EPA v. City of Alturas Wastewater Treatment Plant ESA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
CAA 112(r) filed Expedited Settlement Agreement for the City of Alturas Wastewater Treatment Plant. The case concerns a late Risk Management Plant submission (80 days late). Additionally, the facility had inaccurately reported its chlorine inventory and had not updated the emergency contact information after 30 days of it changing.
Defendants (2)
- Warren FarnamNamed in settlement
- City of Alturas Wastewater Treatment PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF ALTURAS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
20095 COUNTY ROAD 54, ALTURAS, CA, 96101
Registry ID: 110000723290
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Alturas Wastewater Treatment Plant ESAentered 2026-02-26
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $1,400
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2026-02-26Final Order Issued
- 2026-02-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-02-27Enforcement Action Closed
- 2026-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604939494
- Case number
- 09-2026-3546
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2026-3546 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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