| 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. |
| 1140093 |
10/21/2024 |
Failure to Notify |
The Dairy added a manure storage area outside the production area defined in the Dairy?s revised 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. On 17 January 2025, Garrison Fernandes of Livingston Dairy Consulting, Inc. (LDC) submitted an updated Nutrient Management Plan accounting for the manure storage area. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Whiteside Dairy |
342607 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1140091 |
12/17/2024 |
Deficient Reporting |
Manure sample results were not included in the 2022 Annual Report, and biennial manure sample results for general minerals were not documented in the 2022 through 2023 Annual Reports, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Manure. Manure sample results were included in the 2023 Annual Report resolving the violation for the 2022 manure sample results. According to Jim Griffin, the biennial manure results for 2022 through 2023 are not available. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Vanden Berge Dairy |
342606 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1140090 |
12/17/2024 |
Deficient Reporting |
Third quarter wastewater sample results were not documented in the 2021 Annual Report, fourth quarter wastewater samples results were not documented in the 2022 Annual Report, second and third quarter wastewater sample results were not included in the 2023 Annual Report, and biennial wastewater sample results for general minerals were not documented in the 2022 through 2023 Annual Reports, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring, Process Wastewater. Fourth quarter 2023 wastewater sample results were included in the 2023 Annual Report resolving the violation for the wastewater sample results from fourth quarter 2022. According to Jim Griffin (consultant for the Dairy), the remaining wastewater sample results are not available. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Vanden Berge Dairy |
342606 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1140092 |
12/17/2024 |
Order Conditions |
Stormwater inspection records were not available for review, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 1, Inspections, Production Area. According to Jim Griffin, stormwater inspection records are not available. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Vanden Berge Dairy |
342606 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1145448 |
05/20/2025 |
Order Conditions |
Less than one foot of available freeboard was observed at three of the four below-ground wastewater settling ponds, which is a violation of Pond Specification C.1. Following the inspection, Marlene Ferreira of Livingston Dairy Consulting, Inc. (LDC) (consultant for the Dairy) provided photographic documentation that the wastewater settling basins have one foot of available freeboard. This violation is resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Tjaarda Dairy |
342604 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1140142 |
12/04/2024 |
Failure to Notify |
The Dairy added a feed storage area outside the production area defined in the Dairy?s Waste Management Plan Addendum. 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. Subsequent to the inspection, I provided Brandon Wininger of Sentry Ag Services, LLC (consultant for the Dairy) with a map showing the feed storage area. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Desert View Dairy #1 |
342599 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1142022 |
12/16/2024 |
Deficient Reporting |
General mineral analytical results for wells Barn, 1-Griffith, and 2-Cow were not documented in the 2019 through 2023 Annual Reports, which is a violation of the MRP, Table 4, Groundwater Monitoring. On 19 December 2024, Marlene Ferreira of Livingston Dairy Consulting, Inc. (LDC) provided general mineral analytical results from groundwater samples collected from wells Barn, 1-Griffith, and 2-Cow in 2024. This violation has been resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Oasis Holsteins Dairy |
342567 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1147452 |
07/22/2025 |
Order Conditions |
Erosion along the southern sidewall of the wastewater collection pit is a violation of Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements (SPRR), Provision B.17 and the Operations and Maintenance Plan (O&M Plan) prepared for the Dairy, as required by Attachment B, Waste Management Plan for the Production Area, Item V.B. On 25 August 2025, Dominic Patino of Icon Agricultural, LLC (consultant for the Dairy) provided photographic documentation that the sidewall erosion was repaired. This violation is resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
AJB Ranch Dairy |
342553 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1147451 |
07/22/2025 |
Order Conditions |
The Dairy added a feed storage area outside the production area defined in the Dairy?s Waste Management Plan (WMP). 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. The feed storage area appears to create a condition of pollution which is a violation of Prohibition A.4 and does not appear to be designed to convey wastewater to the wastewater retention ponds which is a violation of Production Area Specification D.6. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
AJB Ranch Dairy |
342553 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1145440 |
04/29/2025 |
Deficient Reporting |
Nitrate and electrical conductivity groundwater sample results for wells 2, 3, and 4 were not included in the 2023 Annual Report. Following the inspection, Michael Nunes of J. M. Lord, Inc. (consultant for the Dairy) provided the nitrate and electrical conductivity groundwater sample results for 2024. This violation is resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Bellanave Dairy |
342551 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1145439 |
04/29/2025 |
Deficient Reporting |
Plant tissue sample results for Field 32 wheat, Field 4 corn, Field 34 alfalfa, Field 36 alfalfa, and Field 6 alfalfa were not included in the 2021 Annual Report; and Field 35 alfalfa was not included in the 2022 Annual Report which is a violation of the MRP, Table 2, Nutrient Monitoring. Plant tissue sample results for Field 32 wheat, Field 4 corn, Field 34 alfalfa, Field 36 alfalfa, and Field 6 alfalfa were included in the 2022 Annual Report and plant tissue sample results for Field 35 alfalfa were included in the 2023 Annual Report. This violation is resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Bellanave Dairy |
342551 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1147450 |
07/22/2025 |
Order Conditions |
The Dairy added a manure storage area outside the production area defined in the Dairy?s Waste Management Plan (WMP). 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. The manure storage area appears to create a condition of pollution which is a violation of Prohibition A.4 and does not appear to be designed to convey wastewater to the wastewater retention ponds which is a violation of Production Area Specification D.6. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Lakeview Farms Dairy |
335411 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1145340 |
05/29/2025 |
Order Conditions |
The Dairy added a manure storage area outside the production area defined in the Dairy?s Waste Management Plan (WMP). 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. The manure storage area appears to create a condition of pollution which is a violation of Prohibition A.4 and does not appear to be designed to convey wastewater to the wastewater retention ponds which is a violation of Production Area Specification D.6. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Bidart Dairy No. 2 |
334043 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1145343 |
05/29/2025 |
Order Conditions |
The borrow pit adjacent to and north of Wastewater Pond 2 appeared to contain accumulated solids from liquid manure. Google Earth imagery from 5 January 2023 appears to show a portion of the sidewall missing and liquid in both the borrow pit and Wastewater Pond 2. During the inspection, the missing portion of Pond 2 sidewall and accumulation of waste in borrow pit was observed. Enlargement of an existing pond prior to submitting a design report and receiving written approval from the Executive Officer that the design report is acceptable is a violation of Section C, Pond Specifications, Item 5c. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
Bidart Dairy No. 3 |
333975 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
| 1143462 |
04/22/2025 |
Deficient Reporting |
According to the 2020 through 2023 Annual Reports, the Dairy operated with a maximum of 960 mature cows, which is greater than the maximum herd allowed at the Dairy by the Reissued General Order (946 mature cows). Expansion of the Dairy beyond the mature cow herd stated on the 2009 General Order enrollment letter amendment dated 21 April 2009 is a violation of Prohibition A.15. Failure to submit a Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) for an expansion of the Dairy at least 140 days prior to making a material change at the Dairy is a violation of Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements (SPRR), General Reporting Requirement C.10. On 22 April 2025, Dominic Patino of Icon Agricultural, LLC (consultant for the Dairy) provided information showing that the current herd size for the Dairy is 939 mature cows. This violation has been resolved. |
Violation |
None |
Inspection |
T & W Farms #2 Dairy |
333854 |
R5-2013-0122 |
Y |
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