EPA v. El Prado WSD
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
El Prado Water and Sanitation District is a water district who owned or operated a drinking water well located in El Prado, New Mexico. The violation alleged is for an unauthorized discharge of chlorinated purge water in the Rio Lucero River. Administrative Complaint with penalty issued for discharging pollutants without an NPDES Permit. Penalty agreed to and the final CAFO is in routing for signaure on 7/5/2011. CAFO issued on 7/18/2011 with penalty.
Defendants (1)
- El Prado WSDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EL PRADO WSD WELL NO. 3
HWY 64 AND CHAVEZ ROAD, EL PRADO, NM, 87529
Registry ID: 110043271740
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
El Prado WSDentered 2011-07-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2010-12-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-12-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-07-18Final Order Issued
- 2011-07-28NPDES Closed
- 2011-07-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200035731
- Case number
- 06-2011-1716
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2011-1716 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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