EPA v. PERRY PHILLIPS MOBILE HOME PARK

Case summary

REGION III SENT A LETTER REFERRAL TO DOJ REQUESTING THAT DOJ FILE AN ACTION FOR PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF UNDER SDWA 1414 AGAINST PERRY AND JEANNE PHILLIPS AND THE PHILLIPS MOBILE HOME PARK. THE MOBILE HOME PARK IS LOCATED IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 60 FULLTIME RESIDENTS. THE PARK'S WATER SYSTEM IS SUPPLIED GROUND WATER WHICH IS CONTAMINATED BY VOCS. THE PARK'S WATER SYSTEM HAS VIOLATED THE MCL FOR 1,1-DICHLOROETHYLENE AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE EVERY MONTH FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THEN. EPA PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE EMERGENCY ORDER UND SDWA 1413 TO THE PHILLIPS ON 5/25/93, BUT THE PHILLIPS HAVE NOT BUILT THE TREATMENT SYSTEM NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE VOC CONTAMINATION. REGION III IS SEEKING A PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION REQUIRING THAT THE PHILLIPS BUILD THE TREATMENT SYSTEM APPROVED BY PA IN A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PHILLIPS IN JAN 1994 AND SUPPLY FREE BOTTLED WATER TO THE PARK'S RESIDENTS UNTIL THE TREATMENT SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL.

Defendants (3)

• PERRY PHILLIPS MOBILE HOME PARKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PHILLIPS, JEANNENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PHILLIPS, PERRYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PHILLIPS PERRY MOBILE HOME PARK

  RD 2, COATESVILLE, PA, 19320

  Registry ID: 110010704559

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PERRY PHILLIPSentered 1996-12-03

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1992-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-07-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-09-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-12-03Final Order Lodged
• 1996-12-03Final Order Entered
• 1996-12-03Concluded
• 2001-07-30Enforcement Action Closed