EPA v. Thomas P. Walsh Funeral Home

Case summary

III. JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENTS 1) Thomas P. Walsh Funeral Home (“Respondent”) is a Person within the meaning of Section 1401(12) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300f(12). 2) Respondent owns and/or operates a facility located at 60 Carlton Avenue, Central Islip, NY11722. 3) There is a Class V injection well at the facility, as defined at 40 C.F.R. 144.6(e) and 144.80(e). 4) The facility’s injection well(s) discharge into or above an aquifer that meets the definition of an Underground Source of Drinking Water (“USDW”). The facility discharges wastewaters into or above the Long Island Sole Source Aquifer, a USDW. 5) Wastewater from funeral home prep rooms typically contain wastes such as phenol and formaldehyde as well as bodily fluids that can pose a threat to human health if ingested in drinking water 6) Based on the above, Respondent is subject to the requirements of the UIC program established pursuant to the SDWA. 7) EPA issued a Notice of Violation and proposed Administrative Order for Compliance on January 23, 2007. The public notice of the Proposed Order was published on the EPA Region 2 website for thirty days, from February 9, 2007 until March 11, 2007.

Defendants (1)

• Thomas P. Walsh Funeral Home (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• THOMAS P. WALSH FUNERAL HOME

  60 CARLTON AVENUE, CENTRAL ISLIP, NY, 11722

  Registry ID: 110028195236

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Thomas P. Walsh Funeral Homeentered 2007-06-12

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-06-12Final Order Issued
• 2007-06-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2007-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered