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OB GMA waives daily civil penalty but keeps $500 fine for Saddle Lane well after documentation arrived

Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency (OB GMA) · June 27, 2025
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Summary

After staff confirmed the Saddle Lane well had a functioning meter but provided paperwork late and in poor form, the board voted to rescind a $2,800 cumulative daily penalty and keep a $500 one-time fine; a caller asked about agency costs and precedent.

Item 8b revisited penalties imposed in March on the well at 07:41 Saddle Lane. Staff (Julia and agency counsel Peter) told the board that subsequent documentation showed the well had a functioning meter but that the operator provided the records late and in a format that required substantial staff and legal time to parse. Counsel said staff recommended rescinding the cumulative daily civil penalty because the meter apparently existed; staff nevertheless emphasized the…

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