EPA v. Village of Findlay - IL1730100
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Village of Findlay violated the Maximun Contaminant Levels (MCL) under the federal drinking water regulations. Which required the system to meet the arsenic MCL of 0.010 mg/L. The system highest runing average was 0.012mg/L, 0.013, and 0.013mg/L. On January 23, 2015, the Village of Findlay inactivated its wells and connected to EJ Water Cooperative. On June 3, 2015, U.S. EPA received confirmation from Dave McMillan of Illinois EPA that the Village of Findlay?s wells were inactivated and that Findlay PWS was officially connected to EJ Water Cooperative and the PWS was only serving purchased water to its customers.
Defendants (1)
- John M. Diss, Village President - IL1730100Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
VILLAGE OF FINDLAY
P.O. BOX 199, FINDLAY, IL, 62534
Registry ID: 110018334934
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Village of Findlay - IL1730100entered 2013-03-27
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-03-27Final Order Issued
- 2013-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-01-23Compliance Achieved
- 2015-06-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400091978
- Case number
- 05-2013-4602
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2013-4602 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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