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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
5R 248936 Portola WWTP Wastewater Treatment Facility 120 Main Portola, CA, 96122 Plumas
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
601263 Person Corey Nicholas Smith Is A Data Submitter For 08/20/2019
529376 Person Jared Recasens Is Onsite Manager For 05/10/2017
489818 Person Kim Beever Is Onsite Manager For 04/02/2013 02/27/2020
489819 Person Mike Achter Is Onsite Manager For 10/27/2008 02/08/2018
489818 Person Kim Beever Is A Data Submitter For 10/27/2008 04/01/2013
146947 Person Jacqueline Matthews Case Worker 08/18/2008 06/01/2015
464613 Person Todd Roberts Contact 04/07/2008
92671 Person Bill Whitener Is Onsite Manager For 03/20/2008 08/13/2015
92671 Person Bill Whitener Contact 06/17/2005
34722 Organization Portola City Owner City Agency 09/02/1997
Total Related Parties: 10
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
451326 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-2024-0023 5A320102001 06/01/2024 05/31/2029 Active N
397557 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-2018-0088 5A320102001 02/01/2019 01/31/2024 Historical N
397500 Letter 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-2009-0093 5A320102001 07/28/2014 Historical N
334608 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-2009-0093 5A320102001 10/08/2009 10/01/2014 Historical N
132843 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-2003-0110 5A320102001 07/11/2003 01/01/2009 Historical N
258542 NPDES Permit 5R NPDESWW R5-1998-0108 5A320102001 01/23/1998 01/01/2003 Historical N
134352 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-1992-0147 5A320102001 08/14/1992 01/01/2003 Historical N
134910 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-1989-0119 5A320102001 06/23/1989 06/23/1994 Historical N
133421 NPDES Permit 5R NPDMUNIOTH R5-1984-0062 5A320102001 06/22/1984 06/22/1989 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 9
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1126990 03/31/2024 CAT1 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (5-day @ 20 Deg. C) Percent Reduction limit is 65 % and reported value was 46 % at EFF-002. See report cover letter Violation U eSMR
1126991 03/31/2024 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Percent Removal Percent Reduction limit is 65 % and reported value was 58 % at EFF-002. see cover letter Violation U eSMR
1126994 03/26/2024 Order Conditions Freeboard < 2.0' RESULT: 1.6' Storm event Violation U eSMR
1126993 03/26/2024 Order Conditions Freeboard < 2.0' RESULT: 1.8' Storm event Violation U eSMR
1126992 03/06/2024 OEV pH Instantaneous Maximum limit is 9.0 SU and reported value was 9.2 SU at EFF-002. Change of operational strategy to minimize pond retention time and prevent re-growth of algae. Violation U eSMR
1119169 06/30/2023 Order Conditions Freeboard in treatment pond PND-008 below 2 feet during period of discharge, violating Order Condition VI.C.4.a.ix Violation B Report
1117503 04/30/2023 Order Conditions Freeboard in multiple treatment ponds below 2 feet during period of discharge, violating Order condition VI.C.4.a.ix Violation B Report
1117351 04/30/2023 Order Conditions pH limit violation in Pond 5: Result: 9.6 limit: 9.5 pH limit violation in Pond 4: Result: 10.1 limit: 9.5 STORM EVENT Violation B eSMR
1117352 04/30/2023 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Percent Removal Monthly Average limit is 65.0 % and reported value was 57 % at EFF-002. STORM EVENT Violation B eSMR
1117353 04/28/2023 Order Conditions pH violation: Result: 10.1 limit: 9.5 *** Dismissed:only 1 violation required for multiple order conditions. The exceedance of pH at monitoring location PND-004 was added to violation ID 1117351 STORM EVENT Violation B eSMR
1117945 04/25/2023 DMON Composite sampler was not used for collection of BOD and TSS samples at EFF-002 since it was broken at time of collection. Samples were collected by grab samples. According to permit section VII.A, results gathered from this sample on 4/25/2023 cannot be used to determine compliance with BOD and TSS effluent limits since not collected as a 24-composite sample. Violation B Report
1117494 03/31/2023 Order Conditions Operating freeboard of multiple ponds was below 2 feet, which is in violation with Order conditions VI.C.4.a.ix Violation B Report
1117638 03/14/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 55.9 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. STORM EVENT Violation U eSMR
1113278 02/01/2023 LREP Once Only OneTime ( TECHRPT ) (Regionalization Eval) report for 2018/12/07 (2145537) was due on 31-JAN-23 Violation B Report
1114025 01/31/2023 DMON SEE COVER LETTER INSUFFICIENT TIME TO INCUBATE TROUT LARVAE STORM EVENT Violation B eSMR
1114023 01/24/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 350 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. STORM EVENT Violation A eSMR
1105945 05/25/2022 Order Conditions pH measured in PND-004 was 9.6 Permit limit is 9.5 Increase pond recirculation rate to encourage growth of Daphnia. Violation U eSMR
1103972 03/31/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Monthly Average limit is 45 mg/L and reported value was 50.3 mg/L at EFF-002. Violation B Report
1103779 03/31/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Percent Removal Monthly Average limit is 65 % and reported value was 52 % at EFF-002. None Violation U eSMR
1103971 03/22/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Weekly Average limit is 65 mg/L and reported value was 70 mg/L at EFF-002. Violation B Report
1102938 03/07/2022 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Rainbow Trout-survival Monthly Minimum limit is 70.0 % survival and reported value was 15.0 % survival at EFF-002. ammonia reduction Violation B eSMR
1103401 02/28/2022 DMON Due to the unavailability of test fish a bioassay was not pulled in the month of February. Unseasonably warm temperatures and excessive snow/ ice melt caused the pond levels to rise rapidly which resulted in discharging commencing earlier than planned. Discharging began on the 22nd of February and was ceased three days later February 25th. With it being so late in the month it was not possible to incubate and prepare the test fish in such a short period of time. None Violation U eSMR
1101680 02/28/2022 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Monthly Average limit is 45.0 mg/L and reported value was 52.0 mg/L at EFF-002. see cover letter Violation B eSMR
1092848 05/11/2021 Order Conditions pH = 10.5 in PND-008 Violation B Report
1092847 04/06/2021 Order Conditions pH = 10.7 in PND-008 Violation B Report
1092846 12/15/2020 Order Conditions pH = 9.7 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092845 10/21/2020 Order Conditions pH = 9.7 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092844 10/21/2020 Order Conditions pH = 9.8 in PND-004 Violation B Report
1092843 08/31/2020 Order Conditions pH = 10.6 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092842 08/31/2020 Order Conditions pH = 9.99 in PND-004 Violation B Report
1078838 07/31/2020 DMON Missing Monthly Data N/A Violation U eSMR
1092840 07/31/2020 Order Conditions pH = 10.5 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092839 06/16/2020 Order Conditions pH = 10.05 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092838 05/27/2020 Order Conditions pH = 10.2 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1076142 05/12/2020 DMON Missing TSS Data, laboratory error, notified too late to resample. N/A Violation U eSMR
1075333 04/28/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 1600 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Under Investigation Violation U eSMR
1075336 04/21/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 102 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Under Investigation Violation B eSMR
1075337 04/17/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 170 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Currently Investigating solutions Violation B eSMR
1083968 04/14/2020 DMON Laboratory Error, out of our control. N/A Violation U eSMR
1075403 03/31/2020 DMON Missed ammonia 1/month sampling at RSW-001 Violation B Report
1092837 03/23/2020 Order Conditions pH = 9.9 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1073305 02/29/2020 DMON Chief Operator out with work injury, OIT missed the Ammonia from RSW-001 reviewed permit with OIT Violation U eSMR
1069155 11/26/2019 DMON Missing Total Nitrogen sample for PND-003 Lead Operator was out sick, sampling was missed. Violation U eSMR
1092836 09/24/2019 Order Conditions pH = 9.6 in PND-005 Violation B Report
1092834 07/30/2019 Order Conditions pH = 10.1 in PND-003 Violation B Report
1092835 07/30/2019 Order Conditions pH = 9.7 in PND-004 Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 46 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
ATOX = Acute Toxicity CAT1 = Category 1 Pollutant (Effluent Violation for Group 1 Pollutant)
DMON = Deficient Monitoring 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
453967 Oral Communication 08/17/2023 Historical
453194 Notice of Violation null 06/26/2023 Historical
453091 Oral Communication 06/19/2023 Historical
453019 Oral Communication 02/15/2023 Historical
451166 Admin Civil Liability R5-2022-0512 02/02/2023 Historical
448687 Notice of Violation null 06/21/2022 Historical
444848 Notice of Violation null 09/02/2021 Historical
446829 Oral Communication 08/01/2020 Historical
439094 Notice of Violation null 07/09/2020 Historical
437000 Notice of Violation null 02/28/2020 Historical
436712 Admin Civil Liability R5-2020-0503 02/05/2020 Historical
433681 Notice of Violation null 08/20/2019 Historical
446827 Oral Communication 05/29/2019 Historical
426275 Notice of Violation null 11/08/2018 Historical
446826 Oral Communication 05/01/2018 Historical
394511 Admin Civil Liability R5-2015-0523 05/07/2015 Historical
395490 Oral Communication 03/26/2014 Historical
393761 Notice of Violation null 10/25/2013 Historical
379035 Admin Civil Liability R5-2013-0578 10/01/2013 Historical
381470 Admin Civil Liability R5-2011-0592 10/01/2013 Historical
384657 Oral Communication 03/08/2012 Historical
380755 Notice of Violation 08/04/2011 Historical
375222 Staff Enforcement Letter 06/29/2010 Historical
372276 Oral Communication 12/14/2009 Historical
357338 Admin Civil Liability R5-2009-0504 12/09/2009 Historical
353980 Notice of Violation 10/14/2008 Historical
338229 Notice of Violation null 04/03/2008 Historical
342843 Admin Civil Liability R5-2008-0517 03/20/2008 Historical
334346 Staff Enforcement Letter 12/21/2006 Historical
261429 Oral Communication 10/05/2005 Historical
255999 Oral Communication 04/24/2005 Historical
255997 Oral Communication 04/05/2005 Historical
255995 Oral Communication 03/30/2005 Historical
255965 Oral Communication 03/25/2005 Historical
255962 Oral Communication 03/05/2005 Historical
255960 Oral Communication 02/14/2005 Historical
255959 Oral Communication 02/07/2005 Historical
255998 Oral Communication 04/10/2004 Historical
230397 Oral Communication 02/13/2001 Historical
220313 Cease and Desist Order R5-1993-0068 05/21/1993 Historical
220315 Cease and Desist Order R5-1985-0271 09/27/1985 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 41
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
54534591 B Type compliance inspection Erin Mustain 11/15/2023 N 0 [Attachments]
51554510 B Type compliance inspection Michael Nilsen 04/19/2023 N 0 [Attachments]
36591031 Miscellaneous inspection Michael Nilsen 04/18/2019 N 0 Download
32532898 B Type compliance inspection Michael Nilsen 04/05/2018 N 0 Download
21864214 Prerequirement inspection Alexander Mushegan (Multiple) 09/25/2015 N 0 N/A
20817045 B Type compliance inspection Doug Barber 06/15/2015 N 0 N/A
13387619 B Type compliance inspection Jacqueline Matthews 07/18/2013 N 0 N/A
4940278 B Type compliance inspection Jacqueline Matthews 06/28/2011 N 0 N/A
2076388 B Type compliance inspection Jacqueline Matthews (Multiple) 07/02/2009 N 0 N/A
1361798 Prerequirement inspection Jacqueline Matthews (Multiple) 04/30/2008 N 0 N/A
1336421 A Type compliance inspection Ronald S Dykstra 03/20/2008 N 1 [Attachments]
1350175 B Type compliance inspection Ronald S Dykstra 12/13/2007 N 0 N/A
431281 B Type compliance inspection Ronald S Dykstra 06/29/2005 N 0 N/A
326600 Prerequirement inspection Ronald S Dykstra 10/15/2002 Y 0 N/A
301974 A Type compliance inspection Ronald S Dykstra 03/28/2001 Y 0 N/A
301982 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 01/27/2000 Y 0 N/A
301983 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 02/18/1999 Y 0 N/A
301984 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 08/27/1998 Y 0 N/A
301966 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 03/31/1998 Y 0 N/A
301969 Miscellaneous inspection George D Day 08/22/1997 Y 0 N/A
301968 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 12/12/1996 Y 0 N/A
301967 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 12/13/1995 Y 0 N/A
301970 A Type compliance inspection George D Day 01/31/1995 Y 0 N/A
301973 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 11/10/1994 Y 0 N/A
301971 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 06/14/1994 Y 0 N/A
301972 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 11/17/1993 Y 0 N/A
301975 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 06/14/1993 Y 0 N/A
301981 A Type compliance inspection George D Day 03/18/1993 Y 0 N/A
301976 A Type compliance inspection George D Day 03/16/1993 Y 0 N/A
301980 Miscellaneous inspection George D Day 01/13/1993 Y 0 N/A
301977 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 03/24/1992 Y 0 N/A
301979 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 09/11/1991 Y 0 N/A
301978 B Type compliance inspection George D Day 01/25/1991 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 33 Last Inspection: 11/15/2023
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 05/31/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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