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State proposes $18,195 fine for Yucca Valley homes still using septic tanks

State regulators propose an $18,195 fine for 148 Yucca Valley properties violating a 2024 order to curb nitrate pollution threatening local drinking water.

Summary by KESQ
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) State water regulators are moving forward with enforcement against homeowners in Yucca Valley who have not connected to the community’s sewer system, proposing a one-time fine of $18,195 for certain properties that failed to comply with a 2024 cease-and-desist order. According to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, roughly 148 properties remain out of compliance in the first phase of the Hi-…

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KESQ broke the news in on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
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