EPA v. CAMP GILMONT

Case summary

MR. HENRY MEARES (RESPONDENT) HAS DONE BUSINESS AT CAMP GIL- MONT WATER SYSTEM IN UPSHUR COUNTY, TX., AND HAS VIOLATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED UNDER SECTION 1414(G)(1) OF THE SDWA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300G-3(G)(1), AND THAT RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $5,000 AS A RE- SULT OF ITS VIOLATIONS. RESPONDENT IS AN OWNER/OPERATOR OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AND THEREFORE IS A SUPPLIER OF WATER . RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 40 C.F.R. SECTIONS 141.21 (A), 141.21(B)(5) AND 141.21(F)(3) IN OCT. 1991, JUN. 1992 BY FAILING TO COLLECT SUCH ROUTINE TOTAL COLIFORM SAMPLES AND FAILING TO CONDUCT SUCH ANALYSES. RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 40 C.F.R. SECTIONS 141.21(B)(1), 141.21(B)(4) AND 141.21(F)(3) IN FEB. 1991, SEPT. 1991, MAY 1992 AND JUN. 1992 BY FAILING TO COLLECT REPEAT TOTAL COLIFORM SAMPLES AND CONDUCT REPEAT TOTAL COLIFORM ANALYSES WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED OF A POSITIVE TOTAL COLIFORM ANALYSIS. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SEC. 141.32 BY FAILING TO NOT- IFY PERSONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINK- ING WATER REGULATIONS IN OCT 1991, JUN. 1992 AND JUL. 1992. RESPONDENT FURTHER VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 141.31(D) BY FAILING , WITHIN 10 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF EACH PUBLIC NOTI- FICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 141.32, TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE A REPRESENTATIVE COPY OF EACH TYPE OF NOTICE DIS- TRIBUTED, PUBLISHED, OR POSTED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PER- SONS SERVED BY THE SYSTEM OR THE MEDIA. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 141.63 BY DELIVERING WATER THAT EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR COLI- FORM BACTERIA AND WAS SO NOTIFIED BY THE TEXAS WATER COMMIS- SION IN JUN. 1992. ON APR. 29, 1993, AFTER OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, DOCKET NO. F930075, TO RE- SPONDENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 1414(G) OFTHE SDWA. RESPONDENT VIOLATED AO BY FAILING TO COLLECT ROUTINE TOTAL COLIFORM SAMPLES AT SITES WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF WATER THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TO ANALYZE THE SAM- PLES OR HAVE THEM ANALYZED BY AN APPROVED LABORATORY IN DEC. 1993. RESPONDENT VIOLATED AO BY FAILING TO DELIVER WATER TO THE FREE FLOWING OUTLET OF THE ULTIMATE USER OF THE WATER SYSTEM WITH CONCENTRATIONS OF COLIFORM BACTERIA NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUN CONTAMINANT LEVEL IN NOV. 1993. RESPONDENT VIOLATED AO BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC OR USER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS NOV. 1993 AND DEC. 1993. RESPONDENT VIOLATED AO BY FAILING TO SUBMIT COPIES OF MICRO- BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS RECORDS TAKEN TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOTAL COLIFORM MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL IN SEPT. 1993 THROUGH DEC. 1993 AND JAN. 1994 THROUGH MAR. 1994. COMPLIANCE IS THE PAYMENT OF THE PROPOSED PENALTY. ADDRESS: RT. 6 BOX 254 GILMER, TX. 75644 PWS ID: TX2300031

Defendants (1)

• HENRY MEARES (CAMP GILMONT)Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CAMP GILMONT

  RT 6 BOX 254, GILMER, TX, 75644

  Registry ID: 110010774625

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1994-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-09Enforcement Action Closed