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Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Judicial · FY2008 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 1000008636

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-2008-0019
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (2)

Summary

In the complaint filed in 2014, the EPA alleges that the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources was discharging pollutants without a permit from its Baldorioty de Castro, De Diego and Stop 18 stormwater pump stations. These three pump stations were designed to control flooding in the San Juan area by pumping large volumes of storm water into receiving waters. These three Department of Natural and Environmental Resources pump stations have been receiving flow from various sources which contain untreated sewage. The agreement with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources requires it to invest an estimated $33 million to upgrade its system over the life of the settlement, including: Obtain a proper permit and implement a Storm Water Management Program; Install, inspect, maintain, monitor, and replace warning signs at all pump station outfalls and replace booms at all pump stations; Upgrade the Baldorioty de Castro Pump Station, and install electronic monitoring equipment and lighting fixtures at pump station wet wells; Routinely clean and maintain its pump stations and develop methods for sludge sampling, disposal, and water level management; Develop a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan; Pay $650,000 each year into a Court Registry Account to be used by the Municipality of San Juan, Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Highways and Transportation Authority to support the implementation of work plans for work in

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