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General Information
Party ID Party Name Party Classification Mailing Address Work Phone Email/Website
599805 Eraldo Melara 1685 E Street Fresno, CA 93706 None Eraldo.Melara@Waterboards.ca.gov
  
  
  
  
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Related Places
Place ID Place Name County Region Place Type Relationship to Party Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date
Total Related Places: 0
  
  
  
  
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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 07/02/2019 None Waterboard
Total Related Parties: 1
  
  
  
  
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Regulatory Measures (non-enforcement)
Reg. Measure ID Regulatory Measure Type Region WDID Status Program Order No. RM Effective Date RM Termination Date Relationship Relationship Start Date Relationship End Date Amended?
Total Regulatory Measures: 0
  
  
  
  
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Violations within the past five years
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.
1142293 12/17/2024 Order Conditions C. Pond Specifications, 2. The Confined Bovine Feeding Operation shall have facilities that are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to retain all wastewater generated during the storage period (maximum period of time anticipated between land applications of wastewater), together with all precipitation on and drainage through manured areas, up to and including during a 25-year, 24-hour storm (see Section B of Attachment B, which is attached to and made part of this Order). Attachment B. B. An engineering report demonstrating that the facility has adequate containment capacity. Violation None Inspection Hidden Valley Cattle 423104 R5-2017-0058 N
1142176 10/14/2024 Order Conditions Waste applications to crops grown at the Dairy fields, as indicated by the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Annual Reports, have resulted in nitrogen balance ratios in excess of 1.65. Violation None Inspection Pereira Dairy 335641 R5-2013-0122 N
1142147 10/14/2024 Order Conditions C. 2.: Pond Specifications; Ponds shall be managed and maintained to prevent breeding of mosquitoes and other vectors. In particular, b. Weeds shall be minimized through control of water depth, harvesting, or other appropriate method; c. Dead algae, vegetation, and debris shall not accumulate on the water surface Violation None Inspection Pereira Dairy 335641 R5-2013-0122 N
1142083 03/26/2025 Order Conditions The application of waste to lands not owned, leased, or controlled by the Discharger without written permission from the landowner or in a manner not approved by the Executive Officer, is prohibited. Violation None Inspection Brasil's Udder Dairy 335542 R5-2013-0122 N
1111801 08/02/2022 Late Report Failure to submit the 2021 Annual Report Violation None Report Sweeney Ranch 420888 R5-2016-0087-01 Y
1111794 08/02/2022 Late Report Failure to submit 2022 Annual Report Violation None Report Christian Fagundes Farm Inc. 422994 R5-2016-0087-01 Y
1100198 06/04/2021 Order Conditions A request in writing to assume operation of the Dairy by a succeeding owner or operator and to transfer coverage under the Reissued General Order by the Executive Officer was not provided as required by SPRR, General Reporting Requirement C.3. Violation None Complaint Bakker Dairy 335608 R5-2013-0122 N
1100197 06/04/2021 Order Conditions Notification to a succeeding owner or operator of the existence of the Reissued General Order by letter in advance of such change, a copy of which must be forwarded to Central Valley Water Board staff, was not provided by the Discharger as required by SPRR, General Reporting Requirement C.2. Violation None Complaint Bakker Dairy 335608 R5-2013-0122 N
1100030 06/04/2021 Order Conditions Notification of planned changes in the ownership or control of the Dairy was not provided by the Discharger to Central Valley Water Board staff, as required by Standard Provisions and Reporting Requirements (SPRR), General Reporting Requirement C.1. Violation None Complaint Bakker Dairy 335608 R5-2013-0122 N
1100029 06/04/2021 Order Conditions A closure workplan for the removal and proper disposal of all manure, process wastewater, and animal waste impacted soil, including soil within the pond(s), that ensures protection of surface water and groundwater was not submitted prior to desiring to terminate coverage under the Reissued General Order; and a closure report which documents that all closure activities were completed as proposed and approved in the closure plan was not submitted for approval prior to conversion of the Dairy property to croplands as required by Provision G.11. Violation None Inspection Bakker Dairy 335608 R5-2013-0122 N
1099917 02/04/2021 Order Conditions Standing wastewater observed near the northeast corner of the livestock corrals more than 72 hours following a storm event is a violation of Production Area Specification D.6. Violation None Inspection Mattos Brothers Dairy #3 171492 R5-2013-0122 Y
1085782 10/21/2020 Order Conditions Excessive vegetation at the northern and southern wastewater retention ponds 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, Paragraph V.B. Violation N Inspection Delta View #2 333591 R5-2013-0122 Y
1085626 06/25/2020 Order Conditions Recent annual reports have not documented wastewater and manure applications to cropland under control of the Dairy operator, which is in violation of Land Application Specifications E.2 and E.5, as well as the Nutrient Monitoring, Record Keeping, and Annual Reporting Requirements of the MRP. Violation N Inspection JNA Brasil Dairy 335543 R5-2013-0122 N
1085625 06/25/2020 Deficient Monitoring General minerals analyses have not been provided for the Domestic House Well in the past five years, as required by the MRP, Table 4, Groundwater Monitoring. Violation N Inspection JNA Brasil Dairy 335543 R5-2013-0122 Y
1085288 10/12/2020 Other Codes The current herd size at the Dairy (3,136 mature cows) exceeds the herd size referenced by the Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) submitted on 5 January 2005 (3,072 mature cows). Expansion of the herd size, with a corresponding increase in the volume of waste generated, without submission of a RWD is a violation of Section 22560(b) of Title 27, California Code of Regulations. Violation N Inspection Decade Dairy 174601 None Y
1084219 07/02/2020 Late Report Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report Traver Cattle Ranch 422786 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084217 07/02/2020 Late Report failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report Teunissen Ranch #2 425298 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084210 07/02/2020 Late Report failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report SBS Ag Heifers 68 423153 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084209 07/02/2020 Late Report Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report SBS Ag Heifers 52 423141 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084199 07/02/2020 Late Report Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report M4 Farms Feedlot 432810 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084194 07/02/2020 Late Report Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report Frank Pires Heifers 423164 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084183 07/02/2020 Order Conditions Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report Bassett Heifer Ranch 423163 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084177 07/02/2020 Order Conditions Failure to submit a waste management plan Violation N Report A & B Heifer Ranch 422788 R5-2017-0058 Y
1084151 07/02/2020 Order Conditions Failure to submit 2019 Annual Report by 1 July 2020. Violation N Report A & B Heifer Ranch 422788 R5-2017-0058 Y
1082857 08/21/2020 Order Conditions The basin to the west of the west corrals has not been managed in a manner to convey standing wastewater to the wastewater retention system within 72 hours following a storm event and in a manner that does not minimize infiltration to underlying soils. The conditions noted appear to be a violation of Production Area Specification D.6. Violation N Inspection Frank L. Pires III Dairy 335547 R5-2013-0122 Y
1082856 08/21/2020 Deficient Monitoring General Minerals analyses have not been provided for irrigation Well #12 in the past five years. Failure to analyze groundwater samples from each well every five years is a violation of the MRP, Groundwater Monitoring, Table 4. Violation N Inspection Frank L. Pires III Dairy 335547 R5-2013-0122 Y
1082852 04/28/2020 Order Conditions Wastewater applications within 100 feet of water supply wells were observed near irrigation wells IR 14, IR 9, and IR 11 at Fields VT-4, 2-8, and 2-9, respectively. Wastewater applications within 100 feet of water supply wells are a violation of General Specification B.7 and are inconsistent with the well setback provisions of the Waste Management Plan prepared for the Dairy. Violation N Inspection John Vander Poel Dairy (Pixley) 335531 R5-2013-0122 N
1082810 09/17/2020 Other Codes The current herd size at the Dairy (1,450 mature cows) exceeds the herd size referenced by the Report of Waste Discharge (RWD) submitted on 10 August 2007 (1,200 mature cows). Expansion of the herd size, with a corresponding increase in the volume of waste generated, without submission of a revised RWD is a violation of Section 22560(b) of Title 27, California Code of Regulations. Violation N Inspection Manuel Leal & Son Dairy 163636 None Y
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Total Violations: 28
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Enforcement Actions
Enforcement ID Enforcement Type Enf. Order No. Title Program Effective Date Status
Total Enforcement Actions: 0
  
  
  
  
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Regulatory Measures linked to Related Parties
Reg. Measure ID Organization Regulatory Measure Type Program Effective Date Status
Total Regulatory Measures linked to Related Parties: 0
  
  
The current report was generated with data as of: 04/25/2025
Regional Boards are in the process of entering backlogged data.
As a result, data may be incomplete.
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