EPA v. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works

Case summary

Respondent violated Sections 301(a) and 402 of the CWA, for its failure to comply with the 2016 MS4 General Permit at Playa Ward in the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Order requires Respondent to, among other things, develop storm sewer maps, investigate any illicit connection and/or discharges into the MS4, identify connections into sanitary sewer systems, perform an inventory of storm sewer systems discharge outfalls and interconnections, submit a work plan to perform reconnaissance assessments, and perform outfall monitoring.

Defendants (1)

• PR Department of Transportation & Public WorksNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PUERTO RICO DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS-DE DIEGO FLOOD CONTROL PS

  NORTH CORNER OF DE DIEGO AVENUE AND ESTRELLA STREE, SAN JUAN, PR, 00940-1269

  Registry ID: 110055634513

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Worksentered 2024-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2024-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2024-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered