EPA v. TEMPLE TERRACE (FL) WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

7/21/04 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATION: FAILURE 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 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 TWO QUARTERLY SAMPLES IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: FIRST SAMPLE - BETWEEN JULY 1 AND JULY 31, 2004; SECOND SAMPLE - BETWEEN DECEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 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 THE 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 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF COMPLETING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT DESCRIBED ABOVE, 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 . THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, OF THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UCMR. BY JULY 30, 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. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS NOTIFYING THEM OF THE VIOLATIONS. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF COMPLETING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, THE SYSTME 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

Defendants (1)

• TEMPLE TERRACE, FL, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEMPLE TERRACE UTILITY

  6009 WHITEWAY DRIVE, TEMPLE TERRACE, FL, 33617

  Registry ID: 110020954760

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEMPLE TERRACE (FL) WATER SYSTEMentered 2004-07-21

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-07-21Final Order Issued
• 2004-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-07-11Enforcement Action Closed