EPA v. EGREMONT WATER DEPARTMENT
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$5,200,000
Case summary
CAFO WAS ISSUED TO EGREMONT WATER DEPARTMENT ON 9/28/98 REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION OF FILTRATION FACILITY FOR ITS SURFACE WATER SOURCE, WITH A BEGIN CONSTRUCTION DATE OF 4/30/98 AND COMPLETION DATE OF 12/31/99. THIS WATER SYSTEM HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A PRIVATE ENTITY WHICH HAD VIOLATED A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FAO. MUNICIPALITY PURCHASED WATER SYSTEM AND THIS FAO REFLECTS PROPOSED WORK AND SCHEDULE OF THE TOWN.
Defendants (1)
- EGREMONT WATER DEPARTMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EGREMONT TOWN OF WATER DEPARTMENT
TOWN HALL, EGREMONT, MA, 01230
Registry ID: 110010609591
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EGREMONT WATER DEPARTMENTentered 1998-09-28
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1998-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-28Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-08Compliance Achieved
- 2001-04-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 942
- Case number
- 01-1998-0135
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1998-0135 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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