EPA v. LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$50,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300F TO 300J-26. 2. LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION FACILITY: LA JARA WATER SYSTEM P.O. BOX 107 LA JARA, SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87027 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY FAILING TO INSTALL FILTRATION TREATMENT BY JUN. 29, 1993. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO INSTALL FILTRATION TREATMENT BY MAY 30, 1998.
Defendants (1)
- LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LA JARA WATER SYS
PO BOX 107, LA JARA, NM, 87027
Registry ID: 110010776008
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONentered 1998-02-24
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1998-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-02-24Final Order Issued
- 1998-02-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-01-28Compliance Achieved
- 2002-01-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37923
- Case number
- 06-1998-0227
- 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 06-1998-0227 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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