Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14, § 18304.1
(a) Orders
(1) Corrective Action Order
An order requiring the owner or operator of a facility, disposal site or operation, or any person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, to take specified action by a specified date to abate a nuisance, or to protect public health and safety or the environment.
Example: Typical circumstances under which this order may be issued: Conditions at the facility, disposal site or operation are creating a nuisance or posing a threat to human health and safety or the environment.
(2) Cease and Desist Order
An order requiring the owner or operator of a facility, disposal site or operation, or any person who has violated, is violating, or proposes to violate Public Resources Code section 44000.5, to cease and desist any improper action, as specified in PRC section 45005, by a specified date. Example: Typical circumstances under which this order may be issued: Facility, disposal site or operation is in violation of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, any regulations adopted pursuant to Division 30, or causes or threatens to cause a condition of hazard, pollution or nuisance.
(3) Compliance Order
An order issued pursuant to Public Resources Code section 45011 establishing a time schedule according to which the owner or operator of the facility, disposal site or operation, or any person who has unlawfully disposed of solid waste in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, shall correct any violations and/or abate a potential or actual threat to public health and safety or the environment. Example: Typical circumstances under which this order may be issued: Facility, disposal site or operation is in violation of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, any regulations adopted pursuant to Division 30, any corrective action or cease and desist order, or poses a potential or actual threat to public health and safety or the environment. A compliance order must be issued pursuant to PRC section 45011 as a prelude to the assessment of administrative civil penalties.
(b) Notices
(1) Notice informing the owner and operator, or person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, that failure to comply by a specified date in a final corrective action order may result in the EA contracting for corrective action.
Enforcement: As more fully described in PRC section 45000, if the owner or operator fails to take corrective action as specified in a final order by the specified date, the EA or the board may either take corrective action itself or contract for corrective action to be completed by an outside party. Corrective actions taken by the EA, the board, or an outside party will be at the expense of the owner, operator or both and are recoverable pursuant to PRC section 45000.
(2) Notice informing the owner or operator, or person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, that the EA may take action to impose administrative civil penalties upon failure to comply with applicable deadlines in a final compliance order.
Enforcement: Pursuant to PRC section 45011, if the owner or operator fails to achieve compliance by applicable deadlines in the order, the EA may impose penalties through written notification to the owner or operator. The notification shall include the amount of the penalty and the due date for payment, which in no case should be later than 30 days after the date the order becomes final.
(3) Notice informing the owner or operator, or person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, that the EA is conditionally imposing administrative civil penalties in a specified amount per day with a specified start date for penalty accrual, upon failure to comply with applicable deadlines in a final compliance order.
Enforcement: If the owner or operator fails to achieve compliance by applicable deadlines in the order issued pursuant to PRC section 45011, the EA shall notify the owner or operator in writing of the amount of the penalty and the due date for payment, which in no case should be later than 30 days after the date the order becomes final.
(4) Notice informing the owner or operator, or person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, that failure to comply by the deadline in a final order may result in the EA petitioning the superior court to enjoin the violations, and that continued violation after the granting of an injunction may be punishable as contempt of court.
Enforcement: If the owner or operator fails to comply by the deadline in a final order, the notice may be enforced by filing an appropriate petition in superior court.
(5) Notice informing the owner or operator, or person in violation of Public Resources Code section 44000.5, that upon failure to comply with a deadline in a final order, the EA may bring an action in the superior court to impose upon the owner or operator civil penalties.
Enforcement: If the owner or operator fails to comply by the deadline in a final order, the notice may be enforced by filing an appropriate petition in superior court pursuant to PRC sections 45023 and 45024.
(6) Notice informing the owner or operator that the EA, subject to the applicable requirements of PRC sections 44305 and 44306, may take action to suspend or revoke the permit for the facility upon failure to comply with applicable deadlines in a final order.
Enforcement: If the owner or operator fails to comply by the deadline in a final order, the notice may be enforced by revoking or suspending the permit for the facility pursuant to PRC sections 44305 and 44306.
The EA shall include in a notice and order at least one of the orders listed in subsection (a), and shall include the applicable notices listed in subsection (b):
Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502 and 43020, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 45000-45024 and 44305-44306, Public Resources Code.
1. New section filed 4-12-2001; operative 5-12-2001 (Register 2001, No. 15).
2. Amendment filed 2-14-2025 as an emergency; operative 2-14-2025 (Register 2025, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-13-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment refiled 8-11-2025 as an emergency; operative 8-14-2025 (Register 2025, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-12-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Amendment refiled 11-10-2025 as an emergency; operative 11-13-2025 (Register 2025, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-11-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-10-2025 order transmitted to OAL 1-20-2026 and filed 3-4-2026 (Register 2026, No. 10).