EPA v. Eduardo Rivera Rivera
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent is a 275 cow facility in Morovis, Puerto Rico that was discharging manure and associated wastewater from its manure storage lagoon into the Rio Morovis without obtaining coverage under a CAFO NPDES permit. The Order requires facility to immediately cease discharges, reduce the size of its operation to below CAFO thresholds unless they wish to obtain a CAFO NPDES permit, and lower the manure storage lagoon level in a manner that prevents all future discharges.
Defendants (1)
- Eduardo Rivera RiveraNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EDUARDO RIVERA RIVERA DAIRY FARM
STATE ROAD # 155,TORRECILLAS WARD, MOROVIS, PR, 00687
Registry ID: 110044246214
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Eduardo Rivera Riveraentered 2012-09-07
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-09-07Final Order Issued
- 2012-09-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-09-07NPDES Closed
- 2012-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000064229
- Case number
- 02-2012-3108
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- CT
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2012-3108 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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