EPA v. ENCHANTED FOREST WATER CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. ENCHANTED FOREST WATER CORPORATION P.O. BOX 241 ALTO, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88312 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY 1) FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ROUTINE SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMIT 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 MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR A SYSTEM THAT COLLECTS 40 OR FEWER SAMPLES PER MONTH BY HAVING MORE THAN ONE COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN PER- FORMING COLIFORM ROUTINE MONITORING, 2) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN PERFORMING COLIFORM REPEAT MONITORING, AND 3) WITHIN 60 DAYS, CORRECT THE COLIFORM EXCEEDANCES.

Defendants (1)

• ENCHANTED FOREST WATER CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ENCHANTED FOREST WATER CORP

  PO BOX 241, ALTO, NM, 88312

  Registry ID: 110010726143

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENCHANTED FOREST WATER CORPORATIONentered 1999-02-26

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-02-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-02-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-23Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-02-23Compliance Achieved