EPA v. CLAUDIA AND RONALD VALDEZ
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$1,500
Case summary
1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ). 2. CLAUDIA AND RONALD VALDEZ FACILITY: LUMBERTON WATER SYSTEM 13 WEBB LUMBERTON LUMBERTON, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87528 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO BEGIN COLIFORM MONITORING IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO.
Defendants (2)
- CLAUDIA VALDEZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- RONALD VALDEZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LUMBERTON WATER SYS
13 WEBB LUMBERTON, LUMBERTON, NM, 87528
Registry ID: 110010651464
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CLAUDIA AND RONALD VALDEZentered 1998-06-30
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-06-30Final Order Issued
- 1998-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-09-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 38314
- Case number
- 06-1998-0622
- 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 06-1998-0622 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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