Public Notice: Proposed Administrative Penalty Order against the City of Rio Rancho, NM for Clean Water Act violations

Summary

EPA is proposing to issue a Complaint, Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), to the city of Rio Rancho, NM (Respondent) for violations of Section 301(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a). The violations alleged are for sanitary sewer overflows to waters of the United States and NPDES permit effluent violations.

The CAFO proposes to assess a civil penalty of $115,000 against Respondent for the alleged CWA violations.
Pursuant to Section 309(g)(4)(A) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)(4)(A) and following proceedings under EPA’s Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, 40 C.F.R. Part 22, EPA is providing notice of this CAFO proposing the assessment of a civil penalty. EPA will consider all comments received in determining its final action.
 

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• CWA-06-2025-1737

Related Documents

• CWA-06-2025-1737 (pdf) (1.23 MB)
  EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative Complaint, Consent Agreement and Final Order against Rio Rancho in Sandoval County, New Mexico for alleged violations of the CWA.