Varian Inc

Terminated WDID 9 30I019520 Lake Forest, Orange County Region 9 · San Diego

At a glance

Permit Evidence: SMARTS record
Terminated Industrial
Notice of Intent (WDID code I) · Permits and applications
Location Evidence: facility-reported
Lake Forest, Orange County
Region 9 · San Diego · Location · Statewide map
Receiving water
Borrego Canyon Wash (as reported by the facility)
Evidence: not confirmed Details
Identified receiving water on the 2026 303(d) list
Not established
Shown only when the reported receiving water is identified and corroborated.
2026 Integrated Report waters within 1.0 km Evidence: geographic proximity
1 waterbody; 1 on the 2026 303(d) list
Proximity only; not a discharge pathway · Nearby waterbodies
Monitoring results Evidence: facility-reported
None in the current exports
Compliance and enforcement records Evidence: SMARTS record
1 inspection · 0 violation records · 0 enforcement actions
Counts as published in SMARTS; not a compliance determination · Details
SMARTS TMDL records Evidence: SMARTS-reported
0 records
TMDL records

Each label shows where a statement comes from. How to read the labels.

Overview and location

Reported facility location HUC12 watershed Corroborated receiving water 2026 Integrated Report waterbodies nearby

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Reported location Evidence: facility-reported

Coordinates
33.66805, -117.6889
Precision
4 decimal places
Shared point
2 permits report this exact point
Matches application record
same

Facility location as reported by the discharger in SMARTS; not a discharge point or outfall.

Facility address
25200 Commercentre Dr, Lake Forest 92630
Regional Water Board
9 — San Diego

HUC12 watershed Evidence: spatial

  • Upper San Diego Creek HUC12 180702040102

The facility's reported location lies within this HUC12 watershed (spatial derivation); it is not a discharge location.

Permits and applications Evidence: SMARTS record

Current permit record

Permit type
Industrial
Application type
Notice of Intent (WDID code I)
Status
Terminated
Operator
Varian Inc
Primary industry (SIC)
2899-Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, NEC
Secondary SIC
3829-Measuring and Controlling Devices, NEC
Tertiary SIC
2835-In Vitro and In Vivo Diagnostic Substances
Application ID
291331
NOI processed
May 20, 2005
Termination effective
Mar 29, 2011
Last certified
Apr 28, 2005
Facility size
208951 SqFt

Retrieved from SMARTS Oct 20, 2026. Verify against SMARTS before relying on it.

Permit history

Storm water applications for this WDID, newest first
ApplicationTypeStatusProcessedTerminatedCertified
291331 IndustrialTerminatedMay 20, 2005 Mar 29, 2011Apr 28, 2005

Every storm water application SMARTS records for this WDID, newest first (1).

Receiving water

Reported by the facility Evidence: facility-reported
Borrego Canyon Wash
Discharges directly / indirectly
— / Y (as answered in the permit application)

Evidence: not confirmed Not matchable to a single waterbody

Receiving-water text as reported by the discharger in SMARTS; no waterbody identification has been confirmed.

Impaired waters and TMDLs

Two kinds of information, kept apart: 2026 Integrated Report waterbodies near the reported location (geographic proximity only), and TMDL records that SMARTS lists for this facility. Neither establishes where the facility discharges; see Receiving water for the facility's own statement.

Nearby waterbodies Evidence: geographic proximity

Spatial proximity only; discharge pathway not established. Being near a waterbody does not mean the facility discharges to it.

Nearest 2026 Integrated Report waterbodies
Waterbody (2026 Integrated Report)Distance2026 303(d) listAppendix A decisions
Borrego Creek (from Irvine Blvd to San Diego Creek Reach 2) CAR8011100020080924030547469 m listed2

Waterbodies within 1.0 km of the reported facility location. Method proximity/1.

SMARTS TMDL records Evidence: SMARTS-reported

No TMDL records for this facility in the SMARTS TMDL export.

Reported monitoring results Evidence: facility-reported

Numeric Action Level (NAL) screening is being independently validated and is not shown. Nothing on this page states whether a result exceeded a NAL.

No industrial monitoring results for this permit are in the current exports.

Compliance and enforcement records Evidence: SMARTS record

These are records as the State Water Board publishes them in SMARTS, with the source's own types and statuses. They are not a compliance determination or rating. A record listed here is not proof of a violation beyond what the source states, and the absence of records does not establish compliance.

Compliance and enforcement records by type
Record typeRecordsAs publishedDatesRetrievedList
Violations0 0 Violation · 0 Potential (preliminary) · 0 Dismissed — Oct 21, 2026
Enforcement actions0 0 issued · 0 draft · 0 withdrawn, rescinded or superseded — Oct 21, 2026
Inspections1inspections, not findings Oct 16, 2007 – Oct 16, 2007 Oct 21, 2026 All inspections
Annual reports0certified reports (contents not shown) — Oct 21, 2026
Water-quality-based corrective action reports0reports, by parameter — Oct 21, 2026

Each record type is counted by its own SMARTS identifier. A violation and the enforcement action that cites it are two records in two lists; they are never added together.

Chronological record history (1 records, newest first)
Compliance and enforcement records, newest first
DateRecordIDType or purposeStatus as publishedDetail
Oct 16, 2007 Inspections 1240811 B Type compliance —No Further Action

Sources and provenance

Sources behind this page
InformationSourceRetrieved or published
Permit, location, receiving-water textSMARTS Industrial Application Specific DataOct 20, 2026
Permit historySMARTS Storm Water ApplicationsOct 20, 2026
Monitoring resultsSMARTS Industrial Parameter DataOct 20, 2026
Watershed Boundary Dataset HU2 GeoPackages 15, 16, 18 (WBDHU12)USGS2026-10-22
2026 California Integrated Report, Appendix A: 2026 303(d) List (final)SWRCB2026-10-22
Final_2026_Rivers_and_Streams + Final_2026_Lakes_and_Reservoirs (FeatureServer 0)SWRCB GIS2026-10-22
SMARTS TMDL requirementsSMARTS2026-10-21

Relationships computed 2026-10-22 with methods facility_huc12/1, proximity/1, receiving_water/2, tmdl_reference/1, waterbody_huc12_ovl/1, waterbody_huc12_pub/1; proximity threshold 1.0 km.

How to read the evidence labels

Records are shown as published and are not compliance determinations. How geographic context is derived.