Cease and Desist Order Consideration at Desert Vista Village HOA Meeting
A presentation at the Colorado River Basin Water Board Meeting discusses recent violations at Desert Vista Village in Yucca Valley. The facility faces a Cease and Desist Order for wastewater plant violations, lack of maintenance, and failure to connect to the local water district. The history of communication and non-compliance since the initial notice of violation is detailed, leading up to the decision to adopt the order with a change sheet outlining required actions and deadlines.
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CONSIDERATION OF A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER Desert Vista Village Homeowner s Association Desert Vista Village Yucca Valley August 10, 2023 Colorado River Basin Water Board Meeting
PRESENTATION Facility location Waste Discharge Requirements Recent violations Actions taken by Discharger Cease and Desist Order and Change Sheet Staff recommendation Slide 2
Desert Vista Village, Yucca Valley Hwy 62 Palm Ave. Slide 3
ORDER R7-2007-0008 Activated sludge treatment plant seepage pits Flow limit Effluent limits: pH, BOD, total nitrogen, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids April 2, 2015 Slide 4
RECENT VIOLATIONS Wastewater plant accessible to public (2015) Pump station spills (2019) Inoperable flow meter Plant needs maintenance Unlicensed operator Violations of total nitrogen and total dissolved solids effluent limits March 27, 2019 Slide 5
MAY 2022 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Unusual situation: Hi-Desert Water District option Choice: - Upgrade wastewater plant to comply with permit OR - Connect to District and abandon wastewater plant Report and timeline never submitted Slide 6
HISTORY SINCE NOTICE OF VIOLATION Lack of communication June 2022: District says Discharger interested in connecting - Staff ask for monthly updates; never submitted Feb 2023: District says Discharger chose not to connect April 2023: Discharger again discussing connection May 2023: tentative Cease and Desist Order Late July 2023: connection completed Slide 7
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER WITH CHANGE SHEET Why adopt? Written in March 2023, when Discharger had not yet made commitment to connect Requires upgrades or connection (completed) Discharger asked for time to finish decommissioning February 15, 2024: workplan July 15, 2024: documentation Slide 8
CHANGE SHEET 1: Describes legal discharger 2, 9: Update Attachment A with recent monitoring results 3: Documents connection to Hi-Desert Water District 4: Updates Section 13267 Finding 5: Deletes requirements to either upgrade or connect 6: Adds workplan for decommissioning 7: Include copy of County well destruction permit 8: Corrects adoption date Slide 9
SUMMARY Discharger has now connected to District Facility needs decommissioning before permit rescinded Cease and Desist Order: - will set timeframes and expectations - allows extensions, if warranted Change Sheet Slide 10
RECOMMENDATION Prosecution Team recommends adoption of the tentative Cease and Desist Order with the Change Sheet Slide 11
