EPA v. Garden City PWS Stage 2 DBP M/R AO, MI0002550

Case summary

Administrative Orer(AO)issued on March 31, 2009 for failure to sample for HAA5 during August 2008 according to system's standard monitoring plan for Stage 2 Disinfectant Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR). The AO requires the system to conduct standard monitoring for TTHM and HAA5 at 8 standard monitoring sites according to its revised standard monitoring plan. The AO was reissued on 4/14/2009 to require the system to sample only at standard monitoring site number 2. System met the requirements of the AO by monitoring for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) according to its revised Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR) standard monitoring plan which was approved by EPA on May 11, 2009. System provided public notice for the violations cited in the AO and submitted an Initial Distribution System Report on September 2, 2009. EPA issued system a Notification of IDSE Report Completeness on October 9, 2009, and a letter terminating the AO on 11/9/2009.

Defendants (1)

• Jack BarnesNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GARDEN CITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

  31800 BEECHWOOD, GARDEN CITY, MI, 48135

  Registry ID: 110003679591

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Garden City PWS AO, MI0002550entered 2009-04-14

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-04-14Final Order Issued
• 2009-11-09Enforcement Action Closed