EPA v. TOWN OF CENTURY

Case summary

6/25/2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON A REVIEW OF SECTION 1433 CERTIFICATIONS IN THE EPA'S CROSS-MEDIA ELECTRONIC REPORTING ( CROMERR ) DATABASE, RESPONDENT CERTIFIED COMPLETION OF ITS RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT (RRA) ON OCTOBER 8, 2021, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (ERP) ON JANUARY 28, 2022. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025, THE EPA COMPLETED AN ONSITE INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT'S PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE EPA INSPECTION TEAM REQUESTED THAT THE RESPONDENT PRODUCE ITS RRA AND ERP, WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ONSITE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1433(D) OF THE SDWA. THE RESPONDENT PRODUCED DOCUMENTS TITLED VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR CENTURY, FLORIDA AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1433(D) OF THE SDWA. DURING THE REVIEW OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR CENTURY, FLORIDA, THE EPA INSPECTION TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE DOCUMENT DID NOT ASSESS ALL REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF 1433(A) OF THE SDWA. SPECIFICALLY, THE DOCUMENT FAILED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE RISKS TO THE SYSTEM FROM MALEVOLENT ACTS AND NATURAL HAZARDS, THE RISKS TO THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM, AND THE RISKS TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1433(A)(1) OF THE SDWA. THEREFORE, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1433(A) OF THE SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300I-2(A), BY CERTIFYING AN INCOMPLETE RRA TO THE EPA. FURTHERMORE, THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT PROVIDED A COMPLETE RRA TO THE EPA TO DATE. EPA IS ISSUING THIS ORDER TO ADDRESS THE VIOLATIONS ENUMERATED ABOVE AND TO PLACE THE RESPONDENT ON AN ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1433 OF THE SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300I-2. THE EPA HEREBY ORDERS: - WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS TO THE SYSTEM FROM MALEVOLENT ACTS AND NATURAL HAZARDS, THE RISKS TO THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM, AND THE RISKS TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1433(A)(1) OF THE SDWA. - WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH EPA TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OF THE COMPLETED RRA. AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING AND IN THE PRESENCE OF EPA, RESPONDENT SHALL ALSO SUBMIT EVIDENCE SUPPORTING ITS CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPLETION OF ITS RRA, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1433(A) OF THE SDWA. RESPONDENT ALSO SHALL SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATION ELECTRONICALLY USING THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/WATERRESILIENCE/HOW-CERTIFY-YOUR-RISK-AND-RESILIENCE-ASSESSMENT-OR-EMERGENCY-RESPONSE-PLAN.

Defendants (1)

• TOWN OF CENTURYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CENTURY, TOWN OF-PLANT FOR WELL 2

  PO DRAWER 790, CENTURY, FL, 32535

  Registry ID: 110013192286

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1433 — Intentional Acts

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOWN OF CENTURYentered 2025-06-25

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-06-25Final Order Issued
• 2025-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-08-01Enforcement Action Closed