Violations
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| Violation ID |
Occurred Date |
Violation Type |
(-) Violation Description |
Corrective Action |
Status |
Classification |
Source |
| 1149117 |
10/13/2025 |
Order Conditions |
The TVRCS Closed-circuit television video (CCTV) inspection frequency does not meet SSS WDR requirements. Per Attachment D of the SSS WDRs, Enrollees are required to develop, update, and implement a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP).
Section 4.2 of Attachment D requires Enrollees to establish a scheduling system in their SSMP that includes “regular” visual and CCTV inspections of manholes and sewer pipes.
EMWD submitted an addendum to their SSMP on October 1, 2025, stating that “routine” CCTV inspections are conducted to “identify structural deficiencies such as offset joints, cracks, or other defects within sewer mains”. The addendum also included an annual system assessment target (10% of pipeline greater than 25 years old), but it appears that this value is for the entire service area, and not specific to the TVRCS.
During the audit, EMWD confirmed that only 0.6% of the TVRCS had been visually inspected using CCTV to date. The San Diego Water Board finds this inspection frequency to be both below industry standards and not meeting the “regular” or “routine” CCTV inspection frequency described in the SSS WDRs or EMWD’s SSMP, respectively. |
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Violation |
B |
Inspection |
| 1144135 |
05/03/2025 |
Deficient Reporting |
The California Regional Water Quality Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) completed a limited review of Eastern Municipal Water District’s (Enrollee’s) submitted Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) against the requirements of sections 8.1 and 8.2 of Attachment D to State Water Resources Control Board Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ, Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements, General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems (General Order) and determined that the SSMP is incomplete. |
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Violation |
B |
Report |
| 1138039 |
12/15/2024 |
SSOS |
Type: Category 1 Spill; Other (specify below) caused 1100 gallons of sewage to spill from Force Main at Pourroy Road Lift Force Main to Paved Surface,Drainage Conveyance System that discharges to surface water,Street/Curb and Gutter (2 3) |
Repaired Facilities or Replaced Defect,Inspected Sewer Using CCTV to Determine Cause. The force main at the point of the break will be replaced and returned to service. |
Violation |
B |
SSO |
| 1133299 |
04/15/2024 |
SSOS |
Type: Category 1 Spill; Other (specify below) caused 264627 gallons of sewage to spill from Force Main, Manhole, Other (specify below) at Pourroy Road West of Spicebush Lane to Drainage Conveyance System that discharges to surface water, Street/Curb and Gutter (2 3), Surface Water |
Added Sewer to Preventive Maintenance Program, Inspected Sewer Using CCTV to Determine Cause, Repaired Facilities or Replaced Defect. The pipeline was inspected using a CCTV camera to determine the point of failure. EMWD crews excavated the area and replaced a 23-foot section of the force main. |
Violation |
B |
SSO |
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Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
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Total Violations: 4
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Priority Violations: 0
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*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.
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Deficient Reporting = Deficient Reporting
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Order Conditions = Order Conditions
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SSOS = Sanitary Sewer Overflow/Spill/
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