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06-1998-0794Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 06

EPA v. MERCEDES E. PHILLIPS - FOLSOM VILLAGE INN

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$3,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ). 2. MERCEDES E. PHILLIPS FACILITY: FOLSOM VILLAGE INN P.O. BOX 375 FOLSOM, UNION COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88419 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY (1) EXCEEDEDING THE STANDARD FOR SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT 40 OR FEWER SAMPLES PER MONTH BY HAVING MORE THAN ONE COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE PER MONTH. AND (2) FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRI- BUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMIT 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: (1) CORRECT THE COLIFORM EXCEEDANCES WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE AO, AND (2) BEGIN COLI- FORM ROUTINE MONITORING IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO.

Defendants (1)

  • MEREDES E. PHILLIPSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FOLSOM VILLAGE INN

    13 WALL ST, PO BOX 375, FOLSOM, NM, 88419

    Registry ID: 110010776259

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1412/1414National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MERCEDES E. PHILLIPS - FOLSOM VILLAGE INNentered 1998-08-14

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-08-14Final Order Issued
  • 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2001-10-22Compliance Achieved
  • 2002-01-31Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
38486
Case number
06-1998-0794
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 06-1998-0794 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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