EPA v. City of Las Cruces
Case summary
Administrative Order (AO) CWA-06-2026-1749 issued to the City of Las Cruces, for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. ? 1251 et seq. Violations were identified during a review of the permit file and discharge monitoring reports submitted for the Jacob Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility. The violations alleged are for failure to meet permit effluent and monitoring requirements. This covers the period of April 2024 till December 2025.
Defendants (1)
- City of Las CrucesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF LAS CRUCES - JACOB HANDS MEMORIAL WWTF
2851 WEST AMADOR, LAS CRUCES, NM, 88005
Registry ID: 110039926774
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Las Crucesentered 2026-02-24
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2026-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-02-24Final Order Issued
- 2026-02-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-06-01NPDES Closed
- 2026-06-01Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604740235
- Case number
- 06-2026-1749
- 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 06-2026-1749 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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