# PRASA & COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8391`
- **Case Number:** 02-2001-3076
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $18K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PRASA & COMPANIA DE AGUAS DE AGUAS DE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

******                                                       EPA FINDS THAT THE LARES WWTP IS UNABLE TO MEET THE WATER    QUALITY BASED EFFLUENT LIMITS SET OUT IN ITS NPDES PERMIT    AND THAT PRASA/CAPR IS NOT MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE     FACILITY ADEQUATELY.  THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) REQUIRES PRASA/CAPR TO MAXIMIZE THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE  LARES WWTP IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH  ALL THE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.  IN ADDITION, THIS AO    REQUIRES PRASA/CAPR TO SUBMIT A PLAN THAT OUTLINES A         SCHEDULE, FOR THE COMPLETION OF ALL PERMANENT REPAIRS/TASKS  NEEDED TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES FOUND DURING A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON JUNE 5, 2001.

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