EPA v. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

7/9/04 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATION: SYSTEM FAILED TO MONITOR FOR THE UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING REGULATION (UCMR) LIST 1 CONTAMINANTS WITHIN 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 MONITOR FO RTHE 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 TWO QUARTERLY SAMPLES IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: FIRST SAMPLE - BETWEEN JULY 1 AND JULY 30, 2004; SECOND SAMPLE - BETWEEN DEC 1 AND DEC 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 LIST 1 UCMR MONITORING BY FEBRUARY 1, 2005. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT SAMPLING BY THE SCHEDULE BELOW. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE MONITORING RESULTS. BY JULY 1, 2005 - PROVIDE TIER 3 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE JULY AND DECEMBER 2004 LIST 1 UCMR MONITORING RESULTS - THIS MAY BE DONE IN THE 2004 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT. BY JULY 1, 2005 - INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF ANY DETECTED LIST 1 UCMR CONTAMINANT IN THE CCR. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF COMPLETING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA A CERTIFICATION THAT IT HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS. THE SYSTEM MUST ALSO SUBMIT A REPRESENTATIVE COPY OF EACH TYPE OF NOTICE DISTRIBUTED, PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM AND TO THE MEDIA. THE DATE AND METHOD OF PUBLICATION OF EACH NOTICE TYPE SHOULD BE CLEARLY NOTED ON TEH COPIES PROVIDED TO EPA. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OF FL, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, OF THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UCMR. BY JULY 20, 2004, THE SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE CERTIFICATION TO EPA: (1) THAT THE STATE NOTIFICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND (2) OF THE METHOD OF NOTIFICATION. BY JANUARY 1, 2005, THE SYSTEM SHALL PUBLISH A WRITTEN PUBLIC NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR 141.201. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL OF THE SYSTEM'S CUSTOMERS NOTIFYING THEM OF THE SYSTEM'S AFOREMENTIONED VIOLATIONS. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF COMPLETING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA A CERTIFICATION THAT IT HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS. THE SYSTEM MUST ALSO SUBMIT A REPRESENTATIVE COPY OF EACH TYPE OF NOTICE DISTRIBUTED, PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM AND TO THE MEDIA.

Defendants (1)

• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA-UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

  LIBRA DRIVE BLDG 48, ORLANDO, FL, 328160

  Registry ID: 110007417786

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WATER SYSTEMentered 2004-07-09

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2004-07-09Final Order Issued
• 2004-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered