EPA v. ALEXANDER CITY (AL) 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. 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 QUARTERLY SAMPLES FOR ALL THE LIST 1 UCMR CONTAMINANTS IN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: THIRD SAMPLE - BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2004; FOURTH 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 UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT SAMPLING BY THE SCHEDULE BELOW. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE MONITORING RESULTS. BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 - PROVIDE TIER 3 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE JULY 21, 2003 LIST 1 UCMR MONITORING RESULTS; BY JULY 1, 2005 - PROVIDE TIER 3 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE JUNE 11, SEPTEMBER, 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 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. THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OF ALABAMA, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS AO, 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. 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)

• ALEXANDER CITY (AL) WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALEXANDER CITY WATER SYSTEM

  291 ADAMS CIRCLE, ALEXANDER CITY, AL, 35010

  Registry ID: 110018942509

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1445 — Record keeping and/or Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALEXANDER CITY (AL) WATER SYSTEMentered 2004-07-21

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-07-21Final Order Issued
• 2004-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-06-16Enforcement Action Closed