EPA v. CHILI MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$500
Case summary
1. SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26, ( SDWA ). 2. CHILI MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION #12 OLD CHILI ROAD CHILI, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87055 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES OF COLIFORM AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB, FAILING TO COLLECT ENOUGH REPEAT SAMPLES AS REQUIRED, AND EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS OF COLI- FORM MONITORING AND REPEAT MONITORING, AND WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE AO, CORRECT THE COLIFORM EXCEEDANCE VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- CHILI MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHILI WATER SYS
#12 OLD CHILI RD, CHILI, NM, 87537
Registry ID: 110010653140
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHILI MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIONentered 1996-10-16
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-10-16Final Order Issued
- 1996-10-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-11-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-10-25Compliance Achieved
- 2002-01-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36853
- Case number
- 06-1997-0021
- 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 06-1997-0021 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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