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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
3 227188 Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients - Gilroy Food Processing NEC 1350 Pachecho Pass Gilroy, CA, 95020 Santa Clara
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
604334 Person Mark Lemus Case Worker 09/25/2023
579024 Person Obadian Vargas Is Onsite Manager For 06/12/2018
147245 Person Jon Rokke Case Worker 06/12/2018
579026 Person Shelley Huskey Contact 06/12/2018
514092 Person Rick Harker Contact 09/24/2013 06/12/2018
297267 Person Cecile Blancarte Case Worker 10/26/2010 06/12/2018
504264 Organization OLAM West Coast, Inc Owner and Operator Privately-Owned Business 07/19/2010
218529 Person Patrick Nuck Is Onsite Manager For 07/15/2009 09/16/2015
308139 Person Fred Pagaran Is A Data Submitter For 07/15/2009 09/16/2015
514092 Person Rick Harker Is A Data Submitter For 07/15/2009 09/16/2015
391908 Organization Marte, Lane Operator Privately-Owned Business 05/09/2008 07/18/2010
9165 Organization Conagra Inc dba Gilroy Foods Owner Privately-Owned Business 10/06/1993 07/18/2010
Total Related Parties: 12
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
147258 WDR 3 WDRINDFP 97-070 3 432017001 02/07/1997 02/01/2018 Active N
147382 WDR 3 WDRINDFP 92-010 3 432017001 01/10/1992 01/07/2002 Historical N
143910 WDR 3 WDRINDFP 86-245 3 432017001 10/10/1986 05/01/1996 Historical N
143639 WDR 3 WDRINDFP 84-041 3 432017001 05/18/1984 05/01/1989 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 4
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1128503 04/20/2024 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.41 SU. Violation B Report
1123075 11/14/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section B.6 by disposing wastewater in a manner that is inconsistent with the Permit discharge specifications. Instead of resting soils for a minimum of two days before application, the wastewater is ponded for a long enough time to produce black colored scum and sludge. Violation B Inspection
1123077 11/14/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section B.7 by not disking or plowing all discharge areas at least annually. During the inspection on November 14, 2023, the Central Coast Water Board learned that it had been at least two years since the disposal areas were ripped with heavy equipment to restore percolation rates. Violation B Inspection
1123074 11/14/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section D.1 by allowing the vegetable processing wastewater disposal area to create a nuisance. Violation B Inspection
1123072 11/14/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section D.1 by failing to manage their vegetable processing wastewater disposal in a way that prevented the formation of mosquito breeding habitat. Violation B Inspection
1123076 11/14/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast, Inc. violated permit section D.1 by failing to operate and maintain the vegetable processing wastewater disposal area properly. Violation B Inspection
1123078 11/14/2023 Order Conditions The Olam Food Ingredients violated Permit section D.1 by not allowing staff to take photographs at the Facility. Violation B Inspection
1123073 11/08/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section D.1 by failing to manage their vegetable processing wastewater disposal areas in a way that prevented objectionable orders from being perceived beyond the limits of the wastewater treatment and disposal areas. Violation B Complaint
1123071 10/26/2023 Order Conditions Olam West Coast Inc. violated Permit section B.3 by allowing the vegetable processing wastewater disposal area to pond and form black colored scum and sludge that is generating unpleasant odors. Complaints were received 10-26-23 from City of Gilroy staff and 11-8-23 from Bay Area Air Quality Management District staff. Violation B Complaint
1122781 09/25/2023 OEV pH Other limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.80 SU. Violation B Report
1127265 08/08/2023 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 4.55 SU. Possible causes, collection point, sampling method, and process for cleaning debris from water. Connect with Bracewell on the sampling method. Research on different method to collect 24-hour composite sample. Research on improving the debris cleaning from the waste water. Violation B Report
1119195 06/05/2023 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.4 SU. The labs' results are low due to the continued sugar digestion in the effluent that occurs from the time of collection and travel to the lab. The Discharger's sampling contractor has been directed to perform pH readings while out in the field for the next sampling event. Violation B Report
1116504 01/12/2023 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.3 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1118328 11/09/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.3 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1110926 10/24/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.1 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1110927 10/08/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.26 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1108861 08/21/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 4.9 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1108860 08/13/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.48 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1108859 08/05/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.54 SU. Discharger reported that sample was retested and found to be under the upper pH limit. Violation B Report
1122848 07/15/2022 Deficient Reporting Missing Monthly July 2019 SMR, September 2019 SMR, and February 2022 SMR Violation B Report
1108239 06/10/2022 LREP Failed to submit report by 05/30/2022 Violation B eSMR
1107406 05/25/2022 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.48 SU. Violation B Report
1099253 11/30/2021 OEV pH Daily Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.4 SU. Violation B Report
1099251 11/14/2021 OEV pH Daily Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.19 SU. Violation B Report
1096765 09/01/2021 UAUTHDISC WDR section B1 states that no discharge will "overflow, seepage, or bypass onto adjacent properties, or into drainageways, storm sewers, Miller Slough or Llagas Creek". SMR states some discharge was found in Miller Slough and that the Water Board was notified on September 8th. Violation B Report
1083694 07/22/2020 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.45 SU. Violation B Report
1078627 04/30/2020 DMON Failed to sample for ground water elevation and water supply boron. Discharger contacted an outside lab to collect water supply monitoring samples. Violation B Report
1070494 08/29/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.71 SU. Violation B Report
1070493 08/21/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 5.27 SU. Violation B Report
1070492 08/13/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 4.00 SU. Violation B Report
1070491 08/05/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.17 SU. Violation B Report
1070490 07/28/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 4.5 SU. Discharger believes low pH to be an error made by sampling company. They are contacting sampling company to review and investigate the sampling methods and re-testing. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 32 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
LREP = Late Report Order Conditions = Order Conditions
OEV = Other Effluent Violation UAUTHDISC = Unauthorized Discharge
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
455460 Notice of Violation null 01/02/2024 Active
455335 Notice of Violation 07/15/2022 Historical
378658 Notice of Violation null 04/27/2011 Historical
256538 Staff Enforcement Letter 03/24/2005 Historical
241011 Staff Enforcement Letter 02/22/2002 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 5
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
55496673 B Type compliance inspection Mark Lemus 01/02/2024 N 0 N/A
3783644 B Type compliance inspection Cecile Blancarte 02/09/2011 Y 0 N/A
1863773 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 09/24/2009 N 0 N/A
1627133 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 02/11/2009 Y 0 N/A
1514788 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 10/29/2008 Y 0 Download
1478174 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 09/16/2008 Y 0 N/A
1455700 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 08/06/2008 Y 0 N/A
1385323 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 05/22/2008 Y 0 N/A
1363036 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 05/02/2008 Y 0 N/A
1257638 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 11/27/2007 Y 0 N/A
1197465 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 09/26/2007 Y 0 N/A
829961 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 10/09/2006 Y 0 N/A
458949 B Type compliance inspection Mike Higgins 01/12/2006 Y 0 N/A
337025 B Type compliance inspection Matt Keeling 01/11/2005 Y 0 N/A
328579 B Type compliance inspection Kimberly Gonzalez 02/06/2003 Y 0 N/A
294036 B Type compliance inspection Kimberly Gonzalez 02/22/2002 Y 0 N/A
294037 B Type compliance inspection Kimberly Gonzalez 04/17/2001 Y 0 N/A
294035 B Type compliance inspection Jennifer Bitting 01/20/2000 Y 0 N/A
294033 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 06/29/1998 Y 0 N/A
294032 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 05/13/1997 Y 0 N/A
294034 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 03/27/1995 Y 0 N/A
294031 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 07/12/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 22 Last Inspection: 01/02/2024
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 06/10/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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