Summary
The U.S. EPA is issuing a notice of proposed action under the Clean Water Act. The USEPA is proposing to issue a renewal to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES Permit No. NN0030343) to:
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority - Northern Edge Navajo Casino Wastewater Treatment Facility
2752 Indian Service Road 36
Fruitland, New Mexico 87416
The Northern Edge Navajo Casino Wastewater Treatment Facility is located in Upper Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico, in the northeastern portion of the Navajo Nation. The proposed permit is for the discharge of treated effluent from the Facility via Outfall No. 001 to a non-perennial Unnamed Wash which is a tributary to the San Juan River. The Facility serves a population of approximately 3,000 casino guests and employees and receives domestic sewage only. There is no hotel or residential services that are part of the collection system. The Treatment Facility has a design flow of 30,000 gallons per day with an average flow of about 20,000 gallons per day.