United States v. Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Under a proposed consent decree concerning the alleged discharge of pollutants into U.S. waters without a permit and the alleged failure to comply with various requirements of the NPDES general permit for discharges from small municipal separate storm sewer systems, a settling CWA defendant must implement various injunctive measures to prevent future unpermitted discharges and pay a $25,000 civil penalty, based on its limited ability to pay.