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06-1997-0025Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 06

EPA v. CLOUD COUNTRY ESTATES WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$20,500

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300G-3(A)(2), ( SDWA ). 2. CLOUD COUNTRY ESTATES WATER USERS ASSOCIATION #1 CLOUD COUNTRY DRIVE MAYHILL, OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88339 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR COL- IFORM BACTERIA AND FECAL COLIFORM, AND FAILING TO COLLECT ENOUGH REPEAT SAMPLES AS REQUIRED AFTER A POSITIVE COLI- FORM SAMPLE ANALYSIS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO CORRECT THE FECAL COLIFORM AND TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA EXCEEDANCE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE AO, AND CORRECT THE COLIFORM BACTERIA REPEAT MONITORING VIO- LATIONS IMMEDIATELY.

Defendants (1)

  • CLOUD COUNTRY ESTATES W.U.A.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CLOUD COUNTRY ESTATES WATER SYS

    #1 CLOUD COUNTRY DR, MAYHILL, NM, 88339

    Registry ID: 110010653177

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1412/1414National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CLOUD COUNTRY ESTATES WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONentered 1996-10-24

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1996-10-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1996-10-24Final Order Issued
  • 1996-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1998-07-02Compliance Achieved
  • 1998-07-02Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
36857
Case number
06-1997-0025
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 06-1997-0025 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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