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06-2005-1892Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2005· Region 06

EPA v. Espanola, City of (NM0029351)

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

Respondent is a municipality that operates a wastewater treatment plant. The plant's permit changed to meet new water quality standards and Respondent was given 3 years to come into compliance. Respondent did utilize the 3 years to come into compliance, and failed to meet the new more stringent ammonia effluent limits. Respondent was ordered in a previous order to come into compliance and this Order is the schedule to bring them back into compliance by Summer 2007, which will include wastewater treatment plant reconstruction.

Defendants (1)

  • Espanola, City of (NM0029351)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ESPANOLA, CITY OF

    405 N. PASEO DE ONATE, ESPANOLA, NM, 87532

    Registry ID: 110039938583

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/307Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Espanola, City of (NM0029351)entered 2005-03-23

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2005-02-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2005-03-23Final Order Issued
  • 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2009-07-01NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
139453
Case number
06-2005-1892
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
6EN-W
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2005-1892 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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