EPA v. BRADFORDVILLE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

4/1/2010 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER STATES: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 141.601(b), GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS THAT SERVE A POPULATION OF AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND (10,000) ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT DISTRIBUTION MONITORING BY TAKING DUAL SAMPLE SETS FOR TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANES (TTHMs) AND HALO ACETIC ACIDS (HAA5s) FROM A TOTAL OF SIX (6) MONITORING LOCATIONS EACH QUARTER ACCORDING TO THEIR APPROVED STANDARD MONITORING PLAN (SMP). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR SECTION 141.201, PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS (NPDWR) MUST GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE TO PERSONS SERVED BY THE WATER SYSTEM. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EPA, MONITORING WAS NOT CONDUCTED AT SIX (6) MONITORING LOCATIONS FOR TTHMSs AND HAA5s. THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 141.601(b) AND 141.601(c)(1). ORDER REQUIRES: THE SYSTEM SHALL CONTINUE TO MONITOR DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE 2010 AND SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MONITORING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 141.601(b) AND 114.601(c)(1). NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2010, THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA ALL MONITORING RESULTS AND AN INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) REPORT PURSUANT TO 40 CFR SECTION 141.601(c)(1). WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, THE SYSTEM MUST GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE TO PERSONS SERVED BY THE WATER SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A COPY OF THAT NOTICE TO EPA. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE SYSTEM HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE AND EPA HAS ISSUED A CLOSURE LETTER.

Defendants (1)

• BRADFORDVILLE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BRADFORDVILLE REGIONAL W/S

  QUINCY, FL

  Registry ID: 110013192712

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BRADFORDVILLE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEMentered 2010-04-01

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-04-01Final Order Issued
• 2010-04-14Enforcement Action Data Entered