EPA v. PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS WASTEWATER
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$110,000
Case summary
****** PRASA AND COMPANIA DE AGUAS OWN AND OPERATE A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT LAJAS PR. RESPONDENTS FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANT CAUSING THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOR FAILING TO MEET EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. ****** PRASA AND CAPR OWN AND OPERATE A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT LAJAS, PR. RESPONDENT IS PAYING PENALTY FOR ITS FAILURE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANT CAUSING THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE US AND FOR FAILING TO MEET EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS WASTEWATERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS WASTEWATER
PR RD 117 KM 0.5, LAJAS, PR, 00667
Registry ID: 110007804698
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS STPentered 2002-04-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $110,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-04-25Final Order Issued
- 2002-04-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8424
- Case number
- 02-2001-3409
- 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 02-2001-3409 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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