EPA v. PUERTO RICO ADMINISTRATION OF CORRECTION

Case summary

PRAC IS THE OWNER OF THE THREE FACILITIES LISTED. EACH OF THESE FACILITIES HAS A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT. DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS(DMRS), PERIODIC REPORTS OF TEST RESULTS ON THE EFFLUENT OF THE FACILITY REQUIRED BY THE PERMIT, FILED BY PRAC, HAVE REVEALED VIOLATIONS OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN THEIR PERMITS FOR MANY PARAMETERS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DEFICIENCIES IN THE DMRS THEMSELVES. THEY FAIL TO REPORT CERTAIN EFFLUENT DATA REQUIRED BY THE PERMITS AND THEY REVEAL A FREQUENCY OF MONITORING FOR CERTAIN PARAMETERS WHICH FAILS TO MEET THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, PRAC HAS OFTEN FAILED TO SUBMIT THEIR REQUIRED QUARTERLY DMRS. A JUDICIAL ORDER DIRECTING PRAC TO COMPLY WITH ITS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS AND THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY ARE SOUGHT.

Defendants (1)

• PUERTO RICO ADMINISTRATION OF CORRECTIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (5)

• PONCE CORRECT'L COMPLEX

  LAS CUCHARAS SECTOR, PONCE, PR, 00731

  Registry ID: 110010640789

• APPLIED ENERGY SYSTEMS

  PR STATE RD 3 KM 143, GUAYAMA, PR, 00784

  Registry ID: 110009436324

• PUERTO RICO ADMINISTRATION OF CORRECTIONS

  STATE RD 466, AGUADILLA, PR, 00603

  Registry ID: 110010605274

• PRASA - ZARZAL PENAL CAMP WASTE WTP

  STATE RD 966R, RIO GRANDE, PR, 00745

  Registry ID: 110010636605

• GUAVATE PENAL CAMP WTP

  STATE ROAD 184 KM 23.4, CAYEY, PR, 00736

  Registry ID: 110006622164

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• PR ADMIN OF CORRECTIONSentered 1997-03-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $625,000

• PUERTO RICO ADMINISTRATION OF CORRECTIONentered 2006-07-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500,000 · SEP: $600,000

• PR ADMIN. OF CORRECTIONSentered 1992-06-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1989-12-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-12-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-08-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2006-03-10Final Order Lodged
• 2006-07-07Final Order Entered
• 2009-12-29Enforcement Action Closed