Water Board Wastewater Violations, 2001-2016
Violations recorded in the California Integrated Water Quality System database regarding violations of permits, orders, and the Water Code.
Data dictionary
Field definitions supplied by the publishing agency in CKAN.
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIOLATED FACILITY REGION | text | VIOLATED FACILITY REGION | — |
| FACILITY_ID | numeric | FACILITY_ID | — |
| FACILITY NAME | text | FACILITY NAME | — |
| AGENCY NAME | text | AGENCY NAME | — |
| PLACE TYPE | text | PLACE TYPE | — |
| PLACE SUBTYPE | text | PLACE SUBTYPE | — |
| PLACE LATITUDE | numeric | PLACE LATITUDE | — |
| PLACE LONGITUDE | numeric | PLACE LONGITUDE | — |
| WDID | text | WDID | — |
| REG MEASURE ID | numeric | REG MEASURE ID | — |
| REG MEAS TYPE | text | REG MEAS TYPE | — |
| violation_id__vid_ | numeric | VIOLATION ID (VID) | — |
| VIOLATION TYPE | text | VIOLATION TYPE | — |
| VIOLATION SUBTYPE | text | VIOLATION SUBTYPE | — |
| VIOLATION DESCRIPTION | text | VIOLATION DESCRIPTION | — |
| STATUS | text | STATUS | — |
| OCCURRED ON | text | OCCURRED ON | — |
| PROGRAM | text | PROGRAM | — |
| PROGRAM CATEGORY | text | PROGRAM CATEGORY | — |
| Parameter | text | Parameter | — |
| Limit | numeric | Limit | — |
| Result | numeric | Result | — |
| Units | text | Units | — |
| Period | text | Period | — |
| Monitoring Location | text | Monitoring Location | — |
| Location 1 | text | Location 1 | — |
Resource details
| Format | CSV |
|---|---|
| Size | 104 MB |
| Rows | 322,974 |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Part of | Surface Water - Water Quality Regulatory Information |
CKAN Data API
Access resource data through the CKAN DataStore API. The examples below use this resource's ID.
Endpoints
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| Create | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_create |
|---|---|
| Update / insert | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_upsert |
| Query | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search |
| Query via SQL | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql |
Query examples
"https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=e397598d-6a92-4769-a135-76fa000cb5c7&limit=5""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=e397598d-6a92-4769-a135-76fa000cb5c7&q=jones""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT%20%2A%20FROM%20%22e397598d-6a92-4769-a135-76fa000cb5c7%22%20LIMIT%205"SQL queries depend on whether SQL search is enabled by the portal.
OData query
Use the resource's OData URL and its field names for paging, selecting columns, or filtering rows.
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$skip=5&$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$select=FIELD_NAME&$filter=FIELD_NAME eq 'VALUE'Replace ODATA_RESOURCE_URL, FIELD_NAME, and VALUE with the details for the selected resource. See the OData query options guide (opens in a new tab) for more examples.
Use the API in code
JavaScript (JSONP)
var data = { resource_id: 'e397598d-6a92-4769-a135-76fa000cb5c7', limit: 5, q: 'jones' };
$.ajax({
url: 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search',
data: data,
dataType: 'jsonp',
success: function (response) {
console.log(response.result.total, response.result.records);
}
});Python
import json
from urllib.request import urlopen
url = 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=e397598d-6a92-4769-a135-76fa000cb5c7&limit=5'
with urlopen(url) as response:
result = json.load(response)['result']
print(result['total'], result['records'])For parameters and response fields, see the CKAN DataStore documentation (opens in a new tab).