# El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2026 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3604708654`
- **Case Number:** 06-2026-1751
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board (settlement)
- Roberto R Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Facility (settlement)
## Summary

On February 12, 2026, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act to El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board  Roberto R Bustamante  Wastewater Treatment Facility. The AO was issued in response to  significant noncompliance  or effluent violations of permit limits. The AO requires the facility to; 1.) submit a list of specific actions taken to correct the violations and 2.) submit written certification to EPA that the violations have been corrected and the facility is compliant with its permit.  The Respondent must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of the effective dated of the AO.

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