EPA v. Fort Sumner Wastewater Treatment Plant
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On November 22, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)to the Village of Fort Sumner Wastewater Treatment Plant (Respondent), located in De Baca County, New Mexico. The AO was issued in response to violations of Section 402 of the CWA. The AO requires Respondent to respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty days of the effective date of the AO.
Defendants (1)
- Village of Fort SumnerNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FORT SUMNER WWTP
1.5 MI S.OF SUMNER AVE.ON 17TH, FORT SUMNER, NM, 88119
Registry ID: 110011027272
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Fort Sumner Wastewater Treatment Plantentered 2016-11-22
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-11-22Final Order Issued
- 2016-11-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-06-07NPDES Closed
- 2018-06-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600859700
- Case number
- 06-2016-1833
- 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 06-2016-1833 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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