 B Type compliance inspection Diana Henrioulle 06/18/1995 Y 0 N/A
288612 B Type compliance inspection Diana Henrioulle 06/24/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 15 Last Inspection: 06/21/2023
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 05/07/2026
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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