# ESPANOLA MERCANTILE COMPANY, A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38271`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0579
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $4K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ESPANOLA MERCANTILE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ESPANOLA TRANSIT MIX - VELARDE (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. ESPANOLA MERCANTILE COMPANY, A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION,       D.B.A. ESPANOLA TRANSIT MIX - VELARDE                        EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 68                                     VELARDE, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87582              3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA-     CILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE.                     4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT.       THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE     WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE       DEFICIENCIES, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE        VIOLATIONS, AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS,     SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS       TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAINING HOW THEY      WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE; C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT       THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A PLAN TO DO SO IN     THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE; AND D) ARRANGE TO MEET WITH      EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

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