On October 31, 2017, Region 1 entered into an Administrative Order on Consent ( Order or AOC ) with the Warner Village Water District ( District ) for violations of the total copper and phosphorus limits contained in its wastewater treatment facility?s NPDES Permit. The Order requires the District to prepare, submit and implement: (i) a plan that further evaluates discharging to groundwater, (ii) a plan that identifies the upgrades and process modifications required to achieve full compliance with the NPDES Permit if discharge to groundwater is infeasible, and (iii) a phosphorus optimization plan. The AOC also establishes interim monitoring requirements for total recoverable copper and total phosphorus. The State of New Hampshire has not been delegated the NPDES program but worked in close coordination with EPA in this matter.