EPA v. PRASA, COCO BEACH SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$110,000
Case summary
****** THE CASE ADDRESSES VIOLATIONS UNDER THE NPDES PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF PARTIALLY TREATED ON UNTREATED SEWAGE (WASTEWATER); FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED IN 1999; FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE O&M AT THE FACILITY AND EXCEEDING EFFLUENT LIMITS OF THE NPDES PERMIT. THE COMPLAINANT IS PROPOSING A CLASS II PENALTY OF $137,500. ****** THE CASE ADDRESSES VIOLATIONS UNDER THE NPDES PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF PARTIALLY TREATED OR UNTREATED SEWAGE (WASTEWATER); FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE O&M AT THE FACILITY AND EXCEEDING EFFLUENT LIMITS OF THE NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- PRASA COCO BEACH STPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRASA COCO BEACH WWTP
URB.COCO BEACH, PR #3, KM 26.3, RIO GRANDE, PR, 00745
Registry ID: 110009814852
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRASA/CAPR, COCO BEACH STPentered 2002-04-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $110,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-04-25Final Order Issued
- 2002-04-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8423
- Case number
- 02-2001-3408
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CT
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2001-3408 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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