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06-2020-1778Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 06

EPA v. Village of Chama NM0027731

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

a) Failure to provide WET limit results in the form of a No Observed Effect Concentration for test species Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas in the DMRs for the reporting periods of June 2018 and December 2018; b) Discharge violations regarding the WET limits for test species Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas in December 2017 and December 2019; and c) Failure to conduct monthly monitoring of WET limits for test species Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas after violating WET limits in December 2017 and December 2019.

Defendants (1)

  • Billy ElbrockNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • VILLAGE OF CHAMA

    WASTE WATER PLANT, CHAMA, NM, 87520

    Registry ID: 110009831174

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Administrative Order Village of Chama NM0027731entered 2020-09-30

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 2020-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2020-09-30Final Order Issued
  • 2020-10-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2021-10-18Compliance Achieved
  • 2021-10-25Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2021-10-25NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602306412
Case number
06-2020-1778
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Permit Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-1778 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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