EPA v. PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$30,000
Case summary
THE PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY ITS CAGUAS MEINTENANCE FACILITY, DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS THROUGH A POINT SOURCE INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT. *****5/29/02 THE RESPONDENT OWNS AND OPERATES A FACILITY IN WHICH IT KEEPS PARTS OF ITS MOTOR VECHICLES FLEET, MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. DURING AN INSPECTION EPA FOUND THOUSANDS OF 5 GALLON PLASTIC CONTAINERS OF TYLAC LEAKING INTO DITCH WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY OF THE MALARIA CREEK, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES IN VIOLATION OF THE CWA.
Defendants (1)
- PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSP AUTH
STATE RD #22, KM 8, GUAYNABO, PR, 00965
Registry ID: 110010605121
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PR HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYentered 2001-02-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-20Final Order Issued
- 2001-02-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 7503
- Case number
- 02-2000-3413
- 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 02-2000-3413 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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