General Information Party ID Party Name Party Classification Mailing Address Work Phone Email/Website 455949 Lorin Sutton null 1685 E Street Fresno, CA 93706 559-445-6086 lorin.sutton@waterboards.ca.gov Related Places Place ID Place Name County Region Place Type Relationship to Party Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date Related Parties Party ID Party Name Party Type Role/Relationship Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date Classification 137763 Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, Fresno Office Organization Employee 01/25/2008 null Waterboard Regulatory Measures(non-enforcement) Reg. Measure ID Regulatory Measure Type Region WDID Title Status Program Order No. RM Effective Date RM Termination Date Relationship Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date 429733 Letter 5F 5D545041001 13267 Letter for Mellema, Mike & Darla, Mellema Dairy Historical ANIWSTCOWS R5-2013-0122 02/06/2019 06/26/2019 Discharger Contact 04/02/2019 null Violations within the past calendar year Violation ID Occurrence Date Violation Type Violation Description Violation Status Priority Source Facility Name Violated Reg. Meas. ID Violated Reg. Meas. Order No. Linked To Enf. 1136312 09/17/2024 Order Conditions Excessive vegetation was observed at wastewater storage pond WWS-3, which is a violation of Pond Specification C.2.b and is inconsistent with the Operations and Maintenance Plan prepared for the Dairy, as required by Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item V.B. Brandon Hutchings of Sentry Ag Services, LLC provided photographic documentation that the excessive vegetation along the pond sidewalls has been removed. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Hoppy Cows Dairy 335562 R5-2013-0122 Y 1136311 09/17/2024 Deficient Reporting Groundwater sample results for wells Irr Well 3, Irr Well 15, Irr Well, Irr Well 11 Irr Well New, Barn Well, and Dom Well 14 not included in the 2020 Annual Report; and groundwater sample results for wells Barn Well, Dom Well 14, and Dom Well 3 were not included in the 2021 Annual Report; Irr Well 3, Dom Well 14, Irr Well, and Irr Well New were not included in the 2022 Annual Report; Irr Well 3, Dom Well 2, Irr Well 15, Irr Well, Irr Well New, Barn Well, Dom Well 14, and Dom Well 3 Were not included in the 2023 Annual Report; and general mineral sample results for wells Irr Well 3, Dom Well 2, Dom Well 4, Dom Well 14, Irr Well 14, Irr Well, Irr Well 11, Irr Well New, Barn Well and Dom Well 14 were not included in the 2019 through 2023 Annual Reports which is a violation of the MRP, Table 4, Groundwater Monitoring. Brandon Wininger of Sentry Ag Services, LLC provided the 2024 groundwater sample results for well Irr 15, including general mineral results. The remaining well sample results are not available. Violation null Inspection Hoppy Cows Dairy 335562 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134712 06/25/2024 Order Conditions One of the wastewater settling ponds contained piles of gravel and other materials. Prohibition A.5 of the Reissued General Order prohibits the disposal of waste not generated by on-site animal production activities except where a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) for such disposal has been submitted. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134711 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Excessive vegetation was observed at the one of the wastewater settling ponds, which is a violation of Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item V.B. Photographic documentation showing the excessive vegetation was removed from the wastewater settling pond was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. Minimal vegetation remains within the settling basin. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134710 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Land Application Area inspection records, including prior to each wastewater application and daily when process wastewater is being applied were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Land Application Areas. Land application area inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134709 06/25/2024 Order Conditions A sampling and analysis plan was not available for review, which is a violation of Attachment C, Contents of a Nutrient Management Plan, Item II. A sampling and analysis plan was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134708 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Stormwater inspection records were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Production Area. Stormwater inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134707 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Plant tissue sample results for Field 4B alfalfa were not included in the 2022 Annual Report, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring. The chain-of-custody for Field 4B alfalfa plant tissue sample results from 2024 was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024 and the results will be included in the 2024 Annual Report. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134706 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial manure sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Manure. Biennial manure samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134705 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial wastewater sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Process Wastewater. Biennial wastewater samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam (owner’ relative) on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Elkhorn Dairy 335662 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134704 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Excessive vegetation was observed at the one of the wastewater settling ponds, which is a violation of Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item V.B. Photographic documentation showing the excessive vegetation was removed from the wastewater settling pond was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. Minimal vegetation remains within the settling basin. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134702 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Land Application Area inspection records, including prior to each wastewater application and daily when process wastewater is being applied were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Land Application Areas. Land application area inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134701 06/25/2024 Order Conditions A sampling and analysis plan was not available for review, which is a violation of Attachment C, Contents of a Nutrient Management Plan, Item II. A sampling and analysis plan was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134700 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Stormwater inspection records were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Production Area. Stormwater inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134691 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Plant tissue sample results for Field 63 alfalfa were not included in the 2020 Annual Report and Field 63 alfalfa in the 2022 Annual Report, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring. The chain-of-custody for Field 63 alfalfa plant tissue sample results from 2024 was provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024 and the results will be included in the 2024 Annual Report. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134690 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial manure sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Manure. Biennial manure samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134689 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial wastewater sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Process Wastewater. Biennial wastewater samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam (owner’ relative) on 26 September 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Tri BAK Dairy, LLC 335676 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134687 06/25/2024 Failure to Notify The Dairy added a manure drying area outside the production area defined in Dairy’s Waste Management Plan. Failure to submit a Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) with appropriate technical documentation at least 140 days prior to expanding the Dairy’s production area is a violation of Provision G.4. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134686 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Land Application Area inspection records, including prior to each wastewater application and daily when process wastewater is being applied were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Land Application Areas. Land application area inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 1 October 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134685 06/25/2024 Order Conditions A sampling and analysis plan was not available for review, which is a violation of Attachment C, Contents of a Nutrient Management Plan, Item II. A sampling and analysis plan was provided by Kylie Nydam on 1 October 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134684 06/25/2024 Order Conditions Stormwater inspection records were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Production Area. Stormwater inspection records were provided by Kylie Nydam on 1 October 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134683 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Plant tissue sample results for Field 26 wheat and Field 32 wheat were not included in the 2022 Annual Report, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring. According to Kylie Nydam the plant tissue samples are not available. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134682 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial manure sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Manure. Biennial manure samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam on 1 October 2024. This violation has been resolved. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134681 06/25/2024 Deficient Reporting Biennial wastewater sample results for general minerals were not documented in the Annual Reports for 2021 through 2022, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Process Wastewater. Biennial wastewater samples were collected after the inspection and the results were provided by Kylie Nydam (owner’ relative) on 1 October 2024. Violation null Inspection Mountain View Dairy 335709 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134570 07/02/2024 Order Conditions Sidewall erosion was observed at one of the wastewater storage ponds, and excessive vegetation was observed at three of the wastewater storage ponds, which is a violation of the Operations and Maintenance Plan prepared for the Dairy, as required by Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item V.B. Violation null Inspection Martin Ranch 335583 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134569 08/13/2024 Deficient Reporting Plant tissue sample results for Field 2-103 corn were not included in the 2020 Annual Report, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring. According to the consultant for the Dairy, the plant tissue sample results are not available. Violation null Inspection De Boer Dairy 335672 R5-2013-0122 Y 1134474 05/07/2024 Deficient Reporting The Waste Management Plan does not include a wastewater capacity evaluation for the Feedlot, which is a violation of Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item B. Violation null Inspection Cruz Family Trust Feedlot 434019 R5-2017-0058 Y 1134473 05/07/2024 Deficient Reporting Section B of the Feedlot’s Waste Management Plan was not prepared by or under the responsible charge of, and certified by a civil engineer or certified engineering geologist who is registered pursuant to California law or other person as may be permitted under the provisions of the California Business and Professions Code to assume responsible charge of such work, which is a violation of Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area. Violation null Inspection Cruz Family Trust Feedlot 434019 R5-2017-0058 Y Enforcement Actions Enforcement ID Enforcement Type Enf. 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