EPA v. UPPER HOLMAN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. UPPER HOLMAN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 214 HOLMAN, MORA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87723 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 SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT 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)

• UPPER HOLMAN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UPPER HOLMAN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSN

  PO BOX 214, HOLMAN, NM, 87723

  Registry ID: 110010686098

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UPPER HOLAN MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIentered 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
• 2001-03-06Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-06Enforcement Action Closed