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06-2016-1833Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2016· Region 06

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 301/402NPDES 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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