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CALIFORNIA JARED SECRETARY FOR
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WaterBoards ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
State Water Resources Control Board
June 24, 2019 (Via email and Certified Mail)
CERTIFIED MAIL
NO.7018 0680 0000 1017 7271
Ms. Karen Mejia
Associate Business Management Analyst
California Highway Patrol
P 0 Box 942898
Sacramento, California 94298-0001
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karen.meiia a(.chp.ca.c ov
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION; UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEM
LOCATED AT CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 495, 125 SOUTH SIXTH
STREET, COALINGA
Dear Ms. Mejia:
As part of an initiative by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)to ensure
compliance at government-owned and/or operated underground storage tank (UST)facilities in
California,the State Water Board staff inspected the UST at your facility on June 13, 2019,
pursuant to authority under Health and Safety Code (H&SC), chapter 6.7, section 25289.
The State Water Board has identified the following violations pursuant to H&SC, chapter 6.7, and
California Code of Regulations (CCR), title 23, chapter 16:
No. Violation Tank Start Date Stop Date Regulation
Failure to Maintain Operating
Permit Onsite—A current June 13, 23 CCR
1 operating permit was not Unleaded 2019 Ongoing 2712(i)
available at the time of
inspection.
Failure to Maintain Plot
Plan/Site Map—An approved
plot plan/site map indicating the
location of the product piping, June 13, 23 CCR
2 tanks, and auxiliary equipment Unleaded 2019 Ongoing 2711(a)(8)
with respect to buildings or other
landmarks was not available in
CERS or onsite at the time of
the inspection.
Office of Enforcement 1801 K Street,Suite 2300 I Sacramento,CA 95814 1916.341.5272
E. JOAQUIN ESQUIVEL,CHAIR I EILEEN SOBECK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1001 I Street,Sacramento,CA 95814 j Mailing Address:P.O.Box 100,Sacramento,CA 95812-0100 I www.waterboards.ca.gov
CI RECYCLED PAPER
Ms. Karen Mejia -2 - June 24, 2019
No. Violation Tank Start Date Stop Date Regulation
Failure to Meet Under
Dispenser Containment(UDC)
Requirements—The UDC is
smaller than the dispenser June 13, 23 CCR
3 footprint and is not able to Unleaded 2019 Ongoing 2636(g),
provide secondary containment 2666(e)
for all primary containment
within the dispenser.
Failure to Maintain tank
information—In CERS, under H&SC
June 13, 25286(a);
4 tank construction, fill tube shut- Unleaded Ongoing going 23 CCR
off valve lists"yes"; however, it should list"no." 2711(a)
Failure to Maintain Monitoring
Plan— In CERS, the continuous
electronic tank monitoring
description must be completed.
Also, automatic tank gauging
lists"yes"; however, it should list
"no." In addition, the pipe H&SC
monitoring description must be 25286(a);
5 completed. The UDC monitoring Unleaded June 13, Ongoing 23 CCR
must be completed and list the 2019 2 32(d 1 ,
2632
observed optical sensor. Under 9
periodic system testing, spill (ax )
bucket testing should list"yes."
Under record keeping,
equipment maintenance and
calibration records should list
"yes." Lastly, the training
description must be completed.
Failure to Maintain
Owner/Operator Statement of
Understanding and June 13, 23 CCR
6 Compliance—A current Unleaded Ongoing
Owner/Operator Statement of 2019 2715(a)
Understanding was not available
at the time of inspection.
Failure to Maintain Designated
Operator(DO) UST
Identification Form—The DO June 13, 23 CCR
7 UST Identification Form Unleaded 2019 Ongoing 2715(a)
observed at the time of
inspection was signed by a
former employee.
Ms. Karen Mejia -3- June 24, 2019
No. Violation Tank Start Date Stop Date Regulation
Failure to Maintain DO
Training Records-The DO June 13, 23 CCR
8 training records were not Unleaded 2019 Ongoing 2715(cX4)
completed on the Facility .
Employee Training Certificate.
Failure to Perform DO
Inspection-The DO inspection
recorded on November 13, November November 13, 23 CCR
9 2018,was not performed within Unleaded 10, 2018 2018 2716(a)
30 days of the previous DO
inspection recorded on October
10, 2018.
Failure to Perform DO
Inspection-The DO inspection
recorded on June 3, 2019,was April 30, 23 CCR
10 not performed within 30 days of Unleaded 2019 June 3, 2019 2716(a)
the previous DO inspection
recorded on April 29, 2019.
Failure to Perform Overfill
Prevention Equipment
inspection-The overfill
11 prevention equipment inspection Unleaded October 13, January 22, 23 CCR
was due on October 13, 2018; 2018 2019 2637.2(ax1)
however; the inspection was not
performed until January 22,
2019.
Failure to Monitor Product
Piping-The sensor located
inside the turbine sump is
unable to detect a leak at the
12 earliest opportunity because the Unleaded June 13, Ongoing 23 CCR
sensor is not located at the 2019 2630(d)
lowest point in the sump.
Additionally,the sensor located
in the UDC was not oriented in a
vertical position.
You are directed to correct the ongoing violations and submit compliance documentation
to the State Water Board and Fresno County Environmental Health within sixty(60) days
from the date of this letter. Have your DO make specific notations in the next monthly DO
report indicating the ongoing violations have been corrected. The monthly DO report and
any associated photos must be submitted as proof of compliance. Please ensure that the
contact information for all personnel related to the UST system is current. In addition, as
least one of the facility employees present during operating hours shall have current
training.
Ms. Karen Mejia - 4- June 24, 2019
Please send all compliance documentation to the following:
State Water Board Local CUPA
Mr. Douglas McDevitt Mr. Harry Yee
UST Enforcement Unit Supervising Environmental Health Specialist
Office of Enforcement Fresno County Environmental Health Division
State Water Resources Control Board 1221 Fulton Street, Third Floor
801 K Street, Suite 2300 Fresno, California 93775
Sacramento, California 95814 hvee(c�co.fresno.ca.us
douglas.mcdevitt aAwaterboards.ca.gov
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, chapter 6.7, section 25299, the owner and operator of the
tank(s)are liable for a penalty of$500 to $5,000 per tank, per day of violation. These penalties
will continue to accrue until the violations have been corrected.
If you have any questions, please contact me at(916)323-0600, or by email at
brian.toylor(c�watorboards.ca.00v.
Sincerely,
Brian Taylor
Senior Engineering Geologist(Supv.)
UST Enforcement Unit
Office of Enforcement
cc: (via email only)
Mr. Vincent Mendes
Supervising Environmental Health Specialist
Fresno County Environmental Health Division
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Mr. Harry Yee
Supervising Environmental Health Specialist
Fresno County Environmental Health Division
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Mr. Robert Brunell
Lieutenant Commander
California Highway Patrol, Coalinga
rbunellc chp.ca.gov