EPA v. Rio Rancho, City of
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On April 28, 2022, EPA issued Administrative Order CWA-06-2022-1770 to the City of Rio Rancho for violations of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ?? 1251-1387). Violations were identified during a review of non-compliance reports, the permit file and discharge monitoring reports submitted for the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. The violations alleged are for failure to meet NPDES permit effluent limitations and for unauthorized discharges. The AO cites NPDES permit violations for E.Coli, BOD, TSS, and Chlorine as well as for sanitary sewer overflows dating back to 2019. The AO requires the City of Rio Rancho to respond within thirty days.
Defendants (1)
- Rio Rancho, City ofNamed in complaintNamed 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 2022-04-28
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2022-04-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-04-28Final Order Issued
- 2022-05-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603107347
- Case number
- 06-2022-1770
- 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 06-2022-1770 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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