EPA v. ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

4/14/04 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATION: SYSTEM VIOLATED THE SDWA AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO SAMPLE AT THE ENTRY POINT TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR PERCHLORATE, A LIST 1 CONTAMINANT OF THE UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING REGULATION (UCMR), WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME, PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 141.40(a)(5)(ii)(C). ORDER REQUIRES: SYSTEM SHALL MONITOR FOR PERCHLORATE AT THE ENTRY POINT TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOURCE WATER OF WELL #2. THE SYSTEM MUST COLLECT TWO SAMPLES IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: FIRST SAMPLE: BETWEEN MAY 1 AND MAY 31, 2004; SECOND SAMPLE: BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND OCTOBER 31, 2004. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY EPA IN WRITING WHEN EACH SAMPLE HAS BEEN COLLECTED. THE SYSTEM SHALL REPORT TO EPA THE RESULTS OF THE PERCHLORATE MONITORING BY DECEMBER 1, 2004. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT SAMPLING BY A SPECIFIED SCHEDULE. THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA A CERTIFICATION THAT IT HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS AND SUBMIT COPIES OF NOTICES TO EPA. SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OF FLORIDA OF THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UCM

Defendants (1)

• ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM (FLORIDA)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM (FL)

  40605 GULF BEACH HIGHWAY, GONZALEZ, FL, 32508

  Registry ID: 110017839311

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM (COMPLIANCE ORDER)entered 2004-05-24

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-05-19Amended Administrative Order
• 2004-05-24Final Order Issued
• 2004-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered