EPA v. Red River, Town of
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
The Administrative Order was issued in response to a caustic soda chemical spill on January 5, 2018 which resulted in the wastewater treatment plant upset/pass through causing numerous effluent violations and fish kill.
Defendants (1)
- Red River, Town ofNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOWN OF RED RIVER
HWY 38,MILE MARKER 10 IN TAOS, TAOS, NM, 87558
Registry ID: 110002042110
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Red River, Town ofentered 2018-04-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2018-04-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-04-05Final Order Issued
- 2018-04-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-05-17NPDES Closed
- 2018-05-17Compliance Achieved
- 2018-05-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601412573
- Case number
- 06-2018-1781
- 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 06-2018-1781 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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