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Place ID 206311 		  
  
  
  
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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
6B 206311 Argus Plant Salt Mining Hwy 178 Trona, CA, 93562 San Bernardino
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
40345 Organization SEARLES VALLEY MINERALS Owner Privately-Owned Business 08/08/1991
Total Related Parties: 1
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
297044 WDR 6V WDRINDIVLRG R6V-2005-0024 6B368905004 09/14/2005 09/14/2030 Active N
140410 WDR 6V WDR 00-052 6B368905004 06/14/2000 06/14/2005 Historical Y
145926 WDR 6V WDR 91-909 6B368905004 08/08/1991 08/08/1996 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 3
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1125239 01/15/2024 Deficient Reporting (1) The list of Chemical additives was not included with the annual report. Violates Board Order R6V-2005-0024 MRP I.F. (2) Flow Monitoring Data was not included with Quarter 4/Annual report. Violates Board Order R6V-2005-0024 MRP I.B. Discharger stated that missing reports and information will be turned in. Violation B Report
1125238 07/15/2022 LREP The 2nd Quarter 2022 monitoring report was not turned in. Violates Board Order R6V-2005-0024 MRP II.B.1. Discharger stated that missing reports and information will be turned in. Violation B Report
1125237 04/15/2022 LREP The 1st Quarter 2022 monitoring report was not turned in. Violates Board Order R6V-2005-0024 MRP II.B.1. Discharger stated that reports will be turned in. Violation B Report
1095182 07/15/2021 Deficient Reporting Missing Flow Data for the 2021 Quarter 2 monitoring period. Violates Board Order R6V-2005-24 MRP B. Discharger did not propose or identify any corrective actions taken. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 4 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
Deficient Reporting = Deficient Reporting LREP = Late Report
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
385988 Oral Communication R6V-2000-0064 07/05/2012 Historical
363902 Notice of Violation 03/27/2009 Active
298211 Oral Communication 08/31/2006 Historical
298210 Oral Communication 08/31/2005 Historical
298216 Oral Communication 08/31/2005 Historical
298218 Oral Communication 08/29/2005 Historical
298214 Oral Communication 08/29/2005 Historical
298212 Oral Communication 08/02/2005 Historical
298220 Oral Communication 08/02/2005 Historical
256162 Oral Communication 06/10/2005 Historical
255956 Oral Communication 06/01/2005 Historical
255957 Oral Communication 05/27/2005 Historical
255930 Oral Communication 05/06/2005 Historical
256615 Oral Communication 04/27/2005 Historical
256619 Oral Communication 04/24/2005 Historical
256630 Oral Communication 04/23/2005 Historical
256617 Oral Communication 04/15/2005 Historical
256623 Oral Communication 04/11/2005 Historical
256620 Oral Communication 04/11/2005 Historical
256621 Oral Communication 04/10/2005 Historical
256104 Oral Communication 04/10/2005 Historical
256127 Oral Communication 03/30/2005 Historical
256129 Oral Communication 03/11/2005 Historical
256103 Notice of Violation 02/15/2005 Historical
256126 Oral Communication 02/12/2005 Historical
256105 Oral Communication 02/04/2005 Historical
256128 Oral Communication 12/28/2004 Historical
254472 Oral Communication 11/19/2004 Historical
251526 Staff Enforcement Letter 05/15/2004 Historical
249681 Notice of Violation 01/22/2004 Historical
249756 Oral Communication 01/15/2004 Historical
242597 Oral Communication 04/05/2003 Historical
245404 Oral Communication 12/21/2002 Historical
245383 Oral Communication 12/04/2002 Historical
245385 Oral Communication 12/03/2002 Historical
245403 Oral Communication 12/02/2002 Historical
245384 Oral Communication 10/08/2002 Historical
245512 Oral Communication 09/12/2002 Historical
248250 Oral Communication 08/25/2002 Historical
248849 Oral Communication 05/07/2002 Historical
241416 Oral Communication 04/14/2002 Historical
242310 Admin Civil Liability R6V-2002-0025 04/10/2002 Historical
242286 Admin Civil Liability R6V-2002-0025 04/10/2002 Withdrawn
241418 Oral Communication 04/05/2002 Historical
239788 Oral Communication 03/15/2002 Historical
242673 Oral Communication 01/10/2002 Historical
242644 Oral Communication 01/10/2002 Historical
238757 Cease and Desist Order R6V-2001-0065 10/11/2001 Historical
238669 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Historical
238668 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Historical
238667 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Historical
238634 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Withdrawn
238573 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Withdrawn
238575 Staff Enforcement Letter 10/11/2001 Historical
236856 Staff Enforcement Letter 08/14/2001 Historical
236490 Oral Communication 07/12/2001 Historical
240214 Cease and Desist Order R6-2000-0061-A01 04/11/2001 Historical
244389 Oral Communication 09/20/2000 Historical
244390 Notice to Comply 09/01/2000 Historical
244336 Notice to Comply 09/01/2000 Historical
244424 Clean-up and Abatement Order R6V-2000-0064 07/07/2000 Active
244130 Cease and Desist Order 00-061 06/14/2000 Active
Total Enf Actions: 62
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
52276147 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 07/11/2023 Y 0 N/A
46080060 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 11/10/2021 N 0 Download
42347351 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 11/04/2020 N 0 Download
37757549 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 09/26/2019 N 0 Download
34744320 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 12/11/2018 N 0 Download
30792436 B Type compliance inspection Amanda Lopez 11/01/2017 N 0 Download
27682752 B Type compliance inspection William Muir 02/15/2017 N 0 Download
19469713 B Type compliance inspection William Muir 02/19/2015 N 0 Download
14968384 B Type compliance inspection William Muir 12/10/2013 N 0 Download
12740313 B Type compliance inspection Omar Pacheco 06/05/2013 N 0 Download
8678198 B Type compliance inspection Omar Pacheco 06/19/2012 N 0 N/A
2205057 B Type compliance inspection Omar Pacheco 03/25/2010 N 0 Download
1483518 B Type compliance inspection Omar Pacheco 09/18/2008 N 0 Download
1288764 B Type compliance inspection 12/05/2007 Y 0 Download
522044 B Type compliance inspection Kai Dunn 05/17/2006 N 0 Download
332328 B Type compliance inspection Kai Dunn 10/21/2003 Y 0 N/A
330704 B Type compliance inspection Kai Dunn 05/01/2003 Y 0 N/A
295913 Follow-up inspection (noncompliance) Greg Cash 09/01/2000 Y 0 N/A
295914 Follow-up inspection (noncompliance) Greg Cash 07/21/2000 Y 0 N/A
295905 Follow-up inspection (noncompliance) Greg Cash 07/13/2000 Y 0 N/A
295911 A Type compliance inspection Elizabeth T. Lafferty 05/24/2000 Y 0 N/A
295890 Follow-up inspection (noncompliance) Greg Cash 02/24/2000 Y 0 N/A
295903 A Type compliance inspection Greg Cash 02/02/2000 Y 0 N/A
295904 Prerequirement inspection Greg Cash 01/14/2000 Y 0 N/A
295906 Follow-up inspection (enforcement) Unknown u 01/05/1999 Y 0 N/A
295908 Follow-up inspection (enforcement) Unknown u 05/04/1998 Y 0 N/A
295909 B Type compliance inspection Unknown u 07/01/1997 Y 0 N/A
295910 B Type compliance inspection Elizabeth T. Lafferty 06/24/1997 Y 0 N/A
295907 B Type compliance inspection Unknown u 06/13/1996 Y 0 N/A
295912 B Type compliance inspection Unknown u 06/28/1994 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 30 Last Inspection: 07/11/2023
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 05/20/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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