# NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES, A TEXAS UTILITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `39470`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0806
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES, A TEXAS UTILITY                     700' SOUTHWEST OF THE CROSSING OF GRUENE LOOP ROAD OVER      THE GUADALUPE RIVER                                          NEW BRAUNFELS, COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS 78131-0289             3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED       PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED    DMRS FILED WITH EPA.                                      4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT      ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TO EPA    AND TNRCC: 1) COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE PROGRESS REPORTS; 2)       NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS; AND 3) DMRS WITH AN ORIGINAL SIG-     NATURE; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO E-      LIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS; C)        WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE        SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN AND EXPLAIN HOW THE ACTIONS WILL      PREVENT RECURRENCE; D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE        VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPRE-      HENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME; E)      CONTINUE TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH       THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS; AND F) COMPLY WITH ALL TERMS     AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT.

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