EPA v. New Mexico Department of Transportation, Rio Vallecitos

Case summary

On unspecified dates in September of 2008, respondent discharged dredged or fill material into the channel of the Rio Vallecitos near Bridge No, 5962 on NM State Rd 290 on Jemez Pueblo land in Sandoval Co., NM. Rio Vallecitos is a tributary to the Rio Guadalupe, then the Jemez River, and then the Rio Grande, a navigable-in-fact body of water.The complaint proposes a Class I penalty of $11,000.00.

Defendants (1)

• New Mexico Department of TransportationNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• NMDOT AT JEMEZ PUEBLO

  VALLECITOS CREEK, JEMEZ PUEBLO, NM, 87024

  Registry ID: 110041886787

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered