| Violation ID |
Occurred Date |
Violation Type |
(-) Violation Description |
Corrective Action |
Status |
Classification |
Source |
| 1103199 |
04/15/2022 |
SSOS |
Type: Category 1. Pump Station Failure-Controls caused 108600.0 gallons of sewage to spill from Manhole;Sewer appearance points occurred at two manhole on system. at 674 Ranch View Lane to Surface Water;Sewer Overflow directly to Natividad Creek and Reclamation Ditch 1665.. Surface water body affected (Natividad Creek and Reclamation Ditch 1665). |
Cleaned-Up;Mitigated Effects of Spill;Contained all or portion of spill;Other (specify below);Restored flow;Returned All Spill to Sanitary Sewer System;Returned Portion of Spill to Sanitary Sewer System;Property Owner Notified;Other Enforcement Agency Notified. ;Call came in from Tim Keller Farmer/Manager to Wastewater Division to report spill from manhole. Staff was mobilized and reported to site to assess SSO and investigate. Vac-con trucks responded to site to start mitigation of sewer spill. Additional City street department staff were called to mobilize equipment with sand to start containment of creek. Monterey County Water Resources Agency also responded with excavator to assist with damming downstream channel. Alisal Creek was also dammed to reduce water coming back into the Natividad creek area of spill. City staff continued to investigate system and pump station. Additional staff mobilized two 6 inch pumps in effort to recover SSO from creek. Overflow was stopped once issue was found at Lake St. Lift Station and flow was restored. Once flow was restored pumping operations started. Two pumps pumping 2500 gpm started pumping water from channel. The pumping continued through the night and was stopped around 9:26 am on 4/16/22. Water pumped was returned to sanitary sewer manholes next to creek. 3,631,500 gallons sewage and effected creek water were removed and put into sanitary sewer system. Water sampling was conducted on day of spill and the following Monday 4/18/22 with ongoing sampling to continue. Wallace Group was retained to start technical memo for spill of 50,000 gallons or greater. Monterey County Health was on site and received all information on spill. OES was contacted report # 22-2149 Leah with Waterboard was contacted along with Fish and Wildlife.
5/2/22 SSO continues to be investigated with staff and the Wallace Group. |
Violation |
A |
SSO |
| 1085510 |
02/01/2021 |
SSOS |
Type: Category 1. Debris-Rags;Debris, Rags, Mop Head , and Industrial Wipes caused 7016 gallons of sewage to spill from Manhole;Manhole at intersection of E. Lake Street and California Street at Intersection of E. Lake Street and California Street to Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter;Surface Water;Reclamation Ditch 1665 Monterey County. Surface water body affected (Reclamation Ditch 1665 Alisal Creek). |
Cleaned-Up;Mitigated Effects of Spill;Contained all or portion of spill;Restored flow;Returned Portion of Spill to Sanitary Sewer System;Other Enforcement Agency Notified. ;City Wastewater staff responded to site with two Vac-Con Trucks to contain spill. One setup on manhole where discharge occurred to contain any additional flows and the other was setup on downstream Storm Drain system to recover sewage contained in system. One HPRTV Jetter Camera Truck was used to remove debris in system and identify issue with pipe. Once obstruction was completely removed both Vac-Con Trucks washed down and sanitized the effected areas. |
Violation |
B |
SSO |
| 1071123 |
02/23/2020 |
SSOS |
Type: Category 1. Grease Deposition (FOG) caused 3988.0 gallons of sewage to spill from Manhole at 18672 Taylor Street Salinas Ca to Surface Water;SSO discharged through outfall into Santa Rita Creek at Van Buren Ave.. Surface water body affected (Santa Rita Creek). |
Cleaned-Up;Mitigated Effects of Spill;Contained all or portion of spill;Restored flow;Returned Portion of Spill to Sanitary Sewer System;Other Enforcement Agency Notified. ;Two Vac-Con trucks were dispatched to location. One to spill location the other to contain flow at Santa Rita Creek off Van Buren Ave. Additional staff responded to creek location and placed earthen dams at the upstream at Van Buren Ave. and placed a second dam at Santa Rita Street on creek. Staff at 18672 Taylor Street serviced City main line and removed obstruction (grease) and restored flow. Staff began sanitizing street location while staff at creek began vacuuming operations within channel to remove water that was puddled within Santa Rita Creek. The pockets of water and sewage were removed all the way down to Santa Rita Street. Staff posted signs and caution taped creek between Van Buren Ave. and Santa Rita Street per Monterey County Health Specialist. Staff also collected water samples at the upstream, discharge location and downstream per City Water Monitoring Plan. |
Violation |
B |
SSO |
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