EPA v. Rio Rancho, City of
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On April 8,2019, EPA Region 6 issued Administrative Order (AO) CWA-06-2019-1769 under its authority pursuant to the Clean Water Act to the City of Rio Rancho, NM (Respondent). The AO was issued in response to violations of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (No. NM0027987). The AO requires the City of Rio Rancho to submit to EPA missing progress reports and to come into compliance with NPDES Permit No. NM0027987. The City of Rio Rancho must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days.
Defendants (1)
- Rio Rancho, City ofNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
RIO RANCHO, CITY OF WWTP #2
100 INDUSTRIAL PARK LOOP, RIO RANCHO, NM, 87124
Registry ID: 110022872346
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Rio Rancho, City ofentered 2019-04-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2019-04-08Final Order Issued
- 2019-04-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-08-15NPDES Closed
- 2025-08-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601807070
- Case number
- 06-2019-1769
- 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 06-2019-1769 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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