EPA v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP, D/B/A AMTRAK

Case summary

AMTRAK, THE PRIMARY NATIONAL PASSENGER RAILWAY, PROVIDES WATER FOR DRINKING AND SANITARY PURPOSES TO THE CREW AND PASSENGERS ON TIS RAIL CARS. EACH RAILCAR THAT PROVIDES WATER IS A TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER SYSTEM. UNDER THE SDWA, EPA DIRECTLY REGULATES INTERSTATE CARRIER CONVEYANCES (ICCs), SUCH AS TRAINS AND AIRPLANES, WITHOUT DELEGATION TO STATE AGENCIES. AMTRAK OWNS OR OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 RAILCARS THAT SERVE WATER TO AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE/60 DAYS. THIS INCLUDES RAILCARS WHERE AMTRAK ACTS AS A CONTRACT OPERATOR FOR RAILCAR MAINTENANCDE. TO PROTECT AGAINST MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION, AMTRAK MUST MONITOR, DISINFECT AND FLUSH ITS RAILCARS' 'DRINKING WATER EQUIPMENT.

Defendants (1)

• NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP, D/B/A AMTRAKNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP, D/B/A AMTRAK

  ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002

  Registry ID: 110011576179

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP, D/B/A AMTRAKentered 2012-04-26

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-04-26Final Order Issued
• 2012-05-23Enforcement Action Data Entered