# PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS WASTEWATER
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8424`
- **Case Number:** 02-2001-3409
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $110K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PRASA VALLE DE LAJAS WASTEWATER (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

******                                                       PRASA AND COMPANIA DE AGUAS OWN AND OPERATE A WASTEWATER     TREATMENT PLANT AT LAJAS PR.  RESPONDENTS FAILED TO          PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANT CAUSING THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED  STATES AND FOR FAILING TO MEET EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.         ******                                                       PRASA AND CAPR OWN AND OPERATE A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT      AT LAJAS, PR.  RESPONDENT IS PAYING PENALTY FOR ITS          FAILURE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANT CAUSING THE        UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS       OF THE US AND FOR FAILING TO MEET EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN    ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT.

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