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Enforcement Options for Addressing Permit Terms and Conditions

Notice and Order
Stipulated Notice and Order
Stipulated Agreement
Emergency Waiver

Notice and Order (Title 14--18304 et seq)

  • Change implemented by operator without permit revision.
  • Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) determined that the operator is in violation of permit.
  • LEA sets terms.
  • Meet requirements of 18304

Stipulated Notice and Order

  • Same as notice and order.
  • EA and operator agree to terms as indicated by signatures.
  • Could be enforced as a “contract agreement”.

Types of Orders

  • Compliance Order
  • Corrective Action Order
  • Cease and Desist Order

Types of Notices

  • Corrective action by LEA
  • Impose administrative civil penalties
  • Conditional impose administrative civil penalties
  • Petition for superior court injunction
  • Imposition of civil penalties
  • Suspend or revoke permit

Notice and Order must include:

  • From and to
  • Site description
  • Violation description
  • Violation of statues, regs or terms and conditions
  • Schedule of compliance
  • Penalty
  • Notice of right to appeal
  • Date and signature

Must be accompanied by Declaration

Notice and Order Process

  • Served to owner and operator
    • Within 5 days of issuance
    • Mailed or posted
    • Sent to Board within 5 days of issuance

Order is final

  • 15 days after receipt
  • After any request hearing and appeals

Notice to Board--5 days after action taken to enforce order

Notice to Board--0 days after final compliance deadline or expiration

  • Compliance with order
  • Completed, extended, enforced
  • Justification of determination

Stipulated Agreement (Title 14--17211 et seq)

  • Only for a temporary emergency resulting from unforeseeable circumstances
  • Everything is in place except for revised permit
  • Current compliance with the permit
  • Requested by operator
  • Agreement that there is a temporary emergency
  • Agreement on terms
  • 90 days, but can be extended

Stipulated Agreement Process

  • Request from operator
  • Description of temporary emergency, why unforeseeable
  • Requested changes
  • Terms and conditions to be addressed
  • Commencement date
  • Actions to be taken so agreement is not needed
  • Evidence of compliance with the following: applicable land use entitlements, other permits, federal, state and local laws and regulations, CEQA
  • Issue within 10 days of request
  • Notice Board within 5 days of issuance/newspaper notice 24 hrs ED review
    • Condition, limit, suspend, revoke, terminate if causes harm to public health and the environment

Stipulated Agreement must include

  • Terms and conditions subject to agreement
  • Justification
  • Changes required to address temporary emergency
  • Terms of the agreement including commencement date and termination date
  • Action taken by operator to revise permit or modify operations
  • Action LEA will take
  • Operator and LEA signatures

Emergency Waiver (Title 14--17210 et seq)

  • In response to proclaimed state or local emergency
  • Waiver from certain terms and conditions during recovery phase
  • 120 day limit, can be extended
  • Operator must request: List of terms and conditions to be waived
    • Remaining capacity, diversion programs, temporary transfer stations
  • LEA must find
    • Valid permit
    • No threat to public health and the environment
    • Maximum diversion
  • Send to operator within 7 days
  • Send to Board within 15 days
  • ED review
    • Condition, limit, suspend, revoke, terminate if causes harm to PH&E or no Diversion

Agenda

 

Last updated: November 01, 2007


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Melissa Hoover-Hartwick: mhoover@ciwmb.ca.gov  (916) 341-6813