EPA v. CEBOLLITA LAND GRANT
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$1,500
Case summary
1. SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300F TO 300J-26 ( SDWA ). 2. CEBOLLITA LAND GRANT SEBOYETA WATER SYSTEM P.O. BOX 307 SEBOYETA, CIBOLA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87055 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB, FAILING TO COLLECT ENOUGH REPEAT SAMPLES AS REQUIRED AFTER A TOTAL COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE, AND EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CON- TAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR COLIFORM ON MORE THAN ONE SAM- PLE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO COMPLY IMMEDIATELY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF COLIFORM MONITORING AND COLIFORM REPEAT MONITORING, AND WITHIN 60 DAYS, COMPLY WITH MAXIMUM CANTAMINANT LEVEL FOR COLIFORM.
Defendants (1)
- CEBOLLITA LAND GRANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SEBOYETA WATER SYS
PO BOX 307, SEBOYETA, NM, 87014
Registry ID: 110010653168
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CEBOLLITA LAND GRANTentered 1996-09-16
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-09-16Final Order Issued
- 1997-12-03Compliance Achieved
- 1997-12-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36710
- Case number
- 06-1996-0423
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0423 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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