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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
5F 263072 Tehachapi Correctional Inst WWTF Wastewater Treatment Facility End of Highway 202 Tehachapi, CA, 93561 Kern
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
543392 Person Teri Yessen Is A Data Submitter For 10/02/2013
535911 Organization Ca Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation Owner State Agency 10/02/2013
139385 Person Edward Balch Inspector 10/02/2007
6903 Organization California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Owner State Agency 04/26/1974 10/01/2013
Total Related Parties: 4
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
389883 WDR 5F WDRMUNILRG R5-2011-0007 5D150803001 02/03/2011 02/03/2021 Active N
143615 WDR 5F WDRMUNILRG 88-035 5D150803001 02/26/1988 02/23/1998 Historical N
143881 WDR 5F WDRMUNILRG 74-282 5D150803001 04/26/1974 12/30/1987 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 3
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1147741 08/02/2025 LREP 2Q25 SMR due 8/1/2025, not submitted. Violation B Report
1147740 05/02/2025 LREP 1Q25 SMR due 5/1/2025, not submitted. Violation B Report
1143122 04/22/2025 Order Conditions Failure to operate the Biolac treatment system and the ultraviolet light disinfection chamber to maximize treatment and optimize the quality of the discharge. Violation B Inspection
1142402 04/22/2025 Order Conditions Flow meter not calibrated Violation B Inspection
1142401 04/22/2025 Order Conditions Not operating Biolac and SCADA as efficiently as possible Violation B Inspection
1142223 02/02/2025 LREP 2024 Annual; late annual report; 50 days late. Violation B Report
1146532 02/02/2025 LREP 4Q24; late quarterly report; 51 days late. Violation B Report
1142561 02/01/2025 Deficient Reporting 2024 Annual missing wastewater treatment facility information, sludge information, and use area reporting. Violation B Report
1146531 12/31/2024 DMON 4Q24 SMR, missing influent daily flow (90X), pH (90X), weekly BOD (10X), TSS (10X); effluent daily turbidity (2X), TCO (19X), pH (3X); pond weekly DO (56X) and freeboard (56X). Violation B Report
1142189 12/31/2024 Deficient Reporting 4Q24 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142211 12/31/2024 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 18.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142198 12/17/2024 OEV Total Coliform Not to exceed a specific limit more than once within any 30-day period. limit is 23.0 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 240.0 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1142197 12/12/2024 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.5 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1142196 12/10/2024 OEV Total Coliform Not to exceed a specific limit more than once within any 30-day period. limit is 23.0 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 240.0 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1142214 11/30/2024 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 23.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142218 11/30/2024 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Monthly Maximum limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 21.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142195 11/11/2024 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.5 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1142219 11/05/2024 CAT1 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Daily Maximum limit is 20.0 mg/L and reported value was 21.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142126 11/02/2024 LREP 3Q24; late quarterly report; 21 days late. Violation B Report
1146530 09/30/2024 DMON 3Q24 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (92X); effluent daily TCO (1X), pH (65X), weekly EC (2X), BOD (2X), TSS (2X); pond weekly DO (30X) and freeboard (7X). Violation B Report
1147777 09/30/2024 Deficient Reporting 3Q24 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142125 08/02/2024 LREP 2Q24; late quarterly report; 15 days late. Violation B Report
1142184 06/30/2024 DMON 2Q24 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (92X), weekly BOD (1X), TSS (1X); effluent daily TCO (6X), pH (46X), weekly EC (5X), BOD (5X), TSS (5X); pond weekly DO (52X) and freeboard (32X). Violation B Report
1147789 06/30/2024 Deficient Reporting 2Q24 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142192 06/30/2024 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 12.0 mg/L. Violation B Report
1142190 05/31/2024 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0   and reported value was 11.0  . Violation B Report
1142124 05/02/2024 LREP 1Q24; late quarterly report; 7 days late. Violation B Report
1146529 03/31/2024 DMON 1Q24 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (92X), weekly BOD (4X), TSS (4X); effluent daily turbidity (1X), TCO (5X), pH (61X), weekly EC (5X), BOD (5X), TSS (5X), monthly Boron (1X), Chloride (1X); pond weekly DO (72X) and freeboard (55X). Violation B Report
1142194 03/31/2024 Deficient Reporting 1Q24 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142168 02/02/2024 LREP 2023 Annual; late annual report; 89 days late. Violation B Report
1142123 02/02/2024 LREP 4Q23; late quarterly report; 55 days late. Violation B Report
1146528 12/31/2023 DMON 4Q23 SMR missing influent daily flow (90X), pH (90X), weekly BOD (2X), TSS (2X); effluent daily TCO (15X), weekly EC (11X), BOD (11X), TSS (11X), monthly NO3-N (1X), TKN (1X), TN (1X), NH3 (1X); pond weekly DO (48X) and freeboard (44X). Violation B Report
1142185 12/31/2023 Deficient Reporting 4Q23 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1147684 12/31/2023 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 13.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142122 11/02/2023 LREP 3Q23; late quarterly report; 271 days late. Violation B Report
1142150 09/30/2023 DMON 3Q23 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (92X), weekly BOD (1X), TSS (1X); effluent daily TCO (3X), pH (61X), weekly EC (5X), BOD (5X), TSS (5X); pond weekly DO (72X) and freeboard (72X). Violation B Report
1142187 09/30/2023 Deficient Reporting 3Q23 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142121 08/02/2023 LREP 2Q23 SMR due 08/01/2023, not submitted. Violation B Report
1142120 05/02/2023 LREP 1Q23 SMR due 05/01/2023, not submitted. Violation B Report
1142167 02/02/2023 LREP 2022 Annual; late annual report; 655 days late. Violation B Report
1142119 02/02/2023 LREP 4Q22; late quarterly report; 7 days late. Violation B Report
1142149 12/31/2022 DMON 4Q22 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (42X), weekly BOD (1X), TSS (1X); effluent daily turbidity (33X), TCO (7X), pH (21X), monthly NO3-N (1X), TKN (1X), TN (1X), NH3 (1X); pond weekly DO (72X) and freeboard (72X). Violation B Report
1147782 12/31/2022 Deficient Reporting 4Q22 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142186 12/31/2022 OEV Electrical Conductivity @ 25 Deg. C Monthly Average limit is 1000.0 umhos/cm and reported value was 1218.0 umhos/cm. Violation B Report
1147683 12/31/2022 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 12.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1142118 11/02/2022 LREP 3Q22; late quarterly report; 478 days late. Violation B Report
1142148 09/30/2022 DMON 3Q22 SMR missing influent daily flow (92X), pH (27X), weekly BOD (2X), TSS (2X); effluent daily turbidity (1X), TCO (4X), pH (1X), weekly EC (6X), BOD (4X), TSS (4X), monthly TKN (1X); pond weekly DO (36X) and freeboard (12X). Violation B Report
1147781 09/30/2022 Deficient Reporting 3Q22 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1146828 08/24/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.5 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1142117 08/02/2022 LREP 2Q22; late quarterly report; 570 days late. Violation B Report
1142146 06/30/2022 DMON 2Q22 SMR missing influent daily flow (91X), pH (91X), weekly BOD (2X), TSS (92X); effluent daily turbidity (2X), TCO (5X), pH (91X), monthly NO3-N (2X), TKN (2X), TN (2X), NH3 (2X); pond weekly DO (20X). Violation B Report
1142188 06/30/2022 Deficient Reporting 2Q22 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1142116 05/02/2022 LREP 1Q22; late quarterly report; 45 days late. Violation B Report
1142145 03/31/2022 DMON 1Q22 SMR missing influent daily flow (90X), pH (90X), weekly BOD (5X), TSS (5X); effluent daily turbidity (5X), TCO (23X), pH (6X), weekly EC (7X), BOD (7X), TSS (7X); pond weekly DO (72X) and freeboard (72X). Violation B Report
1146833 03/31/2022 Deficient Reporting 1Q22 SMR not specifying if ponds are in use or dry. Violation B Report
1147682 02/28/2022 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 14.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1146807 02/17/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 7.8 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1146780 01/31/2022 CAT1 Nitrogen, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 10.0 mg/L and reported value was 16.0 mg/L at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1093312 05/02/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 11 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093310 05/02/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.50 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093311 05/02/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.51 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093308 02/02/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 11 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093309 02/02/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 4.50 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093305 11/02/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 21 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
1093307 11/02/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 2.2 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 7.8 MPN/100 mL. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 65 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
444774 Oral Communication 08/25/2021 Historical
399796 Notice of Violation null 05/05/2015 Active
332685 Notice of Violation 01/31/2008 Historical
255176 Notice of Violation 01/12/2005 Historical
242896 Notice of Violation 06/26/2003 Historical
229859 Notice of Violation 06/01/2000 Historical
255123 Staff Enforcement Letter 03/22/2000 Historical
230550 Notice of Violation 01/25/2000 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 8
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
61573391 B Type compliance inspection Jeffrey Hannel 04/22/2025 N 0 N/A
24169427 B Type compliance inspection Omar Mostafa 04/12/2016 N 0 N/A
17938691 B Type compliance inspection Daniel Benas 10/09/2014 N 5 N/A
1389347 Prerequirement inspection Jeffrey Pyle 05/06/2008 N 0 N/A
1194438 B Type compliance inspection Edward Balch 06/07/2007 Y 1 N/A
337198 B Type compliance inspection Jarrod Ramsey-Lewis 10/19/2004 Y 0 N/A
331010 B Type compliance inspection Jeff Gymer 03/04/2003 Y 0 N/A
299845 B Type compliance inspection Jeff Gymer 12/19/2001 Y 0 N/A
299846 A Type compliance inspection Patricia A Jones 12/09/1999 Y 0 N/A
299842 B Type compliance inspection Jagroop Khela 12/18/1998 Y 0 N/A
299841 A Type compliance inspection Alan Vong 05/08/1997 Y 0 N/A
299844 A Type compliance inspection Alan Vong 01/25/1995 Y 0 N/A
299843 A Type compliance inspection Alan Vong 03/30/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 13 Last Inspection: 04/22/2025
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 10/17/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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