THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF CASE NUMBER 02-79-0016 BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT SCREEN REACHED ITS MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACE. ANOTHER CASE NUMBER 02-79-0020 WAS USED AS A CONTINUATION WHICH HAS NOW REACHED ITS MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SCREEN SPACE. THERE ARE NOW 21 AMENDMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL CASE AND 20 AMENDMENTS FROM THE CONTINUED CASE TOTALING 41 AMENDMENTS. A CD WAS ENTERED BY THE COURT ON FEB. 22, 1978 WHICH CONCLUDED THE CASE. THE CD IS STILL ACTIVE AND THE U.S. CONTINUES TO ADD AMENDMENTS TO ENFORCE THE DECREE. A SETTLEMENT WAS ENTERED BY THE COURT ON APRIL 17, 1997 AND CONCLUDED ACTIVE AMENDMENTS IN THE ORIGINAL CASE AND UP TO AMENDMENT 12 IN THE 2ND CASE (02-79-0020). THERE ARE NOW 3 CASES WHICH ARE IN ACTUALLY ONE CASE WITH A TOTAL OF 41 ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS. THE CASE NUMBERS ARE: 02-79-0016, 02-79-0020 AND 02-79-0024. THE FIRST CASE HAS DECREE #02-78-C001 & THE 2ND CASE HAS THE JOINT STIP #02-97-C028.
Three consent decree enforcement actions were entered as amended referrals. Originally, they were entered as a new case, 02-2003-0016, with two amendments. That case has been deleted. This action was taken per HQ request, 10/21/03. JD
Amendment #1, 01/21/03 -- action taken to enforce against continuing flagrant violations by PRASA of judicial consent orders from 1979 and 1983. PRASA has continued to violate the provisions of the original orders relating to operation and maintenence of their wastewater treatment plants island-wide. EPA has also