EPA v. Wildlife Mobile Home Park, IL0995425, Ra MCL

Case summary

The January 6, 2011 Amended AO requires system to comply with the Combined Radium MCL of 5 pCi/L, submit a letter stating its intention to comply with Amended AO, followed by a detailed plan for bringing system into compliance including milestones with dates for planning engineering/designng, obtaining funding, construction/equipment installation, and projected completion date, and, to the extent grant funding is part of the plan, a contingency funding option in case grant funds are not available. It also requires system to continue to sample quarterly for combined radium and provide public notice each quarter as long as the violations persists. In response to the January 2011 Order, Wildlife submitted a plan to reduce the number of occupied mobile home lots so that Wildlife would no longer be considered a public water system by Illinois. On November 11, 2011, U.S. EPA issued Wildlife a Warning Letter that (1) provided important information regarding the health effects of long-term Combined Radium consumption;(2) outlined the Agency’s enforcement options under the SDWA when a water supply violates an MCL, regardless of whether Wildlife deactivates or remains a public water system; and (3) requested Wildlife to immediately provide a written proposal to resolve Wildlife’s drinking water noncompliance. In response to the Warning Letter, Wildlife’s attorney submitted a proposal to install a point of entry (POE) water softener at each residential unit at Wildlife Mobile Home Park to resolve its noncompliance with the Combined Radium MCL with a schedule to achieve compliance by May 19, 2012. On December 22, 2011, U.S. EPA issued a Second Amended Administrative Order (December 2011 Order) with a revised schedule of due dates taking into account the progress Wildlife made since the January 2011 Order allowing Wildlife the opportunity to achieve the requirements of the 2006 and January 2011 Orders. Wildlife met the the requirements of the December 2011 Order on July 30, 2013.

Defendants (1)

• Earl E. CazelNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILDLIFE MOBILE HOME PARK

  EAST SOUTH STREET, SENECA, IL, 61360

  Registry ID: 110028135630

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414C — PWS - Notice to Persons Served
• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Wildlife Mobile Home Park, IL0995425, Ra MCLentered 2011-01-06

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-01-06Final Order Issued
• 2011-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-07-30Enforcement Action Closed