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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
3 235021 King City Domestic WWTF Wastewater Treatment Facility Cemetary Rd & Salinas River Salinas, CA, 93930 Monterey
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
594269 Person Kathy Truong Case Worker 09/17/2021
554966 Person Miles Farmer Is Onsite Manager For 11/17/2020
612576 Organization Cypress Water Services Operator Privately-Owned Business 11/17/2020
147153 Person Kristina Olmos Case Worker 12/13/2017
138418 Person Tom Kukol Case Worker 10/26/2010 07/25/2017
24292 Organization King City Owner City Agency 04/16/1982
Total Related Parties: 6
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
456568 Enrollee - WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG R3-2020-0020 3 270106001 04/12/2024 09/24/2030 Active N
440275 Co-Permitee SB SLIC 2020-0015-DWQ 3 270106001 07/09/2020 Active N
144671 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 91-005 3 270106001 01/11/1991 01/08/2011 Historical N
143647 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 84-058 3 270106001 07/13/1984 07/13/1989 Historical N
143015 WDR 3 WDRMUNILRG 82-003 3 270106001 04/16/1982 01/01/1987 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 5
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1143975 04/13/2025 LREP King City WWTF violated Existing Permit Section VI.D by failing to submit the Operations and Maintenance Manual due April 12, 2025. Violation B Report
1143976 04/13/2025 LREP King City WWTF violated Existing Permit Section VI.D by failing to submit the Time Schedule Compliance Plan due April 12, 2025. Violation B Report
1143974 03/02/2025 LREP King City WWTF violated Existing Permit Section VI.D by failing to submit the 2024 Annual Report due March 1, 2025. Violation B Report
1140344 10/01/2024 Deficient Reporting No effluent flow readings for Q3. A meter has not been installed. Violation B Report
1143967 08/28/2024 Order Conditions King City violated Existing Permit section IV.B.4 by failing to minimize weeds and debris along the banks of Ponds 1 and 2. Violation B Inspection
1143969 08/28/2024 Order Conditions King City violated Existing Permit section IV.E.1 by failing to appropriately manage sludge in the ponds. Violation B Inspection
1143971 08/28/2024 Order Conditions [2 Violations] King City failed to maintain enough working aerators in Ponds 1 and 3 of the WWTF to provide sufficient aeration, thereby violating Section VI.B.4 of the existing permit. During the inspection on August 28, 2024, some of the aerators were non-functional and needed to be repaired. King City also violated Existing Permit Section VI.B.4 by not having a functioning effluent meter at the WWTF. Violation B Inspection
1140346 08/23/2024 CAT1 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (5-day @ 20 Deg. C) 30-Day Average limit is 45 mg/L and reported value was 48 mg/L. Violation B Report
1140338 07/01/2024 Deficient Reporting No effluent flow readings for Q2. A meter has not been installed. Violation B Report
1143968 06/30/2024 OEV pH 30-Day Average limit is 8.4 SU and reported value was 9.55 SU. Violation B Report
1140337 05/01/2024 Deficient Reporting Missing pond freeboard, pH, DO, and sludge depth reporting for April. Violation B Report
1143964 04/12/2024 Order Conditions King City violated Prior Permit section D.3 by failing to have an operating influent meter from July 23, 2021 to April 12, 2024. Violation B Report
1143004 04/01/2024 DMON Missing effluent flow monitoring for Q4 2021, Q1 2022, Q2 2022, Q3 2022, Q4 2022, Q1 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2023, Q4 2023, and Q1 2024. Violation B Report
1140333 04/01/2024 Order Conditions Effluent pH shall not be less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 7.3 to 9.55. Violation B Report
1143963 03/02/2024 LREP Failure to submit 2023 annual report due on 3/1/24. Violation B Report
1140332 09/15/2023 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100.0 mg/L and reported value was 206 mg/L. Violation B Report
1125677 08/18/2023 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100.0 mg/L and reported value was 200 mg/L. Violation B Report
1125678 07/07/2023 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100.0 mg/L and reported value was 140 mg/L. Violation B Report
1141163 05/12/2023 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 106 mg/L. Violation B Report
1141159 03/03/2023 DMON Monthly Effluent BOD, TSS, pH & SS were not reported for February 2023. Violation B Report
1141161 03/01/2023 DMON Monthly Influent BOD and TSS were not reported for February 2023. Violation B Report
1141160 02/01/2023 DMON Monthly Influent BOD and TSS were not reported for January 2023. Violation B Report
1140318 02/01/2023 Deficient Reporting Monthly Effluent BOD, TSS, pH & SS were not reported for January 2023. Violation B Report
1140321 10/14/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 242 mg/L. Violation B Report
1140316 10/01/2022 Order Conditions Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 6.9 to 8.8. Violation B Report
1141156 09/16/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 140 mg/L. Violation B Report
1140311 08/07/2022 DMON Freeboard not documented during the first week of August for all ponds. Violation B Report
1140313 08/04/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 118 mg/L. Violation B Report
1108011 04/01/2022 DMON Freeboard not documented. Violation B Report
1108010 04/01/2022 Order Conditions Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 7.9 to 9.1. Violation B Report
1108007 01/01/2022 DMON Freeboard not monitored weekly. Violation B Report
1108009 01/01/2022 DMON Influent flow not recorded accurately due to pump issues. Violation B Report
1108008 01/01/2022 DMON Sludge depth not recorded. Violation B Report
1101477 10/01/2021 DMON Influent meter not working, so influent flows not recorded correctly. Violation B Report
1141152 10/01/2021 DMON Sludge depth not recorded. Violation B Report
1140291 10/01/2021 Deficient Reporting Freeboard not documented weekly. Violation B Report
1141153 10/01/2021 Order Conditions Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 7.7 to 9.0. Violation B Report
1140306 10/01/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.8 SU. Violation B Report
1140310 10/01/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.9 SU. Violation B Report
1140305 09/24/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.0 SU. Violation B Report
1140308 09/24/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140304 09/14/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140303 09/07/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.1 SU. Violation B Report
1140307 09/07/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140295 07/27/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.7 SU. Violation B Report
1140299 07/27/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.1 SU. Violation B Report
1140302 07/27/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140294 07/20/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.7 SU. Violation B Report
1140298 07/20/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.1 SU. Violation B Report
1140301 07/20/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140293 07/13/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 8.7 SU. Violation B Report
1140297 07/13/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140292 07/06/2021 Order Conditions Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 7.7 to 9.2. Violation B Report
1140300 07/06/2021 OEV pH 1-Hour Average (Mean) limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU. Violation B Report
1140296 07/06/2021 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.1 SU. Violation B Report
1141155 07/01/2021 Order Conditions Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from7.9 to 9.3. Violation B Report
1141154 01/07/2021 DMON Ponds shall not have a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.3. Values reported during the reporting period ranged from 7.7 to 9.1. Violation B Report
1082975 11/30/2020 DMON Missing weekly pH monitoring Violation B Report
1082974 09/30/2020 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 111.5 mg/L. Additional aerators brought online to improve treatment Violation B Report
1082972 08/31/2020 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 132 mg/L. Violation B Report
1082973 08/20/2020 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.3 SU and reported value was 9.4 SU. Violation B Report
1082971 08/20/2020 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 7-Day Average (Mean) limit is 150 mg/L and reported value was 159 mg/L. Violation B Report
1082967 07/31/2020 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 30-Day Average limit is 100 mg/L and reported value was 116.5 mg/L. Violation B Report
1082970 07/15/2020 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.4 SU and reported value was 8.5 SU. Violation B Report
1082969 07/08/2020 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.4 SU and reported value was 9.4 SU. Violation B Report
1082968 07/03/2020 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 8.4 SU and reported value was 10 SU. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 66 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
Deficient Reporting = Deficient Reporting LREP = Late Report
Order Conditions = Order Conditions OEV = Other Effluent Violation
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
461344 Notice of Violation null 06/05/2025 Historical
425550 Oral Communication 09/21/2018 Historical
255427 Staff Enforcement Letter 03/24/2005 Historical
247998 Staff Enforcement Letter 06/07/2002 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 4
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
59013135 B Type compliance inspection Kathy Truong 08/28/2024 N 0 N/A
44942144 B Type compliance inspection Kristina Olmos 07/13/2021 N 0 N/A
33468370 B Type compliance inspection Kristina Olmos 05/16/2018 N 0 N/A
18348094 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 11/06/2014 N 0 N/A
13808292 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 09/20/2013 N 0 N/A
6890552 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 01/20/2012 N 0 N/A
3465324 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 01/19/2011 N 0 N/A
2377428 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 02/26/2010 N 0 N/A
1635235 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 03/13/2009 N 0 N/A
1401071 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 05/13/2008 Y 0 N/A
512418 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 04/28/2006 Y 0 N/A
338194 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 04/14/2005 Y 0 N/A
291647 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 11/08/2001 Y 0 N/A
291648 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 03/08/2001 Y 0 N/A
291650 B Type compliance inspection David Athey 10/13/2000 Y 0 N/A
291649 B Type compliance inspection David Athey 05/26/2000 Y 0 N/A
291644 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 03/18/1999 Y 0 N/A
291645 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 04/07/1998 Y 0 N/A
291646 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 11/19/1996 Y 0 N/A
291641 B Type compliance inspection Ron Sherer 07/25/1995 Y 0 N/A
291642 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 04/20/1995 Y 0 N/A
291643 B Type compliance inspection Tom Kukol 10/24/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 22 Last Inspection: 08/28/2024
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 06/27/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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