EPA v. Puente Blanco

Case summary

The Municipality of Catano owns and operates a pump station and sanitary sewer collection system. It does not have a permit for this facility. On several occassions the system has caused overflows of raw sewage into the streets of the Puente Blanco community which then drain into the storm sewers and ultimately into the Cano La Malaria, a water of the United States. These are unauthorized discharges in violation of CWA Section 301.

Defendants (1)

• Puente BlancoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PUENTE BLANCO

  PUENTE BLANCO COMMUNITY, MAIN STREET (END), CATANO, PR, 00963

  Registry ID: 110014408239

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Puente Blanco

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2002-12-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-01-22Enforcement Action Data Entered