EPA v. BELLE GLADE WATERWORKS SYSTEM

Case summary

7/21/04 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATION: FAILURE TO MONITOR FOR THE UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING REGULATIONS (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 4 QUARTERLY SAMPLE IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORIDNG TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: FIRST SAMPLE - BETWEEN JULY 1 AND JULY 31, 2004; SECOND SAMPLE - BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND OCTOBER 31, 2004 THIRD SAMPLE - BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND JANUARY 31, 2005 FOURTH SAMPLE - BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND APRIL 31, 2005. 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 JUNE 1, 2005. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY PERSONS SERVICED 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 OCTOBER 2004 AND THE JANUARY AND APRIL 2005 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 2004 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT. 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 AVAILABILITY 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 COPIES PROVIDED TO EPA. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVE 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 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 VIOLATIONS. WITHIN 10 DYS 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 MEDI

Defendants (1)

• BELLE GLADE WATERWORKS SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELLE GLADE WATERWORKS

  WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33412

  Registry ID: 110013174821

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELLE GLADE WATERWORKS SYSTEMentered 2004-07-21

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-07-21Final Order Issued
• 2004-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-10-05Enforcement Action Closed