SACRAMENTO, July 29, 2008 - The Assistant Executive Officer of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued an Administrative Civil Liability complaint for assessment of $24,000 in penalties, for violations of effluent limitations from the City of Grass Valley's wastewater treatment plant.
The penalty represents the sum of the statutory mandatory minimum penalties for effluent limitation violations that occurred from January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2008. The discharger violated the effluent limitations for chlorine residual, copper, pH, and total coliform organisms.
The Central Valley Regional Water Board is a California state agency tasked with preservation and enhancement of quality in water resources. The Board may consider the complaint at its regular public board meeting on October 23 or 24, 2008.
