EPA v. HAMLET WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

5/3/04 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATION: SYSTEM VIOLATED THE SDWA AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO MONITOR FOR THE UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT REGULATION (UCMR) LIST 1 CONTAMINANTS WITH THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME, PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 141.40(a)(1)(ii)(A) AND 141.40(a)(5)(ii)(A). ORDER REQUIRES: THE SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SDWA AND 40 CFR PART 141. THE SYSTEM SHALL MONITOR FOR THE LIST 1 UCMR CONTAMINANTS: 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; DCPA DI-ACID DEGRADATE; EPTC; NITROBENZENE; 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE; DCPA MONO-ACID DEGRADATE; MOLINATE; PERCHLORATE; ACETOCHLOR; DDE; MTBE; TERBACIL. THE SYSTEM MUST COLLECT 4 QUARTERLY SAMPLES IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: FIRST SAMPLE: WAS REPORTEDLY COLLECTED ON MARCH 16, 2004; SECOND SAMPLE: BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND JUNE 30, 2004; THIRD SAMPLE: BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2004; FOURTH SAMPLE: BETWEEN DECEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004. THE ORDER ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE SYSTEM: (1) NOTIFY EPA WHEN EACH SAMPLE HAS BEEN COLLECTED; (2) REPORT TO EPA THE RESULTS OF THE LIST 1 UCMR MONITORING BY FEBRUARY 1, 2005; (3) NOTIFY PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE SAMPLING BY SPECIFIED DATES; (4) SUBMIT TO EPA A CERTIFICATION THAT IT HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS AND SEND COPIES OF THE NOTICE TO EPA; AND (5) NOTIFY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER OF THE FAILIURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UCMR

Defendants (1)

• HAMLET WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HAMLET WATER SYS

  203 LAKESIDE DRIVE, HAMLET, NC, 28345

  Registry ID: 110010721353

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HAMLET WATER SYSTEM (COMPLIANCE ORDER)entered 2004-05-03

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2004-05-03Final Order Issued
• 2004-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered