EPA v. City of Truth or Consequences
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On June 16, 2020, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to the Clean Water Act to the City of Truth or Consequences, NM. The AO was issued in response to violations of: Cadmium. The AO requires Truth or Consequences to comply with NPDES permit limits. Truth or Consequences must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days.
Defendants (1)
- City of Truth or ConsequencesNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
505 SIMS STREET, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, 87901
Registry ID: 110013987034
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Truth or Consequencesentered 2020-06-16
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-06-16Final Order Issued
- 2020-06-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-07-17NPDES Closed
- 2020-07-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602219132
- Case number
- 06-2020-1750
- 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 06-2020-1750 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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