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Sims-Grupe 3 27 March 2024 Violation 1. Failure to conduct groundwater monitoring activities. Required Action #1 of the MRP Order requires the Responsible Party to perform monitoring and reporting of Site monitoring wells and select domestic water supply wells. As presented in Table 1 of the MRP Order, the Responsible Party is required to sample four groundwater monitoring wells, two new monitoring wells, and four domestic supply wells on a quarterly frequency. Monitoring well sampling has not been completed in accordance with the MRP Order since 17 September 2021; and Violation 2. Failure to submit electronic data reports. Required Action #3 of the MRP Order requires the Responsible Party to submit electronic data reports quarterly to the State Water Resources Control Board GeoTracker database. Quarterly data reports have not been submitted since 3 November 2021. IV. Corrective Action to Reestablish Compliance To reestablish compliance the Responsible Party must complete the following Corrective Actions: 1. Resume groundwater monitoring sampling in accordance with the MRP Order provision, providing Central Valley Water Board staff at least 72 hours advance notice of the sampling event; and 2. Submit evidence of compliance through submission of past due groundwater monitoring, geo-well and analytical data by 1 May 2024. All reports and monitoring data are required to be submitted electronically via the State Water Resources Control Board's GeoTracker Database, in accordance with Division 3, Chapter 30 of California Code of Regulations, Title 23. This Notice of Violation neither extends nor excuses compliance with the deadline(s) originally imposed in the MRP Order. However, the Board's Prosecution Team may elect not to pursue additional enforcement of the violations described in this Notice if you submit evidence in accordance with the Corrective Actions to Reestablish Compliance due dates above. V. Potential Liability/Fines On 3 February 2020, the Central Valley Water Board issued a Notice of Violation for the Site to Sims-Grupe for failure to conduct routine groundwater monitoring activities. Continued noncompliance with MRP Order requirements will result in recommendation to Central Valley Water Board management for administrative civil liabilities (ACLs). ALCs for noncompliance may result in the assessment of penalties up to $1,000 per day per occurrence of noncompliance. As shown in the table below, the total maximum administrative civil liability is $1,585,000 as of 18 March 2024. However, Central Valley Water Board staff may recommend an ACL complaint not be issued if routine groundwater monitoring, as detailed in the MRP Order, is completed by 1 May 2024.