EPA v. CEBOLLA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ). 2. CEBOLLA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 216 CEBOLLA, RIO ARRIBA, NEW MEXICO 87518 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY 1) FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB, 2) FAILING TO COLLECT ENOUGH REPEAT SAMPLES AS REQUIRED AFTER A TOTAL COLIFORM POSITIVE SAM- PLE, AND 3) EXCEEDING THE STANDARD FOR SYSTEMS THAT COL- LECT 40 OR FEWER SAMPLES PER MONTH BY HAVING MORE THAN ONE COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE PER MONTH. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN CONDUCTING COLIFORM ROUTINE MONITORING, B) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN CONDUCTING COLIFORM REPEAT MONITORING, AND C) COR- RECT THE COLIFORM EXCEEDANCES WITHIN 60 DAYS.

Defendants (1)

• CEBOLLA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERSNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CEBOLLA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSN.

  PO BOX 216, CEBOLLA, NM, 87518

  Registry ID: 110010697736

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CEBOLLA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIOentered 1998-12-11

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-12-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-12-11Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-06Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-06Enforcement Action Closed