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Board hears Office of Enforcement report: roughly $37M in 2024 liabilities, EJ sanitation inspections and notable settlements
Summary
The State Water Board's Office of Enforcement reported about $37 million in imposed liability in 2024, expanded targeted sanitary‑sewer inspections in overburdened communities, and described recent settlements and drinking‑water interventions including a Calexico shutoff settlement that provided customer credits and new consumer protections.
The State Water Resources Control Board received an update from the Office of Enforcement on Feb. 4 summarizing 2024 enforcement activities and environmental‑justice (EJ) efforts.
"I am the director of the Office of Enforcement here at the State Water Resources Control Board," director Yvonne West told the board as she opened the presentation. The office highlighted that in 2024 the water boards imposed approximately $37,000,000 in liability through administrative orders, settlements and judgments across water quality, water rights and drinking‑water programs.
Key figures and program highlights presented by the Office of Enforcement: - Total imposed liability in 2024: approximately $37,000,000 across programs. - Water quality program: regions conducted over 5,000 inspections and issued over 3,000 enforcement actions, including 165 administrative civil liability orders totaling over $19,000,000; roughly $9,000,000 of that amount was directed to supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) in affected communities. - Water rights enforcement: the Division of Water Rights issued multiple information…
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