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Administrative - Formal · FY2002 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 8786

Penalty
Cost recovery
$18K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-2002-3016
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

******* EPA FINDS THAT THE VILLA DEL REL IV PUMP STATION'S (TRIBUTARY TO THE CAGUAS REGIONAL WWTP) FORCE MAIN IS DISCHARGING RAW SEWAGE INTO A STORM SEWER (TRIBUTARY TO THE GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER) ON EVERY TIME THAT THE PUMPS OPERATE, AND THAT PRASA/CAPR IS NOT MAINTAINING THE SEWER NETWORK, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE CLOGGED AND IT INTERCONNECTED WITH THE VILLA DEL REY IV PUMP STATION'S FORCE MAIN. THIS SITUATION RESULTS IN VILATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED TO THE CAGUAS REGIONAL WWTP. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) REQUIRES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PRASA/CAPR TO REPAIR THE FORCE MAIN AND/OR TO MAKE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS/UNCLOGGS TO THE SEWER NETWORK TO STOP THE DISCHARGE OF RAW SEWAGE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NPDES PERMIT.

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EPA ECHO
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