EPA v. JACKSON COUNTY UTILITIES, PLANT #1

Case summary

10/1/2010 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER STATES: BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EPA, MONITORING WAS NOT CONDUCTED AT TWO (2) MONITORING LOCATIONS FOR TTHMs AND HAA5s. THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 141.601(b) AND 141.601(c). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR SECTION 141.600(c), GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS SERVING LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND (10,000) PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN IDSE REPORT BY JULY 1, 2010. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EPA, THE SYSTEM FAILED TO SUBMIT AN INITIAL IDSE REPORT BY JULY 1, 2010. THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 141.600(c). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION 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. ORDER REQUIRES: THE SYSTEM SHALL BEGIN MONITORING DURINGTHE MONTHS OF OCTOBER 2010, JANUARY 2011, APRIL 2011 AND JULY 2011. THE MONITORING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 141.601(b) AND 141.601(c)(1). NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA ALL MONITORING RESULTS AND AN INITIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EVALUATION (IDSE) REPORT PURSUANT T0 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.

Defendants (1)

• JACKSON COUNTY UTILITIES, PLANT #1Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JACKSON COUNTY UTILITIES NO. 1-PLANT #1

  2864 MADISON ST., MARIANNA, FL, 32448

  Registry ID: 110013192614

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JACKSON COUNTY UTILITIES, PLANT #1entered 2010-10-01

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-10-01Final Order Issued
• 2010-11-09Enforcement Action Data Entered