EPA v. PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY THE CAGUAS MAINTENANCE FACILITY DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS THROUGH A POINT SOURCE INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ******** THE RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE CAGUAS MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES MAINTENANCE TO RESPONDENT'S MOTOR VECHICLES FLEET AND MACHINERY. THE RESPONDENT KEPT THOUSAND OF 5 GALLON PLASTIC CONTAINERS CONTAINING TYLAC CPS-814 LEAK ITS CONTENTS. THE TYLAC FLOWED FROM THE FACILITY TO THE SEWER OUTFALL INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK WHICH CONSTITUTES NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Defendants (1)
- PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSP AUTH
STATE RD #1, KM 32.2, BAIROA WARD, CAGUAS, PR, 00725
Registry ID: 110010791991
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PR HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYentered 2001-02-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-20Final Order Issued
- 2001-02-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 7502
- Case number
- 02-2000-3412
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CT
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- Yes
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information Request, Records, Entry
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-3412 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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