EPA v. Municipality of Ponce
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
EPA issued an Administrative Compliance Order on June 10, 2016 to require the Respondent to address the illicit discharges of pollutants (sewage) into Waters of the United States that causes exceedances of the Puerto Rico Water Quality Standards at the three stormwater pump stations located in Playa Ward, and its failure to implement the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (Small MS4 Permit).
Defendants (1)
- Municipality of PonceNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE
COMERCIO STREET PLAZA (IN FRONT OF LAS), PONCE, PR, 00733
Registry ID: 110044243823
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Municipality of Ponceentered 2016-06-10
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-06-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 2016-06-10NPDES Closed
- 2016-06-10Final Order Issued
- 2016-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600748013
- Case number
- 02-2016-3116
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2016-3116 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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