EPA v. Commonwealth Utilities Corporation

Case summary

This is a material modification to the existing Civil Judicial Referral pursuant to 301, 308, and 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for the Department of Justice to modify its action against the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation's (CUC) Drinking Water System and Agingan and Sadog Tasi Sewage Treatment Plants, in Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI). This modification establishes additional injunctive relief in response to recently identified deficiencies and violations under SDWA and CWA.

Defendants (1)

• Commonwealth Utilities CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• SADOG TASI WWTP

  SADOG TASI RD., SAIPAN, MP, 96950

  Registry ID: 110024584163

• AGINGAN STP

  AGINGAN POINT, SAIPAN, MP, 96950

  Registry ID: 110024584172

• COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORP (AGINGAN)

  WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AGINGAN POINT ROAD, SAIPAN, MP, 96950

  Registry ID: 110024584172

• COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION (SADOG TASI)

  WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, SADOG TASI ROAD, GARAPAN, MP, 96950

  Registry ID: 110024584163

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• SDWA 1414C — PWS - Notice to Persons Served
• SDWA 1431 — Emergency Powers
• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Commonwealth Utilities Corporation

  Primary law: CWA

• Commonwealth Utilities Corporationentered 2009-03-11

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2005-08-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2005-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-27Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2008-11-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-03-11Final Order Entered
• 2025-01-09Final Order Lodged