# PRASA 2
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `4025`
- **Case Number:** 02-1991-0005
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $200K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $35.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PRASA (WTP LAJAS) (complaint) (settlement)
- PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DEFENDANT OWNS AND OPERATES SIXTY WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. THE LAJAS FILER PLANT PROVIDED POTABLE WATER IN THE PALMAREJO WARD AREA.  THE FACILITY HAS A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT. DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS (DMRS), PERIODIC REPORTS OF TEST RESULTS ON THE EFFLUENT OF THE FACILITY REQUIRED BY THE PERMIT, FILED BY DEFENDANT, HAVE REVEALED VIOLATIONS OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN ITS PERMIT FOR MANY PARAMETERS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DEFICIENCIES IN THE DMRS THEMSELVES. THEY FAIL TO REPORT CERTAIN EFFLUENT DATA REQUIRED BY THE PERMIT. IN ADDITION, THE DMRS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED LATE ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS. 

THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS A JUDICIAL ORDER DIRECTING THE DEFENDANT TO COMPLY WITH ITS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS AND THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY. AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) WAS ISSUED ON JULY 18, 1983.  DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 18, 1983 TO JULY 1, 1988, VARIOUS LETTERS OF DEFICIENCY WERE SENT TO THE DEFENDANT.  A LETTER WAS SENT ON AUGUST 27, 1986 WHICH WAS BASED UPON FINDINGS MADE DURING A CEI CONDUCTED BY EPA ON AUGUST 21, 1986.  IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERMIT'S RENEWAL ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1988, EPA ISSUED AN AO TO THE DEFENDANT. ON MARCH 29, 1989 EPA ISSUED ANOTHER ORDER REQUIRING COMPLIANCE AND QUARTERLY REPORTING OF COMPLIANCE MEASURES TAKEN. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 1995 EIGHT CASES WERE COMBINED WITH THIS CASE. THERE ARE NOW NINE (9) FACILITIES FOR THIS CASE.             
  
CD entered on 08/24/2010, EA# 02-2004-0012, supercedes 

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