EPA v. NTUA Navajo Townsite Treatment Lagoon

Case summary

This is an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) between the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and the U.S. EPA to achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act and the Facility's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES). A compliance plan was developed under the AOC which requires construction of facility modifications by October 31, 2016. Final compliance with the NPDES permit is required by the end of January 2017. Superseded by Consent Decree entered 08/02/24; Case 09-2021-2003

Defendants (1)

• NTUANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NAVAJO TOWNSITE WWTF

  .75 MILES SE OF RED LAKE, NAVAJO, NM, 87328

  Registry ID: 110022284240

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NTUA Navajo Townsite Treatment Lagoonentered 2016-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2016-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2016-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered