EPA v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority - Guayama WWTP
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On August 5, 2016, Region 2 issued an administrative compliance order and information request to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority for violations of CWA Section 402 and the applicable NPDES regulations, relating to the Salinas-Guayama Sanitary Sewer Trunk and Collection System/Guayama Wastewater Treatment Plant. The order requires immediate notice of any sanitary sewage overflow; cleanup of the wastewater collection system to eliminate the accumulation of grease and solids; performance of pre-treatment inspections to all commercial establishments within the facility?s sewerage basin; and the development of a work plan for the construction of a new Salinas-Guayama Sanitary Sewer Trunk and Collection System.
Defendants (1)
- Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer AuthorityNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRASA GUAYAMA WWTP
PR 710, KM 1.0., GUAYAMA, PR, 00784
Registry ID: 110009700476
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority - Guayama WWTPentered 2016-08-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-08-05Final Order Issued
- 2016-08-05Enforcement Action Closed
- 2016-08-05NPDES Closed
- 2016-08-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600780542
- Case number
- 02-2016-3115
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2016-3115 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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