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09-2015-1510Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2015· Region 09

EPA v. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Window Rock WWTF

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

This is an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) between US EPA and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) for violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit at its Window Rock Wastewater Treatment Facility. This AOC directs NTUA to undertake specified measures to cease the current violations and prevent additional violations at this facility, and supersedes and replaces a previous AOC issued to NTUA for this facility in 2006.

Defendants (1)

  • Navajo Tribal Utility AuthorityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WINDOW ROCK WWTF

    LAGOON ROAD, FORT DEFIANCE, AZ, 86515

    Registry ID: 110024409433

Statutes cited

  • CWA 309Violation of Existing AO
  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Window Rock WWTFentered 2015-07-06

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2015-07-06Final Order Issued
  • 2015-07-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2015-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2018-02-20NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600172409
Case number
09-2015-1510
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
09
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Violation of Existing AO

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2015-1510 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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