EPA v. PEQUEA WATER COOPERATIVE ASSOC. INC.

Case summary

=> THE PEQUEA WATER CO-OP ASSOC. INC. A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUPPLIES WATER FROM AN ENCLOSED SPRING TO THE 67 HOMES IN THE VILLAGE OF PEQUEA, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF AN OLD 3 INCH CAST IRON GRAVITY FED MAIN AND LATERALS. THERE IS NO DISINFECTION EQUIPMENT IN PLACE. => PEQUEA HAS CONSISTENTLY VIOLATED THE MCL FOR COLI- FORM BACTERIA. THERE ARE ALSO 2 VIOLATIONS OF THE NITRATE MCL. PEQUEA HAS ALSO VIOLATED THE MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. => THE THREAT TO HEALTH IS POSED BY THE CONSISTENT COLIFORM BACTERIA VIOLATIONS. COLIFORM BACTERIA ARE INDICAT- ORS OF POSSIBLE FECAL COLIFORM CONTAMINATION. FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS WATER BOURNE DISEASES, SOME OF WHICH CAN BE FATAL. HIGH NITRATES ARE ALSO A DANGER TO NEW-BORN BABIES.

Defendants (1)

• PEQUEA WATER COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PEQUA WATER COOP ASSOC INC

  P O BOX 86, PEQUEA, PA, 17565

  Registry ID: 110010713031

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PEQUEA WATER COOP ASSOC., INC.entered 1985-09-09

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1984-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1984-11-15Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-12-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 1985-09-09Final Order Entered
• 1985-09-09Concluded
• 1985-09-09Final Order Lodged
• 1986-09-04Enforcement Action Closed