EPA v. PRASA Vega Alta Wastewater Treatment Plant
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
PRASA violated Section 301 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. �1311, by failing to provide proper Operation and Maintenance, discharging pollutants at a location other than the discharge point authorized by the Facility�s NPDES Permit, failing to conduct monitoring and maintain records, and failure to comply with effluent limitations. Within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the ORDER, PRASA shall repair/replace or make fully operational, all the deficiencies identified in Paragraph 10 of the findings of this ORDER.Within one hundred and fifteen (115) calendar days of receipt of the ORDER, PRASA shall submit a certification of completion.
Defendants (1)
- PRASA Vega Alta WWTPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRASA VEGA ALTA STP
STATE RD 690, KM 2, VEGA ALTA, PR, 00692
Registry ID: 110007804894
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRASA Vega Alta Wastewater Treatment Plantentered 2005-09-09
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2005-09-09Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-09-09Final Order Issued
- 2005-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 156856
- Case number
- 02-2005-3279
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2005-3279 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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