Violation ID |
Occurred Date |
Violation Type |
(-) Violation Description |
Corrective Action |
Status |
Classification |
Source |
1133037 |
07/31/2024 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 10.9 ug/L at EFF-001B. |
City staff is continuously exploring ways to improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City staff is researching possible ways that may aid in reducing copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1129882 |
04/30/2024 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 14.3 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff is continuously exploring ways to improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City staff is researching possible ways that may aid in reducing copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1126206 |
01/31/2024 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 9.43 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff is continuously exploring ways to improve
copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City
staff is researching possible ways that may aid in
reducing copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1123417 |
12/31/2023 |
GWAT |
2023 sampling of GW2 showed Sulfate levels elevated above the water quality objectives set forth by the Basin Plan. The groundwater Sulfate objective is an annual median of less than 200 mg/L. Paso Robles results showed an annual median of 251 mg/L. The 2022 annual median Sulfate level was 149 mg/L. All wastewater plant effluent discharge levels of Sulfate were well below discharge limits. |
We believe the 2023 results were impacted significantly by the historic wet weather year. The first Sulfate sampling result prior to the Salina River flooding events was 111 mg/L.
We will continue monitoring Sulfate levels in GW2 and anticipate they will return to normal levels throughout 2024 as long as the Salinas River does not experience significant flooding.
|
Violation |
U |
eSMR |
1123416 |
12/31/2023 |
GWAT |
2023 sampling of GW2 showed TDS levels elevated above the water quality objectives set forth by the Basin Plan. The groundwater TDS objective is an annual median of less than 1,050 mg/L. Paso Robles results showed an annual median of 1,185 mg/L. The 2022 annual median TDS was 901 mg/L. All wastewater plant effluent discharge levels of TDS were well below discharge limits. |
We believe the 2023 results were impacted significantly by the historic wet weather year. The first TDS sampling result prior to the Salina River flooding events was 663 mg/L.
We will continue monitoring TDS levels in GW2 and anticipate they will return to normal levels throughout 2024 as long as the Salinas River does not experience significant flooding. |
Violation |
U |
eSMR |
1123388 |
10/31/2023 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 13.7 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff has been taking samples throughout the wastewater treatment plant to see if there a ways to improve copper removal within a process. We are currently using nanobubble technology to try and aid the copper removal in the treatment process. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1121316 |
07/31/2023 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 15.2 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are exploring ways to further improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. We have been taking samples throughout the wastewater treatment plant to see if we there is a process that can be improved to aid in the removal of copper in the plant. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1121317 |
07/27/2023 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Daily Maximum limit is 21.4 ug/L and reported value was 26 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are exploring ways to further improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. We have been taking samples throughout the wastewater treatment plant to see if we there is a process that can be improved to aid in the removal of copper in the plant. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1115981 |
01/31/2023 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 10.9 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff is continuously exploring ways to improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City staff is researching possible equipment that may aid in reducing copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1109365 |
07/31/2022 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 11.2 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are continuing to explore ways to further improve copper removal at the wastewater treatment plant. Plant operations staff has already installed smaller 5 micron filter media in one of three filter cells and is currently in the process of installing the finer filter media in a second filter cell to observe the impact on copper removal. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1106241 |
04/05/2022 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 10.5 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are exploring ways to further improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City staff has replaced a 10 micron filter cell with 5 micron filtration media to see if finer filtration can help reduce copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1102928 |
01/04/2022 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 9.4 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are exploring ways to further improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. City staff has replaced a 10 micron filter cell with 5 micron filtration media to see if finer filtration can help reduce copper levels. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1095375 |
07/31/2021 |
CAT2 |
Copper, Total Recoverable Monthly Average limit is 8.8 ug/L and reported value was 14.6 ug/L at EFF-001C. |
City staff are exploring ways to further improve copper removal by the wastewater treatment plant. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1083841 |
11/09/2020 |
CTOX |
Chronic Toxicity-C.dubia-Reproduction 1-Hour Average (Mean) limit is 1 TUc TUc at M-001C. |
Currently performing accelerated monitoring |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1072732 |
02/10/2020 |
ATOX |
Acute Toxicity (Species 2) Other limit is 1 TUc TUc at M-001C. |
Performed accelerated monitoring and passed three consecutive water flea (c. dubia) toxicity tests after failed test. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
1072733 |
02/10/2020 |
CTOX |
Chronic Toxicity-C.dubia-Survival Other limit is 100 % survival % survival at M-001C. |
Performed accelerated monitoring and passed three consecutive water flea (c. dubia) toxicity tests after failed test. |
Violation |
B |
eSMR |
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