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The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Compliance and Enforcement Program of the Clean Water Act, regulates point source discharges to the nation's waters. NPDES permits can be issued to individual dischargers or can be issued for a group of dischargers (i.e., general permits). Both individual and general permits contain requirements for controlling pollutant dischargers, monitoring discharges, reporting compliance.
Wet Weather Programs are sub-components of the NPDES program, and address wet weather discharges such as runoff from rainfall or snowmelts, and include the following programs: Storm Water Program, Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSOs) Program, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSOs) Program, and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Program.
Program evaluations of Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4) are being conducted to determine permittee compliance with NPDES permit requirements and to evaluate the implementation status of EPA's stormwater regulations. The program evaluations are also being conducted to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the MS4 program. The program reports do not represent a formal finding of violation.
Orders and Decrees on this Page
Arizona
California
- Avalon (City of), California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
- Alhambra (City of), California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
- California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Men's Colony wastewater treatment plant in San Luis Obispo
- Chino Dairies
- East Bay Municipal Utility District, Stipulated Order
- East Bay Sewage Collection Systems, Stipulated Order
- Eastern Municipal Water District Biosolids Administrative Order
- Electrochem Solutions, LLC
- Marin County Sewage Collection Systems, Administrative Orders
- Redondo Beach (City of) Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
- San Diego, California Sewage Collection System, Final Consent Decree
- Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District, Administrative Order
- Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company, Consent Decree
- Sims Metal Management, Findings of Violation, Order for Compliance, and Request for Information
- South Pasadena, California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
- Tullis, Inc.
- Union Pacific Railroad
- West Hollywood (City of), California, Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
Hawaii
- Waimanolo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
- Honolulu (City and County of) Wastewater Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plants – Consent Decree (2010) and Stipulated Order (2007)
- City and County of Honolulu's Sewage Collection System - Stipulated Order, 2007
- James Pflueger, Consent Decree
American Samoa
Guam
- Guam Power Authority Administrative Orders
- Guam Shipyard
- Guam Waterworks Authority
- Hanson Permanente Cement
- Horizon Lines of Guam, LLC
- Matson Navigation Company
- Port Authority of Guam
- USN Apra Harbor - Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement
Arizona
Arizona State Route 179 Highway Project
- Inspection Report, Photos, and Log (PDF) (97 pp, 5.6M)
- Administrative Orders
- Fisher Sand and Gravel Cover Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 15K)
- Fisher Sand and Gravel, dba Southwest Asphalt Paving (PDF) (7 pp, 47K)
California
Avalon, City of, California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
On October 28, 2010, U.S. EPA Region 9 teamed with the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region and inspected the sewage collection system owned and operated by the City of Avalon, on Catalina Island, 22 miles from Long Beach, California. This report was issued to the City of Avalon on Thursday, February 17, 2011.
- Avalon Inspection Report Cover Letter February 11, 2011 (PDF) (1pp, 300K)
- Avalon Insptection Report, October 28, 2010 (PDF) (38pp, 5M)
Alhambra, City of, California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
U.S. EPA Region 9 teamed with the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region and the California Water Resources Control Board on December 20, 2011 to inspect the sewage collection system that is owned and operated by the City of Alhambra, California. This report was issued to the City of Alhambra on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
- Alhambra Inspection Report May 30, 2012 (PDF) (1pp, 300K)
California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Men's Colony Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Luis Obispo
- Administrative Order (PDF) (11 pp, 588K)
Chino Dairies
- Bachoc Dairy #1 Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 85K) - 2011
- Bollema Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 87K) - 2011
- Bosch Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 87K) - 2011
- Costa Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (9 pp, 90K) - 2011
- El Dorado Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 90K) - 2011
- Legend Dairy Farms and Falloncrest Farms Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 90K) - 2011
- Goyenetche Dairy #3 Administrative Order (PDF) (9 pp, 90K) - 2011
- H&R Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (9 pp, 90K) - 2011
- John Weststeyn Cattle Administrative Order (PDF) (9 pp, 90K) - 2011
- Koot Dairy #2 Administrative Order (PDF) (9 pp, 90K) - 2011
- Legend Dairy Farms #2 Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 99K) - 2011
- Syann Dairy No.2 Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 86K) - 2011
- Three D Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (8 pp, 90K) - 2011
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Previous Orders—
- Brothers Three Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (7 pp, 35K) - 2008
- Quality Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (7 pp, 35K) - 2008
- TLC Sonlight Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (7 pp, 34K) - 2008
- Martin Vander Laan Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (6 pp, 30K) - 2008
- Jorritsma Anema Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (7 pp, 35K) - 2008
- Goyenetche Dairy Administrative Order (PDF) (7 pp, 34K) - 2008
Eastern Municipal Water District Biosolids Administrative Order
On April 20, 2011, EPA Region 9 issued an Administrative Order (PDF) (6 pp, 140K) to Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) for improper treatment of biosolids prior to land disposal at their Moreno Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility. The order requires EMWD to stop land application of biosolids until they can comply with proper treatment requirements; provide a plan to monitor the temperature and residence time in their biosolids digestors; and verify with their contractors that the biosolids shipments are properly disposed of.
- Administrative Order (PDF) (6 pp, 140K)
Electrochem Solutions, LLC
- Administrative Order & Inspection Report - Electrochem Solutions, LLC (PDF) (16 pp, 2.5M)
- Photos from the inspection report (PDF) (149 pp, 5.9M)
East Bay Municipal Utility District and East Bay Communities Consent Decree
On July 28, 2014, EPA, the U.S. Department of Justice, the California Water Resources Control Board, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Our Children's Earth Foundation signed a Consent Decree with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and the seven east bay communities in its service district to repair and upgrade the 1,500 mile-long sewer system infrastructure to eliminate discharges of raw and partially-treated sewage to San Francisco Bay and other east bay water bodies. The value of this work is approximately $1.5 billion. EBMUD and the local agencies will also pay $1.5 million in civil penalties for past discharges to the San Francisco Bay.
- Consent Decree (PDF) (187 pp, 604K)
- Appendices A-H (PDF) (18 pp, 1.5M)
- Press Release
- More about EPA Water Enforcement
East Bay Sewage Collection Systems Stipulated Order
- Stipulated Order for Preliminary Relief - City of Alameda, et. al (Part 1 0f 3) (PDF) (37 pp, 646K)
- Stipulated Order for Preliminary Relief - City of Alameda, et. al (Part 2 0f 3) (PDF) (37 pp, 648K)
- Stipulated Order for Preliminary Relief - City of Alameda, et. al (Part 3 0f 3) (PDF) (39 pp, 653K)
- Press Release 3/15/2011
- Click to review the list of Inspection Reports
- Alameda Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (31 pp, 1.7M)
- Alameda Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 50K)
- Albany Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (17 pp, 149K)
- Albany Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 30K)
- Berkeley Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (25 pp, 546K)
- Berkeley Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 26K)
- Emeryville Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (22 pp, 623K)
- Emeryville Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 39K)
- Oakland Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (28 pp, 1.3M)
- Oakland Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 41K)
- Piedmont Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (17 pp, 176K)
- Piedmont Sewage Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 39K)
- Stege Sanitary District Sewage Collection Inspection Form (PDF) (27 pp, 1.1M)
- Stege Sanitary District Collection System Inspection Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 38K)

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East Bay Municipal Utility District, Stipulated Order
Marin County Sewage Collection Systems - Administrative Orders Issued

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued enforcement actions requiring nine sewage collection systems in the Sausalito and Mill Valley areas of southern Marin County, Calif. to address chronic sewage spills, improve sewer maintenance and implement long-term programs to renew aging sewer pipes. The deteriorated condition of the sewer systems became evident in January 2008 when heavy rains overwhelmed the systems resulting in large spills to Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay.
The EPA enforcement orders were issued to the cities and sanitary districts that convey wastewater to the sewage treatment plants operated by the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin in Mill Valley and the Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District at Fort Baker.
- Click to open/close additional information
Adminstrative Order (amended) for Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin (PDF) (31 pp, 1.8M) - Almonte Sanitary District
- Alto Sanitary District
- City of Mill Valley
- Homestead Valley Sanitary District
- Richardson Bay Sanitary District
- Tamalpais Community Services District
Adminstrative Order for Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District - Amended (PDF) (34 pp, 1.5M) - City of Sausalito
- Tamalpais Community Services District
Deteriorated conditions of the sewer systems became evident when heavy rains overwhelmed the systems causing several large sewage spills into Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay in January 2008. Rainwater infiltrated into cracked pipes, causing January 25 flows to exceed the capacity of the emergency holding basin at the SASM wastewater treatment plant, where 2.45 million gallons overflowed to Richardson Bay. Another spill occurred on January 31 when operators at the SASM treatment plant failed to operate all of its discharge pumps leading to a 2.7 million gallon spill to Richardson Bay. In Sausalito, the January 25 storm led to a 63,000 gallon spill from a sewer manhole on Marinship Way.
EPA inspections of the collection systems revealed that they have a history of chronic spills. Most spills are relatively small volume and caused by roots growing into cracks in the pipes. This pattern of spills is commonly found in aging sewer systems in which many pipes were installed in the 1950’s and earlier. During winter storms, rainwater leaking into defective pipes leads to even greater problems including large volume spills and disruption of wastewater treatment plants.
Sewage spills are reported to the State Water Resources Control Board and these reports are available to the public on the Board’s Web site
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The EPA orders require the sewer systems to employ a number of strategies to reduce sewage spills. In the short-term, the systems are required to implement aggressive sewer cleaning programs aimed at the most problematic pipes. The systems are also required to inspect their sewer pipes and measure wet weather flows that are passed on to the sewage treatment plants. Finally, the systems must develop plans to manage excess flows and implement long-term programs to repair and replace deteriorated sewer pipes.
The wastewater collection and treatment systems in southern Marin County are managed by several small sewer districts and cities. The small size and fragmented nature of the sewer agencies has made it difficult to adequately fund and effectively manage wastewater. As the sewer systems have aged and deteriorated, the cost of repair and rehabilitation has increased considerably placing further strain on the small districts and cities.
The Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin treats wastewater from about 28,000 people in the Mill Valley area. The sewage is collected from homes and businesses in networks of sewer pipes that are owned and maintained by five separate sanitary districts and the city of Mill Valley.
Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District treats wastewater from about 16,500 people in Sausalito, Marin City and Tam Valley.
With the Orders, EPA encourages the cities and sewer districts to coordinate their responses to the orders and collaborate in actions to finance, operate and renew their wastewater infrastructure.
EPA and its contractor conducted compliance evaluation inspections of the Marin County sewage collection systems last fall and earlier this year.
- Mill Valley Inspection Report (PDF) (13pp, 130K)
- Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District Inspection Report (PDF) (38pp, 4M)
- City of Sausalito Inspection Report (PDF) (26pp, 1.5M)
- Almonte Sanitary District Inspection Report (PDF) (23 pp, 1.29M)
- Alto Sanitary District Inspection Report (PDF) (21 pp, 915K)
- Homestead Valley Sanitary District Inspection Report (PDF) (18 pp, 650K)
- Richardson Bay Sanitary District Inspection Report (PDF) (19pp, 649K)
- Tamalpais Community Services District Inspection Report (PDF) (23 pp, 1.4M)
- Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin Inspection Report (PDF) (19 pp, 990K)
*Home phone numbers and names of private citizens that appear in the report attachments have been redacted from the Web posting of the inspection reports.
Redondo Beach (City of) California, Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
U.S. EPA Region 9 teamed with the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region and the California Water Resources Control Board on December 21, 2011 to inspect the sewage collection system that is owned and operated by the City of Redondo Beach, California. This report was issued to the City of Redondo Beach on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Based on a comment from Redondo Beach, page three has been updated.
- City of Redondo Beach Sewage Collection System Inspection Report With Cover Letter (PDF) 10/02/2012 (66pp, 1.2M)
San Diego (City of) Sewage Collection System - Final Consent Decree
The final Consent Decree is an agreement between the Federal government, Surfrider, Baykeeper, and the City of San Diego that sets a framework to remedy problems with the City's sewer collection system. The settlement is valued at a total of approximately $1 billion, which includes work completed under two previous partial decrees. Work includes enhanced maintenance practices and completion of a number of capital improvement projects.
- Final Consent Decree (PDF) (66 pp, 3.1M)
Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District - Administrative Order
The Administrative Order (AO) to Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District (SMCSD) was signed on May 31, 2007, and was issued simultaneously with a Minimum Mandatory Penalty Order from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. EPA's AO requires SMCSD to comply with the Clean Water Act and its NPDES permit.
- Administrative Order (PDF) (19 pp, 307K)
- Inspection Report (PDF) (17 pp, 2.9M)
Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company
Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California agreed to pay a $428,000 fine to resolve civil violations of the Clean Water Act. The civil consent decree addresses storm water and pretreatment violations and requires the company to take remedial measures, in addition to the fine.
- Consent Decree - Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. (PDF) (33 pp, 64K)
Consent Decree text only
- Consent Decree - Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. (PDF) (39 pp, 1.2MB)
Includes appendixes and signature pages
Sims Group USA Corporation dba Sims Metal Management
- Findings of Violation, Order for Compliance, and Request for Information (PDF) (12 pp, 3.55MB)
- Sims Group USA Corporation dba Sims Metal Management Cover Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 161K)
- Attachment 1, NPDES Storm Water Inspection Report (PDF) (123 pp, 9.4MB)
- Attachment 2, Clean Water Act Compliance Office Inspection Report (PDF) (100 pp, 14.81MB)
- Inspection photos
South Pasadena (City of), California Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation
On March 25, 2010, U.S. EPA Region 9 and the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region inspected the sewage collection system owned and operated by the City of South Pasadena, California. This report was issued to the City of South Pasadena on Thursday, March 27, 2010.
- City of South Pasadena Department of Public Works Cover Letter (1 pp, 120K)
- Inspection Report, Photos, and Log (44 pp, 2.6M)
Tullis, Inc
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (10 pp, 450K)
Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (10 pp, 409K)
City of West Hollywood, California, Sewage Collection System: SSO Program Evaluation.
U.S. EPA Region 9 teamed with the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region and the California Water Resources Control Board on December 22, 2011 to inspect the sewage collection system that is owned by the City of West Hollywood, California and operated by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works under a contract with West Hollywood. This report was issued to the City of West Hollywood on Thursday, July 19, 2012.
- City of West Hollywood, CA. Sewage Collection System Inspection Cover Letter (PDF) 07/19/2012 (1pp, 49K)
- City of West Hollywood, CA. Sewage Collection System Inspection Report (PDF) 07/19/2012 (38pp, 924K)
Hawaii
Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
- WGSL Cover Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 340K)
- Finding of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (15 pp, 3.0M)
Honolulu’s Wastewater Collection and Wastewater Treatment Plants (City and County)
Final Enforcement Order & Consent Decree (2010)
Comprehensive settlement reached between the Federal government (EPA and Department of Justice), Hawaii Attorney General’s Office, Hawaii Department of Health and three environmental groups (Sierra Club - Hawai’i Chapter, Hawai’i’s Thousand Friends and Our Children’s Earth Foundation) with the City and County of Honolulu that addresses Clean Water Act compliance at Honolulu’s wastewater collection and treatment systems.
The settlement includes a comprehensive compliance schedule for the city to upgrade its wastewater collection system by June 2020. The Honouliuli wastewater treatment plant will need to be upgraded to secondary treatment by 2024. The Sand Island plant will need to be upgraded by 2035, but could be extended to 2038 based on a showing of economic hardship.
The Consent Decree is currently under review by U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii and has not yet been approved as final.
- Consent Decree 2010 (PDF) (108 pp, 260K)
- Appendices A-K (PDF) (53 pp, 1.4M)
- Supplemental Complaint (PDF) (28 pp, 116K)
- Federal Register Notice of Lodging (PDF) (1 pg, 50)
- Press Release

Raw sewage from the Beachwalk Force Main break
City and County of Honolulu's Sewage Collection System
Stipulated Order (2007)
Agreement between the Federal government (EPA and Department of Justice), the State of Hawaii, and the City and County of Honolulu to address vulnerabilities in Honolulu's sewage collection system.
- Stipulated Order (PDF) (40 pp, 258K)
- Appendix A: Force Main Condition Assessment (6 pp, 46K)
- Appendix B: Beachwalk Pump Station Condition Assessment (2 pp, 21K)
- Appendix C: Force Main Spill Contingency Plans (2 pp, 20K)
- Fact sheet (PDF) (4 pp, 30K) About PDF
- Press release
James Pflueger
James Pflueger agreed to pay $2 million and spend more than $5 million on environmental projects, including restoration of streams in the area damaged by construction on his Kaua'i property.
- Signed Consent Decree (PDF) (59 pp, 190K) | Additional information
American Samoa
American Samoa NPDES Dischargers
- July 2011 ASPA Tafuna and Utulei WWTPs - Administrative Orders (PDF) (21 pp, 472K)
- June 2011 ASSSA Satala Shipyard - Administrative Order (PDF) (16 pp, 212K)
- September 2010 MYD Satala Shipyard - Inspection Report (PDF) (20 pp, K)
- September 2010 Pacific Energy Terminal - Inspection Report (PDF) (17 pp, 970K)
- September 2010 Starkist Samoa - Inspection Report (PDF) (16 pp, 644K)
- September 2010 ASPA Tafuna and Utulei WWTPs - Inspection Report (PDF) (34 pp, 2.3MB)
- September 2009 ASPA Satala Power Plant - Administrative Order (PDF) (13 pp, 221K)
- April 2009 BP Southwest - Inspection Report (PDF) (14 pp, 614K)
- April 2009 MYD Satala Shipyard - Inspection Report (PDF) (20 pp, K)
- April 2009 ASPA Satala Power Plant - Inspection Report (PDF) (17 pp, 720K)
- March 2009 BP Southwest Terminal - Administrative Order (PDF) (14 pp, 114K)
- September 2008 MYD Satala Shipyard - Administrative Order (PDF) (15 pp, 141K)
- April 2008 Starksit Samoa - Inspection Report (PDF) (19 pp, 655K)
- April 2008 Chicken of the Sea - Inspection Report (PDF) (17 pp, 349K)
- April 2008 ASPA Satala Power Plant - Inspection Report (PDF) (14 pp, 239K)
- April 2008 MYD Satala Shipyard - Inspection Report (PDF) (22 pp, 368K)
- March 2008 BP Southwest Terminal - Inspection Report (PDF) (16 pp, 226K)
- July 2007 ASPA Tafuna and Utulei WWTPs - Inspection Report (PDF) (31 pp, 1.3MB)
Guam
Guam Power Authority
On September 30, 2010, Administrative Orders were issued to Guam Power Authority (GPA) for its Tanguisson and Cabras power plants. These Orders require GPA to take all necessary steps to come into compliance with its NPDES permits and with the Clean Water Act.
- The Transmittal Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 76K) sent to GPA (covers both Administrative Orders)
- The two Administrative Orders include the inspection reports.
- Tanguisson power plant (PDF) (38 pp, 2.2M)
- Cabras power plant (PDF) (72 pp, 4.3M)
Guam Shipyard
- Finding of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (10 pp, 2M)
- Guam Shipyard Industrial Storm Water Inspection Report - July 2013 (PDF) (20 pp, 855K)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 1 of 6) (PDF) (30 pp, 35M)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 2 of 6) (PDF) (30 pp, 40M)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 3 of 6) (PDF) (26 pp, 38M)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 4 of 6) (PDF) (24 pp, 35M)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 5 of 6) (PDF) (25 pp, 39M)
- Attachment 1 - Photographs (set 6 of 6) (PDF) (23 pp, 53M)
- Attachment 2 - Participants List (PDF) (1 pp, 152K)
- Attachment 3 - Transfer Agreement (PDF) (2 pp, 73K)
- Attachment 4 - Site Map (PDF) (1 pp, 87K)
- Attachment 5 - Accumulated Storm Water Discharge Drainage Record Log (PDF) (16 pp, 486K)
- Attachment 6 - Rain Data (PDF) (47 pp, 390K)
- Attachment 7 - SW Sampling Analysis (PDF) (46 pp, 4.1M)
- Attachment 8 - NOI November 5, 2009 (PDF) (9 pp, 217K)
Guam Waterworks Authority
- NEIC Wastewater and Collection System Inspection Report (PDF) (January 2013) (50 pp, 6.9M)
- Appendices (click to open/close)
Collection System (CS) Appendices
- CS-A: Collection System Inspection Photographs (PDF) (148 pp, 19.4M)
- CS-B: List of GWA Pump Stations (PDF) (1 pp, 660K)
- CS-C: GWA Pump Station Block Flow Diagram (PDF) (3 pp, 533K)
- CS-D: Standard Operating Procedure for Wastewater Pumping Facilities PLC Controller and VFD Alarm Inspections (available on request)
- CS-E: Pump Station Telemetry Set Points (available on request)
- CS-F: Pump Station Inspection Summary Table (PDF) (3 pp, 310K)
- CS-G: GWA Rover Travel Sheets (available on request)
- CS-H: Summary of GWA SSOs from October 2011 through September 2012 (PDF) (14 pp, 631K)
- CS-I: GWA Master Planning Technical Assessment Report (PDF) January 29, 2010 (63 pp, 1.3M)
- CS-J: Agat and Umatac-Merizo STP Influent Data (available on request)
- CS-K: Draft Pretreatment & Source Control Interim Plan Excerpt (available on request)
- CS-L: Aerial Images of Route 4 in Hagatna with Overlaid Sewers and Manholes (PDF) (5 pp, 2.2M)
- CS-M: SSO Response, Reporting, and Notification Standard Operating Procedures (available on request)
- CS-N: SSO Reports from March 2007 through March 2012 (available on request)
- CS-O: Incident Notification Form (PDF) January 25, 2012 (1 pp, 336K)
- CS-P: Video of Overflowing Manhole (available on request)
- CS-Q: Rover Travel Sheets (available on request)
- CS-R: California State Water Resources Control Board 2011 SSO Report (PDF) (32 pp, 900K)
Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Appendices- STP-A: Agat STP Photographs (PDF) (30 pp, 2.5M)
- STP-B: Umatac-Merizo STP Photographs (PDF) (30 pp, 3M)
- STP-C: Inarajan STP Photographs (PDF) (8 pp, 725K)
- STP-D: Baza Gardens STP Photographs (PDF) (20 pp, 1.5M)
- STP-E: Hagatna STP Photographs (PDF) (26 pp, 1.6M)
- STP-F: Northern District STP Photographs (PDF) (37 pp, 2.7M)
- STP-G: Pago Socia STP Photographs (PDF) (9 pp, 1.1M)
- STP-H: Baza Gardens Sewage Treatment Plant NPDES Permit No. GU0020095 (PDF) (36 pp, 228K)
- STP-I: Baza Gardens Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Management Plan (available on request)
- STP-J: Agat Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit No. GU0020222 (PDF) (41 pp, 866K)
- STP-K: Agat Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Management Plan (available on request)
- STP-L: Umatac-Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit No. GU0020273 (PDF) (10 pp, 387K)
- STP-M: Umatac-Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Management Plan (available on request)
- STP-N: Northern District STP NPDES Permit No. GU0020141 (PDF) (20 pp, 800K)
- STP-O: Northern District Waste Water Treatment Plant Process Management Plan (available on request)
- STP-P: Hagatna Permit (PDF) (33 pp, 365K)
- STP-Q: Hagatna Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Management Plan (available on request)
- STP-R: 2006 Water Resources Master Plan, Vol3 - Chapter 5 (PDF) (76 pp, 1.6MK)
- STP-S: Agat and Umatac-Merizo STP Monthly Operating Reports (available on request)
- STP-T: Baza and lnarajan STP Monthly Operating Reports (available on request)
- STP-U: Northern District STP Monthly Operating Reports (available on request)
- STP-V: Hagatna STP Monthly Operating Reports (available on request)
- NEIC Public Water Supply Inspection and Sanitary Survey Report (PDF) (September 2012) (43 pp, 2.8M)
- Appendices (click to open/close)
- Appendix A: Sanitary Survey Summary Table (PDF) (2 pp, 94K)
- Appendix B: Opening Conference Sign In Sheet (available on request)
- Appendix D: Hydrologic Resources of Guam (USGS) (PDF) (3 pp, 7.8M)
- Appendix E: 2009 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference (PDF) (6 pp, 127K)
- Appendix F: Monitoring Information from 2009-2012 - (available on request)
- Appendix G: Ugum WTP Process Diagram (PDF) (1 pp, 385k)
- Appendix H: GWA Pressure Zone Bubble Map (available on request)
- Appendix I: GWA 5 Year Financial Plan (PDF) (2 pp, 81K)
- Appendix J: Guam EPA Operator Certification Regulations (PDF) (8 pp, 112K)
- Appendix K: Onsite Inspection Notes (available on request)
- Appendix L: SS Forms PS Tanks Wells (available on request)
- Appendix M: SS Form Santa Rita Springs (available on request)
- Appendix N: SS Forms Ugum (available on request)
- Appendix O: SS Form Airport (available on request)
- Appendix P: Water Certified Operators & DRC Listing (available on request)
- Appendix Q: Northern System Photographs (PDF) (98 pp, 13M)
- Appendix R: Central System Photographs (PDF) (20 pp, 2.3M)
- Appendix S: Southern System Photographs (PDF) (45 pp, 5M)
- Appendix T: Ugum Plan Photographs (PDF) (56 pp, 5.4M)
- Appendix U: Ugum Intake Area Photographs (PDF) (19 pp, 2.6M)
- Appendix V: Airport Water Treatment System Photographs (PDF) (11 pp, 1M)
- Order for Preliminary Relief (PDF) (November 2011) (52 pp, 187K)
Hanson Permanente Cement
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (16 pp, 1.6M)
Horizon Lines of Guam, LLC
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (10 pp, 1.1M)
Matson Navigation Company
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (10 pp, 1.0M)
Port Authority of Guam
- Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance (PDF) (13 pp, 2.0M)
USN Apra Harbor
On 24 November 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued Findings of Violation to the U.S. Navy for permit violations under the federal Clean Water Act at Naval Base Guam. In July, EPA inspectors discovered the violations during inspections covering several different federal environmental statutes and programs.
- Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement and related documents (click to open/close)
The Findings of Violation cited discharges from the Navy's Apra Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant that exceeded water quality permit limits, and several unpermitted discharges to the Namo River during the repair of the Navy's Fena Water Treatment Plant. The Navy also did not fully or properly implement controls for stormwater discharges from industrial activities located on the base, and three Navy construction sites on the base did not have proper stormwater pollution measures.
From April 26 through May 7, 2010, EPA conducted a comprehesive inspection of the Apra Harbor WWTP and collection system, including plant, equipment and sources on the Naval Base Guam and on the Guam Shipyard. EPA found that the Navy has substantially addressed the violations cited in the Nov 2008 Finding of Violation. Storm water activities were found already revised and implemented. Infrastructure rehabilitation was already assessed, scoped, partially funded, and begun. Source controls were identified and evaluated.
On March 31, 2011, the Navy and EPA signed a Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement to resolve the 2008 Finding of Violation. The FFCA sets out a schedule of upgrades the Navy will make to the Apra Harbor wastewater treatment plant and domestic sewer system, including the base-wide repair and replacement of force mains, relief sewers, sewer laterals, manholes, and lift stations. Under the FFCA, the Navy also will institute a source control program to minimize the discharge of metals, oils, and other non-domestic pollutants into the domestic sewers from shipyard and industrial sources. Finally, under the FFCA, the Navy will modify the drinking water plant to curtail losses of alum into the sewers and prevent leaching of copper from household piping. The source control program will start in October 2011. The wastewater infrastructure work is scheduled for completion by September 2016.
- March 2011 USN Apra Harbor - Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement 'FFCA' (PDF) (19 pp, 4.1MB)
- May 2010 USN Apra Harbor WWTP Sewer System - Inspection Report (PDF) (43 pp, 1.7MB)
- May 2010 Andersen AFB Sewer System - Inspection Report (PDF) (19 pp, 1.18MB)
- May 2010 Guam Shipyard Waterfront - Inspection Report (PDF) (18 pp, 1.11MB)
- May 2010 USN Naval Base Guam Waterfront - Inspection Report (PDF) (18 pp, 1.11MB)
- April 2010 Guam Shipyard and Floating Dry Dock - Inspection Report (PDF) (20 pp, 887K)
- June 2009 Guam Shipyard - Inspection Report (PDF) (13 pp, 423K)
- Nov 2008 USN Naval Base Guam - Findings of Violation (PDF) (14 pp, 657K)
- Nov 2008 USN Naval Base Guam - FOV Exhibits 1-6 (PDF) (32 pp, 2.9MB)
- Nov 2008 USN Naval Base Guam - FOV Cover Letter (PDF) (3 pp, 122K)