# RIO GRANDE UTILITY CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37658`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0833
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $3K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- RIO GRANDE UTILITY CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33         U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3).                                2. RIO GRANDE UTILITY CORPORATION, A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION     P.O. BOX 1179                                                BELEN, VALENCIA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87002                  3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     NOT COMPLYING WITH ITS CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT USING THE    EXISTING TREATMENT WORKS.                                 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA,      EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE-     SPONDENT TO: 1) EFFICIENTLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE EX-     ISTING TREATMENT WORKS, SO AS TO DISCHARGE EFFLUENT WHICH    DOES NOT EXCEED PERMIT LIMITS, 2) COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOW-    ING SCHEDULE FOR EXPANSION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT       PLANT, A) RETAIN ENGINEERING SERVICES (COMPLETE), B) DE-     SIGN AND BID PROJECT BY JAN 1. 1998, AND C) COMPLETE CON-    STRUCTION BY JAN. 1, 1999, 3) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NON-      COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS     FOLLOWING THE DATE OF A SPECIFIC ACTION, AND 4) SUBMIT       PROGRESS REPORTS QUARTERLY BY THE 14TH OF THE MONTH FOL-     LOWING THE END OF THE QUARTER WITH THE FIRST REPORT DUE      BY JUL. 14, 1997.

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