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06-1997-0357Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 06

EPA v. PIE TOWN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$2,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ('SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. PIE TOWN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 3-N PIE TOWN, CATRON COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87827 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NATIONAL DRINKING WA- TER REGULATIONS BY EXCEEDING THE STANDARD FOR COLIFORM BACTERIA, AND FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COLIFORM SAMPLES AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) REQUIRING THE RE- SPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS FOR COLIFORM BAC- TERIA WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AOAND TO DO COLI- FORM MONITORING IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO.

Defendants (1)

  • PIE TOWN MDWCANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PIE TOWN WATER SYSTEM

    PO BOX 3-N, PIE TOWN, NM, 87827

    Registry ID: 110010760783

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1412/1414National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PIE TOWN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIentered 1997-05-06

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1997-05-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-05-06Final Order Issued
  • 1997-05-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2001-03-06Compliance Achieved
  • 2001-03-06Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
37187
Case number
06-1997-0357
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 06-1997-0357 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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