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HARLINGEN, CITY OF, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 37967

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Case Number
06-1998-0273
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITY OF HARLINGEN, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY 2.5 MILES EAST OF THE 15TH STREET AND EAST HARRISON AVE. (FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 106) INTERSECTION, SOUTH OF HARRISON AVE., P.O. BOX 1950 HARLINGEN, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS 78551 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA, 2) FAILING TO SUBMIT TO EPA THE AN- NUAL REPORT FOR THE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TIME PERIOD FROM 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97, AND 3) FAILING TO SUBMIT AN UPDATED PRETREATMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT TO EPA AND THE STATE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) REQUIRING THE RESPON- DENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DATS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIM- INATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAIL- ING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, C) IF THE RESPONDENT BELIEVES COMPLE

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