EPA v. MANZANO MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$2,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 141(G)(2) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. MANZANO MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION MANZANO WATER SYSTEM - FACILITY ROUTE 2, BOX 56 MOUNTAINAIR, TORRANCE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87036 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS BY EXCEEDING THE COLIFORM BAC- TERIA STANDARD FOR A WATER SYSTEM, AND FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COLIFORM SAMPLES AND SUMITTING THEM TO A CERTIFIED LAB. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414(G)(2) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVEORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD FOR COLIFORM BACTER- IA WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AO, AND TO PERFORM COLIFORM MONITORING IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO.
Defendants (1)
- MANZANO MDWCANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MANZANO MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSN
RT 2, MOUNTAINAIR, NM, 87036
Registry ID: 110010746906
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MANZANO MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIOentered 1997-05-14
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-05-14Final Order Issued
- 1997-05-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-23Compliance Achieved
- 2001-02-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37189
- Case number
- 06-1997-0359
- 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 06-1997-0359 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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