EPA v. WAHNETA WATER SYSTEM, INC.

Case summary

10/13/09 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR 141.601(b), GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS THAT SERVICE A POPULATION OF AT LEAST 500 ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT DISTRIBUTION MONITORING BY TAKING DUAL SAMPLE SETS FOR TTHMs AND HALO ACETIC ACIDS (HAA5s) FROM A TOTAL OF 2 MONITORING LOCATIONS EACH QUARTER ACCORDING TO THEIR APPROVED STANDARD MONITORING PLAN (SMP). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR 141.201, PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS MUST GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE TO PERSONS SERVED BY THE WATER SYSTEM. BASED ON THE INFO PROVIDED TO EPA, MONITORING WAS NOT CONDUCTED AT 2 MONITORING LOCATIONS FOR TTHMs AND HAA5s. THEREFORE SYSTEM IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 141.601(b) AND 141.601(c)(1). ORDER REQUIRES: THE SYSTEM SHALL BEGIN MONITORING DURING THE MONTHS OF OCT 2009, JAN 2010, APRIL 2010, AND JULY 2010. THE MONITORING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR 141.601(b) AND 141.601(c)(1). NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2010, THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA ALL MONITORING RESULTS AND A COMPLETE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) REPORT PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 141.601(c)(1). THE SYSTEM SHALL HIGHLIGHT IN THEIR IDSE REPORT THAT MONITORING WILL CONTINUE IN THE MONTH OF JULY 2010. WITHIN 10 DAYS, THE SYSTEM MUST GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE TO PERSONS SERVED BY THE WATER SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A COPY OF THAT NOTICE TO EPA.

Defendants (1)

• WAJMETA WATER SYSTEM, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAHNETA WATER SYSTEM

  106 EIGHTH STREET EAST, WAHNETA, FL, 33880-6011

  Registry ID: 110013163664

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414G — PWS - Violation of 1414(g) AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WAHNETA WATER SYSTEM, INC.entered 2009-10-13

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-10-13Final Order Issued
• 2009-11-04Enforcement Action Data Entered