EPA v. TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITY

Case summary

6/26/12 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: RESPONDENT FAILED THE VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTOIN OPTION #3 REQUIREMENT AT THE POINCIANA WWTP #1, #2, AND #3 IN 2009 AND AT THE POINCIANA WWTP#2 IN 2010. RESPONDENT HAS ALLEGED THAT THE FAILURE TO SATISFY THE VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTOIN OPTION #3 REQUIREMENT WAS DUE TO LABORATORY ERROR, OF WHICH IT LEARNED AFTER-THE-FACT AND REPORTED TO COMPLAINANT. RESPONDENT DID NOT MONITOR THE PATHOGEN DENSITY AT POINCIANA WWTP #2 OR WWTP #2 IN 2010.

Defendants (1)

• TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITY - POINCIANA WTP #1

  5299 ROBERT MCLANE BOULEVARD, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34758

  Registry ID: 110046309605

• TWA-WALNUT DRIVE WRF

  601 COUNTRY CLUB RD, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34759-4100

  Registry ID: 110056004675

• TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITY - POINCIANA WTP #2 CYPRESS WEST

  1000 NORTH RHODODENDRON, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34758

  Registry ID: 110046309623

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITYentered 2012-06-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2012-06-26Final Order Issued
• 2012-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-07-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-07-20NPDES Closed