EPA v. PRASA PUERTO NUEVO REGIONAL WWTP
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$10,000,000
Case summary
****** RAW SEWAGE DISCHARGES AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE AUTHORIZED IN THE PUERTO NUEVO REGIONAL WWTP NPDES PERMIT, CAUSING RAW SEWAGE DISCHARGES INTO THE STREETS, STORM WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AND INTO PUERTO NUEVO RIVER. PRASA/CAPR SHALL REPAIR, UNCLOG AND CLEAN ALL SEWER PIPELINES AND MANHOLES THAT ARE CAUSING SEWAGE BYPASSES AT THE FRANKLING D. ROOSEVELT AVENUE SANITARY COLLECTION SYSTEM. SUBMIT TO EPA AND IMPLEMENT, A PMP, A SEWER SYSTEM EVALUATION SURVEY AND A REPORT DETAILING THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND ASSOCIATED COSTS WHICH WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.
Defendants (1)
- PRASA PUERTO NUEVO REGIONAL WWTPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PRASA PUERTO NUEVO REGIONAL WWTP
STATE RD 23, KM. 2, SAN JUAN, PR, 00936
Registry ID: 110028116401
PRASA PUERTO NUEVO WWTP
J.F. KENNEDY AVE., SAN JUAN, PR, 00926
Registry ID: 110006622823
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRASA PUERTO NUEVO REGIONAL WWTPentered 2002-03-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-03-05Final Order Issued
- 2002-03-05Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-03-05NPDES Closed
- 2002-03-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8794
- Case number
- 02-2002-3029
- 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 02-2002-3029 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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