EPA v. Mora Development Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED OF POLLUTANTS (SEWAGE) FROM ITS SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS AT THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT. DEFENDANT FAILED TO TRANSPORT ALL GENERATED SEWAGE TO AN AUTHORIZED FACILITY FOR PROPER TREATMENT. THE DISCHARGES OCCURRED AT LAS CASCADAS II RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 1,827 DAYS, AND AT THE VILLAS DE MONTECIELO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, DISCHARGES OCCURRED FOR 1,433 DAYS.
Defendants (2)
- Mora Development CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Mora Development, S.E.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
LAS CASCADAS II DEVELOPMENT
ROAD # 2, KM 18.25, BUCARABONES WARD, TOA ALTA, PR, 00953
Registry ID: 110054969655
VILLAS DE MONTECIELO DEVELOPMENT
STATE ROAD 833, KM 8.8, SANTA ROSA III WARD, GUAYNABO, PR, 00969
Registry ID: 110055172771
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Mora Development Corporationentered 2019-03-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $242,400
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 2013-09-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2013-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-03-14Complaint Filed With Court
- 2019-03-14Final Order Lodged
- 2019-03-15Final Order Entered
- 2019-03-15Concluded
- 2019-04-08NPDES Closed
- 2019-04-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400165430
- Case number
- 02-2013-0022
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- CT
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2013-0022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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