EPA v. PHARR, CITY OF (TX0062219)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$31,200,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. CITY OF PHARR P.O. BOX B PHARR, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78577 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE IN THE AO, NOTIFY EPA WITHIN 15 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF EACH ACTIVITY, AND SUBMIT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON ALL WORK BEING PERFORMED.
Defendants (1)
- PHARR, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PHARR, CITY OF
PO BOX B, PHARR, TX, 78577
Registry ID: 110010591699
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF PHARRentered 1997-03-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-03-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-03-19Final Order Issued
- 1997-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-05-24Enforcement Action Closed
- 1999-05-24Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37127
- Case number
- 06-1997-0296
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0296 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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