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05-2013-4602Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2013· Region 05

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 1412/1414National 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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