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06-2017-1750Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 06

EPA v. Omar's Recycling

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

Failure to put control measures in place to minimize pollutant discharges that address the selection and design consideration in Part 2.1.1; failure to put procedures in place for minimizing the potential for leaks, spills and other releases that may be exposed to storm water, and not developing them for effective response to such spills, if or when they occurred; and failure to minimize the generation of dust and off-site tracking of raw, final, or waste materials.

Defendants (1)

  • Omar's RecyclingNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OMAR'S RECYCLING

    2930 2ND STREET NW, ALBUQUEQUE, NM, 87107

    Registry ID: 110069999572

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Omar's Recyclingentered 2017-05-18

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2017-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-05-18Final Order Issued
  • 2017-06-08Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2017-06-08NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600998917
Case number
06-2017-1750
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 06-2017-1750 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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