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02-2000-3403Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region 02

EPA v. INDUSTRIA LECHERA DE PUERTO RICO INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$80,000

Case summary

RESPONDENT DID NOT FILE FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE NPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES. ******** ORIGINAL COMPLAINT ISSUED ON 5/11/00, AMENDED COMPLAINT ISSUED ON 9/18/00. COMPLAINT AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. IN PARAGRAPH 1, 2 AND 3 OF THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, THE CITATIONS OF THE LAW WERE AMENDED. 2. ON PAGE 6 OF THE ORIGINAL COMPALINT, THE NUMBERING OF THE PARAGRAPHS WAS CORRECTED. 3. PARAGRAPH 17, PAGE 5, OF THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE WORD NOT , SO IT READS: ...THAT RESPONDENT DID NOT SUBMIT... ************** RESPONDENT DID NOT OBTAIN COVERAGE UNDER MSGP BY SEPTEMBER 24, 1997. RESPONDENT FILED NO1 ON JANUARY 21, 2000.

Defendants (1)

  • INDUSTRIA LECHERA DE PUERTO RICO INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • INDUSTRIA LECHERA DE PUERTO RICO INC.

    198 CHARDON AVE, TRES INDUSTRIAL PARK, SAN JUAN, PR, 00918

    Registry ID: 110010791982

Statutes cited

  • CWA OTHERViolations not covered elsewhere

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INDUSTRIA LECHERA DE PUERTO RICO INC.entered 2001-03-22

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $80,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2000-05-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2000-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2001-03-22Final Order Issued
  • 2001-03-22Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
7496
Case number
02-2000-3403
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
CT
EPA region
02
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Violations not covered elsewhere

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-3403 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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