EPA v. NORTHEAST PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

MAY 21, 2026 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER This Administrative Compliance Order ( Order ) is issued to Northeast Public Water System ( Respondent ) pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) by Section 1414(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C 300g-3(g). The Administrator has delegated this authority to the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4, who has, in turn, delegated this authority to the Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. Respondent owns and operates the Northeast public water system ( PWS ), located in Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, PWS ID No. FL6530617. Northeast ( System ) provides water for human consumption to a population of approximately 60557 persons. Respondent's PWS provides piped water for human consumption and regularly serves at least 15 service connections and/or at least 25 residents and is therefore a ?public water system? as defined by Section 1401(4) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300f(4), and 40 C.F.R. 141.2, and is also a community water system ( CWS ) as defined by Section 1401(15) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300f(15), and 40 C.F.R. 141.2. On October 23, 2018, the SDWA was amended in accordance with the America's Water Infrastructure Act ( AWIA ) of 2018 (Public Law 115-270). In relevant part, AWIA amended Section 1433 of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-2. Section 1433(a)(1)(A) of the SDWA requires a CWS serving more than 3,300 persons to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment ( RRA ) of its system. A CWS serving a population of between 50,000 and 99,999 was required to certify to the EPA that it had completed and/or revised the RRA no later than December 31, 2020 and so forth at least once every five years after the initial applicable deadline. See SDWA 1433(a)(3); 42 U.S.C. 300i-2(a)(3). Section 1433(b) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-2(b), requires a CWS serving more than 3,300 persons, to prepare or revise, where necessary, an emergency response plan (?ERP?) that incorporates the findings of the RRA no later than six months after certifying completion of its RRA. Each CWS serving a population of between 50,000 and 99,999 was required to certify to the EPA that it had completed and/or revised the ERP no later than June 30, 2021 and so forth at least once every five years after the initial applicable deadline. See 42 U.S.C. 300i-2(b). Respondent's CWS serves a population between 50,000 and 99,999.

Defendants (1)

• NORTHEAST PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTHEAST

  DAVENPORT, FL

  Registry ID: 110013231181

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1433 — Intentional Acts

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORTHEAST PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMentered 2026-05-21

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-05-21Final Order Issued
• 2026-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-07-08Enforcement Action Closed