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General Information
Region Place ID Place Name Place Type Place Address Place County
5S 274556 Yuba City WWTF Wastewater Treatment Facility 302 Burns Yuba City, CA, 95991 Sutter
Expand/Contract Related Parties
Related Parties
Party Party Type Party Name Role Classification Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
559877 Person David Joseph Newgard Is Onsite Manager For 04/27/2022
608975 Person Brandon Everett Sanford Is Onsite Manager For 06/04/2020
606907 Person Phil Marler Contact 02/24/2020
559889 Person Mike Finnigan Is Onsite Manager For 04/11/2017
305027 Person Daniel Poe Is Onsite Manager For 11/10/2016 09/21/2020
559889 Person Mike Finnigan Is A Data Submitter For 10/11/2016 04/11/2017
489551 Person John Alexander Is Onsite Manager For 09/12/2014 06/29/2015
548303 Person Emilio Flores Is A Data Submitter For 09/03/2014
477670 Person Michael K Paulucci Contact 07/25/2013
526081 Person Michael K Paulucci Is Onsite Manager For 03/01/2011
522902 Person George Musallam Is Onsite Manager For 06/09/2010 11/20/2015
478781 Person Maria Solis Is Onsite Manager For 07/17/2008 08/01/2010
477670 Person Michael K Paulucci Is Onsite Manager For 07/12/2008
135123 Person William Lewis Is Onsite Manager For 07/02/2008 04/01/2010
52205 Organization Yuba City Owner City Agency 02/04/2002
Total Related Parties: 15
Expand/Contract Regulatory Measures
Regulatory Measures
Reg Measure ID Reg Measure Type Region Program Order No. WDID Effective Date Expiration Date Status Amended?
440466 Co-Permitee SB SLIC 2020-0015-DWQ 5A510101001 07/09/2020 Active N
428768 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG R5-2019-0017-01 5A510101001 04/01/2019 03/31/2024 Active Y
392719 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG R5-2013-0094-01 5A510101001 09/13/2013 03/31/2019 Historical Y
339947 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG R5-2007-0134 5A510101001 12/14/2007 10/01/2012 Historical Y
132809 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG R5-2003-0085 5A510101001 06/06/2003 06/01/2008 Historical N
146881 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG 97-162 5A510101001 08/08/1997 08/01/2002 Historical N
146522 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG 96-237 5A510101001 09/20/1996 09/01/2001 Historical N
140977 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG 94-243 5A510101001 09/16/1994 09/01/1999 Historical N
141387 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG 89-192 5A510101001 10/27/1989 10/01/1994 Historical N
140478 NPDES Permit 5S NPDMUNILRG 84-095 5A510101001 09/28/1984 09/01/1989 Historical N
Total Reg Measures: 10
Expand/Contract Violations
Violations
Violation ID Occurred Date Violation Type (-) Violation Description Corrective Action Status Classification Source
1123471 12/31/2023 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 33 mg/L at EFF-003. Staff has coordinated de watering efforts to minimize ammonia productions. Violation B eSMR
1122071 09/07/2023 ATOX Acute Toxicity Instantaneous Minimum limit is 70 % survival and reported value was 50 % survival at EFF-003. Violation A Report
1116056 03/01/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 240 MPN/100 mL at EFF-003. staff performed cleaning of secondary clarifies and contact channels Violation B eSMR
1115096 02/10/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 86 MPN/100 mL at EFF-003. Contact channel drained and cleaned. Violation B eSMR
1115095 02/01/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23.0 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 55.0 MPN/100 mL at EFF-003. Contact channel drained and cleaned. Violation B eSMR
1114066 01/09/2023 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 31 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. On 1/9/23, we exceeded our final effluent coliform limit of 23 MPN per 100 mL as a 7-day median. Our 7-day median was 31.0. Corrective action: Staff cleaned and hosed down the chlorine contact basin walls. Violation B eSMR
1109558 09/17/2022 CAT1 Settleable Solids Daily Maximum limit is 0.2 ml/L and reported value was 0.4 ml/L at EFF-001. Adjusted plant process Violation B eSMR
1108803 08/31/2022 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.2 SU at EFF-001. Additional training and review of contact channel cleaning procedures. In addition, updating current contact cleaning standard operation procedure. Violation B eSMR
1108802 08/13/2022 CAT1 Settleable Solids Maximum Daily (MDEL) limit is 0.2 ml/L and reported value was 0.4 ml/L at EFF-001. Adjusted plant process Violation B eSMR
1108804 08/03/2022 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Fathead Minnow-survival 3-Sample Median limit is 90.0 % survival and reported value was 59 % survival at EFF-001. *** MMP Exempt Reason:WDRs contain effluent limitations for toxic pollutants. Optimizing de-watering process to limit the amount of ammonia generated at the plant. Violation A eSMR
1108805 08/03/2022 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Fathead Minnow-survival Instantaneous Minimum limit is 70.0 % survival and reported value was 25.0 % survival at EFF-001. *** MMP Exempt Reason:WDRs contain effluent limitations for toxic pollutants. Optimizing de-watering process to limit the amount of ammonia generated at the plant. Violation A eSMR
1106584 06/01/2022 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Fathead Minnow-survival Instantaneous Minimum limit is 70.0 % survival and reported value was 52 % survival at EFF-001. *** MMP Exempt Reason:WDRs contain effluent limitations for toxic pollutants. Adjusted plant process control Violation A eSMR
1102692 02/09/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 28 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Chlorine Contact channels were cleaned. Violation B eSMR
1102691 02/07/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 33 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Chlorine Contact channels were cleaned. Violation B eSMR
1102693 02/02/2022 CAT1 Settleable Solids Maximum Daily (MDEL) limit is 0.2 ml/L and reported value was 0.3 ml/L at EFF-001. Process control adjustments were made to improve floculation and clarity of supernatant leaving the secondary clarifiers. In addition, the secondary clarifiers were also cleaned. Violation B eSMR
1101293 01/14/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 49 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Cleaned dechlorination and east contact basins Violation B eSMR
1101296 01/12/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 49 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Cleaned dechlorination and east contact basins Violation B eSMR
1101295 01/10/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 49 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Cleaned dechlorination and east contact basins Violation B eSMR
1101294 01/07/2022 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 49 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. Cleaned dechlorination and east contact basins Violation B eSMR
1091453 05/31/2021 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 34 mg/L at EFF-001. The City is actively pursuing ideas to lower ammonia levels in the Effluent. Operations staff has been utilizing a Rotary Drum Thickener (RDT) to reduce gallons of Primary Sludge to the digester. The reduction in sludge, in theory, should reduce loading to the digester reducing dewatering. The operations staff is continuously evaluating and adjusting dewatering operations. Violation B eSMR
1091452 05/05/2021 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Fathead Minnow-survival Instantaneous Minimum limit is 70 % survival and reported value was 35 % survival at EFF-001. Yuba City Cleaned out the dichlorination channel in response to the bioassay test results. Violation A eSMR
1090608 04/26/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 27 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. In response to these exceedances, we raised the chlorine set point. Violation B eSMR
1090609 04/23/2021 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 27 MPN/100 mL at EFF-001. In response to these exceedances, we raised the chlorine set point. Violation B eSMR
1085161 12/31/2020 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 33 mg/L at EFF-002. The City is actively pursuing ideas to lower ammonia levels in the Effluent. Staff is currently evaluating and adjusting dewatering operations. Violation B eSMR
1083362 11/18/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 26 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to these exceedances, we drained and cleaned the West Contact Basin Channel on November 30, 2020. Chlorine analyzers were recalibrated on November 30, 2020. Violation B eSMR
1083361 11/04/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 52 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to these exceedances, we drained and cleaned the West Contact Basin Channel on November 30, 2020. Chlorine analyzers were recalibrated on November 30, 2020. Violation B eSMR
1083360 11/02/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 37 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to these exceedances, we drained and cleaned the West Contact Basin Channel on November 30, 2020. Chlorine analyzers were recalibrated on November 30, 2020 Violation B eSMR
1081778 10/30/2020 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 70 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to this exceedances, we recalibrated our chlorine analyzers. Throughout this period, the City was discharging to the Ponds, Effluent Discharge Point 002. Violation B eSMR
1082751 08/15/2020 DMON Turbidity samples for RSW-001 and RSW-002 were analyzed outside of holding time. Violation B Report
1078802 07/01/2020 ATOX Acute Toxicity-Fathead Minnow-survival Instantaneous Minimum limit is 70 % survival and reported value was 0 % survival at EFF-001. *** MMP Exempt Reason:CWC section 13385(i)(1)(D) -- WDRs contain pollutant-specific effluent limitations for toxic pollutants. The digester rehabilitation project was completed on July 15th, 2020. The completion of this project should decrease dewatering operations, thus lowering ammonia to the headworks. Violation A eSMR
1076463 05/31/2020 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 33 mg/L at EFF-001. The Digester rehabilitation project is scheduled to be completed in July of 2020. The completion of this project would decrease dewatering operations. Staff is currently evaluating and adjusting process options during this digester rehabilitation project. Violation B eSMR
1074991 04/30/2020 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 36 mg/L at EFF-001. During the Month of April 2020, our East Digester was offline. The East digester is undergoing a cover replacement changing from a floating to a fixed cover. The higher sludge flows processed by our belt press produced extra ammonia in our return flow, adding significantly to the influent ammonia load. The Digester rehabilitation project is schedule to be completed in July of 2020. The completion of this project would decrease dewatering operations. Staff is currently evaluating and adjusting process options during this digester rehabilitation project. Violation B eSMR
1072117 02/29/2020 CAT1 Ammonia, Total (as N) Monthly Average (Mean) limit is 31 mg/L and reported value was 32 mg/L at EFF-001. During the month of February 2020, we drained our East digester to prepare for changing from a floating to a fixed cover. The extra digested sludge processed by our belt press produced extra ammonia in our return flow adding significantly to the influent ammonia load. Violation B eSMR
1070141 12/13/2019 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 94 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. On December 16th, 2019, we drained and deep cleaned our chlorine contact basin. Violation B eSMR
1067145 10/28/2019 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 56 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to the violation, we recalibrated our chlorine analyzers and increased the chlorine dose setpoint. Violation B eSMR
1067146 10/23/2019 OEV Total Coliform 7-Day Median limit is 23 MPN/100 mL and reported value was 79 MPN/100 mL at EFF-002. In response to the violation, we recalibrated our chlorine analyzers and increased the chlorine dose setpoint. Violation B eSMR
1070955 08/13/2019 OEV pH Instantaneous Minimum limit is 6.5 SU and reported value was 6.4 SU at EFF-001. Violation B Report
1064658 07/31/2019 DMON Discharger failed to monitor Feather River flow and depth over the diffuser at the required frequencies during July Violation B Report
1064657 06/30/2019 DMON Discharger failed to monitor Feather River flow and depth over the diffuser at the required frequencies in June. Violation B Report
1064656 05/31/2019 DMON Discharger failed to monitor Feather River flow and depth over the diffuser at the required frequencies in May. Violation B Report
Report displays most recent five years of violations. Refer to the Interactive Violation Report for more data.
Total Violations: 40 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 OEV = Other Effluent Violation
Expand/Contract Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Actions
Enf Id Enf Type Enf Order No. Effective Date Status
455964 Notice of Violation null 02/27/2024 Historical
455105 Notice of Violation null 11/28/2023 Historical
452815 Admin Civil Liability R5-2023-0516 09/15/2023 Historical
452782 Notice of Violation null 05/30/2023 Historical
450343 Notice of Violation null 11/30/2022 Historical
449123 Notice of Violation null 09/06/2022 Historical
447872 Notice of Violation null 05/31/2022 Historical
445587 Admin Civil Liability R5-2021-0525 01/27/2022 Historical
443348 Admin Civil Liability R5-2021-0509 08/03/2021 Historical
442435 Notice of Violation null 03/02/2021 Historical
441685 Notice of Violation null 12/18/2020 Historical
438218 Admin Civil Liability R5-2020-0514 09/02/2020 Historical
440006 Notice of Violation null 08/31/2020 Historical
438421 Notice of Violation null 06/03/2020 Historical
438417 Notice of Violation null 06/03/2020 Historical
436947 Notice of Violation null 02/21/2020 Historical
436924 Notice of Violation null 02/21/2020 Historical
435431 Admin Civil Liability R5-2019-0524 12/20/2019 Historical
434597 Notice of Violation null 10/01/2019 Historical
430500 Notice of Violation null 05/09/2019 Historical
434527 Notice of Violation null 10/29/2018 Historical
422731 Notice of Violation 07/12/2018 Historical
418853 Notice of Violation 01/17/2018 Historical
434523 Notice of Violation 01/30/2017 Historical
406324 Notice of Violation 04/11/2016 Historical
402836 Admin Civil Liability R5-2015-0531 10/14/2015 Historical
402506 Notice of Violation 08/13/2015 Historical
401525 Notice of Violation 06/12/2015 Historical
398027 Admin Civil Liability R5-2014-0555 10/09/2014 Historical
398347 Notice of Violation 09/24/2014 Historical
396717 Notice of Violation 06/04/2014 Historical
394618 Notice of Violation 01/15/2014 Historical
390038 Admin Civil Liability R5-2013-0530 04/26/2013 Historical
389127 Notice of Violation 02/13/2013 Historical
384416 Notice of Violation 04/11/2012 Historical
380582 Notice of Violation 07/26/2011 Historical
380332 Notice of Violation 07/06/2011 Historical
379627 Notice of Violation 05/26/2011 Historical
378993 Admin Civil Liability R5-2011-0569 05/06/2011 Historical
378691 Notice of Violation 04/08/2011 Historical
378379 Notice of Violation 03/25/2011 Historical
378307 Notice of Violation 03/22/2011 Historical
378033 Admin Civil Liability R5-2011-0524 03/14/2011 Historical
377803 Notice of Violation 02/18/2011 Historical
377369 Notice of Violation 01/24/2011 Historical
377337 Notice of Violation 01/21/2011 Historical
377063 Notice of Violation 12/20/2010 Historical
376601 Notice of Violation 11/10/2010 Historical
375939 Admin Civil Liability R5-2010-0537 09/13/2010 Historical
375179 Notice of Violation 07/14/2010 Historical
374750 Notice of Violation 06/01/2010 Historical
374844 Notice of Violation 03/16/2010 Historical
373213 Notice of Violation 02/17/2010 Historical
372549 Notice of Violation 12/17/2009 Historical
367525 Notice of Violation 05/29/2009 Historical
355687 Admin Civil Liability R5-2008-0611 11/17/2008 Historical
254277 Cease and Desist Order R5-2003-0086 06/06/2003 Historical
224768 Cease and Desist Order R5-1996-0254 09/20/1996 Historical
Total Enf Actions: 58
Expand/Contract Inspections
Inspections
Inspection ID Inspection Type Lead Inspector Actual End Date Planned Violations Attachment
48887104 B Type compliance inspection Jon Rohrbough 09/09/2022 Y 0 Download
48693136 Pretreatment compliance Jim Polek (Multiple) 05/03/2022 N 0 Download
41671373 B Type compliance inspection Jon Rohrbough 09/28/2020 N 0 Download
34088835 B Type compliance inspection Ayda Soltani 10/04/2018 Y 1 Download
28498916 B Type compliance inspection Mohammad Farhad 05/03/2017 N 0 Download
18209024 B Type compliance inspection Lucio Orellana 10/30/2014 N 0 Download
15956705 Preatment Audit EPA Contractor 12/11/2013 N 0 Download
12283583 B Type compliance inspection Lucio Orellana 04/23/2013 N 0 N/A
8700945 Prerequirement inspection Gayleen Perreira (Multiple) 05/25/2012 N 0 Download
8658511 B Type compliance inspection Jake Albright 03/06/2012 N 0 N/A
8191682 B Type compliance inspection Matthew Reusswig 03/06/2012 N 0 Download
7734040 Pretreatment compliance I-Hsin Lee 11/15/2011 N 0 [Attachments]
4937113 Complaint inspection Michael A Fischer 06/01/2011 N 2 N/A
4843328 B Type compliance inspection Luz Slauter 03/31/2011 N 3 Download
2421133 Pretreatment compliance Luz Slauter 01/12/2010 N 0 Download
2347883 B Type compliance inspection Dennis Wilson 12/10/2009 N 1 Download
1695760 B Type compliance inspection Oscar Biondi 03/23/2009 N 3 Download
1771167 Pretreatment compliance Tetra Tech Inspector 03/17/2009 N 0 N/A
1482253 B Type compliance inspection Oscar Biondi (Multiple) 05/21/2008 N 0 [Attachments]
1480062 Pretreatment compliance Ann Palmer 03/18/2008 Y 0 Download
1178837 B Type compliance inspection Kelly Jacques 05/16/2007 N 0 [Attachments]
1131546 B Type compliance inspection Tetra Tech 5S-NPDES 04/12/2007 N 0 N/A
331985 B Type compliance inspection Melissa Hall 10/22/2003 Y 0 N/A
325869 Pretreatment compliance Richard McHenry 09/04/2002 Y 0 N/A
325347 A Type compliance inspection Melissa Hall 06/24/2002 Y 0 N/A
308971 B Type compliance inspection Christyl Escarda 07/30/1999 Y 0 N/A
308975 B Type compliance inspection Christyl Escarda 03/16/1999 Y 0 N/A
308970 B Type compliance inspection Michael Negrete 02/11/1998 Y 0 N/A
308969 B Type compliance inspection Jim Maughan 01/21/1997 Y 0 N/A
308973 B Type compliance inspection Sterling Davis 01/17/1996 Y 0 N/A
308974 B Type compliance inspection Sterling Davis 06/20/1995 Y 0 N/A
308966 B Type compliance inspection Sterling Davis 04/19/1994 Y 0 N/A
308968 Complaint inspection Sterling Davis 02/11/1994 Y 0 N/A
308967 A Type compliance inspection Sterling Davis 06/21/1993 Y 0 N/A
308972 B Type compliance inspection Paul Marshall 03/18/1993 Y 0 N/A
Total Inspections: 35 Last Inspection: 09/09/2022
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 05/17/2024
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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